The Kellogg Block building in Lowville was awarded $100,000 to renovate the second floor into apartments. The grant funding is part of the vacant property revitalization (VPR) program. Naturally Lewis, in partnership with Lewis County, created the VPR program to target vacant and “potentially unsafe or blighted” properties within downtown and surrounding areas to … [Read more…]
Ferry company Stena Line has commissioned the construction of two new freight ferries to boost capacity between Northern Ireland and England significantly. The first of the 147 metre vessels will enter service on the Belfast to Heysham, Lancashire, route in autumn 2025. It will have capacity for 2,800 “lane meters” and will mean that freight … [Read more…]
Mother’s Day weekend is packed with entertainment on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Sequim Irrigation Festival’s Grand Finale Weekend is offering walking tours, logging shows, an operetta, a grand parade and fireworks today and Saturday. The operetta “Anastasia” returns with its second and last set of shows today through Saturday, and the Heritage Walking Tour strolls … [Read more…]
Dennis Kasumba takes a break during a recent batting practice in Guyaza, Uganda. He has been invited to play in the MLB Draft League but has been denied for the third time a visa to come to the U.S. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Dennis Kasumba, the Ugandan orphan profiled in The Times last … [Read more…]
Welcome to The72’s live EFL transfer blog. The 2022/23 EFL season has come to an end. Well, almost. There’s the play-offs to settle now and they get underway this week, with Coventry City taking on Middlesbrough and Sunderland taking on Luton Town in the Championship play-off semi-finals. And ahead of the summer transfer window, the … [Read more…]
ALL EYES in the Gippsland League will be on the top five clash between Moe and Traralgon at the Ted Summerton Reserve on Saturday with the result expected to frank Moe’s premiership claims, alongside those of Leongatha, as the top two contenders in season 2023 after six rounds. A win by Moe will clear the … [Read more…]
The UCLA campus. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) UCLA’s Bruin Woods camp will be closed for the summer as the school faces allegations of hazing traditions and sexual assault from two students who worked at the Lake Arrowhead getaway, officials confirmed to The Times on Thursday. The 10-week camp, which hosts 85 alumni families … [Read more…]
The beloved PBS children’s program “Sesame Street” introduced its first Filipino American Muppet during a Sunday episode. In a segment about what it means to be confident,Kal Penn, Asian Excellence Award winner and former Obama administration staffer, told the new Muppet, TJ, that he had confidence when acting or speaking in front of people and … [Read more…]
In the wilderness of New Hampshire within miles of his home, John Stark, a young frontiersman in the 1700s, was taken captive by a party of Native Americans. He was with three friends, one of whom was killed and scalped. His older brother, William, managed to escape thanks to some quick maneuvering, but John and … [Read more…]
SOFTBALLCITYOPEN DIVISIONSemifinals, Tuesday, 3 p.m.#4 El Camino Real at #1 Granada Hills#3 Birmingham at #2 Carson DIVISION IFirst round, ThursdayLos Angeles Roosevelt 9, Bravo 6Garfield 8, Gardena 1Port of Los Angeles 10, Franklin 0Los Angeles Marshall 11, Chatsworth 0South Gate 7, Palisades 6Legacy 4, Sun Valley Poly 0San Fernando 10, Fairfax 0 Quarterfinals, Monday, 3 … [Read more…]