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2+ week, 2+ day ago  (663+ words) On a recent trip to New York, it was not easy to escape L. A. , despite obvious differences. The record highs on the West Coast reached 100 degrees, while mid-March lows in Manhattan descended to the 20s (with wind chill making it feel like…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (182+ words) This is a coming-of-age piece by Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques. Blackfriars Theatre will present The Grown-Ups, running January 29th" February 8th. Audiences wishing to escape the bluster of winter can enjoy a crackling campfire at Blackfriars Theatre, which welcomes 2026 with The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (447+ words) An Indiana court official has taken legal action to stop a man who has been described as a "sexually violent predator" from marrying a 22-year-old woman, according to a report. Bradley D. Armstrong was arrested just before his wedding ceremony in…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago  (174+ words) Cops are hunting for a group of four men who heartlessly carjacked a vehicle from two women Wednesday at a Lowe's parking lot in Brooklyn. A 72-year-old woman, who was sitting on her walker, and a 48-year-old woman were loading…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (52+ words) View the Kansas State Wildcats vs. St. John's Red Storm basketball game played on December 07, 2024. Box score, stats, odds, highlights, play-by-play, social & more. Kansas State Wildcats vs. St. John's Red Storm: Dec 7, 2024 Kansas State Wildcats vs. St. John's Red Storm…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (824+ words) DANCE and art are two key pillars of Yia-Loren Gomez's life. As one of the choreographers of Metamorphosis Dance Company's 2026 season- Illumination, which takes place at Queen's Hall on April 18 and 19-Yia (pronounced Gia) weaves dance and art into a…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (785+ words) He's selling a "basket of goods." Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted Tuesday that the promised lower prices at his city-owned grocery stores will only be guaranteed for a core set of everyday staples. Items in those so-called baskets of goods have…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (812+ words) New York City grocers are lobbying Council Speaker Julie Menin to oppose Mayor Mamdani's plan to open city-run grocery stores " and are optimistic that she'll take their side after she issued a cool response to the controversial proposal earlier this…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (215+ words) Published Apr 2, 2026 A woman who was crossing a Brooklyn street Thursday morning was struck and killed by a driver who drove away from the scene, police said. The 44-year-old victim, whom police did not identify, was walking in Midwood when…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (511+ words) For one thing, having the option to'choose and order from a list of individually priced dishes (as patrons could do at Delmonico's) was a new and exciting concept'at that time. But the restaurant didn't just offer menus with well-known items;…...