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Weekend Break: Art in Wilder Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

Join Marcella in today's Weekend break where she visits Wilder Park.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

APD seeking help identifying skeletal remains found in southeast Austin

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Police Department’s Cold Case Unit requested help identifying skeletal remains that were discovered in southeast Austin in December 2021.APD said the skeletal remains of an unidentified man were found in a wooded area near the 8200 block of Alum Rock Drive.“Despite the extensive efforts of law enforcement, the decedent's identity remains a mystery,” police said.APD said the unknown person was estimated to be between 16 and 20 years old at the time of death. Police also said the man was considered to be White or Hispanic. Investigators said they believed he had black hair and brown eyes; however, his height and weight could not be determined, according to APD.APD Cold Case Detectives seeking help identifying skeletal remains found in southeast Austin (APD photo)A DNASolves crowdfund was created to raise funds for the remaining casework costs, according to police.“In January 2022, details of the case were entered into National Missing and Unidentified Person...

See how many music festivals are within a 1-hour drive of St. Louis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

Fifty-odd years ago, Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman, and John P. Roberts put on what has come to be arguably the best-known music festival of all time: the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Advertised as three days of peace and music, the event attracted some 400,000 attendees (twice the expected 200,000 maximum) who were entertained by 32 acts. While Woodstock certainly wasn't the first music festival to be held in the U.S., it changed the course of the industry from community-run and just-for-fun to commercial and competitive.About 32 million Americans attend music festivals each year, according to Billboard. Almost half of these are millennials, who place a lot of value on experiences and travel. Organizers, recognizing the generation's priorities and massive spending power, have started making their events not just parties but destinations. Rather than running festivals in rural areas like Bethel, New York, many of the country's biggest events are now held within a few ...

Authorities looking for driver Jeep who rammed victim vehicle in Englewood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

Authorities are looking for the driver of a Jeep who rammed a vehicle off a metro area roadway seriously injuring two people in the victim’s vehicle.The incident happened about 8:35 p.m. Friday at U.S. Highway 285 and Downing Street, according to a Medina Alert posted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Please share: Medina Alert – 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee with CO License Plate # CISZ19. The suspect vehicle rammed victim vehicle off the road near HWY 285 and S. Downing St. If you see this vehicle, please call 911. pic.twitter.com/8cDwHg0T67— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) May 6, 2023Investigators are asking for the public’s looking for a black 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Colorado License CISZ19.The driver of the Jeep struck the victim’s vehicle multiple times, ramming it off the road and crashing into a light pole. Two people suffered serious injuries. The driver of the Jeep fled the crash scene. The Jeep should have front end damage.Anyone who sees the Jeep, or ...

Review: Jazz great underscores why this Berkeley venue is among Bay Area’s best

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

The California Jazz Conservatory offers one of the most incredible concert experiences in the entire Bay Area.And the No. 1 reason why is the intimate setting.That point was driven home once again during the Mike Stern concert at the CJC’s Rendon Hall in Berkeley on Friday night (May 5).There he was — one of the world’s greatest guitarists, a jazz giant who has performed alongside such icons as Miles Davis, Billy Cobham and Jaco Pastorius — performing in front of a crowd of a little more than 30 people.Yes, 30 people.Granted, it wasn’t a sold-out show. But at full capacity, we are only talking about 100 people. So, that should definitely motivate jazz fans to get acquainted with this amazingly intimate venue, which further distinguishes itself with its crystal-clear acoustics and sound.The setting — which brings to mind some small underground jazz room that only “those in the know” can locate in New York City — regularly hosts co...

With COVID benefits ending, low-income Marylanders worry about food

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.With the federal health emergency nearing its end in mid-May, low-income Marylanders are still struggling with food insecurity and the costs of everyday household items, according to a statewide hunger-relief non-profit.“Between inflation and the end of government pandemic emergency aid, the need for food assistance in Maryland remains high as the rates of food affordability, financial hardship, and food insufficiency continue to trend upward across all income groups,” according to a press release from the Maryland Food Bank.According to the Maryland Food Bank, 36% of Maryland families surveyed reported that their children were sometimes not eating enough due to the cost of food, which is 12% higher than the previous month. This data comes from an analysis of the Household Pulse Survey data from the U.S. Census as of April 19.Food in...

Tennis, or terriers? US Open’s home hosts famed dog show

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — They’re at the top of their sport. They’re primed to run down tennis balls. So perhaps it’s perfectly natural that about 3,000 top-flight canines are converging on the grounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, where the Westminster Kennel Club dog show began Saturday. It’s a new venue for the nearly 150-year-old event, now back in New York City after a two-year, pandemic-induced sojourn in the suburbs. As the show began Saturday with an agility competition and other events, there were a few double-takes, if not double-faults. Barks, not the pock of tennis balls, were heard across the sunny, 40-acre (16-hectare) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Westminster’s traditional green carpet had been rolled out in Arthur Ashe Stadium for fleet-footed — but four-footed — competitors. The fan-friendly South Plaza was set up with a 27,000-gallon (102,200-liter) pool for a canine dock=diving demonstration. Turn in any direction, and a dog ...

AP PHOTOS: Kentucky Derby hat styles: Bigger is often better

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is arguably the world’s most famous horse race. It’s also a chance for racegoers to strut their fashion stuff.Seersucker suits, floral dresses and bright colors abound, but racegoers famously elevate their style to another level with their grand collection of hats and fascinators. Men tend to favor fedoras or bowlers, while women sport designs featuring feathers and flowers in every shape, color and size. Bigger is often better when it comes to Derby hats. The event has appointed an official milliner, or hatmaker, every year since 2018. But in a sign of their growing importance at the Kentucky Derby, it has named three milliners for the 2023 event: Christine Moore, Jenny Pfanenstiel and The Hat Girls.The tradition of wearing hats to the Derby began with its first running in 1875.Source

Homelessness is up in DC, but still improved from pre-COVID landscape

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

The District witnessed a more than 11% increase in the city’s homeless population in the past year, but officials noted some positives based on its most recent census.The Point in Time count taken in January showed a 10.2% increase in homelessness among single people and 12.1% increase among families compared to the 2022, according to a Friday press release from the city’s Department of Human Services (DHS).However, the department said that the numbers are an improvement from where the District was prior to the count taken just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.For example, DHS noted that total number of people experiencing homeless has dropped by 23% since 2020, and the number of families without shelter has decreased by 50% since then as well.Agency director Laura Green Zeilinger said that the District’s most recent count may indicate some positive trends, but “our analysis leads to a clear call to action.”“We are making investments in o...

Century-old ship that sailed Chesapeake Bay goes up for auction

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:31 GMT

Do you want to sail a ship that first began cruising the Chesapeake Bay over a century ago? The Victory Chimes, a wooden three-masted Chesapeake ram schooner, is up for auction.“After long and careful consideration we have come to the difficult decision that 2022 will be Victory Chimes last sailing season. Upcoming Coast Guard compliance, cost and availability of materials for upcoming maintenance, the lack of ability to haul the ship in Maine and the losses of the 2020 season have all become a hill too big to climb,” the Victory Chimes Captain Sam Sikkema wrote in a statement.The Victory Chimes, originally named Edwin and Maude, was built in 1900 and is the very last ship of her kind.“Built in Laurel, Delaware, way up on Broad Creek, a branch of the Nanticoke River. Frankly so far up the creek that if you go to the site today, your jaw would drop that such a large vessel could have emerged from such a narrow winding creek,” Pete Lesher Chief Historian of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime...