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“This Pride event is needed”: High Plains Library District quiet on cancellation of Greeley Pride event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series about the High Plains Library District’s cancellation of its LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration, how community members are reacting and the wider context of the event’s cancellation. Part 2 is available here. A local drag performer is accusing higher-up staff at the High Plains Library District of following a harmful trend of nationwide backlash against the LGBTQIA+ community.Simone Perry is an educator at Northridge High School and the producer of Greeley Does Drag, created in 2018 to bring drag shows to local businesses. Perry identifies as nonbinary, a term to describe someone who is neither male nor female, and uses they/them pronouns.Perry is part of the LGBTQIA+ community, which includes those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual and more. Drag is the practice of performing exaggerated feminity, masculinity or other forms of gender expression. Performers often emulate a gender ot...

Video shows off-duty Marines beaten by mob in San Clemente

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

The Orange County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fight recorded on video last week showing two Marines being beaten by a crowd at the San Clemente Pier.The video was taken on May 26 and shows several Marines walking away from a crowd of what appears to be primarily teenagers and young adults when someone seems to throw something at one of the Marines. The Marine then turns and charges into the crowd where he is punched several times.Later, the video shows two Marines curled up in the fetal position as they are punched and kicked by several crowd members.Cell phone video recorded the beaten of two off-duty Marines on the San Clemente Pier. May 2023.Some adults eventually broke up the fight. It is unclear what occurred between the two groups before the video started recording. In an interview Tuesday morning, Orange County Sheriff's Sargeant Mike Woodruff said fireworks might have been involved."There are statements that are being said about fireworks prior to the incident," ...

1 dead after possible stabbing in Venice area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a fatal assault of a man near Venice Tuesday morning.The attack was reported just after 6 a.m. in the 600 block of Washington Boulevard, the LAPD said.It was initially indicated that the killing was a battery, according to Officer Cruz, but that was later changed to an assault of a man.According to information shared to the Citizen app, the attack was a stabbing.Police said they believe the man, who is between 40 and 45 years old, had been stabbed multiple times before he was discovered on a dirt path between two houses, but that will have to be confirmed by the coroner.He was pronounced dead at the scene.Luis Zuniga and Alberto Mendez contributed to this report.

Robert Barratta Injured in Bicycle Crash on Russell Road [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

35-Year-Old Man Sent to Hospital Following Bicycle Accident near Hollywood BoulevardLAS VEGAS, NV (May 30, 2023) – Late Tuesday night, a bicycle accident on Russell Road left major injuries to Robert Barratta of Las Vegas.The collision happened at about 10:40 p.m., May 16th, near Hollywood Boulevard.According to reports, the bicycle rider heading west on Russell, for unknown reasons, veered into the center turn lane and overturned.The crash ejected the rider off his bicycle. Police also stated that it is unclear if another car struck the bicycle.First responders then took the rider, 35-year-old Robert Barratta to Sunrise Hospital with life-threatening injuries.At this time, local authorities are actively investigating the incident and urge anyone with information to call them at (702) 828-4088 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.Injuries sustained in a bicycle-auto collision can take a toll on a person’s financial, physical, and emotional well-being. That...

Rico Nasty Turns it Up

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

Rico Nasty Turns it Up: Sugar trap queen Rico Nasty plays the Observatory’s Constellation Room on Friday, with Omeretta the Great also on the bill. Rico recently released the “Turn it Up” single as her star continues to rise. This tour is sold out, as audiences around the country get hip to the Nasty vibe. Catch her while you can!“Today, certified icon, Rico Nasty, released her first official single of the year, ‘Turn It Up,’ with production from frequent collaborators, 100 Gecs,” read an April press release. “The song is accompanied by a companion visual available for streaming now. Sonically, ‘Turn It Up’ is very Alt Rap but it’s the beautiful chaos and spitfire flow that fans love from Rico and proves why she is one of the most influential artists of her generation. The single comes on the heels of last month’s re-release of ‘‘Beat My Face.’ The song is now the official ad campaign sound for Urban Decay after previously ...

How Margaret Cho walks the line between comedy and outrage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

Margaret Cho isn’t the only comedy legend to hail from the Bay, but she might be the angriest.She grew up in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, and began her comedy career doing sets at a local club across from the bookstore her family owned on Polk and California streets.After a few years in stand-up, Cho got her big break as the star of “All-American Girl,” a 1994 ABC sitcom based on her comedy routine. While the show was canceled after a short run, and some disruptions to her career ensued, Cho is a fighter who refuses to stay down for long.After 40 years as a performer, the five-time Grammy- and Emmy- nominated comedian and actor has been hailed as one of the “9 best female comedians of all-time” by Vogue Magazine. She’s known for her topical, biting and unapologetic comedy style, as well as for being a fierce icon of both queer and Asian American representation.She’s bringing her “Live and Livid” comedy tour to h...

Bob Myers resigning as Warriors’ president, GM: report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Bob Myers’ time with the Warriors is coming to an end.Myers, the architect of the Warriors’ four championship teams and two-time NBA Executive of the Year, will be stepping down from his role as the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday morning.Myers’ contract is set to expire at the end of next month, though a decision on his future was expected to be made Tuesday as he’s scheduled to meet with reporters at 1 p.m.The Warriors might look outside the organization but it seems more likely they promote an internal candidate. Mike Dunleavy Jr., who subbed in for Myers on several occasions throughout the years, seems like a likely successor. Dunleavy currently serves as the vice president of basketball operations.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame: 49ers’ Patrick Willis adds another honor on path to Canton Golden State Warriors | Important...

San Jose: 5 restaurants — French Vietnamese, Mexican, Cambodian and more — taking over key downtown spots

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

Five restaurants — three relocation businesses and two brand-new ones — are taking over prime downtown San Jose spots along or near San Fernando Street.A prominent space at First and San Fernando streets will soon be home to Elyse, the upscale French Vietnamese restaurant that has been looking for a new site as redevelopment looms for its current Second Street spot. Elyse is taking over the former location of another upscale restaurant, Nemea, the Greek taverna that opened in 2013 but had been closed during the pandemic.Next door will be Angkor Chef, the first brick-and-mortar restaurant for chef Channy Laux, a native of Cambodia. The founder of Angkor Cambodian Food, a maker of sauces, marinades and seasonings, she will now be offering a full menu of tastes of her homeland.Zig-zag rebound advances in downtown San Jose after COVID woes A few doors down, in the former Pizza Flora space, will be Angelou’s Mexican Grill, another relocation prompted by housing development. The popu...

Man building white supremacist community in Colorado mountains, had automatic weapons, FBI says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

A 41-year-old man facing a weapons charge in federal court is being held without bond after a judge ruled that he’s a flight risk and a community threat.Chad Edward Keith, who is charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, allegedly had ten firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at his Colorado Springs home, according to a criminal complaint against him.The complaint, filed by an FBI investigator assigned to a Joint Terrorism Task Force, claims that Keith is a white supremacist and a Nazi with plans of operating a “white private community” school for teenagers, on a 2.6-acre property he owns near Cotopaxi that would include “hard core weapons training” and an “anti-Semitic curriculum.”In 2003, Keith pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possessing an unregistered firearm — a destructive device. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison.The current complaint is based, in part, on information from a paid FBI informant who met Keith in May 2022.Among the...

5 Napa, Sonoma, Bay Area wineries worth an all-day visit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

There was a time when winery visits consisted of sipping a flight in a crowded tasting room, then scurrying off to the next three or four wineries for a repeat experience. But these days, many wineries offer an entire array of temptations – from bocce courts and cabanas to food trucks, jeep tours, cave experiences and more – all designed to pair nicely with that bubbly, crisp sauv blanc or hearty zin, and encourage people to relax and spend the entire day at one winery.More and more vineyards now invite families to visit, touting their kid and dog-friendly grounds, complete with ice cream, wood-fired pizza and chicken feeding activities.Whether it’s doing vinyasa in the vines, sipping chardonnay atop the dusty seat of an all-terrain vehicle or riding horseback on secluded mountain trails, these experiences can all be found at wineries in Napa Valley, Sonoma, Livermore and the Santa Cruz Mountains.Bricoleur VineyardsTucked away on the outskirts of suburban Windsor, this winery is a s...