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2023 Juneteenth events in the Capital Region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Juneteenth is on Monday, June 19. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The significance of June 19 relates to the emancipation of the last remaining slaves in Texas. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Many celebrations and events are being held in the Capital Region, such as Albany’s Juneteenth Celebration. The events are scheduled throughout the weekend.AlbanyAlbany Juneteenth CelebrationAlbany’s Juneteenth Celebration is set for Saturday, June 17 from noon to 5 p.m. South Pearl Street will be closed from Madison Avenue to Morton Avenue for the celebration. Attendees are encouraged to explore vendors and businesses along South Pearl Street.Parking will be provided at South End Grocery at 106 South Pearl Street. Additional parking is available at the Green-Hudson Garage at 45 Hudson Avenue. The event is presented by the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region...

Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience extended to July 30

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience in downtown Schenectady has now been extended through July 30. Ticket prices have been reduced for the remainder of the exhibit. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience continues to bring visitors to Schenectady County,” said Todd Garofano, Discover Schenectady’s Executive Director. “The setting at Armory Studios NY offers an incredible backdrop for the exhibit which continues its successful run in downtown Schenectady.  We are pleased to see this proven attraction continue through July.” There are discounted tickets for seniors, students, military veterans, families, and larger groups. Tickets can be found here.

New eatery opening at Amsterdam's Riverlink Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Drifter's, a new restaurant that took over the Riverlink Café, is set to have its grand opening in Riverlink Park Wednesday night. The opening coincides with a performance by Skeeter Creek in the park amphitheater at 7 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! In December 2022, the City of Amsterdam put out a request for proposals for a new operator of Riverlink Café, and Drifter's was chosen. The restaurant has the same owners as Southside Slice on Bridge Street in Amsterdam.According to the Southside Slice Facebook page, they will be closed on Wednesday night to celebrate Drifter's opening. The new restaurant will have a full bar and be serving homemade chips and beer cheese as a part of A Taste of Amsterdam Appetizer Style. Lineup set for the first annual 518 Black Restaurant Week A full menu has not yet been posted publicly online. The owners did not immediately return NEWS10's request for comment.

Lake George down to two school nickname options

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Lake George Central School District is another step closer to deciding its new school nickname, in a renaming process spurred on by a state mandate to remove Native American names and imagery from school districts. The school district has heard from its community on three options - and now, it's down to just two. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Monday, Lake George Jr./Sr. High School's student advisory committee gathered and announced the results of a survey dispersed to students, faculty, and community members across Lake George. The survey presented three options for what name would replace its current "Warriors" name. Two were names from the school's history, and one was a chance at something new.The results: The "Georgians" are out, at 5.1% of 986 votes. Meanwhile, the "Lakers" came in at 47.4%; and the prospect of an entirely new option alongside it at 47.5%. For Lake George, it's too cl...

Revisting Mike Shildt's comments on his Cardinals departure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS - As the last-place St. Louis Cardinals fall further behind in the National League standings, one of the biggest mysteries not too far removed from this season is what happened to Mike Shildt? Around lunchtime Tuesday, Cardinals Twitter brewed up some takes on the season and Shildt ended up trending. Shildt is currently serving as a third base coach for the San Diego Padres. He hopes to manage at the MLB level again soon, but his path leading up to it is quite unusual. A longtime scout, minor league manager and assistant coach in the Cardinals organization, Shildt took over as manager of the big-league squad in July 2018 when the team parted ways with Mike Matheny. He then managed St. Louis to the postseason in each of his first three full seasons. RELATED - Cardinals dead last in NL again, a spot they haven’t finished in a century-plus Shildt earned NL Manager of the Year honors in 2019 and fared 252-199 (.559 winning percentage) over parts of four seasons. In 2021, Shi...

1 dead in crash near busy Granite City intersection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – A Granite City man died late Tuesday afternoon in a crash near a busy intersection in the city.According to Captain Gary Brooks, a spokesperson for the Granite City Police Department, the crash happened just after 6:55 p.m. near Nameoki Road and Lindell Boulevard.Police and other first responders found the crash victim, identified as Frank Fisher, and took him to a local hospital.Fisher later died injuries he suffered in the crash. He was 41.Police did not offer any additional specifics regarding the crash.Granite City police are investigating the crash with the assistance of the Metro East Crash Assistance Team and the Madison County Coroner’s Office.

Street outside CityPark could be named in honor of St. Louligans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS - An aldermanic committee is weighing a possible honorary name change for a street outside CityPark in downtown St. Louis.Last month, Alderman Rasheen Aldridge (Ward 14) submitted Board Bill 19, which would name a stretch of North 21st Street in honor of the long-standing soccer supporters' group, the St. Louligans.Founded in 2010, the St. Louligans are a nonprofit group that has advocated for soccer in the St. Louis region. Aldridge highlights the group's charity work in raising more than $300,000 for organizations like the St. Louis Foodbank, the St. Louis Crisis Nursery, Home Sweet Home, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, Special Needs Soccer Association, and UMSL Succeed.Under Aldridge's proposal, North 21st between Locust and Olive streets would be renamed "Louligan Street." At least 60% of all registered voters and / or persons owning a business along that stretch of North 21st have signed a petition supporting the name change.BB 19 is presently in the Pub...

Shaggy & TLC's tour stops in St. Louis this month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- TLC and Shaggy have announced that they will team up for a 2023 concert tour. They will be playing their biggest hits from the last 30 years. On the tour, En Vogue and Sean Kingston will appear as special guests.On June 28 Shaggy and TLC will preform at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater. Purchase tickets here. Fans can expect to hear songs like Waterfalls, No Scrubs, Unpretty, and Creep by TLC, It Wasn't Me, Boombastic, and Angel by Shaggy, Hold On, My Loving (Never Gonna Get It) and Free Your Mind by En Vogue, and Beautiful Girls and Take You There by Sean Kingston.Shaggy has sold more than 40 million albums to date, in addition to landing eight singles on the Billboard Hot 100. He is among the top 3 streamed reggae artists of all time on Spotify.

Vote for St. Louis' City Foundry as the Best Food Hall of 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS—USA Today is running a poll to find out what its readers think is the best food hall in 2023. The City Foundry in St. Louis is on the list. Voting is open through the end of the month.Visitors to the Foundry can snack, graze, or buy meals from any of the 15 restaurants that are all housed in the same food hall. There are American burgers, Argentine empanadas, and even toasted ravioli on the menus of these eateries.They also have the Alamo Drafthouse, where visitors can watch movies. At the City Winery, there is also music. Vote here.

Family-owned Colorado company sues aerospace giant Boeing over claims of intellectual-property theft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

A family-owned Colorado aerospace company is suing aviation giant Boeing, claiming it stole intellectual property, produced flawed tools that could have endangered astronauts and pilots and eliminated records to cover it all up.The lawsuit by Wilson Aerospace in LaPorte was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where Boeing was founded and previously based. Boeing’s gains from the theft of Wilson’s intellectual property amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, attorneys for Wilson said.Among the claims made by the lawsuit is racketeering.“The lawsuit talks about the various people in and outside of Boeing that Boeing was working with to develop this enterprise that was essentially targeting small tool providers, we believe, to  basically bait them along and steal their intellectual property,” said Christopher Warmbold, an attorney with Chicago-based Meyers and Flowers.The firm is one of five from across the country that are representing Wilso...