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Theater review: Theater Latte Da stages a compassionately crafted ‘Next to Normal’ as Rothstein’s farewell

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

Among the epiphanies visited upon humanity during the pandemic has been the recognition that mental health is an issue for all of us. With lives universally turned upside down, the collective conclusion has been that psyches will need help getting back to “normal.”Which makes the 2008 musical, “Next to Normal,” a timely choice to close the 25th season of Minneapolis musical theater purveyors Theater Latte Da. The story of a family struggling with a matriarch’s bipolar disorder is not only a groundbreaking rock-driven dive into how mental illness is treated in America, but also an ideal showcase for the artistry of the company’s founding artistic director, Peter Rothstein.He’s off to become head of Asolo Repertory Theatre — kind of like the Guthrie of Florida — and it’s hard to imagine a farewell that showcases his directing skills better. Not only is every detail attentively shaped and imaginatively presented, but each character is created with compassion as the key sculpting tool. ...

‘Everything we hoped for and then some’: Lynx retire Sylvia Fowles’ No. 34 jersey

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

Awards do not do justice in describing perhaps the best center in WNBA history.Nonetheless, the latest and most-deserved honor for Sylvia Fowles came Sunday night when her No. 34 became the fourth jersey to be retired by the Minnesota Lynx.What occurred in the minutes preceding the postgame ceremony had the crowd fired up: a late 17-0 run by the home team and a 91-86 win over Los Angeles.Bridget Carleton scored from outside the arc in front of the Sparks bench with 1:10 left and from a similar spot across the court with 32.1 seconds left and the Target Center was as loud as it’s been all season.Napheesa Collier finished with 24 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota (2-7). Tiffany Mitchell added 17 points, Kayla McBride 13, and Jessica Shepard grabbed 13 rebounds.A 4-point play by former Lynx guard Lexie Brown gave the Sparks (4-4) a 78-72 lead midway through the final frame. The lead was 11 after another Brown 3-pointer with 3:38 left.But the game was only an opening act on a night...

You Paid For It: Mother of 4 says apartment complaints haven't been addressed

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis mother of four is facing a setback with the conditions at her at a rent-subsidized apartment in north St. Louis, more than a month after our You Paid For It team put a spotlight on the matter.FOX 2’s investigation revealed so many problems in Torreese Valentine’s apartment that the St. Louis Building Commission condemned it.Valentine temporarily moved out of the apartment. She and her children are now back in the unit, and facing some of the same issues. But this time, the St. Louis Health Department has told her it has no plans to act at the moment.Valentine said the main problem is an insect infestation. She’s asked the health department come and take another look.FOX 2 also notified the city health department about the new troubles.The health department responded to FOX 2 in an email, saying they found no trace of a bug problem.“Inspections performed by the City of St. Louis Department of Health at Thomas Street have failed to show evidence of a live infes...

Residents in Lindenwood Park want to know how long water main repairs will take

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Waterline breaks in St. Louis kept the city's Water Division busy all weekend. Arsenal was shut down Sunday at Jamieson for a break to a 20-inch waterline. People living in the Lindenwood Park area said they noticed breaks popping up all weekend."This was a lake. You could put a raft in the water and it would make it all the way down the street. It was an alarming amount of water," Scott Schumaier said.Less than 48 hours after Schumaier’s street was flooded from a break, the water was shut off to homes on his street and he noticed more breaks in the area. Janae Edmondson set to have another surgery Monday "I noticed one this morning on the way to get some lunch. Right on Chippewa by the Lansdowne Medical Center," Schumaier said.The breaks in the Lindenwood Park area are just one month after a break to a 60-inch waterline in Dogtown that sent water flowing in the streets and shut down Interstate 64. Schumaier said he and his neighbors have kept a close water on the brea...

Police standoff near BART Coliseum station after suspect rams police car

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

The Oakland Coliseum BART station was closed for about two hours on Sunday after a standoff that lasted several hours between police and a suspect barricaded in a car outside the station, San Leandro Police officials said.The San Leandro Police Department says the incident began when the suspect involved in the standoff committed an armed robbery at a business in the 1000 block of MacArthur Boulevard in San Leandro around 11:30 a.m. The suspect left the scene in a silver Hyundai, which San Leandro police tracked down around 2 p.m. When police tried to apprehend the suspect while still in San Leandro, the suspect rammed one of the officer’s vehicles to escape.The San Leandro police pursued the vehicle north to Oakland. After the suspect’s vehicle was disabled, they barricaded themselves alone inside the Hyundai.Police spent hours trying to negotiate with the suspect, to no avail. Then around 7 p.m., the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deployed K-9 units. The suspect...

Armed robbery suspect arrested in standoff that temporarily shut down Coliseum BART station

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Coliseum BART station was shut down Sunday afternoon due to a standoff, officials said. After an hours-long standoff that included the deployment of gas, the BART station at 7200 San Leandro Street reopened later in the evening around 7 p.m.The driver, who was the suspect in the standoff, barricaded himself in his vehicle as officers negotiated for him to surrender, police said. Man dies after morning shooting in Vallejo He is connected to an armed robbery around 11:30 a.m. at an unidentified business on the 1000 block of MacArthur Boulevard in San Leandro, according to the San Leandro Police Department (SLPD). Around 2 p.m., officers spotted the suspect, who was driving a silver Hyundai two-door hatchback, near Washington Avenue and Lewlling Boulevard. SLPD said officers tried to stop the suspect, but he rammed into one of the police cars in order to escape.The Hyundai was reported stolen as officers went on a car chase, SLPD said. The chase led bot...

Alex Newell of ‘Shucked,’ J. Harrison Ghee of ‘Some Like It Hot’ are first out nonbinary performers to win acting Tonys

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Newell of ‘Shucked,’ J. Harrison Ghee of ‘Some Like It Hot’ are first out nonbinary performers to win acting Tonys.Source

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” podría tener un personaje trans: por qué los fans dicen que importa

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

(CNN) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” se convirtió en un gran éxito de taquilla: recaudó más de US$ 120 millones en su fin de semana de estreno, el segundo mayor del año.Tanto los fans como la crítica alabaron la secuela de “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” de 2018 por su buffet de indulgencias visuales, consolidando el lugar de la franquicia en la realeza del cine de animación. Y hay algo que entusiasma especialmente a algunos seguidores: Gwen Stacy, la superheroína arácnida de un universo alternativo, podría ser transgénero.Estos son 10 Spider-Man que verás en “Across the Spider-Verse”Desde el estreno de la película a principios de este mes, los fans aprovecharon algunas pistas que parecen apuntar a la identidad de género de Gwen. En una escena, una bandera transgénero cuelga en la habitación de Gwen, impresa con las palabras “Proteger a los niños trans”. En otra, se ve brevemente al padre de Gwen con una bandera tran...

Oral Roberts beats Oregon 11-6, wins super regional to advance to first CWS since 1978

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jake McMurray went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs, Mac McCroskey had three RBIs and Oral Roberts beat Oregon 11-6 Sunday to win a back-and-forth best-of-3 Eugene Super Regional. Oral Roberts (51-12) won the program’s first super regional title and advanced to the College World Series for the second time in school history, 45 years after its first trip to Omaha in 1978. McMurray’s single drove in Jacob Godman and Justin Quinn’s bunt single loaded the bases before Matt Hogan drew a walk to bring home Blaze Brothers and give Oral Roberts its first lead of the game, and McMurray scored when Mac McCroskey reached on a fielder’s choice to make it 5-3 in the top of the third inning. Oregon’s Drew Cowley drew a walk to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh before Gavin Grant scored on a sacrifice fly by Sabin Ceballos. Tanner Smith drew a four-pitch walk to once again load the bases but Dalton Patten — who came on earlier ...

Road gives way to create sinkhole in Parker

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Some roads were damaged around the metro after the steady rainfall on Sunday. One of those areas was in Parker around Bradbury Ranch Drive north of Main Street between Independence Drive and McClellan Drive. The Parker Police Department shut the road down after it buckled a bit and then eventually collapsed. The road is over a bridge, the department said. Another road buckled in Douglas County but it was on the side of the throughway so the road didn't need to be closed. Flintwood Road was closed just north of Singing Hills Road due to road damage, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office tweeted. The road may collapse due to water washing out underneath the roadway, the tweet said.