• Oakland fans love the A’s but hate their owner. Here’s what we will do about it

    A’s fans plan a tailgate protest, road trips to other stadiums and ‘John Fisher offsets’ as they face the dilemma of conflicting goals

  • The Landing’s Papi’s Pizza hosts Mario Kart game night

    Papi’s Pizza, which opened in fall 2023, hosted a “mini tournament” featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a popular racing game on the Nintendo Switch.

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    New chapter for Hawaii’s newspaper: Star-Advertiser’s owners purchased

    HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Carpenter Media Group announced that its acquisition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser's owners Black Press Media has been completed on Friday, March 22. Talk of changes started back in January and on Friday, CMG sealed the deal with BPM in a stock purchase together with Canadian financial partners Canso Investment Counsel, LTD and Deans []

  • Edinburgh’s Pronto Pizza to open new venue in Portobello this month offering guests authentic Neapolitan pizza

    An authentic Neapolitan pizza restaurant is set to open in Portobello next week after months in the making. Pronto Pizza on Brighton Place will be open seven days a week, where visitors can dine in to enjoy Neapolitan -style pizza in the evenings with plans to introduce Roman-style al taglio pizza during lunch service in the coming months. Michael Notarangelo, owner and founder of Pronto, who also operates Pronto Slice on Castlehill, said he had his eye on the seaside venue for a while and...

  • The Joke’s On Us It’s April Fool’s Day!

    Get your joke book out and plan your pratfalls and pranks because April 1st, better known as April Fool’s Day, is the time once a year to celebrate by playing good-spirited tricks on friends and family. Funny enough, despite its worldwide popularity, this holiday has a long history but mysterious origins. One of the earliest possible explanations goes all the way back to 1508 when French Poet Eloy d’Amerval referred to a “poisson d’avril,” or “April Fool.” Although, translated, this […]

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    Housing minister mocks Doug Ford’s concerns with fourplexes. Here’s what happened at Ontario’s Queen’s Park this week

    Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...

  • The assisted dying debate: Paola’s story

    Paola Marra ended her life last week in Switzerland after being told by doctors she could not be guaranteed a pain-free death from bowel cancer in the coming months. Robert Booth reportsLast week Paola Marra arrived in Zurich for the last journey she would ever make. She was in the final months of her life with stage-four bowel cancer and had an appointment with Dignitas for an assisted death. She had gone alone, partly because she wanted peace in her final moments, but also because of the legal...

  • 10 Dog Breeds Who Would Willingly Die for Their Owners

    The bond between dogs and their owners is one of the most profound and heartwarming aspects of human-animal relationships. Throughout history, countless stories have emerged of dogs who have shown extraordinary bravery and loyalty, even to the point of sacrificing their own lives for their humans. This ultimate act of devotion underscores the deep connection and unwavering loyalty that dogs can offer. Among the vast array of dog breeds, there are those known for their especially strong...

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    Sheriff’s Office canine dies of cancer

    The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said one of its Police Service Dogs has died after a battle with cancer. PSD Turbo joined the Sheriff’s Office in 2018 and he was involved in detention operations. He played a

  • Derry’s St Mary’s is Ireland’s Choir of the Year!

    The choir celebrated on stage of the magnificent RDs Concert Hall singing a triumphant rendition of ‘The Undertones’ standard, Teenage Kicks. The choir, under the direction of Emma-Jayne Kelly and accompanied by Trevor Burnside won the two- part Youth choir, were placed second in The Alice Yoakley Cup and won the overall Folen’s Publisher Award Cup and £3000 for the "School Choir of the Year 2024". Miss Kelly described the whole experience as “a fantastic day for Derry as Thornhill College also...

  • Ollie Watkins told he’s playing his way out of being Harry Kane’s England back-up and it’s Ivan Toney’s time to shine

    Ollie Watkins’ chances of booking a plane ticket for Euro 2024 could be ended on Tuesday night. That’s according to Arsenal great Perry Groves, who expects Ivan Toney to play and shine agains