CLOSE CARMEL – The waiting was the hardest part. At that point, the rest was out of her control. Macy Beeson finished her round Saturday afternoon as the leader of the IHSAA girls golf state finals at Carmel’s Prairie View Golf Club. But she didn’t know if it would hold. […]
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09/30/2020, Moshi // KISSPR // Locally owned and operated Zara Tours loves showing off all Tanzania’s gems, and it seems this effort has been appreciated. This is the second year in a row that the female-owned company has won the Best Tour Operator award. Founder Zainab Ansell was also awarded […]
It’s estimated that the Turf Tank will save the department approximately $5,000 in annual labor and material costs. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The votes are in! The City of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday Turfy McTankface won the community vote for the name of the new turf […]
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Close to a year after sports betting became legal in Colorado, some of the largest sports-betting companies operating in the state are launching a campaign to highlight how the industry […]
“The Fallout,” a teen drama starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, has won the top prize in the Narrative Feature competition at the SXSW Film Festival. Director Megan Park’s film led the list of award winners announced by SXSW on Friday, which also included Jeremy Workman’s “Lily Topples the World” […]
Ryan Hardt, far right, junior quarterback for the Ponderosa High School football team, takes a snap as senior running back Cody Pomi, at right near Hardt, moves into action during the team’s first padded practice back at the school Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Shingle Springs. Xavier Mascareñas [email protected] Indoor […]
By Alan Steinberg Let me be the first journalist to nominate Senator Ted Cruz and CancunGate for the Chris Christie Insouciance in Government Award for 2021. This distinction is named after former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his DisneyWorldGate vacation during a massive Jersey snowstorm in 2010. And I […]
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Cinema in lockdown: Scandinavia’s largest film festival is exploring the social isolation resulting from COVID-19 by setting up a temporary cinema-for-one on a desolated island in the North Sea with the only companionship the events’ entire movie selection and enough food to last the week. Lisa […]
By DAVID KEYTON, Associated Press GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Cinema in lockdown: Scandinavia’s largest film festival is exploring the social isolation resulting from COVID-19 by setting up a temporary cinema-for-one on a desolated island in the North Sea with the only companionship the events’ entire movie selection and enough food […]
Danielle Zighelboim, CEO of Miami’s Coconut Cartel liquors, has been named to Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. When Danielle Zighelboim and her brother Mike “smuggled” their first suitcase of fresh coconuts from their native Guatemala to Miami in 2013, little did they know it would inspire a growing rum enterprise. […]
In this photo provided by Siena College, Siena’s Manny Camper, top, goes to the basket against Monmouth during an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Loudonville, N.Y. Siena College finally began its men’s basketball season on Sunday against Monmouth, 298 days after its last game. The Saints, […]
On a big night for video games, “The Last of Us Part II” was the biggest winner. The harrowing action-adventure game, a Sony PlayStation 4 exclusive released in June, won seven awards including the biggie: Game of the Year. The other nominees for the top award were “Hades,” “The Ghost […]
Mack Brown is no longer the only one in his family with a championship. Brown’s daughter, Katherine Ryan, won $22,801 on Jeopardy! on Friday night and will get to appear again as defending champion next week. While her Hall of Fame coach father didn’t spoil the result, he made sure […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday as the speaker to lead them into Joe Biden’s presidency, but she’d be guiding a smaller and ideologically divided majority as she tries shepherding his agenda toward enactment. Democrats used a voice vote to make Pelosi, D-Calif., their choice to […]
COVID has turned online travel from a game of inches to one of millimetres, said Timothy Hughes, vice president corporate development of Agoda, paraphrasing an oft-quoted phrase of former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Speaking during WiT Seoul, Hughes said, “A lot of the breakout tech is just your ability to […]
At 6 feet, 10 inches, Stevin Latimer is accustomed to standing above the crowd, but last month the high school junior from Vista earned two awards that make him a standout, not only in his hometown but also in the county and state. Latimer is the first person in San […]
When Donald Trump heard he lost the election to Joe Biden, he was on the golf course. After being cooped up in the White House since Election Day, the president had traveled to his namesake golf club outside Washington to play a round of golf, like he had so many […]
Madison Cawthorn is projected to win his election on Tuesday to fill the vacant House seat in North Carolina left by White House chief of staff Mark MeadowsMark Randall MeadowsSerious public health issues await the next POTUS On The Trail: A campaign defined by a pandemic Sunday shows preview: The final […]