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“Don’t Rain On My Parade” was created by Bambara Kitchen & Bar for Pride Month. (Photo: Bambara Kitchen & Bar) The cheering crowds and festive spirit of Boston’s Pride Parade may be over, but Pride Month continues throughout June, giving us a week to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community. To celebrate, there are lots of events taking place across the city, lots of merchandise on sale, and many businesses donating a portion of their sales to LGBTQ+ support organizations. Here are some great options: Wear Pride Beyond all the rainbow merch, wearing something that actually contributes to a cause…
The Mavericks find themselves in a tough spot in the 2024 NBA Finals.Dallas rallied late on Thursday night but couldn’t complete the comeback against Boston, dropping Game 3 106-99. With the loss, the Mavericks fall to 3-0 in the series against the Celtics and are in danger of elimination. This is the first time the Mavs have found themselves in a tight spot this postseason, and it’s uncharted territory for Dallas, as Jason Kidd’s team has never lost a Western Conference series three times before. The basketball team has the unlikely but not impossible task of winning four straight games…
“About 30 percent of the food people bring into their homes never gets eaten,” said Brian Law, Fred N. Van Buren professor of farm management at Ohio State University. Credit: DML/Star Tribune (via TNS) [Original caption: To meet its goals for a zero waste future, Hennepin County wants more residents to compost food scraps and other organic waste. However, county officials recently decided to abandon a plan to build an anaerobic digester near the Brooklyn Park Transfer Center where garbage is recycled or sent to disposal sites.]Brian Law, Fred N. Van Buren Professor of Farm Management at Ohio State University,…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — It really is a beautiful sight.Despite the stifling heat on Wednesday afternoon, a group of volunteers banded together to make a difference in countless people’s lives.As families streamed through the Hillsborough County food pantry, volunteers loaded large gifts — boxes full of fresh groceries — into the trunks of cars.These are groceries that people like Joy Barbee and her daughter might not have had access to otherwise.”This is a big help to us because it’s free,” Barbee said. “You just come and pick it up.”Wednesday’s food distribution was the effort of Three B’s Ministry and Martha…
UFCW CanadaABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, June 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmworkers at four High-line Mushroom factory farms in British Columbia have applied to join the Canadian Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). High-line Mushroom is one of Canada’s largest mushroom producers and is owned by multinational agri-food giant Fyffes.This victory reflects the drive and determination of Highline Mushroom workers to improve their working conditions, and marks the first time in many years that a group of migrant farmworkers in Canada has collectively exercised their fundamental right to join a trade union.Agricultural workers are some of the most vulnerable workers in Canada,…
A new project in Loudoun County, Virginia, will honor the lives of enslaved laborers and allow future generations to trace their ancestry. “A lot of African-American history has been lost, and I think we really need to recognize that it’s American history that’s been lost,” said Carla Davis, who teaches African-American history at Stonebridge High School. Leesburg’s Morven Park was once a plantation, home to 80 enslaved men, women and children, and is now home to the 246 Year Project, which aims to help people trace their ancestry while future generations learn the stories that resonate within its walls. It’s…
Mookie Betts has appeared in five All-Star games in his career, all as an outfielder.As the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting shortstop, Betts has a chance to make history: No player has ever started in the All-Star Game at both the outfield and shortstop positions.Harvey Kuhn, Tom Tresh and Ian Desmond were all named to the All-Star team at least once as a shortstop and at least once as a primary outfielder who played in the game that year, in different seasons, but none of them started in the Midsummer Classic. Betts isn’t the only player capable of making this kind…
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com Something is wrong at the Do Good Foods facility in Falls Township. LevittownNow.com learned through a tip Wednesday that county, district and state officials are involved in a recent investigation into the shuttered Do Good Foods facility at 250 Canal Road, formerly operated by a company called KDC Agribusiness. Concerns reportedly revolve around potential chemical and waste hazards. Falls Township Fire Chief Rich Dippolito confirmed that his department and law enforcement officials are involved at the scene, but he noted that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is taking the lead on the matter. A Bucks County…
DALLAS — I remember the first time I saw Jerry West, the logo, Mr. Clutch, the great talent and dynasty builder. It was October 2002, during his first preseason as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies. After practice, he stood at the basket and talked shooting form with a young Earl Watson.Watson was just 23 and trying to hone his game, but he’d signed with Memphis thanks to West. And there they were, in an unassuming gym, representing an unassuming franchise, practicing the subtleties of the jump shot. West grabbed a basketball, stood two feet from the hoop with Watson,…
The fair is back at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, and this year’s theme is “Go Retro,” and San Diegans can always look forward to food along with traditional fair games and rides. While you’ll always find the traditional corn dogs, hot dogs, deep-fried Oreos and bacon-wrapped pickles, there are plenty of new items added to the menu this year thanks to the fair’s Fairtastic Food Contest. All food vendors were asked to enter their culinary creations into three categories – “Amazing,” “Theme” and “New” – and 41 new menu items were added. Here are some of the new foods you…