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Condominium in North Bay Village deemed unsafe; residents to evacuate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

Residents at a North Bay Village condominium will now be displaced after their building was deemed unsafe. North Bay Village officials received a letter Wednesday night from a building engineer that deemed the Majestic Isle Condominium, located at 7946 East Drive, unsuitable for residents.Due to structural concerns, residents will need to evacuate the building by April 25.“North Bay Village and the community are stepping up to help displaced residents until they can come back home,” said North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham. “We are here for the affected residents for as long as they need us, to help see them through this difficult time.”On April 14th, a building engineer retained by the condominium performed the building’s 60-year certification and reported concerns about the conditions at the building.According to the report, the concerns pertaining to the building included sagging floors and termite damage. Last week, residents were evacuated from f...

Museum of Graffiti presents exhibition of art made with pollution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

Got pollution? Then the Museum of Graffiti’s got the solution. The museum is hosting a new show this Saturday for Earth Day called “Reduce, Reuse, Remix.” It features trash now considered a masterpiece.These works at Museum of Graffiti’s don’t go to waste.Alan Ket: “The Museum of Graffiti for Earth Day is presenting an incredible exhibition of 15 local artists dealing with the theme of sustainability, pollution, peace, recycling.”They wanted to show that garbage can be beautiful too.Alan Ket: “Some of the styles you’ll see are abstract, figurative and graffiti styles. All the pieces are recycled friendly. You’ll find some funny pieces that are found paintings that were found on the street painted over.”Every work of art was at some point, trash, even some of the ink.Alan Ket: “We ended up introducing AIR-INK technology, which is this really cool ink that’s made from pollution. Getting turned into ink start...

Chicago Cubs starter Jameson Taillon heads to the injured list while Kyle Hendricks nears a minor-league rehab stint

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

The first test of the Chicago Cubs starting pitching depth has arrived.Jameson Taillon, who was scheduled to start Thursday at Wrigley Field, was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain.The move was retroactive to Monday, and the Cubs believe the right-hander will be ready to return soon after he is eligible. The Cubs called up Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa to take Taillon’s place in the rotation, and Assad started Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.“Last year we didn’t have enough depth to withstand that,” team President Jed Hoyer said of Taillon’s injury. “Hopefully this year we have guys like Javy, and hopefully Kyle (Hendricks) comes back soon. It can never be an excuse. You have to have guys ready to fill those spots.”Taillon signed a four-year, $68 million deal over the winter and is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts. He threw five shutout innings Saturday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.Manager David Ro...

Latest Bears stadium legislation would add $3 to ticket prices at Arlington Heights site to help pay off Soldier Field debt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

Tickets to games and other events at the Chicago Bears’ proposed Arlington Heights development would come with a $3-per-person tax under legislation filed in the Illinois House on Thursday that seeks to jump-start stalled talks over state assistance for the team’s anticipated decampment to the northwest suburbs.Proceeds from the $3 admission tax would go to the city of Chicago to help pay off debt the Park District incurred to fund renovations of Soldier Field two decades ago.Initial reaction to the proposal was tepid from the suburbs, city legislators and the Bears. But the bill’s chief sponsor said the move was an effort to keep alive conversations about the future of a Bears stadium with the scheduled end of the spring legislative session less than a month away.State Rep. Marty Moylan, a Des Plaines Democrat who previously was the northwest suburb’s mayor, said one of the goals of the bill was to gain support from Chicago lawmakers who are reluctant to bac...

Lincoln-Sudbury, Hingham advance to meet in Coaches Cup final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

BRIDGEWATER — Ever since a few longtime officials came up with the idea to create the showcase about 13 years ago, the Coaches Cup has consistently delivered some of the best lacrosse action in the Commonwealth, if not New England.On Thursday, the tournament resumed, and it now appears a few familiar schools will vie for the championship this upcoming weekend following its events.Senior captain Ryan Berkel finished with a hat trick to go with three assists, while classmate Van Tanguay added a trio of goals, as Lincoln-Sudbury clinched its second straight trip to the Coaches Cup title game with a convincing 12-6 victory over Wellesley at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School.Wellesley (4-1) entered the semifinals with a perfect record, looking to make a statement against a perennial heavyweight. For much of the first half, it appeared as though Lincoln-Sudbury (5-1) was going to be in a dogfight with the upstart Bay State Conference squad.Then, as they have so often done in the pa...

Deep O’Bryant boys volleyball team sweeps by Lincoln-Sudbury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

ROXBURY — If there are two things that are most consistent with the O’Bryant boys volleyball team early on this season, it’s the Tigers’ strong play when closing out a set; and that senior setter Son Nguyen will get the right characters going for the team’s best chance at winning.Both showed in full form Thursday afternoon, as Nguyen dished out 28 assists to help No. 5 O’Bryant (7-1) overcome a resilient No. 20 Lincoln-Sudbury team for a 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-17) nonleague win. Not one player accrued double-digit kills, as Nguyen spread the wealth beyond typical premier hitter Jonathan Narsjo, who couldn’t get going until the final set against the Warriors’ blockers.That distribution coupled nicely with the group’s 11 aces, which it used for the final point in two separate sets to hold off some vicious Lincoln-Sudbury rallies.“That, I really love about our boys. Closing plays, we are winning,” said O’Bryant head coach Paul Pitts-Dilley. “When we are playing our game, we’re playing g...

Barricaded carjacking suspect prompts freeway closure in Carlsbad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. — All northbound lanes on a stretch of Interstate 5 in Carlsbad were closed Thursday afternoon due to police activity, after the suspect in a vandalism incident attempted to leave the scene in a rideshare.Around 11:56 a.m. Thursday, law enforcement was notified about an incident of felony vandalism against a vehicle at the 6000 block of Paseo Del Norte, according to the Carlsbad Police Department. The individual suspected of committing the vandalism reportedly left the scene in an unidentified rideshare vehicle.The rideshare with the suspect was located by police, who then attempted a traffic stop. When officers approached the vehicle, CPD said that the suspect started threatening the driver with a large knife.Carlsbad police initiated a short pursuit that led onto the northbound I-5. The rideshare driver was safely rescued prior to the chase, according to CPD. Rules of the Road: California license plate rules The pursuit ended after the car was disabled, police s...

Warmer temperatures arrive in San Diego County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- It's starting to finally feel like San Diego weather!The coastal areas felt 7-10 degrees warmer Thursday afternoon while the inland valleys and foothills rose by 10-17 degrees, according to National Weather Service San Diego.A gradual warm-up is expected to continue into the weekend with above average temperatures, NWS meteorologists predict. On Friday, it will be 5 to 10 degrees warmer than Thursday. Those temperatures expect to remain the same on Saturday as well. Barricaded carjacking suspect prompts freeway closure in Carlsbad However, breezy onshore winds return Sunday along the coast, per NWS. Those cooler conditions that consist of increased clouds and stronger winds should reach further inland Monday into Tuesday."The cooling will be driven by the break down of high pressure aloft, return of onshore flow, and the spin up of a coastal eddy," NWS said.The desert mountains will experience the strongest winds on slopes and through passes earlier next week.

Tennessee Republican lawmaker resigns after ethics violation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state lawmaker in Tennessee resigned suddenly for an ethics violation that became public Thursday, two weeks after he joined fellow Republicans in expelling two Black Democratic legislators for protesting in support of gun control on the state House floor.Rep. Scotty Campbell, vice chair of the House Republican Caucus, violated the Legislature’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy. The brief Ethics Subcommittee findings document from late March did not provide specifics and said no more information would be released.Campbell’s resignation came hours after a Nashville TV station confronted him about sexual harassment allegations involving legislative interns.Campbell declined to provide a detailed account of what happened. Asked by WTVF-TV on Thursday about the ethics panel’s decision, Campbell said, “I had consensual, adult conversations with two adults off property.”“If I choose to talk to any intern in the future, it will be recorded,” Ca...

Transgender lawmaker silenced by Montana House speaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:14 GMT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s House speaker on Thursday refused to allow a transgender lawmaker to speak about bills on the House floor until she apologizes for saying lawmakers would have “blood on their hands” if they supported a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, the lawmaker said.Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who was deliberately misgendered by a conservative group of lawmakers demanding her censure after Tuesday’s comments, said she will not apologize, creating a standoff between the first-term state lawmaker and Republican legislative leaders.Speaker Matt Regier refused to acknowledge Zephyr on Thursday when she wanted to comment on a bill seeking to put a binary definition of male and female into state code.“It is up to me to maintain decorum here on the House floor, to protect the dignity and integrity,” Regier said Thursday. “And any representative that I don’t feel can do that will not be recognized.”Regier said the decision came after “mult...