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Josh Duggar was recently convicted of two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography. As a result, he will spend Christmas behind bars while awaiting his conviction. According to The sun, Duggar will be served simple meals as he spends the holidays in isolation.

The publication reported that Duggar would remain in solitary confinement at the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas over Christmas. One insider pointed out that people in solitary confinement “cannot eat with others.” They continued, “They are served alone in their cell, but they are given the same food as everyone else.” As to what he will eat, a source told the store that inmates will be served “a little something special. It won’t be big, but it will be a little something different.”

While they did not share what the inmates will be eating at Christmas, with a source noting that the menu is not yet full, they did provide an overview of what they ate at the facility. In the days leading up to the holidays, they ate meals such as “oatmeal with butter and sugar, a sausage patty, homemade French fries, bread and margarine”. Drink options are limited, with inmates having the option of having an orange fortified drink and no coffee. The source explained that the other meals included burgers and a casserole of turkey and rice.

In early December, Duggar was convicted of downloading and possessing child pornography. He now faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and fines of $ 250,000 on each count. It was later reported that he had been placed in solitary confinement for “security” reasons. A source close to the prison said The sun, “Josh is isolated from the general population. He is alone in a holding cell. We do it for every sex offender. We are holding him separately for his own safety. ”

In the midst of this legal affair, TLC decided to officially cancel the Duggar Family show, Counting on. The network did not give an explicit reason behind the cancellation, but did hint at Duggar’s legal battle in its statement. Their statement read, “TLC will not produce additional seasons of Counting on. TLC believes it is important to give the Duggar family the opportunity to discuss their situation in private. “

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE DOUGH:

8 ounces / 225 grams of pretzels (about 6 cups)

¼ cup / 50 grams of granulated sugar

8 tbsp / 115 grams unsalted butter (1 stick), melted

4 ounces / 115 grams pecans or walnuts, coarsely chopped

FOR THE CARAMEL:

10 tbsp / 140 grams unsalted butter (1 1/4 stick)

â…” cup / 160 ml heavy cream

â…” cup / 145 grams packed brown sugar

¾ teaspoon of kosher salt

FOR GARNISH :

1 ¼ cup / 215 grams semisweet or sweet and sour chocolate, chopped

About 2 cups / 75 grams of pretzels, crushed

PREPERATION

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on both sides. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the pretzels and sugar and mix until you get a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and mix until evenly moistened. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press into a compact, even layer. Bake until crust is fragrant and edges are golden, about 17 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans and set aside.

Prepare the caramel: In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, cream, brown sugar and salt. Heat mixture over medium heat, stirring, until butter melts and everything is combined. Reduce heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes. Pour over pecans and prepared crust. Bake in the preheated oven until the caramel is bubbly and darkened slightly, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack.

While the caramel is cooling slightly, melt the chocolate in small bursts in a heatproof bowl in the microwave or over a pot of simmering water. Let the chocolate cool for a few minutes, then spread it evenly over the caramel. Sprinkle with crushed pretzels and let cool to room temperature. Transfer to the refrigerator to let stand for 30 to 60 minutes.

To serve, lift the bars using the parchment overhang and transfer them to a cutting board. Cut into 16 or 20 squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

A gunman shot at least three people inside a bar in northeast Philadelphia early Tuesday night.

The shooting took place around 6:21 p.m. inside Ralph’s Bleigh Street Pub, in the 7400 block of Torresdale Avenue. Police told NBC10 there had been an argument inside the bar which escalated when a man pulled out his gun and fired several shots. There were 15 people inside the bar at the time.

“We know there were patrons in the bar trying to calm the situation down,” Philadelphia Police Captain John Walker said. “At one point the man pulls out a gun and starts shooting people.”

Theresa Burger, a worker at the bar, told NBC10 that she was in the bathroom when the shots were fired.

“I just thought someone was knocking on the bar and saying, ‘Stop. Stop. “Not realizing that this noise was real gunshots,” Burger said.

A man was shot in the leg, buttocks and face. A 33-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 38-year-old man was also shot in the leg.

The three men were taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital and placed in stable condition.

Police said none of the victims were involved in the initial argument.

The shooter initially did not want to leave, but then fled, according to investigators. Police said the gunman surrendered later. They have yet to reveal his identity or the specific charges against him.

Burger told NBC10 that she is used to dealing with situations with messy customers, but nothing quite like what happened on Tuesday.

“Spirits are heating up, but nothing like it, I’ve never had to experience it,” she said.

The shooting was one of four that took place in Philadelphia on Tuesday, leaving two dead and five others injured.

A man was in the 1800 block of East Lippincott Street at around 7 p.m. when he was shot in the face. He was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Shortly before 8 p.m., two people were in the 1200 block of West Venango Street when they were both shot by a gunman. The victims were transported to hospital where they are in critical condition.

Finally, shortly after 8 p.m., a man was shot several times in the head in the 2900 block of Frankford Avenue. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made and police have not released any description of suspects in any of the shootings.

As of Monday night, there had been 521 homicides in Philadelphia this year, the highest on record.

Figures from the City Comptroller’s Office show the shootings accounted for at least 454 of this year’s murders in Philadelphia. These figures also show that more than 1,700 people suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf last week rejected calls to issue emergency gun violence declarations, arguing that such a declaration was unnecessary given of their continued efforts to stem the bloodshed.

There are additional resources for individuals or communities who have experienced gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.

December 6, 2021

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In times of trouble, you find yourself looking for a sign.

But you probably weren’t expecting these signs.

“3 things that never lie: little children. Drunk people. Yoga pants. “

“I do crunches twice a day now. Captain in the AM. Nestled in the PM.

“Funny how absurd 8 cups of H2O a day is, but 8 beers in 2 hours fall like a fat kid on a swing.”

“Dear Michigan footballer, be sure to wish Ohio State a Happy Father’s Day.”

It’s the joy to head west on North Street near Mercy Health-St. Rita’s, when you take a look at the Mulligans Bar, 702 W. North St., Lima. They are so unexpected.

These are the work of Nick Lepley, the “sign guy” at Mulligans. The east side of the panel shares the bands playing or specials this weekend, and the other offers a chuckle.

“For me, it was kind of fair when the whole pandemic started, just a way to make people smile,” Lepley said. “Keep them positive with all the negative going around. ”

Sometimes that means people have to go there multiple times, said Christine Franklin, owner of Mulligans.

“They’re driving around here on purpose to see the sign,” she said. “Like literally, people say they had to walk around the block to know they had read it correctly, or that they wanted to get caught on the red light so they could take a picture of it. “

There is a lot of interaction from fans on their Facebook page, facebook.com/mulligansb. They will also receive phone calls at the bar.

Franklin recalled a conversation after it was on the panel: “I changed all of my passwords for Kenny. I have all the Kenny Loggins.

“I asked a gentleman to call me and he said, ‘You shouldn’t put your password on the panel.’ I’m like ‘What?’ Franklin recalls. “He said to me, ‘This puts you in the’ Danger Zone ‘. I was breaking down. It’s so funny. It’s hilarious.”

There are limits to the 15 comedy words they can fit on the board. It’s even less than what you get on Twitter.

Lepley said they were trying to keep him PG-13 and avoid hot topics like politics. When he has an idea, he texts it to Franklin to get clearance before placing the letters on the bar tables, putting a ladder outside, and updating the sign.

He really liked to put “free beer tomorrow” once on the sign. Every time someone walked into the bar to collect that free beer, they would repeat what the sign said, that there would be free beer tomorrow.

Sometimes they’re more autobiographical, like when Lepley wrote “Divorce is expensive but so worth it” on the sign shortly after his own breakup.

The jokes about the signs started with humble beginnings. When the bar moved into the former China Gate space, there were only the letters of the word “now closed”. Over time, they bought milk crates full of letters. Sometimes Lepley still has to get creative. He will combine L’s and put them upside down to make T’s, for example.

This is often a collaborative process, with people at the bar sharing funny ideas or sayings that they’ve seen online at places like El Arroyo, a restaurant in Austin, TX famous for its creative signs. . Then it’s up to Lepley to figure out how to share it using the limited space he has on the panel.

“There isn’t a lot of space, so most of them are paraphrased,” Lepley said. “Then I also have to figure out, OK, if I have to take some of these words back, how can I be funny?” … I would honestly say that 30% of them probably got out of my brain.

They are a gift to the community, and we should all be grateful for them.

“We could use that side for advertising promotions – this, that or the other,” Franklin said. “It gives more. Much more.”

A funny message greets people heading west on North Street in Lima from the sign for Mulligans Bar.

Christine Franklin, left, and Nick Lepley work together to put a fun message on the sign outside the Mulligans Bar in Lima.

Nick Lepley, the “sign guy” for the Mulligans bar in Lima, spreads the letters out on a table each week to share funny messages on the board outside the bar.

David Trinko is editor-in-chief of The Lima News. Contact him at 567-242-0467, by email at [email protected] or on Twitter @Lima_Trinko.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (BRPROUD) – Qui Dats in Baton Rouge says a Saintsgiving is the best way to end the vacation.

Saints fans flocked to Mid City Beer Garden on Government Street after their Thanksgiving meal.

“All the best Drew, you’re the reason I’m a Saints fan,” one fan said.

“We had family at home today. There was really good food. Lots of turkey, sweet potato casserole. Now we are here to support our Saints and here with family and friends, ”said Saints fan Riley Womack.

Mid City Beer Garden manager Micheal Shmizer said the excitement at the bar is finally back after a tough year with covid-19 restrictions.

“Last year, yes, it was in full covid. I think that was the peak, that there was a drop in business and it was difficult to attract people. Now that we are fully open, we have seen a significant increase in business, ”he said.

Shmizer says business is booming thanks to the football season.

” So funny. We have a good crowd for the Saints games. Turbulent people, they come in and sing the song, ”he said.

Mid City Beer Garden expects to have more events like Saintsgiving now that they are back to normal.

NEW YORK (CBSNew York) – Several Queens residents turned anger into action, securing the temporary suspension of the liquor license of a bar they described as “problematic” and “dangerous”.

Last week two people were shot there, including the owner.

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This may be the last call for Kloud Tequila Grill. Workers closed the Auburndale bar on Saturday with no sign of reopening anytime soon.

As CBS2’s John Dias reports, the neighbors have something to do with it. For months, they have been asking the state liquor board to suspend the bar’s liquor license. Thursday, yes, but only temporarily.

“Enough is enough. This establishment has no place in this neighborhood,” said MP Edward Braunstein on Saturday.

Braunstein and others want the authority to go even further, calling for the bar’s license to be permanently revoked.

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“We’re way over time for conversations and baby steps,” Braunstein said.

The bar has 16 open violations. The fees include excessive noise and one for availing their license. It operates under Silk Hookah Lounge LLC.

“This owner, this bar has been unfriendly and unfriendly in the worst possible way. And what did we get? We had access to garbage on this block. We’ve had people peeing, ”Senator John Liu said.

The most recent incident, however – a double shootout outside the bar last weekend – has strained the community the most.

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“We are afraid for our children. You are afraid for anyone at night, ”said neighbor Jimmy Papageorgiou.

Bar owner Sal Khan says he was caught in the crossfire and suffered a scraped head.

While he was on the mend, he told Dias over the phone that he now wanted to turn his business into something new, promising it would be safe.

“Most likely, it will be a unlicensed, alcohol-free restaurant,” Khan said. “Maybe like a hamburger-type joint or a fast food restaurant.”

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But neighbors and local leaders don’t trust the owner and want him to go away altogether.

“His promises, they don’t work anymore,” said one woman

Police said they were still investigating the shooting, but arrested a 19-year-old and charged him with criminal trespassing.

They believe he committed the crime because he was kicked out of the bar while a private party was taking place. A firearm was recovered from the scene.

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Both victims of the shooting are expected to make a full recovery.

In the aftermath of the big elections in Virginia and New Jersey, experts say a red wave could replace a blue wave. But one thing’s for sure: American kids are riding a wave of sugar as they finish off the last Halloween candy.

Which begs an interesting question: Are you familiar with the stories behind the names of America’s beloved candy bars?

We start with the Kit Kat bar. One day in the 1930s, a worker at a large confectionery factory in York, England slipped a recommendation into a suggestion box for a small candy bar that a worker could easily carry in their lunch box. The British quickly fell in love with the crunchy taste when Rowntree’s Chocolate Crisp debuted in 1935. But they were less enthusiastic about its goofy name.

Stepping into English history, when a mutton pie called Kit Kat was served at meetings of the Kit-Cat political club in London in the 18th century, the name was resurrected. The new title played just as well when it was introduced on this side of the Atlantic after WWII.

Think the gooey goodness of Milky War candy bar was inspired by our galaxy? Think again.

When Mars Candy rolled it out in the early 1920s, it borrowed the name from a milkshake that was popular at the time. Americans weren’t afraid of this bit of plagiarism because when the Milky Way became national in 1925, it racked up $ 800,000 in sales, or roughly $ 12.5 million today. Not bad when you consider that they were selling nickel each.

Speaking of Mars, who hasn’t at one time or another fallen for the nougat on peanuts on caramel on the milk chocolate feel of a Snickers bar? A logical guess would be that its name came from sneers that followed a funny idea. But no. Snickers was actually named for the favorite horse of the Mars family!

Then there is the very popular 3 Mousquetaires Bar. What does Alexander Dumas’ 1844 novel about 17th century adventurers have to do with a chewy whipped mousse covered in milk chocolate?

When it debuted in 1932, it was different from the candy bar we know today. The original version had three sections: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Three tastes led to 3 musketeers. Rationing during WWII forced Mars to ditch the vanilla and strawberry chunks. Americans seemed happy to settle for the chocolate part, as it remained popular after wartime restrictions ended.

What about M&M? Americans were devouring pill-sized candy long before rapper Marshall Mathers appropriated his popularity by calling himself Eminem. The concept was taken from the candies eaten by soldiers during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. A hard coating prevented the chocolate from melting in hot climates.

When M & Ms debuted exactly 80 years ago in September, its name was taken from confectionery royalty. It was created using the first letter of the surname of Forrest Mars, son of legendary Mars Candy founder Frank Mars and Hershey Chocolate president William FR Murrie, who owned 20% of the proceeds.

Which brings us to the mother of all candy names.

When the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago introduced their Kandy Kake peanut, caramel and chocolate combination in 1920, it experienced what the makers of Kit Kat encountered. People loved the taste but hated the name. In 1921 he became Baby Ruth. It just so happened that a New York Yankee by the name of George Herman Ruth was scoring home runs to become a baseball superstar. So Baby Ruth was named in honor of Babe Ruth, right?

Oh no, Curtiss said with a straight face. The new name was actually a tribute to President Grover Cleveland’s daughter. Born in the White House in 1891, she was nicknamed “Baby Ruth”. The Americans of the time were captivated by the child, following his first words, his first steps, etc.

But believing Americans were motivated to shell out a dime for a candy bar named after a girl born 30 years earlier (and who sadly died of diphtheria at the age of 12) has stretched credulity. A more likely explanation is that Cleveland’s “Baby Ruth” claim was a cover story that prevented Curtiss from paying royalties to the Sultan of Swat.

By the way, Baby Ruth’s ancestor himself changed his name. Otto Schnering originally sold sweets under his last name for years. Until World War I, when having a Germanic last name was suddenly bad for business. So he adopted his mother’s maiden name, and it was now the Curtiss Candy Company.

What’s in a name, Shakespeare asked? When candy is involved, a lot!

The sacred cow! The story is written by novelist, former television journalist and history buff, J. Mark Powell. Do you have a historical mystery to solve? A forgotten moment to remember? Please send it to [email protected]

PORTAGE PARK – Three longtime friends and bartenders are opening a plant-themed bar this month in Portage Park.

Moonflower, 4359 N. Milwaukee Ave., replaces Hops and Barley, a sports bar that closed in October. Business partners Zach Rivera, Marvin Boeving and Christina Chae hope to open by the end of November.

The trio said Moonflower will be an affordable place that they hope will attract younger customers and offer something different from the many sports bars on the Northwest Side.

“We love the idea of ​​bringing a concept to a neighborhood that doesn’t exist yet, and filling a void there and being able to build and grow with the neighborhood,” Rivera said.

Moonflower will serve cocktails, draft beers, and comfort food to share, like Bolognese fries, country ham fritters, grilled cheeses, melting patties, leek potato soup and salads. The drink menu will include classic cocktails, like Manhattans and Negronis, and quirky cocktails, like a gin and lime infused with coconut and rice.

Customers can also expect cocktails that reflect the team’s cultural backgrounds, such as Korean pop and a German version of an Old Fashioned.

“We try to be unique, but also representative of our origins,” said Rivera.

Moonflower will also feature many greens, earth tones, and plants throughout the space. The team will work with a local artist to decorate the space and hope to work with local stores to obtain houseplants.

“The goal for us is to partner with as many businesses, individuals and people in the community to keep things as close to our surroundings as possible,” Rivera said. “We’ll also look to partner with a local school or charity whenever we do fundraisers and things like this. “

Moonflower is also planning a underground underground bar called Nightshade with different plants, dim lighting and its own menu of music and drinks. It should open a month after Moonflower debuts, Rivera said.

It’s “kind of like a date versus upstairs, which is just the place where friends and family can meet and hang out,” Rivera said.

Rivera and Marvin worked at Hogsalt Hospitality, the group behind restaurants like Au Cheval and Bavette’s. Rivera is also the Director of Beverages at 16 on Center Restaurant Group. Chae works at Celeste, a bar, restaurant and club in River North.

The three have worked together before and have remained friends. After recognizing their mutual values ​​of hospitality and service, they discussed starting a business together.

Now Rivera has said he and his friends are eagerly awaiting to see how Portage Park reacts to the bar.

“We’re really just regular people all three of us – not with a ton of money,” Rivera said. “Over the years we’ve just scratched off whatever we can put together, and we’re lucky to be able to open this business just the three of us without any outside investors or anything like that. ”

Check Moonflower’s social media pages for opening dates and more information.

“Our three faces will be here pretty much every day. And so we’re really excited to be able to do it as a home-made effort, ”said Rivera.

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This year, Apple made some significant changes to Safari with iOS 15, which has been redesigned with a new unified address bar at the bottom of the screen. While this change has upset a number of iOS users, Samsung is now following Apple with a new option to move its mobile web browser’s address bar down, just like Safari.

The new layout has been added with an update to the Samsung Internet Beta App, which is now available for the company’s Android smartphones.

Going into the layout and menu settings in browser preferences, there is now an “Address bar position” option. There, users can choose between the classic web browser layout and the new one with the unified address bar at the bottom of the screen.

With the “Down” option turned on, the Samsung internet app looks a lot like Safari in iOS 15. The address bar appears above the navigation controls and buttons for tab management, sharing and viewing. ‘other application settings.

It should be noted that Apple was not the first company to try a similar layout for a mobile web browser, as other companies such as Google tried a few years ago. However, Samsung seems to have decided to change the layout of its web browser soon after Apple did.

After several complaints, Apple let users revert to the old Safari design in iOS 15, although the new layout is still enabled by default. The company also released updates to the iPadOS and macOS versions of Safari that roll back the controversial design changes.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – A 22-year-old Virginia Beach man and Navy sailor will serve 10 years behind bars after being charged with breaking and entering the home of another sailor.

According to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Jacarie Harry Wynn has been charged with three counts of robbery, armed robbery and use of a firearm in an August 2020 incident He was sentenced to 53 years in prison, including 43 years suspended.

Court documents indicate that the victim, who knew Wynn from serving in the Navy together, agreed to purchase marijuana from Wynn on August 15, 2020. Seven people were in the victim’s apartment when he and Wynn visited agreed to meet there to complete the transaction.

When Wynn and another person arrived at the victim’s apartment, the victim attempted to pay for the marijuana with Apple Pay, then returned to the apartment. Wynn then told the victim that the deal had failed, and when the victim returned outside, Wynn and his co-conspirator fired a handgun at the victim.

The victim, Wynn, and his co-conspirator returned to the apartment, where Wynn allegedly hit the victim with a pistol on the back of the head before firing his gun at the other people in the room and to take four cell phones and a wallet from them. Wynn also attempted to transfer money from the victim’s stolen phone to his own account.

The victim and her friends called the police and, after an investigation, the police identified Wynn as a potential suspect.

Wynn was found in a Norfolk apartment 10 days after the incident. He was arrested after jumping from a second floor balcony and trying to escape from the scene.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) – One of the owners of The Daily Growler is opening a new bar.

John W. Blakely, who owns the three-unit beer bar with his parents, is on his own with The Daily Bar, which will open on November 5 at 883 N. 4^e St. in the Italian village.

“It’s a place that invites you to linger,” said Blakely. “More funky. More madness, more my personal aesthetic.

The bar takes up a 2,000 square foot freestanding building tucked away in the middle of all new construction on 4^e Street. The building was built in 1900 and is the oldest of its type in the Italian village.

Blakely said he ogled this space as early as 2017 when they were preparing the Brewery District / German Village bar. The time was not right then given this project, but it is now.

One of the perks of the wait was the influx of other dining establishments that made their way to Italian Village.

Blakely said he was excited to join this bustling part of the neighborhood. His only regret is that he was unable to open in time to take advantage of the space patio during the summer.

The Daily Bar isn’t giving up on beer – there will be 40 beer, cider, and seltzer choices on tap – but the new space will be more of a traditional bar than The Daily Growler locations, which make for a solid beer business. to take away.

“We actually do more sales on-site than outside (at the Daily Growler), but it’s more of a take-out business,” he said. “I mean, Growler is right there in the name.”

While The Daily Growler started with beer and has gradually added wine and cocktails, The Daily Bar will have a full cocktail list and wine offering from the jump.

Blakely’s personal tastes will also be on the menu. The bar will offer a wide selection of Ports, one of his favorites which he says is under-represented in town. It will also have a soda water faucet – regular soda water, not a flavor – which will be used for the bar’s spritz menu.

“Simple drinks,” he said. “One or two ingredients.”

The decor is vintage with wallpaper, colorful tiles, and pews. Unlike the Daily Growler’s electronic menu boards, the Daily Bar will have old-fashioned paper menus (although there is a QR code for those who want the menu on their phone).

The Daily Bar will be managed by Ryan Williams, former House Beer and Platform Beer Co.

The opening event on November 5 will feature the Biscuit Boss and Sweet T’s Southern Style food trucks.

The building has a dedicated car park at the back of the building and a common car park for its 4^e Entrance street.

For more business news, visit ColumbusBusinessFirst.com.

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• Judges Asike Makhandia, Jamila Mohammed and Dr Imaana Laibuta, it was only right to preserve the properties and prevent the EACC from selling them pending the decision of the appeal.
• Mr. Patrick Ochieno Abachi said that among the properties to be seized by the EACC was the family home in Kitengela and others, which he acquired well before the alleged period.

Court of Appeal banned anti-corruption agency from auctioning multi-million shillings worth property belonging to former National Treasury chief accountant suspected of having been acquired with the proceeds of the scandal Anglo Leasing.

Judges Asike Makhandia, Jamila Mohammed and Dr Imaana Laibuta, it was right to preserve the properties and prevent the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) from selling them pending the appeal decision.

Mr Patrick Ochieno Abachi said that among the properties to be seized by the EACC was the family home in Kitengela and others, which he had acquired long before the alleged period when the anti-transplant agency had investigated him.

“We are convinced that the applicants’ fears are not in vain, especially when part of the property includes a family home, which could lead to their eviction from it, as well as money held in their accounts” , said the judges.

Judge Mumbi Ngugi had ruled in November last year that the properties belonging to Mr. Abachi, estimated at 80 million shillings when appraised in 2008, were proceeds of crime and should be confiscated for profit. of the government.

The appeals court judges noted that if sold, the move would cause hardship for Mr. Abachi and his family.

“It is also clear that if the assets are sold to third parties as planned, the substrate for the appeal will have been lost as the third parties will have been introduced, which will ideally make reversal difficult for applicants. We do not see the prejudice that the 1st absent defendant could suffer ”, declared the judges.

The properties include nine plots of land in Mavoko (Machakos) and Kitengela (Kajiado), a four bedroom house in Mavoko, four apartments at Parkview Estate South C, a house at Mugoya Estate and a property in Nyali, Mombasa.

The court also ordered the confiscation of five motor vehicles, money in three (undisclosed) accounts and 1.99 million shillings seized from his house on November 28, 2007.

Judge Ngugi (now a judge of the Court of Appeal) noted that Mr. Abachi had been given the opportunity to explain the source of the funds, as they did not correspond to his salary.

Evidence presented to the court showed that Mr. Abachi was the chief accountant of the Ministry of Agriculture and earned a gross salary of Sh 54,000. He was later transferred to the treasury.

In 2008, Mr. Abachi had acquired properties worth more than 80 million shillings, which he registered in his name, that of his wife, children and relatives as well as the companies of which he is. the majority shareholder.

The EACC said investigations revealed it was directly involved in Anglo Leasing’s transactions and authorized payments to bogus companies.

The anti-corruption body said the property was the proceeds of crime because it failed to indicate it in its asset declaration forms and that it was acquired through abuse of power as it allegedly used its position to unduly claim benefits, within five years, between 2002 and 2007.

Evidence showed that Mr. Abachi made daily deposits, amounts which amounted to Sh 70,000 in two days and a minimum of Sh 300,000 per month, but he earned a net salary of Sh 35,000.

The dive bar long known as a stopping place to catch a show at the Black Sheep is now another place to see a show.

Vultures, a restaurant, dive bar and concert hall, is slated to open this week at 2100 E. Platte Ave., formerly the site of the Angry Pirate Bar and a short walk from the Black Sheep.

It’s handy for Geoff Brent, owner of The Black Sheep and co-owner of Vultures. He teams up with Mike and Aspen Nipp, the husband and wife team who are used to building beloved dive bars. They co-founded The Burrowing Owl, the vegan restaurant and bar on Eighth Street.

“(We do this) because we believe in our neighborhood,” Brent said. “And we wanted to provide people with a great place to party before and after the show, as well as get closer to a quality dining option.”

The three owners are familiar faces of the Colorado Springs scene and have been friends for over 20 years. For most of that time, Brent and Mike Nipp performed together in various groups.

Now they are joining forces to launch the new concert hall in Colorado Springs. Brent describes Vultures as an intimate space with a gentle environment. It has a small stage and a capacity of 150 people, much less than the neighboring room with 450 seats.

For The Black Sheep’s little sister, Brent wanted a place to host emerging bands to ‘give them roots in the city’ with the goal of growing up enough to play in a bigger venue, aka The Black Sheep, at the ‘to come up.

Brent, who also hosts shows for venues in Denver, sees this as a way to strengthen “the pipeline” between Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs. Its goal is to make it a routine for bands based elsewhere in the state to build a fan base here.

Unlike The Black Sheep, with a busy schedule of over 20 shows per month, Vultures won’t be the perfect place to see live music on any given night. Brent said they will focus on quality over quantity.

“If a band is playing there, at least one person on our team is really excited about it. It’s an opportunity that you don’t necessarily get in a suitable place like The Black Sheep where it’s kind of a catch-all, ”he said. “I want him to feel organized.”

Don’t expect typical food from the dive bar either. The menu will initially include charcuterie boards, panini sandwiches, salads and soups, as well as vegan options. The drink menu will be a mix of inexpensive beers, wines and fine cocktails.

Even when there is no show, the vultures will feel like a music-themed hangout with walls covered with flyers or posters from past shows in Colorado Springs.

Previously, the Angry Pirate Bar billed itself as a “concert pre-match headquarters” for spectators and musicians. One wall was covered with autographs of bands playing The Black Sheep.

As Vultures, the bar next door will have its time in the spotlight. The venue’s first show is scheduled for Saturday and will feature Laney Lou and Bird Dogs, an American band based in Bozeman, Mt.

We all have our favorite sports bars, the place where you can meet friends and watch your favorite sports team while enjoying chicken wings, burgers and your favorite drink.

Of course, there are the big national and statewide chains such as Duffy’s, Beef O’Brady’s, and Hooters which are extremely popular with sports fans. They probably would make this list – but we wanted to stick to real local places that can double as a neighborhood bar.

Even places like Applebee’s and Chili’s still have sports on their TVs and certainly serve sports bar food, but really aren’t sports bars.

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We also didn’t include NBA icon Michael Jordan’s restaurant 1000 North in Jupiter, as it’s not a sports bar. Anyone who orders nachos and Bud Lite will be escorted to the door.

Ditto for the three restaurants that make up Charlie & Joe’s in Love Street, the Joe being Joe Namath of Super Bowl III fame who has lived in Jupiter / Tequesta for 30 years.

We wanted to focus on Palm Beach County and will likely expand this list to include sports bars in South Florida – and across the state – in the near future.

Most importantly, we value feedback from all of you on your special sports bar, no matter where you live. Or accuse us of not including it and mentioning some of those on this list. Hey, if you live at Duffy’s and love him, tell us we’ve crossed this list and why.

That said, here’s our top 10 list (in no special order) from hours of in-depth research at various sports bars in Palm Beach County. Hey, it’s a dirty job but someone had to do it:

The woods, Jupiter

Whether you think this is a sports bar or not – and even if you will never be able to afford a meal here – this place makes the list. Quoting the establishment’s website: “After years of dining on the road, he decided to bring his vision of an elevated sports bar to life at his home in Jupiter.”

The him, of course, is Tiger Woods, who lives down the street on Jupiter Island.

Obviously, the attraction here is as much the hope that Woods or some other professional sports celebrity will be right where you dine as the food itself.

Address: 129, avenue Soundings, Jupiter

Boston on the Beach, Delray Beach

When Boston teams are successful, so are the bars that cater to Boston teams. This means that Boston’s on the Beach has been very popular over the past 20 years. If you want to watch a big game involving the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins – and there have been a lot of them over the past two decades – Boston is the place to be.

Address: 40 South Ocean Boulevard, Delray Beach

Snuggery, Palm Beach Gardens

It’s a Steeler and West Virginia bar, but fans from all teams show up for the games. Bit pricey but the food still gets good reviews.

Address: 2556, boul. PGA. Palm Beach Gardens.

Carolina Ale House, Boynton Beach

Great menu. Drinks always deliver. Killer TV layout inside the restaurant or in the covered patio, so you can watch any game you want to watch and have an amazing view of the action. Bring your appetite (plus a few friends) and try the Carolina Queso loaded Nachos. Huge and tasty.

Address: 365 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach

Hijinks Sports Grill, Boca Raton

Good food. Good drinks. Good atmosphere. Be sure to try the Habanero Ranch & Honey Mustard Sriracha BBQ Baked Wings. High-end casual. Sit at the bar, on a high table or on a table. Or even book a VIP table on weekends or for a big UFC fight.

131, boul. South East Mizner, Boca Raton

McKenna’s Place, Palm Springs

Has by far the best wings any of our writers have ever had in South Florida. It’s also a great place to watch college football games when places like Buffalo Wild Wings or Duffy’s are too crowded. This place should be more popular than it is. Great food and a fun environment. The burgers are always good, but go for the Baja Shrimp Burrito and you won’t be disappointed. Exceptional promotions and best service.

Address: 4068 Forest Hill Blvd., Palm Springs

Stadium Grill, Jupiter

Located right across from Roger Dean Stadium, it’s a hot spot during spring training when the Marlins and Cardinals train and play. There are a ton of TVs inside and out. The food is great and they tend to give you a lot of it. Definitely more of a family environment compared to some of the bars which cater more to younger crowds.

Address: 1203 Town Center Drive, Jupiter

Kirby Sports Grid, Juno Beach

The best reviews for this place always praise the crab cakes. In fact, they’re having a 16th birthday special where Wednesday is $ 16 crab cake day.

And they always have entertaining commercials on the local radio station.

Address: 841 Donald Ross Road, Juno Beach

Brogues Down Under, Lake Worth

An Irish bar with an Australian touch. Forget the wings and the fries; this place has class. Brogues Down Under is owned by Tania, Emily and Rod Regan, who say, “Our kitchen features longtime Executive Chef Joseph Angelucci, 2010 People’s Choice Award winner, former chef of Secrets Piano Bar & Grill at the Windsor Gardens Hotel, as well as South Shores Tavern & Patio Bar. ”

Address: 621 Lake Ave, Lake Worth.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Fire Department warns of the dangers of anti-theft bars and house fires after a grandfather was killed in a house fire in northeastern ‘OKAY.

At around 2:40 p.m. Monday afternoon, a fire broke out in a house near Northeast 23rd and Lottie. Neighbors said they could see smoke and fire coming from the house.

Neighbors and friends said they had taken action to break locks on anti-theft bars so the 67-year-old could escape the flames. Family members told KFOR the man’s name was Lynn Whitaker. He was the father of three daughters and had several grandchildren.

“People would stop to try to get him out. I just couldn’t, ”said fellow neighbor and 25-year-old good friend Edwin Moreland. “I was using that ax to try to break the windows on this side and try to hit the lock on the bar. It just wouldn’t work.

Oklahoma City firefighters showed News 4 what it takes to break locks on Tuesday. They said they used special tools and force in seconds, which civilians and Whitaker’s friends just couldn’t do.

“This is our weak point that we are going to attack so that we can come in that direction to open it up,” said Sgt. Chris George pointing at a pair of simulation anti-theft bars at the fire department training ground. “They are still dangerous, but we have the breathing apparatus to be able to work through the smoke.”

“Those same bars could be the difference between life and death,” said Battalion Commander Benny Fulkerson. “The last thing you want to do when you’re trying to get out quick, when seconds really count, you don’t want to be looking for a key. “

On Tuesday, Moreland said he was making changes to the anti-theft bars on his own windows and doors.

“I’m actually going to be buying new locks and putting them on all of my anti-theft bars this week so I know where the key is,” Moreland said. “This taught me a valuable lesson: ‘Okay, I need to know where the keys are.’ “

Others change when they lock the bars.

“We always keep the key to the door at the front door,” Harris said. “During the day, I will leave it open and then at night, when we are about to go to sleep around 10 or 11 o’clock, then lock it. Because I know I don’t want anyone to come into the house when I’m trying to sleep.

Fire officials said the victim did not have working smoke detectors in his home.

Moreland said he is now going door to door to make sure his elderly neighbors all have working smoke detectors.

“He will not lose his life in the vein,” he said. “This is one of the activities on my to-do list that I want to do, make sure all my neighbors have working smoke detectors. “

The Oklahoma City Fire Department installs smoke detectors free of charge if you call (405) 316-BEEP (2337).

I like a good cookie. But you know what’s even better? When said cookie comes in the form of a bar and takes half the time and effort, no difficulty transferring hot cookies to a cooling rack, no messy portioning of subsequent batches, no devastating Pangea cookie. It’s a unique and hassle-free crowd pleaser; the reliable and low-maintenance alternative to its more demanding, autonomous and unique counterparts.

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A team player at heart, the cookie bar does not allow latecomers, runt-offs or duds. At the end of the day, each bar is as good as its lot. Plus, bar cookies are fun to bite into – they’re soft and gooey and sometimes surprise us with a nice crunch or a hidden layer. They are dense and easy to eat, as well as easy to share. Plus, everyone has a favorite: the midpoints, the two-edged wedge, the one-edged side. So I urge you: on your next pastry bender, think about the bar. Here are 17 recipes to get you started.

1. Magic cookie bars

The five-layer bars are a dream. No they are Magic. Layers of sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, nuts and grated coconut are a nostalgic combination that I will never get tired of.

2. Sugar cookie bars

Kelly, why would I be making cookie bars when I could just make sugar cookies cut into seasonal shapes for Halloween or Christmas? Let’s ask recipe developer Grant Melton. “Regular sugar cookies are easy enough to bake, but this version is even simpler. No cooling, rolling or cutting, ”he says. A simpler version but just as delicious? Enough for me!

3. Malted Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bars

Malted milk powder and two kinds of chocolate (cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate) make this cookie bar taste like an old-fashioned chocolate bar, in the best possible way.

4. Cranberry cookie bars

If you’re fed up with pies in the fall and winter, turn to these festive, seasonal bars instead. They only ask for six ingredients, including some leftover cranberry sauce, which makes for a gentle use of leftover Thanksgiving.

5. Coconut Dream Bars

Two kinds of coconut – coconut flakes and sweet grated coconut – are folded into a vanilla custard. The mixture is poured on a layer of precooked shortbread dough then the whole is again cooked until the filling is set.

6. Nanaimo Bars

These classic Canadian cookie bars consist of three distinct and delicious layers: a chocolate and coconut graham cracker crust, a creamy cream filling, and a layer of chocolate ganache on top.

7. Chocolate and tahini shortbread bars

These festive shortbread cookies combine tahini, dark chocolate, and crumbled marbled halva for a buttery, crumbly bar recipe maker Melissa Clark loves to serve on Chanukah.

8. Chocolate Caramel Nut Bars

An old-fashioned treat, Pecan Turtle Bars, are deliciously added with the help of a chocolate crumble filling.

9. Cinnamon and rye shortbread

“My version of the traditional Scottish shortbread is pretty much the perfect cookie,” writes recipe developer EmilyC. “They’re rich, buttery, sweet and savory, and deliciously crumbly. The malty sweetness and warm spices of rye and cinnamon greatly increase their charm.

10. Biscuit Butter Blondies

Cookie butter is so good, especially by the spoonful. But it’s one of those ingredients that can be hard to know what to do with. The solution? Cookie butter cookie bars. The spicy butter, white and dark chocolate chips, and blondie base are a combination I can’t live without.

11. Cream shortbread bars with Boozy Meringue filling

“Topped with fluffy Italian meringue, flavored with port and generously sprinkled with cinnamon, limeña suspiro is a rich pudding that tastes like the offspring of dulce de leche and custard,” writes recipe developer Carlos C. Olaechea. The cream is placed on a simple shortbread crust for a bite of decadent butter.

12. Cookies and cream bars

It’s not exactly a cookie bar. In fact, it’s not a cookie bar at all. It’s white chocolate bark with crushed Oreo cookies, but it’s as smooth as it gets iteration that everyone will love.

13. Lemon bars

There’s more lemon flavor than ever – 2 teaspoons of grated zest and ½ cup of fresh lemon juice – in these tangy bars with a pure sunshine taste.

14. Pecan pie bars

OK technically they might be pie bars rather than cookie bars, but potatoes, poh-tah-to. A classic pecan and fondant pie filling is spread over a brown sugar shortbread for the perfect fall bite.

15. No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars with Oreo Crust

Five ingredients, no bake and make ahead, these Emma Laperruque chocolate-peanut butter bars are simply perfect.

16. Brown Butter Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese and Brown Sugar Frosting

Even if you’re not a fan of some of the spicy and sugary pumpkin treats in grocery stores, you’ll love these spicy nutty pumpkin bars that are closer to cake than cookies (but I don’t hear anyone complaining. ).

17. Blondie Carrot-Halwa Bars (Blondies Carrot Cake)

For those not quite cookie bars, the carrot cake marries blondie bars, then they go on their honeymoon to India and take on the flavors of fresh cardamom seeds.

Are you a team cookie bar or stick to the classic rolled and cut cookies? Share your sweetest thoughts in the comments below!

CHICAGO (CBS) – Amid the ongoing standoff between City Hall and the Chicago Police Fraternal Order over the city’s vaccination mandate, a Cook County judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order barring union president John Catanzara to encourage the police to refuse to comply with city policy.

The decision came as Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the FOP escalated their dispute by going to court.

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Friday morning, the city lodged a complaint against the FOP and Catanzara, for supporting a “work stoppage or strike concerning the vaccine mandate”. State law and the FOP contract with the city prohibit officers from going on strike.

Hours later, the FOP filed its own lawsuit against the city, Lightfoot, and the Chicago Police Superintendent. David Brown, accusing them of not having negotiated properly with the union on the mandate of the vaccine.

In a hearing late Friday afternoon, city lawyers assured that a Cook County judge, who shows up for work on weekends, will be able to work and be paid, but said he ‘He could be subject to disciplinary action if he fails to comply with the obligation to report their immunization status by the Friday night deadline.

After lengthy arguments, the judge granted the city’s request for a temporary injunction barring Catanzara from making public comments that encourage FOP members to challenge the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate until the end of the day. next city trial hearing on October 25.

Shortly after the ruling, Catanzara posted a video online, almost testing the judge’s line, telling FOP members “I won’t be able to talk about politics anymore” and urging them to “do what’s in their heart. and their spirit ”.

At the end of his video, he held up a campaign sign saying “” John Catanzara for mayor 2023 “as he proclaimed” enough is enough “.

CBS 2 legal analyst Irv Miller said a judge will examine the practical effect of what will happen if a large number of officers are not working due to the vaccine mandate dispute.

“Would this create irreparable harm to the city of Chicago? And knowing what’s going on in the city of Chicago these days, I can’t imagine Chicago would say no, it isn’t, ”he said.

Lightfoot didn’t mince words when he spoke about the city’s decision to sue the FOP, exposing Catanzara and her past, while maintaining his ground on the city’s vaccination mandate.

The mayor said Catanzara will ruin the careers of officers who choose to follow his example.

But with lawsuits brought by both the city and the police union, the fate of the city’s vaccination mandate is now in the hands of a Cook County judge.

“Follow directions, follow the chain of command, and the chain of command has been very, very clear. To get vaccinated. Register for the portal. If the test option is what you choose, you have it available to you until the end of the year, ”said Lightfoot.

The mayor was firm and clear in his message to CPD agents on Friday, amid a persistent stalemate between his office and the FOP, especially Catanzara.

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“He tells them, ‘ignore your supervisors, because I say so,’” said Lightfoot.

For days, Catanzara very publicly demanded that officers ignore the city’s warrant, fill out an exemption form, and report to work for failing to meet the city’s requirement to get vaccinated or to report to work. ‘opt for weekly tests.

“This notion that individual agents become insubordinate, as they wish, and choose and choose?” We don’t have that. And if that’s the police department they want to be in, they should go to another police department, because that’s not going to happen in the city of Chicago, “Lightfoot said.

This is the sentiment behind the city’s lawsuit against the FOP and Catanzara, saying its repeated calls for officers to ignore the warrant and risk being placed without pay constitute an illegal strike.

“His directive to violate the city’s vaccination policy, if followed by its members, would result in an illegal and dangerous work stoppage that would endanger the whole city as well as its own members,” says the city’s lawsuit.

However, Catanzara has repeatedly stated that he is not calling for a strike or other work stoppage.

“The union has never called for a strike or union action. We told our agents to keep working. It was the city that threatened to lock our agents out for not complying with an inappropriate directive, ”Catanzara said in a video posted to social media on Friday.

Catanzara said he was speaking on behalf of thousands of officers, who he said will not be on the streets, choosing instead to enter unpaid status.

But now it’s up to a judge to decide, with the FOP filing its own complaint in the FOP tribunal, seeking to dismiss the city’s complaint, and forcing the city to enter into arbitration over the vaccine mandate. , claiming the city is illegally trying to impose new employment conditions without collective bargaining.

A verified complaint for a declaratory and injunctive measure was filed by @ FOP7Chicago in the Chancellery Division of the Cook County Circuit Court.

Please click on this link below to view the full 33 page document ⬇️: https://t.co/67yd72Ql54 pic.twitter.com/qfByd3uE5F

– Fraternal Order of Police – Chicago Lodge # 7 (@ FOP7Chicago) October 15, 2021

The gaze between the mayor and the FOP is fueling concerns that the safety of Chicagoans may be in jeopardy.

At 11:59 p.m. on Friday, all city employees, including CPD officers, must enter their immunization status on an online portal. If they are not vaccinated, they must agree to be vaccinated twice a week until Dec.31, the deadline for all city workers to be fully vaccinated.

All city employees who do not provide their immunization status by the Friday night deadline could be placed on “unpaid” status.

Lightfoot said she is not worried about officers showing up for work, but adds that there is a back-up plan that she is keeping a secret.

“We expect members to show up, and unless they are told to go home, they are to report to work. Now if they don’t show up that’s a whole different problem, ”she said Thursday.

Chicago’s First Deputy Superintendent of Police. Eric Carter said the officers had to meet the deadline and if they didn’t they could face disciplinary action, including possible “separation”.

Lightfoot said all agents who have to work weekends must report for their shifts and must comply with the vaccine reporting deadline, or will move to “no pay” status. However, she said that would not happen right away, as the city will need more time to contact people who have not reported their immunization status and confirm that they are not following the rules.

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Meanwhile, it was revealed in court on Friday that Catanzara had been vaccinated, but he refuses to officially inform the city of his vaccination status.

Gutierrez is charged with the murder of his wife Kristy Rivera in a domestic violence dispute in May. According to documents, law enforcement responded to the house just days before she ended up in hospital.

Gutierrez told responders she fell. Hospital staff informed MPs that the injuries did not match.

“He beat her so badly that she died,” said Jordan Machin, a state attorney. “If he’s willing to do it in front of his own child, I don’t know how the court could design conditions of release that would reasonably protect, number one, his own child.”

On Thursday, the state asked Judge Cindy Leos to detain Gutierrez. According to court documents, he admitted to hitting her, pointing a gun at her and strangling her. Machin said their daughter even told MPs it was their first time fighting.

“’Mum and dad are fighting with their bodies’ and that scares her,” Machin said.

But defense lawyer Ahmad Assed is telling a different version of events, saying Gutierrez should not be detained because he is innocent. He questioned various medical findings on the victim’s injuries.

“We are going to have a second injustice if we continue on the path to prosecute this man,” Ahmad Assed said. “This man is innocent, judge. “

Assed pointed to testimony and medical evidence that the victim had abused alcohol – which not only caused her to get injured at times, but also to have health problems.

In addition, Assed said Gutierrez was released from prison and had already complied with the conditions of his release. He also highlighted his interrogation interview with MPs to counter allegations of voluntary admission.

“I would love to make a decision in this case today,” Justice Leos said. “Believe me, it’s been happening for a long time. “

Leos said she plans to watch the six-hour interrogation interview between MPs and Gutierrez before making a decision.

These waterholes are all worth a visit – and a ride or two or three. And I should know this, because I just bought a bar in Oak Creek, the Oak Creek Tavern.

Fortunately, these favorites are all close to places you can hang your hat and rest your head after you settle down.

It’s billed as “Colorado’s Sixth Oldest Bar”, so when you drink at “Prize” you end up drinking a lot of fuss as well. It’s a homey spot for locals that also caters for cyclists, hikers, and anyone exploring this true film set of a small town just 27 miles from Telluride.

It is not uncommon to see horses moored in front of the Swing Station, a honky-tonk that offers several shows per week. If you like music, consider coming for the open mic night. Considering the bar is just ten minutes from downtown Fort Collins, it couldn’t be easier to arrange accommodation and a safe ride – so stay late enough that the vocals are sloppy.

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Who needs Deadwood when we have Victor? Rebuilt after a fire in 1899 with money from Adolph Coors, the Fortune Club is surrounded by over sixty other Victorian structures. Many, like Fortune, are old brothels. If you’re planning on going out late, book a room across the street at the boutique Black Monarch Hotel.

Filled with Polaroids from local ne’er-do-wells, there is enough lore under the classic pewter ceiling to match the abundant castings. This place was a favorite haunt of Hunter S. Thompson, and his spirit lives on in an eclectic setting that makes you forget you’re only fifteen minutes from downtown Tony Aspen.

Live music and cold beer can be found at the Little Bear Saloon

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With names carved into the bar and bras and dollar bills hanging from the ceiling, the Little Bear is exactly the kind of place you’d expect to see a legendary live performance – that’s why everything everyone, from Leon Russell to Count Basie, has played here. over the years.

You’ve probably heard of Trinidad’s economic and cultural renaissance, and the “Dad Lounge” played a big part in it. Reopened for the first time in a decade under the firm hands of Denver high-diving veterans Curt Wallach and Suzanne Magnuson, the ‘Dad is cozy, colorful and regularly features world-class musical numbers.

Almost every surface in the Bucksnort is adorned with dollar bills except for its famous Antler Taps which serve – you guessed it – Antler Ale. It’s a rite of passage for drinkers to add your cash to the Bucksnort Saloon – whether you can find space on the ceiling or on the walls. And that’s if you can find the place: it’s well hidden off the beaten track in Sphinx Park, near Pine.

With high ceilings, lots of neon lights, a huge dance floor, and the ability to cook your own meal, Lulu’s is a classic bar for drinkers. This truck stop is good for steak and mousse, and it’s the perfect excuse to take a trip to an outpost on the outskirts of Colorado’s Eastern Plains.

You have to love a bar with a beer to its name, and even more so when it comes to Gray’s Coors Tavern, the purported inventor of the famous Pueblo chili smothered Slopper – although the nearby Star Bar also makes a very good claim. . Try both. To learn more about the history of Steel City, saddle up with a schooner and Dutch lunch at Gus’ Tavern and the city’s coldest beers at Eilers Place.

One interesting thing we can do as Coloradans is drink and drink in places frequented by legendary Westerners. Butch Cassidy reportedly left his gun after a bad night at Kochevar’s house, but you should be luckier. Located at the end of the main drag in Crested Butte, this bar has plenty of pub games to keep you busy on low-key nights, though there’s always a good chance you’ll run into a block party.

Skyler McKinley is a fourth generation Coloradan and owner of the Oak Creek Tavern, a neighborhood bar in the rural heart of the Yampa Valley. A former political staffer and founding vice president of the state of Colorado, he now oversees the AAA’s regional public affairs division. He lives in Denver, but drinks – and occasionally runs a bar – in Oak Creek.

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Officer Charles Ainsworth and Cedric Jamal Kearney.

Officer Charles Ainsworth and Cedric Jamal Kearney.

A North Carolina man was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Friday for a series of crimes related to the possible shooting of a city police officer. According to the US Department of Justice, Cedric Jamal Kearney, 26, of Henderson has learned he will spend 252 months behind bars for “auto theft and aiding and abetting, gunning for a violent crime and possession of stolen firearms “.

Raleigh NBC affiliate WRAL said it all started when Kearney used his girlfriend and a dating app to lure a man into the hijacking. The TV channel said only the weapon charge was directly linked to the shooting of a Raleigh police officer Charlie ainsworth. The Justice Department’s comments, however, suggest that Kearney and his girlfriend started a multi-day crime spree on January 4, 2019 that culminated in the shooting:

Kearney and a co-accused, Sherry Marie Richmond, stole his car keys and cell phone from a Raleigh man at gunpoint. The wave of crime continued on January 9, 2019, when Kearney and other co-defendants broke into an apartment in Holly Springs, North Carolina, and stole several guns and pairs of shoes. Finally, later on the night of January 9, 2019, the Raleigh Police Department responded to a reported sighting of the stolen vehicle in the Shaub Drive and Teakwood Place area. Upon arrival, officers saw Kearney and another man attempting to get inside the stolen vehicle. The officers gave orders to the men and while one complied, Kearney shot at the officers and fled on foot.

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Sherry Marie Richmond

Sherry Marie Richmond.

Kearney hit Agent Ainsworth twice, the DOJ said. His story continued:

Ainsworth had to be rushed to WakeMed Hospital with life-threatening injuries, but ultimately survived. Body camera surveillance captured the heartbreaking incident in its entirety. Kearney was found several hours later in a neighboring owner’s shed; still in possession of the weapon used to shoot Officer Ainsworth. Kearney had previously been convicted of reckless driving outside Virginia.

Kearney agreed to plead guilty to federal charges on March 10, 2020. The case against him, however, was stayed in August 2020 because a judge determined that the accused “suffered from a mental illness or defect on making it mentally incompetent ”. and was therefore “incapable of understanding the nature and consequences of the proceedings against him and of properly assisting his defense”. To the judge’s irritation, the government dragged its feet in placing the accused in a treatment center. The plea deal was not fully accepted by the court until Oct. 7, 2021, the record says. The plea agreement document itself appears to be sealed at the time of writing. Law & Crime attempted to post the document to a forensic database, but was unable to do so.

A Raleigh Police Officer shared this photo of Officer Charles Ainsworth, which I think captures his personality better than the official DPR photo used by the media.

Officer Ainsworth is still fighting. Keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/JXhlgiO0cN

– Brian Lewis (@NewFrameInc) January 19, 2019

Durham, NC ABC, affiliated with WTVD, reported that Constable Ainsworth spent about a year recovering from the January 2019 shooting – including undergoing “numerous surgeries and grueling physical therapy” – while on business were pending against four individual defendants accused of playing a role in the officer’s injuries. Ainsworth returned from hospital in April 2019, the WTVD said. WRAL said the officer eventually returned to active duty in early 2020, but a police department tweet said he subsequently retired in March 2020.

Besides Kearney and Richmond, Antonio Dequan Fletcher and Amonie Shateas Fletcher were also arrested and charged in connection with the insanity.

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Antonio Dequan Fletcher and Amonie Shateas Fletcher

Antonio Dequan Fletcher and Amonie Shateas Fletcher.

WTVD said Constable Ainsworth was trying to stop Antonio Fletcher when Kearney, then 24, fled and started shooting Ainsworth.

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Court records indicate that the Fletcher’s and the Richmond’s also pleaded guilty to the charges against them in federal court. A separate attempted murder case against Kearney is being played out in state court, WRAL said.

Yet federal prosecutors are celebrating their own victory.

“Today was a good day for the Ainsworth family and the justice system. The court has sent a very clear message that this type of assault on law enforcement simply will not be tolerated, ”the interim US prosecutor said. G. Norman Acker III said of the federal sentence.

Read the original federal indictment below:

[Image of Ainsworth via the Raleigh Police Dept. Other images via Wake County Sheriff’s Office mugshots.]

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BENTONVILLE – Masks will be optional at schools in Bentonville starting today after a local judge ruled in favor of parents who had filed a lawsuit against the school district’s mask warrant.

Benton County Circuit Judge Xollie Duncan granted an injunction on Wednesday barring the district from enforcing its mandate, which had been in effect since the start of the school year on Aug. 16. She delivered her decision nearly a week after presiding over a hearing in the case.

Duncan discovered that the district did not have the authority to issue the mask warrant. She noted that neither Governor Asa Hutchinson nor the Secretary of Health had issued a mask policy for schools. Both have the power to issue a policy requiring masks, but the power does not lie with individual school districts, Duncan said.

Matthew Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett and Matt Sitton have been listed as plaintiffs in an August 18 lawsuit against the district. All three have children who attend Bentonville schools, according to court documents.

Greg Payne, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said Duncan’s decision means the district can no longer enforce the policy once the judge signs the order.

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The ruling only affected the Bentonville School District and no other district in the state with policies requiring the wearing of masks, he said.

“I am thrilled for the families,” Payne said. “It is redemption for them. The court recognizes that they have a fundamental interest in the liberty in the case.”

Payne noted that the case was not about preventing every child from wearing a mask.

“Parents can still put masks on their children, but those who do not wish to are not required to mask their children,” he said.

The lawsuit named Superintendent Debbie Jones and the seven school board members as defendants.

Payne told the judge at last week’s hearing that the district did not have a directive from Hutchinson or the Arkansas Department of Health to issue the policy.

Marshall Ney, the district attorney, said at last week’s hearing that parents have the right to send their children to a school district and the right not to send their children to a district. He said parents can use online education, but don’t have the right to dictate what happens in classrooms. He asked the judge to dismiss the injunction request.

Duncan said Wednesday that the District of Bentonville had the authority to issue a mask warrant related to athletics and physical education, but noted that the district had not imposed one for those activities.

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She also discovered that the district could not impose the mask mandate simply because the district had accepted money from the American Rescue Plan Act. Duncan said there was no federal authority for the district to implement the mandate.

The school board approved mask mandates for staff and students ages 3 and up on Aug. 11 by a 5-2 vote. The policy stated that they were required to wear masks indoors and when riding in school vehicles, with a few exceptions. The board has agreed to reassess the policy on a monthly basis.

The board decided at its September 21 meeting – again, in a 5-2 vote – to continue requiring masks for at least a month, with the stipulation that Jones can relax the rules if any reports of new known covid-19 infections occurring a 14-day period falls below 30 per 10,000 district residents. The rate is currently 30 in the district, up from more than 50 just two weeks ago, according to the district’s website.

“We are delighted to see the latest data showing that covid-19 infection rates are moving in the right direction,” said Leslee Wright, district communications director.

The current data would have led the district to decide to suspend the warrant regardless of the judge’s decision, Wright said. Masks will be “strongly encouraged” but not mandatory, she said.

The district on Thursday reported 34 active cases of covid-19 among its students and staff, representing about 0.2% of the 20,868 students and employees combined. A total of 148 students and staff were in quarantine on Wednesday.

Public debate over school mask warrants has been rampant this year and has led to legal battles in several states, including Arkansas.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled on August 6 that Law 1002, a state law banning mask warrants for public institutions, appeared to be illegal. Fox issued a preliminary injunction against him. Many school districts across the state, including Bentonville, then issued their own policies requiring masks.

The Arkansas Supreme Court last week rejected the state’s request to withdraw the injunction before a November hearing where the ultimate fate of Bill 1002 could be determined.

Payne, at last week’s hearing in Benton County, said Fox’s authority is limited to Pulaski County and his ruling does not apply to Benton County. He argued that all mask warrants outside of Pulaski County are illegal.

Hutchinson, in an emailed statement from his office, said he continued to support the authority of school districts to make decisions about the health of students and staff.

“Local school boards have the inherent power to make these decisions and the actions that have been taken are part of the reason our cases are down and we have a successful start to the school year,” Hutchinson said.

Senator Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, was the main sponsor of Act 1002. He described Duncan’s decision as a huge victory for parents’ rights in Arkansas.

“The reason I adopted the mandatory mask ban was to give parents the choice to make health care decisions that were best for their families,” he said. “Today’s decision is a step in asserting this right. I believe this case will become a model for other parents to sue their school district for their illegal actions.”

State Representative Joshua Bryant R-Rogers said he had only seen the headlines of the judge’s decision and had not had the opportunity to study it. Bryant said he wanted Duncan’s decision to have a statewide impact similar to Fox’s decision.

Bryant said he believed the ruling could help in future rulings at the state Supreme Court.

Founders Classical Academy, a charter school in Bentonville for K-12 classes, announced Wednesday that it will also make masks optional for staff and students starting today, in light of the judge’s ruling .

Some neighboring school districts, including Rogers, Fayetteville, and Fort Smith, also have some form of mask warrant.

Rogers’ mandate applies to staff and students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. Ashley Siwiec, director of communications for Rogers, said district officials are not yet sure what impact Duncan’s decision will have on them.

With the city under some form of emergency rules restricting alcohol sales for most of 2021, getting a cocktail in Tokyo has not been easy this year. But now that the recent state of emergency has been up and venues can serve alcohol until 9 p.m., drinkers – and their favorite bars – are ready to party.

Virtù, the cocktail bar on the 39th floor of the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo in Otemachi, marks the occasion with a slew of nine new cocktails on its special reopening menu. The bar has more reason to celebrate than most – Virtù’s first birthday was in September 2021, but the bar was closed due to the emergency.

Despite all his dazzling novelty, Virtù also has a strong sense of history. Entrance to the bar is through a hallway-length library lined with books on food and drink from around the world. Once inside, it’s hard to know where to look first. Floor-to-ceiling windows face east, offering spectacular views across Kanda towards the Sumida River, with the Tokyo Skytree in the background.

If the entrance is a library, the bar is an encyclopedia. The presented collections of cognac and whiskey in ornate bottles give the greatest clue to the theme. Virtù is to mix Tokyo and Paris, and the new cocktail menu does it with a delicious effect. There are five new East-meets-West creations on the reopening menu, starting at 1,898 each.

AKA The Tomato is a lighter, spicier version of a Bloody Mary, using tomato-based shochu and hot sauce for a flavorful twist. The pie The orchard is a blend of eaux-de-vie from Japan and France with grapefruit, lime juice and apricot liqueur.

For something more refreshing, the Fortunella Spritz combines Japanese kumquat liqueur, Lillet Blanc and Champagne with a sprig of rosemary as a garnish.

The two heavyweights of the new menu are The Matou and the Mendiant Whiskey. The first is a twist on the classic 18th century martinez cocktail – it’s a heady mix of Japanese Old Tom gin and French aperitifs Dubonnet Rouge and Picon. Meanwhile, Whiskey Mendiant is a rich nightcap made of sherry, benedict, chocolate bitters and Japanese single malt whiskey.

Alongside these new drinks, four special seasonal concoctions celebrate fall and Halloween (from 2,500). These limited-time cocktails include Cavalier Sans Tête (meaning the Headless Horseman in French), a tangy blend of ginger, lime, bitter, Nikka apple brandy and vodka. There are also five non-alcoholic cocktails made from different Japanese teas (from 2,530).

These new cocktails should be available until just before Christmas. But if 2021 has taught us anything, it’s this: never wait to do the things you want.

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One of the most endearing attributes of J. Cole’s career has always been its transparency. For more than a decade, rapper Carolina has amassed a legion of followers and a seat in the hip-hop pantheon because he makes listeners feel like they know him through his music and lifestyle. ordinary man. This familiarity creates a sense of kinship among his fan base, and as 19,000 people showed up at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night (October 1) for their sold-out off-season tour, it felt like a reunion of family. Beginning in Miami – with the help of special guests Drake and Future – the trek marks J. Cole’s return to the stage since his KOD tour in 2018. 21 The wild and up-and-coming rapper Morray also joins artist Dreamville with comedian and social media star Druski.

Raised in the same North Carolina hometown as Cole, Morray exploded onto the rap scene last year with his viral song “Quicksand” and instantly captivated the crowd with his infectious energy, fun wit and awesome chops. vocals (note: he Morray did not use a backtrack for any of his songs). Her set was the perfect prelude to the high-level performance the night would have in store, with 21 Savage following shortly after and performing fan-favorite songs like “10 Freaky Girls,” “X” and “Knife Talk,” all while wearing a metallic silver jumpsuit that matched the shiny dagger erected in the center of the stage. With the set of 21 over and Druski delivering a hilarious MC routine, the crowd was set and ready for the emergence of the man of the hour.

True to the basketball theme present throughout the album, Cole once again raised the curtain as we follow him from his green bedroom to the stage like a star player taking to the field as he spits his song “Punchin ‘The Clock” shrouded in darkness. Then, borrowing introductory music from the ’90s-era Chicago Bulls, a video montage of Cole’s highlights from his debut in Rwandan professional basketball was played before the curtain fell. Dressed in a Dreamville jersey in a retro New Jersey Nets colourway, J. Cole was greeted with deafening applause as he stood in front of an inclined basketball court and a giant flaming hoop that paid homage to the sleeve ‘album.

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The theme of the evening was bars. After playing “95 South,” Cole took a moment to explain how he really wanted to rap for Brooklyn audiences, especially since New York City is the birthplace of hip-hop. “I didn’t want to run away from the bars, I wanted you to hear all the bars in a place where the ns are afraid to give the bars, and I’ll tell you why,” he explained from the scene. “When you come on tour, there is a lot of pressure. The Ns want to hear the hits, and we have them too. But if it’s cool with all of you, and it’s New York City, the birthplace of bars, is it cool if I get you bars on this show? And Cole did just that, immediately stepping into “Applying Pressure” as the crowd roared and the hoop behind him burst into flames again.

As the show progressed, Cole shifted back and forth between the high powered verbiage of “The Off-Season” and his catalog staples like “Power Trip”, “Can’t Get Enough” and “Mr. Nice Watch,” all backed by a live band and stellar singers. The quality of the show reflected the energy of “The Off-Season,” his sixth studio album, with Cole delivering each line with precision and tactical efficiency. , while also creating intimate moments that were reminiscent of his dollar and a dream days. toured nearly a decade ago. There was even a special moment where the rapper performed a deep cut from his mixtape “Friday. Night Lights “,” Back To The Topic Freestyle “, a song he said only eight or nine people could know. Cole also brought in another artist from Dreamville, Bas, to perform his new single” The Jackie “and” Down Bad “from the fingerprint compilation album” Revenge of the Dreame rs 3 “.

Before performing the moving ‘Let Go My Hand’, Cole shared another moment of unvarnished honesty with those in attendance, claiming he never wanted to reach a point in his career where he wouldn’t feel at home. comfortable playing songs that mean a lot to him. “I don’t want to run away from the fear of giving all of you some shit that really comes from my heart,” he said. “I don’t want to run away from this feeling.” This sentiment was shared by thousands of people who hummed to him when his voice started to crack. He would later close his set by performing his multi-platinum song “Middle Child”.

J. Cole’s stop in Brooklyn for its off-season proved that its bars are still alive and well, even if it was still in question. It’s only fitting that such a lyrical performance took place at the Barclays Center, where the colossal shadows of Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls’ honorary jerseys hang in the rafters. As spectators left the Barclays Center, Cole’s words could still be heard whispered by the fans returning home – the true meaning of resonance.

MONROE, Louisiana (KTVE / KARD) – On Friday, October 1, 2021, the Monroe Police Department issued an arrest and search warrant against Albert Earl Johnson Jr., 44.

The warrants stem from cooperating witnesses informing the Monroe Police Department that Johnson was selling powdered cocaine from his residence.

Upon arriving at Johnson’s residence, officers knocked on the side door of the house where they advised him to exit. Johnson responded to the officers by closing his door and locking it.

Officers said they entered the house and rounded up Johnson and several other people from the residence.

While officers searched the house, they found several individually wrapped bags of cocaine, a large sum of money, several digital scales with cocaine residue, several razor blades with cocaine residue, a hydrocodone pill, a loaded 9mm Taurus G2C, a Smith and Wesson .380, and several small Ziploc bags.

Officers also found several bags of individually wrapped powder cocaine in Johnson’s pants pocket.

Johnson was arrested and charged with resistance to an officer, criminal conspiracy, violating the Uniform Controlled Hazardous Substances Act, two counts of illegally carrying a weapon, two counts of possessing a firearm or carrying a concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain crimes and two counts of possession with intent to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance.

He was transported and imprisoned at the Ouachita Correctional Center.

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The Buoy Bar, known for its excellent seafood and creative cocktails, did not see the light of day quickly. It spanned over 90 years, having slowly evolved from its humble beginnings as Scotty’s Fishing Station.

“Scotty’s Fishing Station started it all in 1929,” says Jeane Magan, Managing Director of The Buoy Bar and a member of the five-generation family business.

She says Scotty’s was more of a marina, where people could pick up bait and gear and rent boats.

“Over time, Scotty’s slowly evolved and focused more and more on food and drink,” recalls Magan. She adds that until 1999, when The Buoy Bar made its unofficial debut, “We were still renting a few single sculls.” But a few years later, the skiffs left and the food of the place became the center of attention.

In fact, the main kitchen of the Buoy Bar is also the old engine room, where the engines were stored as part of Scotty’s fishing station.

Magan says that although she continues to run the bar, her parents Roberta and Tom Doheny are still involved in the business, as are Magan’s four brothers.

“We are a real family-style establishment; everyone works at the bar part-time or full-time, ”she explains.

His brother Andrew now runs Scotty’s, which is adjacent to the Buoy Bar and is still a top destination for fuel, bait and tackle, as well as a similar but more streamlined seafood menu.

“Scotty’s menu is a mini-Buoy Bar menu but more kid-friendly,” says Magan, adding that they also have a full bar and concession-style menu that includes quesadillas, pizzas and tacos. “Scotty’s has a smaller menu but just as good.”

In the kitchen of the Buoy Bar is Magan’s brother, Matthew, who creates and runs a seasonal menu filled with fresh seafood, such as steamers in white wine basil broth, mussels in marinara or in Buffalo sauce, or a special homemade lobster pizza, described as a gigantic pizza-style lobster roll.

“It’s a thick crust pizza with fresh arugula, lobster cream sauce and lots of lobster meat,” says Magan.

Matt was originally supposed to help in the kitchen, but he quickly took to the job of chef.

“Matt reads cooking magazines and does a lot of research on food. He’s doing a great job, ”she said.

Other favorites among customers include a grilled cheese sandwich with crab, bacon and always fresh fish of the day like swordfish, striped bass, plaice, salmon and scallops.

Asked about running the bar during Covid, Magan said they had to transform to make take out.

She says they were initially closed for a short time, but then had a tough conversion to take.

Magan explained that they had nothing ready to make take out. “Our bartenders became drivers because they needed work.”

She says during the summer of 2020 they offered boat service which helped as they didn’t have enough room inside the bar to properly move the tables away.

“We made our full menu for the boats in the summer, then for the winter we used igloos, heaters and globes, as the winter restrictions only allowed us four tables inside. We survived. “

She added that they had to buy all the little things, from on-the-go condiments like ketchup and mustard to packages of salt and pepper. “Takeout kept all of our employees employed and kept us in business. “

She says food costs across all areas have all risen due to the pandemic. “A case of chicken wings is more, scallops, cups, straws, gloves … everything has increased in price.”

However, she also says that commercially they are almost back to pre-pandemic levels, noting that they are “very weather dependent”.

Going forward, plans are in place to expand the bar kitchen to better serve customers.

“We’re a total family business that has essentially evolved from Scotty’s burger service to what we are now… a full-fledged restaurant. “

The Buoy Bar Waterfront Grill is located at 72 Bayside Dr. in Point Lookout. He can be reached at 516-432-3975 Visit at buoybarli.com.

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Happy Saturday neighbors! Let all of you know what’s going on locally to start today on an informed note.

First of all, the weather forecast for the day:

A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 84 Low: 64.

Here are the best stories in San Antonio today:

1. Since he was a child, Joseph garcia love decoration since Halloween. This is something he and his mom did together, and now he enjoys doing it with his two daughters, ages 4 and 6. He and his daughters begin to decorate their Alamo Ranch at home in the middleSeptember with skeletons, pumpkins and hay bales, but this year he wanted to add something new to the decor. He really wanted to get a 12-foot skeleton with “LED eyes that light up to watch passers-by” that came out in 2020 at Home Depot, but they were still sold out. After checking every 2 weeks at Home deposit and even by joining “a 12 foot skeleton Facebook group to help increase his chances of landing the decorations he wanted”, he finally got lucky! In August, he not only found the original skeleton, but he also found the most recent addition, “a 12-foot skeleton with a pumpkin head and a light-up torso” named the Hell Pumpkin. Neighbors like to take their photos with the skeletons, and Garcia and his daughters love to get into the mind of Halloween! (mySanAntonio.com)
2. The coronavirus pandemic has affected a lot of things in the past year, including the beloved Halloween celebration, but this year is back and there are many opportunities to celebrate safely. This year, children can go to the trunk or the candy bar, which they go from car to car instead of house to house, asking for candy. There will also be pumpkin fields and Halloween festivals, and some of them will need masks to walk around the booths for COVID-19 security reasons. Little ghouls and goblins are sure to have fun at one of these treat events in town! For a list of events, including dates and times, visit: (KSAT San Antonio)
3. Despite the COVID-19[female[feminine pandemic two San Antonio bars opened in 2020 and will celebrate their 1 year. Jaime Square, property of Jaime Macias, opened last year “to serve” as a “gateway” to the Western coast community and inspire positive and conscious growth in the 78207 area. “On Saturday, October 9, residents are invited to celebrate with cold beers and music” from the Georges rivas Bandaged, The group of Muñoz brothers, and Status’fied 17. ” Tony’s nap planned to celebrate on Saturday October 16. Unfortunately, a photo posted on their building Tony lopez, the former owner of the bar when he was Tony’s bar, was marred with graffiti. As a sign of respect towards Lopez, who turned 81 last Friday and still frequents the bar, the birthday celebration has been put on hold. They won’t let that ruin the party! The party will continue, but details will be coming soon. (mySA)
4. Take your friends for a Scary cinema night with Casper the nice ghost To Sinister Cinema at Main Plaza! This free movie series, brought to you by Conservatory of the main square and Blue Star Ice house, can be seen every Thursday in October from about 7:30 p.m. Delicious treats and drinks will be available for purchase. Enjoy the film and have an unforgettable time! (San Antonio Current)
5. If you don’t know where to eat this weekend or just don’t want to cook, why don’t you visit the new Sichuan food restaurant in town? Dashi Sichuan Kitchen + Bar, located at 2895 Thousand Oaks Drive, opened less than 2 months ago. It serves traditional dishes like spicy and savory green beans and prawns, as well as other “innovative new dishes on the menu”. Kristina zhao, partner of Dashi Sichuan Kitchen & Bar, said, “We wanted to delve into the complete culinary repertoire of Sichuan kitchen and now we have the facility and the kitchen space to run these items. »Plan to have dinner this weekend at Dashi Sichuan cuisine + Bar and have a good time! (WOAI)

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• Visit San Antonio: “The Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest is back this Halloween season! Until October 31, you can enjoy family-friendly attractions during the day and thrills after the sun goes down.” (Facebook)
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• Things to do in San Antonio: “Choose from a number of fun family events this weekend including Family Flashlight Night, Corny Maze, Pumpkin Path Make & Take and more!” (Facebook)
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Posted: Sep 28, 2021 / 12:56 PM EST / Update: Sep 28, 2021 / 1:30 p.m. EST

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Police arrested the owners of El Chila sports bar on Monday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday.

Marvin and Gabby Betancourt each face six counts related to their operation of the bar, including corrupt business influence and non-payment of food and drink tax.

Court documents obtained by News 8 allege the couple filed false sales tax returns and failed to keep proper business records.

The IMPD says there have been 29 official incident reports at the bar – located in the 6300 block of West 34th Street near the intersection of West 34th Street and North High School Road – since December 2018. The reports included aggravated assault, drug investigations and shooting involving an officer.

The shooting took place in November 2020. Luis Suarez, the man shot by police, was charged with pointing a gun, criminal recklessness and carrying a handgun without a license.

The Betancourt are due to appear Thursday for a first hearing.

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Conor McGregor’s jiu jitsu coach Dillon Danis isn’t fighting enough to be in MMA news for good reasons. The BJJ black belt is 2-0 at Bellator and hasn’t entered the cage since June 2019. A lengthy boxing match with Jake Paul never materialized as Danis’ knee is an absolute mess. So all we get from the once hot prospect is the twitter chats and the occasional story where he gets punked in nightclubs.

The most recent incident of this nature came last week when Danis was arrested at a New Jersey bar, with footage showing a bouncer grabbing the IBJJF World Champion in a bare back choke. Details were scarce… or at least they were until UFC fighter and longtime Danis nemesis Al Iaquinta unearthed the bouncer who typed Danis and interviewed him for his podcast, ” Call Me Al “.

According to the bouncer, who is simply called Chance, the bar had caught a few children trying to enter with fake IDs. the altercation that led to his suffocation.

“I’m like, ‘Sorry, brother, you’re not coming in. I need some ID.’,” Chance said (via MMA Junkie). “And then he said, ‘Oh, you don’t know who I am? And I was like, ‘Sorry, man, I don’t know who you are. I need some ID. ‘ So he googles himself and shows me the google page, and I’m like, “That’s not an ID, brother. I need a driver’s license, a passport, whatever. thing to find out how old you are. After that he started to get a little restless or whatever it was that I didn’t know who he was and everything.

As Danis got angry with another doorman, Chance circled behind the wrestling expert.

“That’s when Dillon tried to punch,” he said. “It wasn’t a good punch. He tried to punch him, he missed it, and that’s when I grabbed him by the neck, pulled him down. Usually every time I do this, I legitimately choke you for a second or two until you realize the situation you find yourself in. ? Are you doing well ?’ And he’s giving me a little nudge, so I just gave him a little hug until the cops got everyone under control and could give me a hand.

Needless to say, Chance the Bouncer is now a popular man among anti-Danis fans. Danaher Death Squad member and three-time ADCC World Champion Gordon Ryan sent tickets to Chance ADCC, and he also accepted a free year of training at Tom DeBlass Academy.

As for Danis, he faces a disorderly conduct charge that could result in up to six months in prison.

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Three people are recovering from gunshot wounds after a shooting outside a Lloyd District bar.

On Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 2:03 a.m., officers from the North Riding were dispatched to report a shooting outside a bar in the 1400 block of Northeast Broadway. Officers arrived and learned that three people had been shot, two adult women and one adult man. All three were taken to hospital by ambulance and are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect (s) left before the police were called and no arrests were made.

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After opening just two years ago, Tallulah CBD + Juice Bar is expanding its footprint across the state border to Thomasville, Georgia.

The Tallahassee-based store, Florida’s largest CBD and Delta-8 retailer, has three locations in the capital: 1410 Market St. C-4, 1000 Railroad Ave. and 3437 Bannerman Road # 102.

Owner Ashley Guy describes Tallulah as an upscale CBD store compared to typical stores that sell CBD. She said the Bannerman Road location attracts a constant stream of shoppers from Thomasville, about 35 miles from Tallahassee.

“I think a lot of Thomasville customers would like Tallulah in Thomasville as well,” Guy said. “All over the country, even in Thomasville, you only see tobacco shops selling CBD… I thought why not bring Tallulah to Thomasville. I think it will be fine.”

The Thomasville store will be located in a new building at 14838 US. Highway 19, near the Thomasville Toyota dealership. She hopes to open the fourth location in December.

Guy said the store’s rapid expansion exceeded his expectations, noting that the store’s ability to transport Delta 8 catapulted Tallulah’s success as the premier retailer to deliver hemp-cannabis products that deliver a euphoric feel.

“As soon as I found Delta 8 I loved it personally and started wearing it,” Guy said. “We have a huge selection of Delta 8s unlike anything I have ever seen.”

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Dear Amy: I recently got a Facebook message from a man, “Thomas”, who said he thought he might be my brother, and we did a DNA test to prove he is.

He had sent a message to other family members, including my half-brother, “Eric”.

When I spoke to Thomas he told me that Eric (a new Christian) told him he didn’t want anything to do with him because he could be the product of our father cheating on his mother so that Eric was a baby.

Yes, I know it’s Eric’s choice, Thomas has nothing to do with it.

I’m planning a family reunion soon so we can all get to know Thomas. I don’t know what to do with Eric, who refuses to acknowledge Thomas’ existence.

If I don’t invite Eric, he will make a fuss, but if I invite him, I’m afraid he won’t be welcoming to Thomas.

I do not know what to do. They are the only brothers and sisters I have left, because my two older brothers are deceased, as well as my mother. I just want everyone to get along!

No advice?

Caught in a family feud

Dear caught: Of course you want everyone to get along! Unfortunately, you simply cannot guarantee a particular result.

Eric said he didn’t want to have a relationship with Thomas. As you aptly note, it is up to him.

I think you should invite all family members (including Eric) to your meeting, without attaching any qualifications or guarantees.

It is likely that Eric decides not to attend. It is his choice and his downfall. If he assists, and behaves badly, it is also on him.

Hope all goes well for you and the rest of your family.

Dear Amy: I am 58 years old. I was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease two years ago. My friends are all aware of my diagnosis.

My question concerns my sister. She and I had been separated for almost a decade. Two years ago, I realized that our disagreements were water under the bridge, and we reestablished a relationship. She lives several states further away and has no contact with my friends.

I never told her my diagnosis.

I don’t want her to come to the conclusion that I have broken down the barriers between us because of my illness. I did it because I love it, not because I am facing my own mortality.

I also don’t want to bring stress into her life, she’s had enough and she will go into stress mode – that’s what she is.

Also, because she is my “big sister” I also know that she is going to switch to: “I will take care of you” (again, it is her nature), which is not. what i need or want to be the basis for our relationship.

On the other hand, I don’t want her to feel betrayed when she inevitably learns of my illness.

At the moment, I am able to hide my symptoms well. The day this is not the case, I intend to tell him (and his children).

I am extremely torn as to whether I am making the right decision.

Am i?

Torn up

Dear Torn: I believe you are making the right decision, because right now this is how you face a very difficult diagnosis. You have the right to control your own health information for any reason.

You seem to be shielding yourself from the stress of your sister’s anticipated reaction, but I want to remind you that people don’t always react the way you expect.

Now that your relationship with her is on a better footing, you might be closer to breaking this news to her, explicitly telling her in advance that she can help you the most by staying calm and letting you take the lead.

The timing of your diagnosis and reconnection with your sister seems more than a coincidence, and in my opinion, awareness of your own mortality is the best reason in the world to reconnect.

Dear Amy: I don’t always agree with you, but I admit that I burst out laughing and applauded your response to “Unsure,” the kid who was ditching his wife, who had been his medical aide.

The sentence that made me understand was: “You will undoubtedly deserve the happiness that you reserve. “

Ouch!

Big fan

Dear fan: Hope Uncertain read the true meaning behind this line.

You can email Amy Dickinson at [email protected] or send a letter to Ask Amy, PO Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.

A “no match” letter from Social Security Administration for an employee’s ID and SSN does not constitute notice that the employee is an undocumented immigrant. But if 34 of the 41 workers on your dairy farm between 2018 and 2019 had triggered such letters, you’d probably be better off filing a defamation complaint against a reporter for suggesting you’re hiring undocumented migrants.

And yet, that appears to be exactly what the family of Representative Devin Nunes did after reporter Ryan Lizza published an Esquire article in 2018 that described being chased around Sibley, Iowa by Congressman Anthony’s father. Nunes, Jr., brother Anthony III and mother Tony Dian. Hi-jinks ensued, as they so often do when congressman Steven Biss’ slapstick SLAPP attorney is involved.

After putting the immigration status of their NuStar Farms dairy workers at the center of a $ 75 million libel claim, plaintiffs are now forced to disclose a whole lot of things they didn’t want to talk about when Lizza showed up at their door. . And thanks to recently unredacted documents after intervenor action by Professor Eugene Volokh of UCLA’s First Amendment Clinic, we now have front row seats for this cow-shit show.

Lawyers for Hearst Media, which publishes Esquire, were hoping to question six current NuStar employees about their immigration documents. We knew, thanks to the subsequent motion for contravention, that something absolutely stupid had happened when the defendants attempted to dismiss the first of these employees on May 12, 2021. And now that those black editorial bars are off, well… tellja.

The employee appeared without subpoenaed identification papers, only learning of the testimony when he reported to work that morning. Hearst’s attorneys allege they presented the employee with several documents questioning his immigration status, including incompatible signatures, papers which he claims to have completed himself although he cannot read or write English, a form describing him as a U.S. citizen and another that described him as a permanent resident under a program that removes eligibility three years before the witness is even born. The lawyer NuStar hired to represent the workers advised his client to assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, at which point Biss lost his shit and demanded to be removed from the case.

Two hours later, the witness’s lawyer was fired and Biss, who claims not to represent the workers at NuStar, insisted that none of the six would take the fifth. Hearst’s lawyers refused to testify an unrepresented witness who could incriminate himself with truthful testimony, and proceedings were adjourned sine die.

The unredacted transcript of a status conference the next day before US trial judge Mark A. Roberts, including the witness’s full name, is available on PACER. (Perhaps Mr. Biss has an explanation for this, having previously accused the defense of deliberately disclosing to CNN by covering up redactions in an earlier filing.)

Here’s Biss accusing Lizza and Hearst of conspiring to get witnesses to assert their Fifth Amendment rights in order to craft a media narrative:

There is no Fifth Amendment that they are going to assert. That’s a way these accused is going to use to create a – newspaper articles. So what they’re going to do is they’re going to argue that – they’re going to make it known that the witnesses have taken or been advised of the Fifth Amendment. Not a single one of them will accept the Fifth Amendment because they haven’t done anything wrong. We have produced all of their documentation showing that they are authorized to work.

And although Biss assured the court that NuStar would hire a lawyer named “Jennifer” for the employees, the judge ultimately appointed a private attorney to represent them. It is not clear whether the workers asserted their right not to incriminate themselves when they were finally dismissed in August, but it is clear from another unredacted transcript that the court is keenly aware of the horrible position in which the workers of NuStar find themselves because of this litigation.

“Here in the Northern District of Iowa, unlike other places where you might practice, we’re not very keen on twisting people’s arms to settle their cases,” Judge Roberts began, before noting. that “the party that we can all agree with deserves sympathy in this matter are these depositors.

“Now you can both point your fingers at each other as to why they might now be subject to these depositions, whether it’s the article or the trial,” he added. “I don’t care to resolve this at this point, but, you know, I guess my observation is that this claim, this lawsuit, is now kind of falling on the backs of some – some people who, I think, under ordinary human circumstances, we would all have a lot of sympathy for them.

Later he continued:

It’s way above my pay level to suggest what it might be worth politically or financially or in terms of reputation or whatever. But if I am the only one able to offer it to both parties, I am ready to do so; and that is to say i just wonder if there is a way for the parties to find a way to get away from a claim that is kind of a mess on people who don’t deserve it don’t and don’t host it and I just wanna work, and then, you know, go to the Eighth Circuit and fight for the rest of the case that Judge Williams dismissed.

Obviously, they couldn’t. Although, to his credit, Lizza tackled this problem in the original article, ultimately concluding that the dissonance between Representative Nunes’ public support for a fiercely anti-immigrant president and his family’s affiliation with an industry that relies on cheap, undocumented labor was worthy of interest – whether or not the Nunes family employed such workers.

And so this clusterfuck continues. Currently, the parties are arguing over whether to uncover a 2018 audit of NuStar’s employment records, which could have given them real advice on undocumented workers, and whether complainants have a right to see tax returns. de Lizza, which Biss said could prove the reporter was in cahoots with Fusion GPS and evil Democrats to take down Devin Nunes. There is also the issue of who pays Biss and the local lawyer, since the plaintiffs have testified that it is not them.

It’s a hell of a mess, and for no particular reason, this morning we think of Oscar Wilde, who filed a libel complaint against his lover’s father for calling him a “sodomite”, before finding himself arrested for ” gross indecency ”.

I’m just saying.

Nunes vs. Lizza [Docket via Court Listener]

Elizabeth dye lives in Baltimore where she writes on law and politics.

Customers found playing beer pong and a member of staff working 2-hour shifts are among the concerns raised by inspectors opposing a license renewal for a bar in Gisborne.

Mo’s Sports Bar owner The March Bar Gisborne Ltd has applied to the Gisborne District Licensing Committee to renew the license. The committee received no objections to the request, but police raised concerns.

Late on the night of February 20, an alcohol harm reduction police officer entered the bar and found four men playing beer pong on a pool table. He told them to stop immediately and spoke to the duty manager, telling him that gambling encouraged binge drinking and increased the risk of poisoning.

At 1:30 a.m., the manager on duty was seen letting two women enter the bar in violation of the one-way door restriction.

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In May, police, license inspectors and the medical officer of health met with company director Satnam Singh. Singh assured them that he would speak to managers and staff and discuss continuing education for all employees.

In June, there were two free training sessions on Host Responsibility, but no company staff attended.

In July, other concerns were raised including violations of an alcohol ban, inadequate support from staff and the duty manager being asked to work unreasonable hours.

A report on the demand of license inspectors found that the company’s actions meant that the 2012 law on the sale and supply of alcohol was not being complied with.

Company shareholders had interests in numerous companies across the North Island and rarely appeared to be in Gisborne to oversee the bar, the inspector said.

The applicant had not been “completely honest” and had overestimated the experience of shareholders in operating a license, which “raises some concern as to the suitability of the applicant to hold a license”.

There seemed to be only one manager on duty at the bar, who worked “at least 14 hours a day, 7 days a week”.

He was on duty when police found customers to play beer pong, which indicated “a considerable lack of understanding,” the inspector said.

There was no evidence that staff had received sufficient training, and the inspector objected to the request, which would be heard by the committee in November.

Police did not oppose the request but asked the committee to review the facts it had raised regarding the violations and “possibly impose a number of discretionary conditions on the licensee to ensure compliance with the law “.

Sukhpal Singh, who is involved with the company, said staff training had taken place and the duty manager only worked 14 hours a day.

He said a more experienced manager had moved to Gisborne and would examine the bar to make sure it was operating within the law.

Mo’s Sports Bar operated as Aladdin’s Paradise Bar until 2018.

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Text description provided by the architects. Mist. The first thing that came to mind when we started working on this F&B design, which became our central concept for this project. The LED light is installed on the ceiling, from the entrance to the back of the space, passing through the smoke of the shisha, like blood flowing through the veins of a human body. While the LED light is covered in smoke, it creates a more mystical and spiritual atmosphere.

Seen from the entrance, the right side is a VIP lounge. The seats in the VIP area extend to the window, fully connected to the outside like a green landscape. The curved ceiling creates a cave-like display case, to create a more mysterious atmosphere and attract the curiosity of people outside.

We separate the bar counter into two which are a hookah bar and a cocktail bar. It looks like we’ve created two main characters as well as two main stages of space. The steel countertop, alongside acrylic, LED lights, and oak wood texture, creates a lighter and raw finished environment.

Years ago, instead of tourists and business travelers taking the panoramic view on their phones, loved ones would gather there to get a final glimpse of the battleships of soldiers going into battle, which has has earned the legendary bar the name “Weeper’s Corner”. “

During World War II, San Francisco was the largest port on the West Coast, and the newly opened Top of the Mark has grown from what Life magazine has described as “the exclusive nightlife rendezvous of the society of San Francisco cafes “to the last of a military bound for the Pacific. port of call.

A 1944 Time magazine article wrote that as many as 30,000 soldiers and sailors rode the elevator each month for a nightcap on American soil. Wrapped up to the rafters, the swing group performed as the couples danced. The military toasted Golden Gate thinking it would bring them luck, praying it wasn’t their last martini.

“A lot of ships were leaving from Treasure Island. The officers would leave a bottle for the rest of the squadron to return from duty, ”Jaap Boelens, InterContinental Hotel Manager Mark Hopkins, told me over a dirty vodka martini. As is often the case on the 19th floor, the view distracts us. “It’s emblematic. It really is a very beautiful city, ”he says. “The sunset is different almost every time, with the fog setting in. It feels timeless.”

The bottle ritual looked like this: Military returning from battle could claim a free bottle of bourbon behind the bar. Once they signed a note and attached it, their squadron could drink it for free if and when they returned as well.

The only catch was that the last officer to take a sip had to buy the next bottle. The tradition has acted as an unofficial means of documenting those who have returned from the war and honoring those who have not.

“At that time, either everyone was going to Japan for the big expected battle or they had just returned from a big battle like Iwo Jima or Okinawa,” veteran TJ Chapman told his grandson, the Boston Globe writer Keith Chapman. “Either you drank to celebrate that you weren’t killed or you drank to forget you could. ”

The Mark Hopkins Hotel was built on the imprint of its namesake’s Victorian fairy castle from a house that was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. The hotel built in honor of the Railroad Baron became a sensation in 1939 when owner George D. Smith chose to tear down all the walls of the 19th-floor penthouse suite and transform it into a glass-walled lounge bar with 360-degree city views.

Seven decades after being a wartime icon, the hotel has helped the city through more difficult times as luxury rooms filled with first responders at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

“It was interesting. I had never closed a hotel before,” Boelens says. “It was high stress, high anxiety. There was a lot of uncertainty in the world. It became very calm. in the streets We didn’t know how long it was going to last.

The contract with the city saw Muni drivers, police, firefighters and hospital workers on daily trips using the hotel when the BART service was cut in half.

“We had a lot of SF General nurses. Everyone who has come a long way has stayed with us. We didn’t feel like we were in a hotel, we felt like we were in a small building. You have known the people very well. We gave them bags to take away for dinner.

The hotel reopened to tourists in August 2020 but was forced to close again in January after travel restrictions pushed occupancy rates down to single digits. The bar is now open, although the regular pianist, group nights and Sunday brunch are still on hold. Boelens says his goal is to restart Sunday brunch by Fleet Week in October, so guests can get a great view of the Blue Angels.

“I can’t wait to bring it all back,” Boelens said. “It brings a lot of life.”

While we are talking, the waiter Jose Cervano brings us drinks and napkins with a smile. Cervano has served clients on the 19th floor since 1975. “The staff are ready, happy to be back,” says Boelens.

Perhaps the best way to see the Mark is before sunset, after a stroll around Huntington Square. The historic block and the bar seem to be of a pair, and from another era. Formerly the site of the Thief Barons’ wedding cake mansions that collapsed in 1906 (with the exception of the Flood Mansion, which somehow survived the fire), the place is now an oasis of just tranquility. above the bustling city.

A good place to start is the golden “Gates of Heaven” of Grace Cathedral. At the bottom of the steps, the diocese marks the former site of a 40-foot-high “fence of spite” built by an enraged Charles Crocker. Huntington Park fills the footprint once occupied by the mansion of another railroad magnate, Collis Huntington, and is centered around the curious ‘Turtle Fountain’. The Brocklebank Apartments on the corner of Mason and Sacramento are perhaps more recognizable as where James Stewart began his excruciatingly slow car chase in “Vertigo,” and also hosted San Francisco columnist Herb Caen.

The fortress-like James C. Flood mansion, now home to perhaps California’s most elite club, the Pacific-Union Club, sits opposite the flags of the Fairmont Hotel where Tony Bennett sang for the first time “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (and most recently famous for Sean Connery throwing an FBI agent off the roof in “The Rock”).

From there, across the California Street cable car tracks, is the Top of the Mark elevator.

“You can be on the hill and be fully entertained for a whole day,” says Boelens. “Many other places in San Francisco have been around this long, but they’re not at the top of Nob Hill. It has not been retouched here.

The bar is still frequented today by people in uniform, among a mishmash of tourists and business guests. And no bar in San Francisco, or perhaps anywhere else, can have so many famous visitors. Boelens tells me that over the years everyone from Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson to Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama have enjoyed the sight.

Until the 90s, windows encircled the entire room with an old circular bar in the middle. The bar has been moved to the corner so that the central space can be used for dance and banquet events, meaning the wall facing Pine Street is now windowless.

“We always mean it’s 360,” laughs Boelens. “If you put your face against the glass. “

On my way back to the elevator, host Brian Hamilton leads me to the glass cabinet containing the squadron’s bottles and tells me that the wartime tradition is still going strong. A recent note on a bottle of veteran’s gin pays tribute to those who died in the terrorist attack on Kabul in August. Hamilton opens the case and hands me a green bottle with a note on it.

“An older man asked to add this to our collection last week,” he says. “He was not a war veteran, but he survived the Holocaust. He is almost 100 years old.

The combination of heartbreak and good humor on the handwritten note embodies the timeless design of the bar.

“As a Holocaust survivor, I am very grateful to all the military men and women who served in WWII. Enjoy this bottle of tequila.”

I often get requests for recipes that rely less on butter and eggs, and are gluten free, so I wanted to come up with a fun plant-based recipe that would be refreshing for those sultry heat waves we’ve had, and also without gluten. (And no need for an ice cream maker since I don’t have one!)

In hot weather, I think more than ever about the link between what we put on our plates and the climate crisis we find ourselves in. There is no doubt that agriculture and the transport of food over long distances are major contributors to climate change. But finding solutions and sustainable ways to eat can be complicated. For example, if I forgo my beloved local herb butter in these brownies, but use avocado shipped from Mexico or olive oil shipped from Italy, which of these three has the most? low carbon footprint? I don’t have the answer to that. But I know my food has a significant carbon footprint (even as a person who eats a lot of it from my own backyard) and I’m committed to finding ways to reduce that footprint. And while no one has all the definitive answers, it’s important to reflect on the complexity of these questions. One thing I’m sure is that you can’t really go wrong striving to eat more locally grown foods, whether it’s supporting sustainable local farmers in your area or having a garden. Buying at farmers’ markets where there is much less plastic packaging and the food has not traveled very far is a win-win solution, as it also supports your local economy and farming community. And of course, the biggest impact we could all have would probably be to replace our consumption of factory-farmed meat with vegetarian options or with organic and locally produced meat and dairy products. Despite my questions as to whether a vegan brownie is really better for the planet than a non-vegan, I have to say that I really enjoy developing plant-based recipes. Not only do they force you to be creative with your ingredients, they are really delicious!

For this recipe, I wanted a vegetable brownie that was not too sweet. I love desserts and chocolate, but I can’t stand an overly sweet brownie and find most recipes have way too much sugar. I was intrigued by an avocado brownie recipe I found on Spruce Eats, but felt it needed some tweaking to give it the rich, chewy brownie texture I was looking for. So I tinkered with the recipe until I came up with a delicious gluten-free brownie that has become a staple in my kitchen. It’s great on its own, but made even more exciting with a creamy raspberry ice cream (which really looks more like sherbet, but the “sorbet sandwich” doesn’t quite sound the same). Now this raspberry sorbet is really something. First, it only has 2 ingredients! Raspberries and sweetened condensed coconut milk (which you can find at any health food store). You can also make it with condensed milk made from dairy products if that’s what you have on hand. Plus, no ice cream maker is needed (although you will need a high speed blender). It’s so creamy and so refreshing and you mostly only eat berries, so good for you!

This recipe is a great way to use raspberries, and I’m lucky to have a rack of both red and yellow raspberries. Yes! Yellow raspberries are one thing! They taste like a cross between apricots and raspberries and these are my favorite. This variety is called “Anne”. And no you definitely don’t need to use yellow raspberries, I just put some there because I had some.

The good thing about this recipe is that you can make raspberry sorbet and enjoy it on its own. Ditto with brownies. They don’t need each other, but they reinforce each other and make a lovely marriage of flavors and textures.

Enjoy!

A perfect treat for a hot day! The good thing about this recipe is that you can make raspberry sorbet and enjoy it on its own. Ditto with the brownies. They don’t need each other, but they reinforce each other and make a lovely marriage of flavors and textures.

Ingredients

• For the brownies:
• 1 cup oatmeal (or regular all-purpose)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 3/4 cup cane sugar
• 1/2 cup mashed avocado
• 1/3 cup soy milk
• 1/4 cup olive oil (or any vegetable oil)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• For the raspberry ice cream / sorbet:
• 4 cups of frozen raspberries
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed coconut milk (or condensed dairy milk if you prefer)

instructions

1. To make the brownies:
   In a blender, puree the avocado, sugar, soy milk, olive oil and vanilla. In a bowl, combine the oatmeal, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix well until smooth. Pour half of the mixture into a 9 x 5 loaf pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350F for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean or with only a few crumbs (start checking at 10 minutes as they can cook very quickly). Remove and cool the brownie on a wire rack. Repeat with the rest of the dough to make 2 thin brownies.
2. To make the sorbet:
   In a high speed blender (ideally one with a plunger as this will make your job A LOT easier), pour in the frozen raspberries and sweetened condensed coconut milk. Mix slowly at first, stirring with the plunger and gradually increasing the speed. It will take some time to get a smooth mash, please be patient. If you don’t have a plunger with your blender, you’ll need to pause often to stir and push the raspberries down between mixes, until you get a smooth raspberry sorbet.
3. Using the same loaf pan you baked the brownies in, place one of the two brownies. Pour the raspberry sorbet over it, smoothing it out. Place the second brownie on top of the raspberry sorbet and press down a little to ensure good contact between the sorbet and the brownies. Place in the freezer for at least 4 hours. When ready to serve, take out of the freezer and cut into bars. You can also cut them into bars and put them back in the freezer in a covered container and keep them there until you are ready to eat them. Letting the bars sit for a few minutes before eating helps soften them a bit. Enjoy!

Yield: 10 bars

Aube Giroux is a food writer, award-winning James Beard documentary filmmaker, and passionate organic gardener and home cook, who shares her love of cooking on her farm-to-table blog, Kitchen Vignettes.

The climb from Southeast Stark to 60th Avenue is steep. But in some ways, that makes the little hilltop pub all the more tasty for the effort.

Bellwether Bar opened in early August and honestly feels like it has completely fallen into this world. At the golden hour on a weekday, he does not feel completely of this world either.

While there was no wildfire smoke in the air, Bellwether’s back patio had a misty, romantic light. Diners ate at picnic tables shaded by hanging white umbrellas, surrounded by freshly planted flowering bushes and string lights.

Inside, huge dark-wood pub booths provided a level of seclusion despite the expected din from the high ceilings of the main room. No specific conversation stands out from its neighbors, but with such ceilings you have to expect a semi-constant roar. The front door that Bellwether left open for Stark probably didn’t help with the acoustics, but the breeze path from the entrance to the patio was well past the reclaimed oak bar.

The regal-looking bar takes up about a quarter of the front room and seems to draw people into its gravity, although the bar itself has no seats. This is the perfect place to order and prepare cocktails, so there is always energy behind, cocktails at Bellwether being one of the main goals of the bar.

Bellwether’s cocktails are equally named, numbered 1 through 8. The 1 is a perfect summer cocktail: rye whiskey, vermouth, grenadine cranberry and salt, served with a lemon twist. Not too sweet, the tangy little number is like a strong, talkative friend whose cheerful energy you can’t help but find.

Craft beers and a selection of wines from the menu are also on the menu: Ex Novo Eliot IPA and Rosenstadt Kölsch, both on tap during our visit, among others. Where Bellwether’s cocktails shy away from smart titles, their wines take over. The selection includes an orange wine for beginners and an orange wine for the brave. For our needs, we enjoyed the adventurous red, which was earthy and juicy without overpowering any of our snacks.

Snacks are where Bellwether really maintains its food menu. For starters, there are only three options: a bacon cheeseburger, seared chicken thighs, and a completely lush vandouvan curry, served with a spicy crème fraîche.

The portions are not overwhelming and we recommend dividing and sharing them with items on the small plate menu. Considering that Bellwether brought in Olympia Provisions Chef Alex Yoder to plan their menu, we shouldn’t have been surprised that the meat platter was a delight of oily, pickled and mustard flavors that were easy to eat. mix and match. The chicory salad was light and robust, but the blue cheese dressing imparted rich notes throughout. It was like being haunted by something tasty in a bright forest.

If this review sounds like praise, it’s because it is. I don’t remember the last pub I liked as much as Bellwether. What it brings is on top of what a casual meal can be and flirts with the breakthrough into something more refined.

TO DRINK: Bellwether, 6031 SE Stark St., instagram.com/bellwetherbarco. 4 pm-11pm every day.

Cheers! Greet! And to your good health.

It’s time to kick back and relax with a summer cocktail, and thanks to Cape Cod Times readers who responded to our informal poll, we have a list of places to do so.

The best, by far, is the Ocean House restaurant in Dennis Port. The Ocean House offers indoor and outdoor dining with stunning views of Nantucket Sound and a wide selection of vegan and vegetarian options – as well as fresh seafood – to accompany your favorite summer cocktail.

If you’re coming for dinner, The Ocean House sometimes makes reservations a month in advance. So it’s probably a good idea to make a reservation before you even start planning your Cape Cod vacation. But if you just fancy a drink, The Ocean House offers cocktail service at several locations, including at the pool bar.

Here are five places, according to Times readers, to try a great summer cocktail:

1. The ocean house restaurant

Address: 425 Old Wharf Road, Port Dennis

Contact: 508-394-0700, oceanhouserestaurant.com

Reservations: oceanhouserestaurant.com, opentable.com

Hours: 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. every day

To note : In the past, Beverage Service Manager Dan Lynch has been kind enough to share some tips for making great cocktails.

2. Brax Landing Restaurant

Address: 705 Route 28 Port of Harwich

Contact: 508-432-5515; places.singleplatform.com and on Facebook

Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Daily

To note: Brax Landing is a rustic place with several levels and a dining area by the harbor. In the bar is a machine that crushes ice, producing piles of finely ground ice for margaritas and other frozen drinks. Just add sun and a seat on the deck.

3. The Beachcomber

Address: 1120 Cahoon Hollow Road, Wellfleet

Contact: 508-349-6055; thebeachcomber.com

Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. every day

Note: Located on the beach in an 1897 lifeboat station, The Beachcomber is known for its seafood and joint-blasting guest groups.

4. The card room

Address: Kingman Yacht Center, 1 Shipyard Lane, Cataumet

Contact: 508-563-5350, chartroomcataumet.com

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day

To note : The Chart Room co-owner David Jarves says his restaurant’s most popular drink is The Mudslide, a dessert-like concoction mixing vodka, Kahlua and Irish cream. The New England area is known for the addition of vanilla ice cream, according to the “A Couple of Cooks” website.

But if you prefer a fruity drink, there is a whole menu to choose from. made with premium spirits including Clyde May Small Batch Alabama Whiskey and New Amsterdam Mango.

5. Restaurant on the roof of the Pelham House complex

Address: 14 Sea Street, Port Dennis

Contact: 508-398-6076, pelhamhouseresort.com

Hours: Rooftop brunch, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Sunday to Friday; Dinner on the roof and patio, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday to Friday

To note : Three things to say about the Pelham House Resort: The rooftop offers spectacular views of the Nantucket Sound and its sunsets as well as an adjustable roof that can be folded down when the weather permits; seven fireplaces burn on the private beach and even in the pool bar, creating the impression of a “Survivor” episode; beverage service manager Chris Celli teaches bartending lessons most Thursday evenings.

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Lawyers are now using more legal technology than ever before. Many law schools offer students training in legal technology. And yet, we currently have no industry-wide standard method for establishing and measuring a lawyer’s legal technology skills, understanding, and competence. It made me curious: is it time for the bar exam to start formally testing legal technology knowledge?

I sought their advice from experts in law and legal technology, and here is what I learned.

There are good reasons to test …

There are several good reasons why testing legal technology knowledge on the bar exam would be a good idea.

For starters, legal technology plays an important role in the profession. According to the preliminary results of our legal technology survey of 2021, all organizations and legal departments use the technology to some extent, so it is not that radical to offer to objectively assess the skills that become each year. more essential.

After listening to retired U.S. judge and assistant law professor at Georgetown John M. Facciola in a recent podcast on eDiscovery and social media, I thought his take on this topic would be insightful, so I got it. contacted.

“Not testing a gigantic part of a lawyer’s life seems strange to me,” he said during our conversation. I imagine this may sound strange to other lawyers as well.

Dauna Williams, founder of Williams Group 5 and assistant professor at Northern Illinois University College of Law, focused on the practicalities of adding legal technology to the bar exam. “The bar has to demand it because our customers demand it,” she said. “This is a necessary step to ensure that lawyers know how to move legal analysis towards solving technological problems. A valid claim, especially since the American Bar Association (Commentary 8 to Rule 1.1) and 38 state bars have addressed the requirement for lawyers to be technically competent.

Why can’t lawyers just ask third-party vendors to handle their technology needs? They can and they do. Nonetheless, failure to understand how to use legal technology and interpret the information that comes from it could have widespread (and possibly catastrophic) consequences for this lawyer, ranging from the absence or misinterpretation of crucial information inadvertent disclosure of confidential and privileged documents. After all, as Justice Facciola asked: “If you don’t know the technology, how can you make a good decision about choosing a provider that offers reliable data security? ”

… But there are also potential drawbacks

There are concerns about testing legal technology on the bar exam, such as adding even more anxiety to candidates who are already under stress. However, most of the misgivings revolve around whether this could be effectively accomplished.

According to Uma Everett, director of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, using the bar exam to assess legal technology skills can be too demanding. “It would be difficult to test that on the bar exam,” she told me. After all, legal technology is changing rapidly, unlike the black letter law that is present on all bar exams.

Casey Flaherty, lawyer and co-founder of legal training firm Procertas, said “it would be difficult for the questions and the bar exam program to keep pace with the latest technology offerings.” This would indeed be difficult, bearing in mind that to do this, bar examiners would have to keep abreast of emerging technologies while testing them in an agnostic manner.

Other options to ensure legal technical competence

The concerns listed above contribute to the counter-argument that obtaining proficiency in legal technology is a task best addressed outside of the bar exam. Perhaps setting up a compulsory technology training program would be more effective than testing another subject in the dreaded crucible of the entrance exam.

Flaherty is in favor of integrating basic technical training into well-established basic law courses, saying that “basic technical training can be directly integrated into doctrine courses today”. For example, he suggests that Word training can be incorporated into first-year legal and contract drafting courses. In civil proceedings, he said, teaching the course could include PDF training to teach law students how to prepare for a compliant electronic filing.

Everett shared with me his point of view that in order to instill a sense of legal technology in lawyers, “maybe it’s better to have CLE requirements instead.” Point well taken: the respective state bars in Florida and North Carolina do just that.

Another premise is that the technical competence of lawyers can be inevitable, without any systemic change being necessary. Professor Ray Brescia, Honorable Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology and Law Professor at Albany Law School, told me that “the disciplinary mechanism of state bars and the threat of prosecution malpractice, coupled with market preference, are likely to go a long way in promoting the ultimate goal of having tech savvy lawyers. His argument is that the mechanisms already in place, combined with a laissez-faire approach to supply and demand, are sufficient to ensure that lawyers have the legal technology knowledge they need (and that clients deserve. ).

Conclusion

Efforts to train future and current lawyers in legal technology are well underway. While there are other ways to ensure competence, the formal test of legal technology knowledge would give potential employers confidence that state bar examiners have already confirmed the suitability of successful applicants. And let’s face it: if the bar exam is already the last obstacle course law graduates must overcome to officially join “the club”, how much more difficult would it be to add one more hurdle?

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