After 50 years in shoemaking, Earth Inc. is checking off a new first. This month, the Waltham, Mass.-based private company announced its first licensing and distribution deal with European fashion-comfort brand Tamaris, to reintroduce the line to the North American markets for fall ’21. More from Footwear News Earth, best […]
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After a public hearing and three public breakout sessions – and with surveys seeking community input still being done – the state Department of Environmental Protection has a lot to consider as it continues working on the restoration plan for Liberty State Park’s “interior.’’ A number of positives have come […]
TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Ice reminder Allegheny County police issued a warning this week for people not to use iced-over North Park Lake for recreations other than ice fishing. “Hiking, ice skating or playing hockey […]
In response to “Montclair parent: Let’s get kids back in the classroom,” the recent op-ed by Dr. Lauren Brucia, I would like add my own thoughts resulting from almost 40 years of teaching in elementary schools. I taught in the inner-city in a major New Jersey district, and the newest […]
NORTH ATTLEBORO — Reorganizing town government will be up for discussion again when the town council holds its next virtual meeting Monday night. Discussions of the reorganization of the solid waste department as part of the public works department and the creation of a chief assessor’s post in that office […]
Golfers must be Forsyth County residents to be eligible to play in any of those tournaments. Thomas said the recreation department would work with area courses and provide applications available this spring. “We plan to reach out to more schools to get our junior numbers up,” Thomas said of the […]
TRAVERSE CITY — During this stressful “pandemic” winter, northern Michiganders may be happy to hear of even a small reason to rejoice, of one local tradition that is carrying on. This tradition generates serious discussion in the media, and surely during many of those now ubiquitous online friends and family […]
The British pound got slammed in recent years by the twin storms of Brexit fears and a particularly bad Covid-19 crisis. But with a trade deal in pocket and a world-leading vaccine program, investors say the upside forces for the currency are now just as strong. The U.K. currency rose […]
The East Bay Regional Park District is beginning to reopen some of its facilities as progress continues on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest reopenings are at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont and, at Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, the Little Farm and Regional Parks Botanic Garden. All three are […]
Denton is a midsize Texas city north of Dallas. This week, it became a microcosm of the cascading crises that has beset the state: electricity blackouts, natural-gas shortages and water problems. Denton and other parts of Texas are experiencing their third straight day of blackouts as a deep freeze created […]
Photo credit: Elaine Chung From Esquire In “Beers and Weirs,” the second episode of the short-lived cult classic TV show Freaks and Geeks, the protagonist Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) is pressured into hosting a keg party for her new slacker-stoner friends. She spends all afternoon preparing for it: pouring bowls […]
Feb. 20—ATLANTA — GPB Education and the Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF) are partnering again for the launch of Georgia Forests Virtual Learning Journey II, an interactive experience for high school students. Georgia Forests Virtual Learning Journey II is the third resource in GPB’s Georgia Forests collection, which also includes Georgia […]
When: Mount Joy Township supervisors meeting, Feb. 15. What happened: Users of the Conewago Recreation Trail — typically walkers, joggers and bicyclists — will see new warning signs as they approach state Route 743/Hershey Road in Mount Joy Township. Supervisors approved the installation of the new signage during the meeting […]
Both locations, run by the Rhode Island Department of Health, open Thursday. The first group of residents who can make appointments are those 75 and older. Starting Monday, scheduling will be open to any Rhode Islander who is 65 and older. The Dunkin’ Donuts Center will start out administering 500 […]
(Image: Blizzard) Classic PC dungeon-crawler RPG Diablo II is getting a new lease on life. Blizzard announced Diablo II Resurrected during BlizzCon 2021’s online event, Polygon reports. The remastered edition features both the base game and the Lord of Destruction expansion. It’s been 21 years since the PC original debuted, […]
Feb. 20—Bottle Works and Penguin Court, a Preserve of Brandywine Conservancy, will present NatureWorks Environmental Expo virtually from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 6. Presentations will be live-streamed on the Bottle Work’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bottleworksethnicartscenter. For each presentation, attendees will be able to ask questions through the Facebook […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California expects to reopen campuses this fall, joining the state’s major public universities in planning to resume on-campus life that was curtailed by the coronavirus outbreak. “With conditions improving and vaccine distribution now being ramped up, many of us are feeling a […]
Lone Star Land Partners announces their newest land buying opportunity, Ranches at Hamilton Ridge, being brought to market for the first time on Saturday and Sunday, February 20th and 21st, during the pre-construction grand opening sale. Buy a new barndominium shell* and 10 plus acres, for only $119,900. This is […]
Feb. 17—The city of Moscow should be able to save thousands of dollars in unpaid utility bills by tenants and in the staff time used to manage the process after the City Council’s action Tuesday night. Moscow loses $41,250 on average each year in unpaid bills and staff time and […]
Feb. 18—Spots for Santa Maria’s off-highway vehicle safety workshops tend to fill up quickly because they are limited to eight participants, although the city is seeking to expand access with new state funding. The Ride 3 program was launched using a $64,000 state grant in 2014 to teach area youth […]
The Home Office has been accused of “grossly” misstating coronavirus rules after it said “all gatherings are currently against the law”. The Twitter post accompanied a video which said “meeting up is against the law” as it showed footage of police raiding house parties as it warned people not to […]
Feb. 18—NEW LONDON — Police are investigating the shooting death of a 17-year-old New London High School student Wednesday night in the area of Grand and Elm streets. Police said that at approximately 6:22 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a report of shots fired with an injured person in the […]