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Lineup set for the first annual 518 Black Restaurant Week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The first annual 518 Black Restaurant Week is set for June 19 through 25. Over 15 restaurants in Albany, Cohoes, Schenectady, and Troy are participating. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! During an Albany Common Council meeting on June 5, the council approved a resolution declaring the week of June 19 each year Black Restaurant Week. This coincides with Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.The week intends to bring awareness to Black-owned dining options in the Capital Region. During the week, participating restaurants will be offering three-course prix fixe menus for $35 for dine-in and take-out. Schenectady restaurant set to reopen after fire Participating restaurantsJohnnie's on Broadway, 1278 Broadway in AlbanyAllie B's Cozy Kitchen, 353 Clinton Avenue in AlbanySugafoots Soul Kitchen, 165 Madison Avenue in AlbanyJuice Factory, 501 Broadway in TroyIrie Vybez, 31...

Scattered showers Wednesday near St. Louis

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A backdoor cold front is moving in for Wednesday. That means it is dropping in from the northeast. It will bring scattered showers through the day and some possible storms in the afternoon west of St. Louis. It won’t be much rain, but we’ll take anything we can get. Temperature highs will be in the low to mid 80s, and warmer the farther west you are.   St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here It'll be cooler and drier air that will settle on Wednesday night as skies clear. Wake up temps on Thursday will be in the 50s. Really nice weather Thursday and Friday, as highs are expected to be in the low to mid 80s. We’ll pop temps back close to 90 Saturday before a more robust chance at some rain and storms Saturday night and Sunday morning.  

Ex-Jeff Co. deputy charged with DWI, involuntary manslaughter in crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A former Jefferson County deputy faces felony charges for DWI and involuntary manslaughter in a deadly crash. Jefferson County prosecutors have charged Colby McCreary in the investigation. He is accused in the death of Savannah McCreary, per court documents. Investigators say the crash happened in the early-morning hours of April 30 on Interstate 55 near Manley Quarry Road. Colby was reportedly driving a Jeep Cherokee and Savannah was a passenger. St. Charles County residents upset over home value assessment According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Colby went off the roadway to the right and struck a road enbankment. The Jeep overturned, and Savannah later died from her injuries at a hospital. Per court documents, toxicology results conducted after the crash indicated that McCreary showed he had a blood alcohol content of .17%. That's more than twice the legal limit of .08% in Missouri.Per a news release from the Festus Police Department, one lieuten...

Texas gangs may be masterminds behind St. Louis ATM attacks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The mastermind behind a string of ATM attacks across the St. Louis region may have ties to gangs in Texas.Criminals steal a truck, chain up an ATM, then drive off. Banker's Security Safe and Vault Sales Manager Mark Thatcher Jr. said it's a process that is well thought out."It's deliberate and targeted to certain ATMs makes and models," Thatcher said. "It almost always involves a stolen vehicle as well."He calls it an organized crime trend that started in Houston, Texas, and people are copying it across St. Louis and other cities."They spread pretty quickly from there, hitting our area in Missouri and Kansas," Thatcher said.There are now reports of chain attack thefts happening all over the country. St. Charles County residents upset over home value assessment Detectives from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating at least five attacks on ATMs in the last month.May 3 | New York Grill | 3765 Gravois: Truck was used to drag ATM from buildingMay 4 ...

Is it a “skip” or a “pause”? Federal Reserve won’t likely raise rates next week but maybe next month.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER (AP Economics Writer)WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t call it a “pause.”When the Federal Reserve meets next week, it is widely expected to leave interest rates alone — after 10 straight meetings in which it has jacked up its key rate to fight inflation.But what might otherwise be seen as a “pause” will likely be characterized instead as a “skip.” The difference? A “pause” might suggest that the Fed may not raise its benchmark rate again. A “skip” implies that it probably will — just not now.The purpose of suspending its rate hikes is to give the Fed’s policymakers time to look around and assess how much higher borrowing rates are slowing inflation. Calling next week’s decision a “skip” is also a way for Chair Jerome Powell to forge a consensus among an increasingly fractious committee of Fed policymakers. One group of Fed officials would like to pause their hikes...

Sewage spill prompts closure of swim areas in Long Beach

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

Long Beach closed all coastal swimming areas Tuesday evening due to a massive sewage spill. About 50,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Alhambra Wash, which leads to the Rio Hondo Channel and flows into the Los Angeles River, a public notice from the city stated. An apparent blockage led to the sewer line overflow, the notice stated. No further details about the blockage were released. The spill prompted an order from Long Beach City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis to close the beaches until the water quality improves. Water monitoring with continue until results comply with California's water quality standards. Long Beach has about 7 miles of public beach. A Water Hotline is available at 562-570-4199 for the latest on the Long Beach recreational beach water quality. People can also get updates by visiting longbeach.gov/beachwaterquality.

Truck crashes into homeless encampment, injuring 1 in North Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

A pickup truck crashed into a homeless encampment after rolling down an embankment in the North Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 12:15 a.m. on the southbound 405 Freeway onramp near Roscoe Boulevard. The truck drove off the ramp and rolled over, landing on an occupied homeless encampment, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said.A person inside the encampment was injured and transported to a local hospital in unknown condition. There were also parties trapped inside the pickup truck but they were freed and uninjured, according to the spokesperson. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

WeHo solidifies late-night hours for Rainbow District nightclub

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

The party isn't stopping West Hollywood.Heart WeHo patrons who have enjoyed partying and dancing until 4 a.m. on weekends for the past several months will get to continue doing so after a unanimous vote by the West Hollywood Business License Commission Tuesday evening.The nightclub at 8911 Santa Monica Blvd., which opened in January 2022, has been using special event permits to stay open two hours past the normal closing time of 2 a.m. since November. Now, those permits are no longer necessary, as Heart WeHo was awarded an extended hour business license. Alcohol sales, however, will continue to halt at 2 a.m.At the hearing, "the public came out strongly in favor of the move," WEHOville reported. Aside from one 24-hour strip club, Heart WeHo is the only establishment on the Sunset Strip or the Rainbow District to be allowed to stay open past 2 a.m.

It’s a Metaphor: Arts Calendar June 8-14

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

Mark-making like everything is a metaphor, queer avant-garde anti-capitalist horror, not your daddy’s dad jokes, performative food artistry, painting every ocean, gay and gonzo illustration art, looking at men, smoothing out information overload, fateful individual and collective creative journeys, Puck and the Scottish play, a big arts party in the park, Indigenous crafts and Native playwrights, a hot take on a cold classic of ancient theater, a celebrity guide to activism, poetry in the former temple, LGBTQ elders get their flowers, and a project aimed at sustaining the theatrical voices of women of color.Beck+Col: Red NightThursday, June 8Lauren Powell Projects presents Beck+Col: Red Night at the art room. Artist duo Beck+Col use costume-based performance and video to build alternate universes populated by monsters, spawning a counter-mythology and the queering of existing norms. Tonight they present a group exhibition and first look inside their new film Red Night, set in the co...

Oakland A’s stadium bill to be considered in special session in Nevada Legislature after all

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:35 GMT

The Oakland A’s bid to have their public financing package plan heard in the Nevada Legislature has gone into extra innings and will be discussed Wednesday morning.Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation late Tuesday night calling state officials for a second consecutive special session, this time to discuss a potential $380 million public financing package to help fund a Las Vegas stadium project for the A’s, who are seeking to leave Oakland after 55 years.The proclamation is here! The measure would be consistent with the provisions of Senate Bill 509 (as introduced in the 82nd regular session of the Nevada Legislature). https://t.co/r002Zo92DU pic.twitter.com/9bpCx1BZ67— Tabitha Mueller (@tabitha_mueller) June 7, 2023The A’s hopes for up to $380 million from the state of Nevada appeared to stall when the state legislature adjourned Monday night without considering a bill proposing public financing to help pay for the construction of a new baseball st...