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What to watch: ‘Thousand and One’ a powerful look at a system gone wrong

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

Two Sundance Film Festival favorites debut this week along with Apple TV+’s “Tetris.” So does a Netflix spy series and a surreal art-house flick.Are they worth watching?Read on.“A Thousand and One”: New York in the ’90s, with its broken-down foster care system and gentrification run amok, plays a critical role in A.V. Rockwell’s award-winning feature debut, a gritty, shattering portrait of a tight bond born out of a desperate act. A fiery ex-con Inez (Teyana Taylor, a force throughout) occupies her time shadowing and then approaching her 6-year-old son Terry, whom she was forced to surrender to the foster care system. That’s a no-no, but it’s easy to figure out that the volatile Inez has never had a break in life, and not a lot of positive feedback, either. True to what many expect of her, she impetuously nabs Terry and then later comes up with a plan to create a new identity for him and a home for them both. They hide out from the law with friends until she makes ...

James Beard 2023 finalists: The Bay Area’s Lazy Bear, SingleThread, Bugtong remain in the running

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday narrowed the list of nominees for its coveted 2023 awards of excellence, with three of the Bay Area’s 18 semifinalists honored as finalists.For the nationwide awards, Vince Bugtong of Abaca in San Francisco (formerly of Oakland’s dessert and cocktail bar, Viridian) is one of the five finalists for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker and Lazy Bear in San Francisco is a finalist for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program.In the Best Chef: California category, in which 20 chefs from Mendocino to San Diego were originally vying for the award, the chef-owners of SingleThread in Healdsburg — Kyle and Katina Connaughton — are among the five finalists.The winners will be announced June 5.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | EXCLUSIVE: San Jose: Mexico City culinary star named to head Copita restaurant in Willow Glen Restaurants, Food and Drink | All-day restaurant Jack’s opens at Wes...

Foot Locker is closing 400 stores. Why they may become an eyesore

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNNTwo major retail chains are closing roughly 800 stores. One company’s spaces likely will be filled, while the other’s may become empty, and unsightly, zombie stores.Retailers are already lining up to take over the approximately 400 shuttering Bed Bath & Beyond stores in strip malls, where customers can easily park in front. But 400 Foot Locker stores set to close in middle and lower-tier regional enclosed malls around the country will stay vacant for much longer, say retail landlords and real estate experts.The diverging outlooks for Foot Locker and Bed Bath & Beyond real estate reflect shopping trends and the troubled state of the retail property market in the United States. The future of these spaces matters because they impact local tax bases, jobs and the economic conditions of communities across America.Will they get a second life?Foot LockerFoot Locker said earlier this month that it will close nearly 200 stores in class C and D ...

Bay Area storm: Video shows hail in Berkeley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

(KRON) -- The rain will continue on and off through Wednesday with much of the Bay Area experiencing possible 30-mile-per-hour winds and pea-sized hail. San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley are under a special weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service, while the mountain communities should expect more snow.Previously saturated soil could lead to downed trees and branches and power outages, as the area has seen from recent storms. More rain means more money for East Bay MUD customers Stay up to date with the latest storm-related news.Wednesday, March 2911: 40 a.m. -- Hail reported in Berkeley Video sent to KRON4 shows hail coming down in Berkeley Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for much of the Bay Area warning of high winds and the potential for pea-sized hail.11:10 a.m. -- VTA lines down in San JoseVTA service between San Antonio and Convention Center in San Jose is interrupted due to downed VTA lines, ...

Oakland firefighters knock down house fire on 39th and West

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

(KRON) -- Crews with the Oakland Fire Department are on the scene of a two-story residential fire at 39th and West streets, according to a tweet from Oakland Firefighters. The fire is reportedly under control, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Spike strips deployed in arrest of Cupertino catalytic converter thieves A photo from the scene showed a lot of smoke billowing from a two-story house in a residential neighborhood with several fire vehicles outside.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

FAQ: Everything you need to know about 2023 Washington Nationals season opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

The Washington Nationals will begin their 2023 MLB regular season Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park.The team is coming off a down 2022 — they finished with 55 wins and 107 losses, including a 26-55 home record.Here are some things to know about the team for opening day.More Washington Nationals News Source

Vatican: Pope to be hospitalized for several days for pulmonary infection, had difficulty breathing in recent days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

ROME (AP) — Vatican: Pope to be hospitalized for several days for pulmonary infection, had difficulty breathing in recent days.Source

Hospitalizan al papa Francisco tras sufrir un aparente dolor en el pecho

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

El Papa Francisco fue hospitalizado en Roma este miércoles y canceló sus audiencias durante los próximos dos días para someterse a pruebas previamente programadas, dijo el Vaticano.Según el diario “Corriere della Sera”, el papa habría comenzado a sentir dolor en el pecho y problemas respiratorios inmediatamente después de la audiencia general celebrada en la plaza de San Pedro, y cuando ya se encontraba en su residencia en Casa Santa Marta se le aconsejó que acudiera al servicio de cardiología del hospital romano para hacerse unos controles.El resultado de tomografía de tórax a la que se sometió ha dado negativo respecto a algún presunto problema cardíaco y este elemento fue “valorado con alivio general” por las personas cercanas al papa, así como también se le habrían hecho pruebas respiratorias que no dieron motivos de preocupación, según informó la agencia italiana ANSA.Además “la saturación de la sangre es correcta”, según añadió ANSA citando ...

NFL hits highs in diverse executives, lacks in head coaches

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL took another step at the owners meetings to increase diversity throughout the league while continuing to face criticism and a lawsuit for lack of representation among head coaches.Each team is now required to have a person in charge of diversity, equity and inclusion. Currently, 15 clubs have a DEI head and two others have someone leading that department and another one.“They actually have to have specific roles and deliverables that are in their job description so that is a big thing,” NFL executive Jonathan Beane said in an interview with The Associated Press. “The reason why that’s so important is we have to have a single point of accountability at the clubs where they are focused on driving it throughout their organization, in football operations and coaching, in business operations, engaging with ownership to make sure that this is a priority throughout the whole ecosystem of a club.”The league has reached milestone points in diverse hirings in the front ...

Hitman in New Jersey murder-for-hire sentenced to 16 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:24 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A career criminal whose rap sheet includes bank robberies and a murder conspiracy was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for killing a New Jersey political consultant in exchange for money in 2014.George Bratsenis, 74, pleaded guilty a year ago to a charge that he and another man accepted thousands of dollars from another political consultant, Sean Caddle, in exchange for killing Michael Galdieri. Galdieri was stabbed to death in his Jersey City apartment, which was then set on fire.U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez imposed the 16-year sentence plus five years of supervised release on Wednesday in federal court in Newark.A man who served time in a New Jersey prison with Bratsenis in the early 2000s, Bomani Africa, also pleaded guilty in the killing and was sentenced last month to 20 years. He named Bratsenis as the accomplice who helped kill Galdieri.Revelations about Galdieri’s killing jolted political circles in a state infamous for dozens of poli...