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A tradition of elegance has returned to Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. HARTFORD, Conn. — Riverfront Recapture brings its annual Riverfront Food Truck Festival to the banks of the Connecticut River and in downtown Hartford, and with the weather improving after several days of summer heat that left much of the state sweating, this year’s Food Truck Festival is shaping up to be a blast. “We’re hoping for great weather all three days and that we’ll have thousands of people come,” said Riverfront ReCapture spokeswoman Tara Kanter. “We’ll also have a lot of people from Connecticon and the jazz festival, so it’s…
Like Charles — for Kyle DeBarge, dreams were never delayed or denied. Instead, it was the perfect pitch to hit the home run of his baseball career.”I was confused, but I was full of emotion. That’s what I dreamed about,” DeBarge said.His next stop? Heading north to join the Minnesota Twins organization, a team he feels could add a thoroughbred winner.”D-Bo” has experienced many honors in baseball, including Little League All-Star honors, two-time state champion at Barbe High School and All-American honors in Louisiana. And so far… his biggest one yet in vermilion and white. “When you hear that this…
Cars driving under the busy Fourth Avenue underpass in Southwest Washington on Thursday morning slowed to a crawl as they passed dozens of people gathered in the street, their headlights illuminating the tunnel’s newly colorful interior, whose walls were ablaze with 11 newly painted murals adorned with pink flowers, D.C. flags and images of the city’s historical figures.Artists, city officials and community members gathered along the busy sidewalk to celebrate the unveiling of the Southwest Gallery, a new mural collection designed to celebrate Southwest Washington.The Southwest Business Improvement District chose the underpass as a canvas for a new public art…
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason, who is hearing a lawsuit asking the court to force the state to issue food stamps on time after years of chronic delays, heard oral arguments in Anchorage on Thursday. Last January, 10 Alaskans sued the state, alleging that the Department of Health had not provided them with food stamps (also known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits) within the time frame required by federal law. Last year, thousands of Alaskans had to wait months for federal food assistance as the state’s aid agency built up a crisis-size backlog. The case was delayed for a…
Two free guided hikes are offered at Burleigh H. Murray Ranch State Park in Half Moon Bay as part of the Victorian Days Walking Tour of San Mateo County. Courtesy of the San Mateo County Historical Society. Walk in the footsteps of history this summer on a Victorian Days walking tour in San Mateo County. The San Mateo County Historical Society (SMCHA) will continue its Victorian Days walking tour program, offering a glimpse into the San Mateo Peninsula’s past, starting July 20. Organized by local historical societies, the locally led tours are free and open to all ages, but advance…
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Central California Food Bank is celebrating its 32nd anniversary and Bank of America is triple-matching donations up to $30,000. The region’s largest nonprofit organization, focused on eliminating hunger, serves more than 300,000 people in need. Chanel Ruiz Mendez, development director for the Central California Food Bank, said that from Thursday, July 18, through Friday, July 19, Bank of America will add an additional $2 for every dollar donated. “We’re able to provide up to four meals, which will increase to 12 over the next two days. Thank you to Bank of America,” Luis Mendez said.…
Breaking news! The proposed amendments to the Tax Code and certain other laws have been passed by the Planning and Budget Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Article 53 of the bill will raise the minimum pension from 10,000 lira to 12,500 lira. Minimum pension regulations will increase pensions for 3.7 million people.Those with the lowest pensions will receive a salary of 12,500 liras in August, plus the difference of 2,500 liras for July.The cost of this budget increase will be 33.2 billion lira. The five-point support bonus paid to employers for retiring employees who remain in the same…
Costco has long stood as a beacon in an uncertain economic climate. For 40 years, its hot dog-and-drink combo has stuck to its $1.50 price tag. Equally reassuring is its wholesale $5 rotisserie chicken, a three-pound ready-to-eat meal that can put dinner on the table for less than the price of a beer at most New York City bars. But recent signs suggest even Costco may be going against the tide: Earlier this month, the company’s new financial chief announced that the company would be raising membership prices for the first time in seven years, by $5 for the basic…
The U.S. men’s gymnastics team left for Paris on Thursday. This summer, they’re looking to win their first gold medal since 1984. Two of the athletes train at EVO Gymnastics in Sarasota, Florida, and one of them is the world’s best pommel horse rider, Steven Nedorosic. Growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts, Nedorosic’s nickname was “Spider Monkey.” It suited him well, as he would climb walls to scare his babysitters. By the time he was 4 years old, his parents knew they had to get him into a gymnastics gym. “On my first day at the gym, I climbed all the…
TEMPLE, Texas (KXXV) — “We can’t do this because any one person can do it,” said AC Brandt, director of Love of Christ Food Pantry.AC Brandt is a retired educator who has been involved with Love of Christ Food Pantry for 17 years, first as a volunteer and then as director.”It’s a group effort. Someone drives the trucks, someone manages the warehouse and the clothing room and stuff like that, because you can never do it alone,” Brandt said.The week starts on Monday with the packing of fruits and vegetables, on Tuesday the bags are made and then the carts…