When a person becomes a parent, it is natural and healthy for them to want to give their child the world. The Chance Theatre’s new production of “Cry It Out,” — written by Molly Smith Metzler, screenwriter behind the Netflix series “Maid,” and directed by Elina de Santos — deals with the many reasons why…
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By The Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine — Air raid sirens sounded Saturday afternoon in the western city of Lviv, and governor of the region Maxym Kozytsky reported “three powerful explosions near Lviv” without giving details of what was hit. Footage shot by The Associated Press showed thick plumes of smoke rising above the city. Lviv,…
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At 3-5 over their previous eight games, the notion entering Saturday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets at FTX Arena might have been that the Miami Heat had a score to settle. Actually, the concern was about settling the scoring issues. Entering Saturday, the Heat stood 24th in the NBA in offensive rating over their…
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The super cute Sesame Place water park/theme park hybrid opening this weekend glows in a rainbow of Crayola colors from Elmo red and Oscar the Grouch green to Grover blue and Big Bird yellow that should appeal to the pre-tween demographic and their parents. SeaWorld San Diego hosted a media preview of the new Sesame…
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In the end, it turns out that Kyrie Irving didn’t need James Harden to be one of his wingmen over there on the Brooklyn side of the East River. All he needed was Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, shaking and baking on the subject of vaccines, posting and toasting, finally faking one way…
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How do you like to read? For some, it’s physical books only. I have one friend who says he only reads hardcovers while another sticks to softcovers for the size and price. Others have completely gone digital on a Kindle, Nook, or iPad; apps like Libby, hoopla and cloudLibrary transformed pandemic-closed libraries into 24/7 branches. (Speaking of libraries,…
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Homes are selling before the “for sale” signs are planted, and homebuilders have backlogs of customers that run a year-plus. So why build a 20,000-square-foot “one-of-a-kind” pool as an eye-catching landmark for new housing development? The family-owned Rancho Mission Viejo Co., which is developing the final slices of its southern Orange County ranchland, has been…
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There’s nothing quite like the energy of a community theater tech week. Lights going on and off. Microphones squeaking. Sound effects sounding at the wrong time. And yet the cast knows that somehow it will all come together by opening night. Such was the atmosphere when I dropped in on the JFed Players tech rehearsal…
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With the unprecedented shortage of industrial buildings to buy, abundant capital available and a steady drumbeat of increased demand from investors and occupants, we find ourselves in an acute seller’s market. Many of our clients have received unsolicited offers at eye-popping figures! By unsolicited, I mean this — no listing, no marketing, no real thought…
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When Erik Spoelstra addresses the Miami Heat’s possibilities, he often talks about his menu. In a salary-cap world, the problem is that not everyone gets to eat. Which is why the impending postseason might be the most significant one in years in terms of the next course to be served by the team’s front office.…
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