Firefighters battle the Lake Hughes fire in Angeles National Forest on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, north of Santa Clarita, Calif. Plus: School looks different depending on which county you’re in. Voting at Dodger Stadium? And crowds are flooding into parks. Greetings from Palm Springs, where we’re about to be engulfed […]
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JACKSON, NJ — Six Flags Great Adventure will be reopening beginning July 3, now that Gov. Phil Murphy has allowed the state’s amusement parks to reopen, Six Flags officials announced Wednesday. Murphy on Tuesday announced that amusement parks and water parks, along with playgrounds, could reopen as of July 2, […]
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. On May 1, Colorado casinos, which were hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be able to get rid of $100 betting limits and add new games. “The limit […]
New Jersey’s strict capacity limits for restaurants, gyms and other businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic will increase Friday from 25% to 35% as the outbreak in the state continues to slow and vaccination efforts increase, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday. Murphy, citing declining hospitalizations, a gradual decrease in new […]
Bozeman, Mont. • Ben Werner glided up the craggy mountain bowl between Hardscrabble Peak and Frazier Basin in the Bridgers, his heels lifting off his skis with every step. He paused periodically to assess his route up the slope. Before Werner ascended the bowl, he’d tested the snow’s stability on […]
Following limitations on the number of people who can gather at events, the Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department and Topeka Zoo announced restrictions of their own. Gianfranco Pezzino, Shawnee County health officer, announced in a Nov. 12 press conference the large event limit dropped from 500 people to 100 […]
Following limitations on the number of people who can gather at events, the Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department and Topeka Zoo announced restrictions of their own. Gianfranco Pezzino, Shawnee County health officer, announced in a Nov. 12 press conference the large event limit dropped from 500 people to 100 […]
More than 40 years after imposing severe restrictions on property-tax increases, California voters might begin rolling them back next week, sending shivers through the state’s commercial real-estate industry. A measure on the Nov. 3 ballot would make the most significant changes to 1978’s Proposition 13 by allowing local governments to […]