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City of Albany announces changes to parking meters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany Parking Authority has announced that starting on May 8 all on-street parking meters that currently end at 6 p.m. will now end at 5 p.m. Additionally, the 15-minute lock out period that protected the ParkAlbany App's progressive meter rates will be removed, allowing users of the app to now continue their parking session in the same zone for up to an hour after their session expires. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The decision to make the changes permanent has come after Albany Parking Authority received positive feedback from a pilot program that ran through the summer and fall of 2022. These modifications have gained support from the local business community."As a business located on Central Avenue, we see the detrimental effects of the hour between the typical end of the workday – 5 p.m. – and that additional hour to 6 p.m. Many of our customers have specifically said they would swing by...

Albany restaurant celebrating restoration of damaged statue

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In early April, the statue in front of 286 and 288 Lark Street was pushed over and damaged. Now, owner Ali Celik is holding a celebration to to unveil the newly-restored stature. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Celik owns both the Italian restaurant Villa di Como and the wine bar 288 Lark Wine & Tap. He and a local archaeologist friend were able to restore the statue.On May 3, the Albany Police Department arrested Jordan Michael, 37, of Albany, in connection with the incident. He was charged with second-degree criminal mischief. Jordan Young accepts plea deal Celik is celebrating with an unveiling ceremony at 288 Lark Wine & Tap at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 5. Villa di Como will be offering a special promotion throughout the weekend to celebrate. Any guest who spends $50 or more will get a free jar of Villi di Como's gourmet Italian sauce.

St. Louis' best fried chicken spots, according to FOX 2 viewers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Where can you get some of the best fried chicken in the St. Louis area? We asked our Facebook fans, and they had opinions.Here is a list of the best spots in St. Louis to get fried chicken, according to our viewers. These dishes range from Southern style, St. Louis style, and homemade recipes passed down from generation to generation. King Edwards Fried Chicken in St. Charles testimonials on their website states that King Edward's is the go-to spot in St. Charles for fried chicken and other menu items. It has been around for a long time and has never disappointed, with hot and fresh food and leftovers to create crispy chicken burritos the next day. Hobos at the Legion in St. Peters say that one of fan favorites is their famous-fried chicken. They say on their website that they are the winner of the best fried chicken in St. Charles County.  Piccadilly at Manhattan Some reviews stated that they had a great experience at the restaurant, with the Fried chicken&nb...

Centaurus teacher resigns, accuses BVSD of mishandling sexual harassment complaints

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

A teacher at Centaurus High School has resigned, saying he feels Boulder Valley School District officials were not properly handling sexual harassment complaints among students.Michael Ross, a science teacher who had been with the Lafayette school for nine years, sent an email Wednesday to an unknown number of parents and students announcing his decision. The Daily Camera was able to obtain a copy of the email, which was confirmed by school district officials.“I write to you with a heavy heart to inform you that I am resigning my position as a teacher at Centaurus High School, effective immediately,” Ross wrote. “This semester, I have observed such profound and immoral wrongs visited upon our students and a complete failure of our leadership to even acknowledge, let alone deal with, the harm and continuing danger, that I cannot continue to associate myself with this school or district. Not only has our leadership chosen not to inform the school community of this danger, but has acti...

Colorado sounds alarm over spike in syphilis among mothers, babies: “One case is one case too many”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

Eight times as many babies were born with syphilis in Colorado in 2022 as in 2017, and while the numbers are still small, the public health community is racing to get the disease under control.Untreated syphilis during pregnancy can cause miscarriages, stillbirth or infant death; premature birth; low birthweight; and disabilities, including deafness or blindness. Some babies appear healthy at birth, but get sick from congenital syphilis in the following weeks.Colorado’s five-year increase, from four cases in 2017 to a preliminary count of 34 in 2022, is part of a nationwide trend — one that’s almost entirely preventable. State law requires that everyone get tested for syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection, during their first prenatal visit, and prompt antibiotic treatment can prevent complications.“One case is one case too many,” said Lacy Mulleavey, prevention and field services program manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Envi...

Bakersfield teens escape sidewalk assault; parents track down suspect for police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

It had all the ingredients for a tragedy: Two teen girls walking home from school when suddenly, from behind, a stranger grabs one of the girls by her breasts. The start of a horror story? It might have been, if not for the two girls’ aggressive defense against the assailant, KTLA sister station KGET reports. The two girls, 14-year old eighth graders, were walking home from Freedom Middle School, heading east on Hageman Road at about 3:30 p.m. on April 26.A security camera at a church on Hageman Road caught a faraway image of the girls walking down the sidewalk when the stranger approached from behind. The girls ran to one of their homes in a panic, frantically trying to enter the code to unlock the door. The victim immediately called her mother at work. FBI warns about ‘trend’ of using rideshares for child abductions Suzanne Mendoza told her daughter to hang up and call 911. Then she got back on the phone for further explanation.“A man had run up behind her and grabbed her from b...

Californians can celebrate Cinco de Mayo with these limited-time deals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, which falls on a Friday this year, many restaurants will keep the party going all weekend long with limited-time food and drink offerings.Here are some of the restaurants offering limited-time deals.Randy’s DonutsThe Inglewood-based doughnut chain will offer a Mango Tajin Doughnut throughout May, beginning on Cinco de Mayo. Taco Bell bringing back fan-favorite item with a spicy twist this week Acapulco Restaurant & CantinaThe Mexican restaurant will offer margarita specials, beer and tequila shots and a build-your-own taco bar beginning at 3 p.m.Black Angus SteakhouseThe restaurant will celebrate Cinco de Mayo all day with Happy Hour specials, such as messy Micheladas for $8.50, chili-lime chicken bites for $11.99, steakhouse bacon cheeseburgers for $15.99 and loaded potato skins for $7, Patch reported.El Pollo LocoLoco Rewards members can get a free Crunchy Birria Taco by purchasing any Shredded Beef Birria entrée. The deal is only available f...

From Cobra Man to Mikey Lion — the New LA Weekly Playlist is Live

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

From Cobra Man to Mikey Lion: The 155th LA Weekly playlist, reviewing the musicians that we’ve been writing about all week, is live now. There’s electronic music from Mikey Lion, hip-hop from Coi Leray, punk from the Runaways and Glen Matlock, metal from Fear Factory, electro-pop from Alison Goldfrapp, and so much more.Find us on Spotify here,or on Soundcloud here.Don’t forget to “Like” the playlists and “Follow” the profiles.Alison Goldfrapp (Mat Maitland)From Cobra Man to Mikey LionAlso this week:Print star Alison Goldfrapp told us that, “I took a little sabbatical after (Silver Eye), I felt like I needed some time out to think about what I wanted to do next. Take a little check on where I was at in my life, personally, musically, creatively – and then the pandemic happened. But it was a really interesting time for me. I got my mojo back with music and felt like I had room to grow. But during the pandemic, I got a studio happening at home. That was a really interesting time for me...

Hotline mailbag: Media coverage of the Pac-12 and Big 12, ESPN’s role, deadline for a deal, Larry Scott’s legacy and more

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

The Hotline mailbag is published every week. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.What is your take on all of the Pac-12 media rights “reporting” out there, including from supposedly reputable outlets and reporters? — @Cargoman0363The Hotline has not commented on specific reporters or reports since this saga began and has no plans to start now.If an outlet breaks news that we believe is accurate and relevant to the Pac-12, we’ll make sure fans are aware of the development.Yes, there has been a mountainous amount of erroneous information published over the past 10 months — much of it fueled by social media and some of it courtesy of fans portraying themselves as “insiders” or operators of regional or local websites.(When it comes to realignment, everybody’s an expert. Everybody has a source.)In other instances, r...

Martinez refinery: Toxicologists to determine if residents were poisoned by tons of chemical dust

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:04 GMT

Tens of thousands of people living in and around the Martinez Refinery Company still don’t know for certain if—or to what extent—they were poisoned last November.But five months after 24 tons of toxic, dusty residue from gasoline, diesel and jet fuel flowing through the refinery first showered down on its next-door neighbors, new soil samples collected this week may finally confirm what dangers still linger there by late May or early June, county health officials announced Thursday.Last Thanksgiving, the company posted on Facebook that the fine white substance that blanketed cars, porches and plants over the holiday was from a “non-toxic”, “non-hazardous” and “naturally occurring” catalyst dust expelled from its facility on the edge of town.But within a few days, the Contra Costa County Health Department alerted residents that the ashy grit actually contained aluminum, barium, chromium and other hazardous metals — chemicals that are linked to nausea, vomiting, respiratory issu...