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Vote to make the 'Garden Glow' the best in the US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Botanical Garden's holiday lights display is on USA Today's 2023 Reader's Choice best-of list. The garden needs your vote to be listed as the best in the US.A panel of experts chose the list of 20 botanical garden holiday light displays from major US cities. The Missouri Botanical Garden's competition includes displays in Denver, Orlando, Atlanta, Nashville, San Antonio, and other locations. Mizzou Football poised for New Year’s Six bid: Which bowl game might they play? The Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden features two million lights in stunning displays from mid-November to early January. Enjoy illuminated gardens and caroler performances, with select nights featuring Santa Claus until mid-December.You can vote once per day until November 29. The top ten winners will be announced on Friday, December 8.Vote here

Interstate 70 westbound near Glenwood Springs closed due to crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

A portion of westbound Interstate 70 is closed near Glenwood Springs after a crash.The Colorado Department of Transportation announced on X in a message posted at 1:11 p.m. Monday that a section of the westbound lanes of the highway from Hanging Lake, exit 125, to Shoshone, exit 123, is closed. According to the department’s interactive map at cotrip.org, the crash was at mile point 122.8.Related ArticlesTransportation | Loveland Pass closed for fatal crash Transportation | Eastbound Interstate 70 reopens at Vail Pass after crash Transportation | I-70 mountain Express Lanes to open longer hours for Thanksgiving, Christmas holiday travel Transportation | Colorado road conditions: I-70 reopens near Silverthorne Transportation | Traveling for Thanksgiving? Prices at the pump might surprise you Traffic delays are expected.

Dog lost in East Vail car accident found alive after 2 nights in the cold

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

Kate Fritsch, left, and her mother pet Bandit, a 6-year-old terrier mix, after being reunited with the dog on Friday. Bandit spent 50 hours alone, in cold conditions, following a car accident which injured Kate. (Courtesy photo)In a happy ending that some weren’t expecting, a lost dog was found Friday in East Vail after spending 50 hours alone in cold conditions.Bandit, a 6-year-old terrier mix, had been missing since Wednesday after he could not be located following a rollover crash on Interstate 70, which sent 19-year-old Kate Fritsch to the hospital with a head injury. She received stitches and is doing OK.The dog’s owners — Kate and her father, Kyle Fritsch — had remained optimistic, but were fearing the worst after examining the scene of the accident. Kyle assumed the dog had been tossed off the slippery bridge where the rollover occurred, east of East Vail on Vail Pass.Read the full story at VailDaily.com.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Do...

SoFi Stadium is NFL’s ‘bougiest,’ study finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

If there was one word to describe your favorite NFL team’s stadium, would it be “bougie?” According to Merriam-Webster, “bougie” (pronounced boo-gee and alternatively spelled "boujee") is defined as “marked by a concern for wealth, possessions and respectability.” As it turns out, every professional football stadium has a certain “bougie score,” according to new research by online gaming experts at Casino.org.  New study shows which days Lakers and Clippers are most likely to win Researchers used several metrics to come to their conclusion on the "bougiest" stadium, including stadium capacity, the number of luxury suites, how many bathrooms and concession stands are in the stadium and the overall cost of construction. Each stadium was given a score between 0 and 100, with 100 being the most "bougie." Based on their findings, L.A.’s very own SoFi Stadium came out with a weighted “bougie score” of 100. A general view of the interior of SoFi Stadium is seen...

Reviews are in for Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' World Tour film

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

Applause, a round of applause.The reviews are in for Beyoncé's upcoming film based on her successful Renaissance World Tour. "Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé" premiered in Los Angeles on Saturday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Beyonce makes surprise appearance at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film premiere The film follows the tour, provides behind-the-scenes moments and features commentary by Queen Bey.The 32-time Grammy winner wrote, produced and directed the film herself."Were 'Renaissance' the movie simply a recording of the show, it’d be a treat in itself. By weaving in behind-the-scenes footage and interviews that reveal where 'Renaissance' came from and how it got to be here, Beyoncé serves up a fully satisfying meal," wrote Angie Han from The Hollywood Reporter.Han did have this critique: "Less effective are the occasional instances when Beyoncé resorts to cliché and metaphor to express the more nebulous ideas propelling her forward. 'As huma...

Lisa Replogle Killed, Rocky Graham Hurt in Head-On Crash on State Route 101 [Shelton, WA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

43-Year-Old Woman Pronounced Dead after Head-On Accident near Wallace Kneeland BoulevardSHELTON, WA (November 27, 2023) – Lisa Replogle was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon after a head-on collision on State Route 101.The incident occurred just before 2:15 p.m., on the southbound lanes of the freeway near Wallace Kneeland Boulevard on November 14th.Investigators say 43-year-old Replogle was heading south at high rates of speed and drifted onto the northbound lanes. There, she collided head-on with a northbound car, driven by 40-year-old Rocky L. Graham.Medical personnel later pronounced Replogle dead, due to the extent of injuries sustained. Meanwhile, paramedics took the male driver to Mason General Hospital for further treatment.At this time, an active investigation to determine more information is still currently underway.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. Deepest condolences and sympathies are with the family and friends of Li...

Biden plans to skip UN climate talks this week in Dubai

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

By Colleen Long | Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to skip the annual climate talks in Dubai this week, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from roughly 200 nations and the Vatican. He has attended twice before.The White House said it was sending a climate team, including Special Envoy John Kerry, climate adviser Ali Zaidi and clean energy adviser John Podesta.“Although we don’t have any travel updates to share for the president at this time, the administration looks forward to a robust and productive COP28,” said White House spokesman Angelo Fernández Hernández, adding that Biden’s team would continue to build on the administration actions “to tackle the climate crisis.”Biden had also pledged to visit Africa before the end of the year, but that trip doesn’t appear to be happening, either. The White House offered no reasons, but the president has been deeply engaged in both the war in Ukraine ...

Holidays 2023: 10 Bay Area ‘Nutcrackers’ and other dances to catch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

As the stain of violence convulses the Holy Land, the innocence and playfulness of the conflict at the center of “The Nutcracker” provides the seasonal diversion we need.The holiday staple, which unfolds during and after a party Christmas Eve, is indestructible and supremely malleable, delivering the fundamental pleasures of ballet whether set in Vienna, San Francisco, San Jose, London, or a small German town (where the original E.T.A. Hoffmann short story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” takes place).There are more than a dozen “Nutcracker” productions in the Bay Area alone this year, and the one thing they all have in common is some version of Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score. More than a cultural experience, “The Nutcracker” has taken on a singular role as a holiday tradition for families, a vivid introduction to dance and classical music for children, and an economic lifeline for dance companies large and small. It’s not the only seasonal dance mainstay but it’s ballet’s winter...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $7.6 million for a six-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

511 Washington Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 500 block of Washington Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on Nov. 13, 2023 for $7,608,000, or $2,538 per square foot. The house, built in 1947, has an interior space of 2,998 square feet. This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its six bedrooms and four bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. In addition, the home includes a five-car garage.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:A 1,771-square-foot home on the 400 block of North California Avenue in Palo Alto sold in April 2023, for $4,415,000, a price per square foot of $2,493. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Santa Rita Avenue, Palo Alto, in September 2022, a 2,697-square-foot home was sold for $5,300,000, a price per square foot of $1,965. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In July 2023, a 5,006-square-foot home on Webster Street in Palo Alto sold for $8,600,000, a price ...

Meghan Markle might not ‘care’ about the environment, so she should be free to use private jets, Omid Scobie seems to argue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:22 GMT

With excerpts and reviews emerging for “Endgame,” the explosive new royal expose, it’s becoming clear why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have tried, not too successfully, to distance themselves from author Omid Scobie, the journalist who has been described as their “friendly biographer,” or even their “cheerleader, crusader and chum.”As the New York Times review said, Scobie has done Meghan and Harry “no favors” in his efforts to portray them in the most glowing light possible. But his portrait, critics suggest, is rather shallow, one-sided and not always effective. As the Times said, Scobie devotes much of his book to “setting the record straight on petty slights” made against the California-based couple by Harry’s royal relatives or by the U.K. media.In just one example of clumsy score settling, Scobie tried to defend the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s controversial use of private jets in a splashy intervi...