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Protests follow lengthy closure of St. Louis City pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Crowds gathered to protest over a closed public pool Friday as children and teens ask the City of St. Louis to reopen the swimming pool in Fairground Park.The pool closed in May after it was vandalized and damaged. With heavy cleanup and repairs anticipated, the pool did not open as planned on Memorial Day weekend. Entering the first week of August, it remains closed. Kids from Camp Sun Splash, ranging in age from 4 to 18, marched outside City Hall on Friday morning.  Prosecutor dropping child abuse charge despite daycare video “It’d been closed since camp started, and now we got to go to a different pool,” said Shaelin Smith with Camp Sun Splash.Velma Bailey is the founder of the St. Louis Torchbearers 2, which sponsors the camp. She said they’ve had to take four buses a day to get to a pool. The summer program is 10 weeks long, and they said it includes going to the pool often. “We just really be wanting the pool open because like I said that’s our schedule...

Billy Busch rips Bud Light during TMZ tussle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- TMZ host Harvey Levin and Anheuser-Busch beer heir Billy Busch got into a heated discussion over the Bud Light controversy Friday. Busch said that people did not want to drink beer associated with a transgender person on the can. Levin argued that the motivation behind the boycott is prejudice.Busch is on a publicity tour for his new book Family Reigns: The Extraordinary Rise and Epic Fall of an American Dynasty. It is a firsthand account of the renowned beer family’s history, from its inception, to its remarkable growth, and to the eventual sale of the company. Prosecutor dropping child abuse charge despite daycare video The interview took an unexpected turn when host Harvey Levin asked him about the controversy over Bud Light. The beer brand's parent company, Anheuser-Busch, lost billions in market value after a brief partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney."I think my family, my ancestors, would be rolling over in their grave. They were very patrioti...

St. Louis named among best US cities to enjoy pickleball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - "What's the deal with pickleball?," FOX 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne, in a Seinfeld voice, recently asked about its buzz in St. Louis. Pickleball, a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, has gained popularity in recent years with players of all ages and abilities hitting the courts. And now, new research touts St. Louis among the best U.S. cities for pickleball enthusiasts. LawnLove.com recently released its 2023 "Best Cities for Pickleball" list, which ranked St. Louis as the sixth-best city in the nation and best in Missouri to enjoy the paddle sport. Seniors ‘running low’ on food, faced with broken elevators at St. Louis apartment building Factors considered in the rankings included access to pickleball courts and tournaments, the size of the pickleball community, and local interest in the sport. Lawn Love then assigned a "weight" for subcategories within that criteria, which helped in finalizing each city's score and overall ...

From hooper to road grader, Broncos TE Chris Manhertz has turned himself into “one of the better run-blocking tight ends” in NFL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

Sean Payton saw basketball highlights sent by a friend and envisioned the next hooper-turned-tight end.Jimmy Graham Version 2.0, maybe.A red zone dynamo and matchup nightmare in the passing game.“No football experience,” Payton recalled. “He was a basketball player.”Well, Payton may have missed on the eventual role Chris Manhertz, the kid in the video, would fill, but not on the football chops.Eight years after a rookie try out, they’re reconnected.Manhertz, now 31, spent 2015 on New Orleans’ practice squad before Carolina scooped him up early in the 2016 season and kept him through 2020. Then he spent the past two years in Jacksonville before signing a two-year deal with the Broncos in free agency.His specialty is not 50/50 balls, the football equivalent of rebounding, but instead blocking.“I would say within the last five years, he has been one of the better run-blocking tight ends,” Payton said.How did that happen? Manhertz figured out while on the practice squad in 2015 that he ...

Lakers star Anthony Davis agrees to highest annual salary in league history: Report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has agreed to a contract extension with the team that will make him the highest-paid player per season, according to ESPN.Davis, 30, agreed to a three-year, $186 million extension that will keep him in L.A. through 2028, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported.His annual salary — around $62 million — will be the highest in NBA history.Davis had two years and $84 million on his contract prior to the extension. He became eligible to be extended on Friday, Wojnarowski said.The former Kentucky Wildcat was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2012 NBA Draft. He spent seven seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans franchise before being traded to Los Angeles in one of the largest blockbuster deals in NBA history.The trade united Davis with LeBron James, pairing one of the sport's all-time greatest players with one of the league's most versatile big men. LeBron James becomes NBA’s all-time leading scorer In four seasons with the Lakers, Davis has averaged 24.6 point...

4 arrested after $5,000 worth of items stolen from Camarillo outlet stores found in vehicle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

Four people were taken into custody this week after $5,000 worth of stolen items from stores at the Camarillo Premium Outlets was found in their vehicle.Members of the Camarillo Directed Enforcement Unit were patrolling the outlets at 950 Camarillo Center Drive on Wednesday when they were notified of a theft in progress at one of the stores.Four suspects were contacted as they were leaving the store and were detained for questioning, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.Authorities found the vehicle associated with the suspects and found about $5,000 worth of stolen goods inside. The suspects also allegedly had burglary tools in their possession, officials said.The stolen merchandise was returned and the suspects were arrested on suspicion of burglary, theft and providing false information to a peace officer.The suspects were identified as:Donnell Tate, 27, of AdelantoShaquoia Foreman, 35, of AnaheimBeeonka Sutton, 26, of San Bernardino andDestinee Reed, 30, of Redlands

Tupperware shares are up 850%. Stay away from them

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

Since mid-July, shares of Tupperware -- yes, that Tupperware -- have soared by about 850%. On Friday, they climbed another 35%.What the heck is happening?And should you seek a piece of the action?Let's answer that second question first: No. Hard no. Keep your distance.As for the first question, Tupperware declared a few months ago that it might go out of business. The company carries lots of debt, is running out of cash and faces plenty of competition on the food-storage front.That was good enough for self-serving online traders, who promptly made Tupperware the latest "meme stock."A meme stock is one that takes off like a rocket as skeevy investors run a pump-and-dump scheme to boost a stock's price and then unload their holdings on unsuspecting latecomers.Tupperware is getting that treatment.The meme element notwithstanding, this remains a business in distress. Even though the company this week announced moves to restructure its debt, its long-term prospects remain unchanged.Moreo...

Deadly flooding worsens in China as rescues intensify

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

Associated PressBEIJING — Thousands of people threatened by storm-swollen rivers were evacuated in China’s northeast on Friday while areas on the outskirts of Beijing cleared debris from flooding that wrecked roads, knocked out power and left neighborhoods in shambles.China is struggling with record-breaking rains in some areas while others suffer scorching summer heat and drought that threatens crops. Flooding near Beijing and in neighboring Hebei province this week killed at least 22 people.Resident Xie Xin in the western outskirts of Beijing said the floodwaters had risen so fast that his family house was submerged in less than 10 minutes.“Objects can be replaced,” said Xie, 25, as he moved a desk. “But neighbors that have gone missing, this is what hits me the most.”In the northeast, some 54,000 people were forced out of their homes around Harbin, the biggest city in Heilongjiang province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. It said rescue cre...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.3 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

1026 Metro Circle – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 1000 block of Metro Circle in Palo Alto has new owners. The 2,634-square-foot property, built in 1951, was sold on July 10, 2023, for $3,300,000, or $1,253 per square foot. This single-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring five bedrooms and three bathrooms. Additionally, the house features a one-car garage, offering a designated parking space and extra storage capacity. The property encompasses a generous 6,030 square feet of land, featuring abundant outdoor space and a pool.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Moffett Circle, Palo Alto, in January 2023, a 1,676-square-foot home was sold for $2,580,000, a price per square foot of $1,539. The home has 4 bedrooms 1 bathroom.In April 2023, a 1,069-square-foot home on Amarillo Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $2,363,000, a price per square foot of $2,210. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom.A 1,663-square-foot home on the 2900 block of Otter...

Castro Valley: A grand opening for cream puff favorite Beard Papa’s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:36 GMT

Beard Papa’s, maker of Japanese-style cream puffs, has found its way to Alameda County.The new Castro Valley Marketplace shop started filling crispy shells with that ethereal custard and whipped cream blend this week. On Saturday, Aug. 5, the official grand opening day festivities will start at 10 a.m. with gifts for the first 100 customers and promotions and gift card sweepstakes all day.Crowds flocked to San Francisco in 2006 when the Osaka-based franchise opened its first California cream puff kiosk at the Westfield Centre. Back then, the puffs created by founder Yuji Hirota — the white-bearded icon — came in only chocolate or vanilla. Today there are several shell flavors (Original, Chocolate Eclair, Green Tea Eclair, Honey Butter, Crispy Almond, Oreo Cookie Crumble Eclair, Strawberry Eclair and S’mores Eclair) and filling choices of chocolate, vanilla and green tea.(However, the Castro Valley selection will be limited on grand opening day and for a few weeks after t...