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Giant masks and puppets, good community vibes, and what looks to be a sunny Sunday: It’s all going to combine May 3 for the annual MayDay Parade and Festival, produced by the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre.
The event in and around south Minneapolis’ Powderhown Park culminates a month of community puppet- and mask-making to support this year’s theme, “Our Common Treasury — Dig It.”
HOBT describes the theme this way: “HOBT’s MayDay Parade, Ceremony, and Festival has always been rooted in two important traditional celebrations — the celebration of the “green root” of Earth’s green energy rising in spring, and the “red root” of human work energy rising from mind, heart and hand. Our theme this year celebrates the merging of the red and green energies of the world: cheering on the merging of the social justice movement with the environmental movement. As we experience the failure of our economic systems, we gather to rebuild an economic system that protects and sustains our Earth as a ‘Common Treasury for All.’ “
Continue ReadingJohn Floyd Thomas Jr. John F. Thomas Photo
John Floyd Thomas Jr. – An ex-con named John Floyd Thomas Jr., pictured below, has been identified as a serial killer who murdered as many as thirty elderly white women in Southern California.
John Floyd Thomas Jr mug shot
Beginning in the mid-Seventies, John Floyd Thomas Jr. preyed on white senior citizens who lived alone, raping and smothering them while working as an insurance adjuster.
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NYC Building Collapse: Crews Sift Through Rubble As Precaution
NEW YORK — A five-story building collapsed at a lower Manhattan construction site on Thursday, but fire officials said it appeared no one was inside.
Emergency crews with a dog were sifting through the building’s rubble and were going through a neighboring building as a precaution.
Lewis Largent, who lives directly across the street, was looking out the window at 6:15 a.m. when “the bricks started trickling off the top corner. I was thinking was it raining or something. Then within 10 seconds it just all came down like a wave or an avalanche.”
Continue ReadingHouston Street Flooding Photos
Severe storms beginning late April 27 into Tuesday have caused flooding in parts of the Houston area.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Cypress Creek at Stuebner-Airline Road area, where it says record flooding has occurred, but expects river levels to decrease throughout the day.
Earlier thunderstorms dropped five to seven inches of rain over the northwest Houston area, and run-off produced the rise in water at Stuebner-Airline Road.
Continue ReadingWhat happened to Brittanee Drexel
Brittanee Drexel, a junior at Gates Chili, is missing. Her mother, Dawn Drexel, has appeared on TV to appeal for help to locate Brittanee. Mrs Drexel said she had a gut feeling Brittanee was not safe.
The mother of a Gates Chili student who has gone missing on spring break says she has a “gut feeling” her daughter isn’t safe.
Dawn Drexel is the mother of 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel, a junior at Gates Chili.
Continue ReadingHugh Jackman Shares About His Family and Fatherhood
school of practical philosophy, But the School of Practical Philosophy is non confrontational. We believe there are many forms of Scripture. What is true is true and will never change
Hugh Jackman, who is best known for his role as the enraged mutant Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, attests that he is happily married to his wife of 13 years, Deborra-Lee Furness. They have two multiracial
children—Oscar, now 8, and Ava, soon to be 4.
“Mixed-race babies have such a hard time being adopted that Deb and I checked off that box specifically when we were filling out our forms,” Jackman says. “Our lawyer brought the form back to us and said, ‘This is not the time to be politically correct. Are you sure this is what you want?’ We were definite about it. Adoption is about taking a baby into your home—and your heart. It’s the best thing we’ve ever done.”
Continue ReadingTaste of Marietta this Sunday!
Taste of Marietta this Sunday! The 16th Annual Taste of Marietta will be Sunday, April 26 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on the historic Marietta Square. At last year’s event, more than 75,000 people hit the streets to sample their favorite foods. Tastes, including Italian to seafood, steak, BBQ and desserts, range in cost from 50 cents to $4.
In addition to the food and fun, the family festival has outdoor entertainment all day, culminating with the Sunset Concert featuring “Banks & Shane.” Vintage and new cars will be on display at the Wade Ford Car Show.
“With more than 70 restaurants serving their treats and a children’s area with moonwalks, sand art, strolling characters and much more, any festival-goer is bound to have a great time,” festival coordinator Maryclaire Andres said. Festival-goers can meet some of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers at “Sports Corner,” sponsored by 790 The Zone.
Continue ReadingOn the road again
Fuel is cheaper than it was last year, so maybe it is time to think about the ultimate all-American vacation, the road trip. You could drag out an atlas or a stack of maps, or you could just browse the Web for information on routes such as U.S. 6, meandering through the hills and forests across Pennsylvania’s “road less traveled.” This scenic two-lane wiggles for more than 400 miles between the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania’s northeast corner and the Erie region in the northwest, according to the PA Route 6 Tourist Association — www.paroute6.com — a handy starting place for planning a leisurely drive or serious exploration. Look for “Maps & Transportation” on the left to get a sense of the road’s layout and the towns along the way.
If you’re coming in from the Midwest, you will arrive in Pennsylvania’s Great Lakes Region — www.pagreatlakes.com — by taking Interstate 90 northeast from Cleveland or by going to Pittsburgh and heading north on I-79. They know how you’re getting there; one of their featured brochures is titled “Road Trip,” with suggestions for itineraries built about family fun, history, outdoor adventure and more. Another online brochure is on the area’s fishing, and it has 22 pages of information. Be patient; those brochures take a minute or three to download. Then click the little gray arrows on the menu bar to turn pages.
Click on “Adventures” and then “History” at the top of the page for the area’s huge selection of museums including the Erie Maritime Museum & Brig Niagara — www.brigniagara.org — where you can ride a Great Lakes sailing ship. And try “Amusements” for parks, animal farms and the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad — www.octrr.org — which offers three-hour trips. (From here)
Continue ReadingCops have Philip Markoff, suspected “Craigslist Killer” of model Julissa Brisman, in custody
Update: Fiancee of the suspected ‘Craiglist Killer’ defends him via email. He ‘could not hurt a fly,’ she writes to “Good Morning America.” She called him a “beautiful person inside and out,” according to a message read out on air.
Boston cops on Monday night branded Philip Markoff, a 22-year-old med student engaged to be married, as the “Craigslist Killer” who murdered a pretty New York masseuse and attacked at least two other escorts in hotels.
Markoff, a Boston University student who lives in Quincy, a harborside town 10 miles south of Boston, will be arraigned on murder charges on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingUIC Shooting: No Injuries, No Evidence of Shooting at UIC
Chicago police and University police responded to the Student Services Building, at the corner of Harrison Avenue and Racine Street, after reports of shots fired just after 2 p.m. Friday.
Heavily armed police conducted a floor-by-floor search of the student center at the University of Illinois Chicago on Friday afternoon after a report of a shooting inside the building.
Students Describe Incident at UIC
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