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Universal Studios Hollywood to debut new shows during Halloween season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

Universal Studios Hollywood is adding two new live entertainment shows to its Halloween Horror Nights lineup, which kicks off on Sept. 7.In partnership with horror production company Blumhouse, known for films like “M3GAN,” “The Black Phone” and “The First Purge,” live shows based on the studio’s horror films will be coming to the theme park this Halloween season. New ‘Fast and Furious’-themed roller coaster coming to Universal Studios Hollywood One of the new shows, “The Purge: Dangerous Waters,” will be based on the Purge horror films and follow the story of a politician and his entourage who escape to an island to avoid the purge only to find out that their “safe haven” has purgers on it, a news release said. The show will take place at the WaterWorld venue inside the theme park and feature stunts, spectacular lighting, laser effects and more.On the other hand, “Blumhouse: Behind the Screams” will take horror fans behind the scenes of horror movie selection at the production co...

New-look Stanford ready to face Hawai’i in first game under head coach Troy Taylor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

STANFORD – A new coach, a new offensive identity and 16 new starters, including a QB making his first-ever start.After an offseason full of change – including the breakup of the Pac-12, which has left Stanford’s future conference affiliation in doubt – the new-look Cardinal finally take the field Friday night at Hawai’i to open its 2023 season.The changes started at the top. Former Cal QB and Sacramento State coach Troy Taylor will be coaching an FBS team for the first time after taking over for David Shaw, who resigned after 12 seasons at Stanford.“I’ve coached at almost every level and played at all of them, and they’re really all the same once you start,” Taylor said. “The players are a little bigger and a little faster but you get nervous just like any other game, and then typically once you get started the nerves kind of go away and it becomes another game.“Once you get into the game I’m really focused on being a play caller and strategy and moving the ball an...

3 cocktail recipes that celebrate California dry vermouth

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

Somewhere deep in the recesses of your kitchen liquor cabinet probably sits a bottle of dry vermouth. You know it’s there, but you really have no idea how long it’s been there. Maybe your uncle or a date wanted dry martinis, and you bought it because you confused dry gin with dry vermouth. Or maybe you knew exactly what you were doing and wanted actual vermouth in your martini, a rarity these days. Whatever the case, you opened it way back when and now, there it sits.We’re not talking about the sweet, red stuff, although ever since Carpano Antica upped the game in sweet vermouth quality back in the late 1990s, new, high-quality sweet vermouths have begun appearing on the market, ready to elevate your Manhattan and Negroni game. (And we’re not talking about bianco vermouth, either, which in many cases is simply uncolored sweet vermouth.)Dry or French vermouth is the other kind of vermouth — and it has always had a problem. The main difference between the sweet and d...

San Jose City Hall will be lowrider central to celebrate anniversary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

The last “No Cruising” sign was removed from in front of San Jose City Hall one year ago by former Councilmember Raul Peralez, bringing a symbolic end to the decades-long ban. At the time, lowriders and other customized classic cars filled city hall’s plaza as car clubs celebrated the historic moment.And, they are doing it again.Look for more than 300 of those cars to be back on the plaza Friday for the first San Jose Lowrider Day, as more than 60 car clubs join Councilmembers Omar Torres and Peter Ortiz and Mayor Matt Mahan and United Lowrider Council President David Polcano to celebrate the anniversary. The festivities are set to last from 1 to 5 p.m., but you can expect cars to arrive earlier and leave later — maybe to hang for a cruise down Santa Clara Street or Story Road.The cruising ban was enacted in 1986 by the city council, which cited traffic congestion and the impeding of emergency vehicles on Santa Clara Street, Story Road and King Road. There we...

Man who shot Black teen on his porch to stand trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

By Heather Hollingsworth | Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the 84-year-old white homeowner who shot a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial.Clay County Judge Louis Angles issued the ruling after hearing from several witnesses at a preliminary hearing, including Ralph Yarl, the teenager who was shot by Andrew Lester on April 13 when Yarl went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers.Lester, a retired aircraft mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He previously pleaded not guilty in the shooting that shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America.Kansas City Officer Larry Dunaway described Lester as “an elderly guy who was scared” after the shooting. Another officer, James Gale, said Lester was clearly worried.“He said he hoped he didn’t kill anybody,” Gale testified.A handful of people ...

Tonight, watch an Oakland ‘Top Chef’ compete on ‘Beat Bobby Flay’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

That confident smile Bobby Flay wears in his TV appearances looks so glued-on, it’d take industrial-strength oven cleaner to remove it. Can Oakland’s own Nelson German be the one to do it?Tonight, cooking fans will find out as German, a former “Top Chef” star, competes against the red-haired menace on the Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay”. The action starts at 9 p.m. PT on the Season 34 episode, “This Kitchen’s Crowded.”German, who competed on Season 18 of “Top Chef,” is the chef and owner of Oakland’s Afro-Latino cocktail bar Sobre Mesa and alaMar Kitchen – or rather, alaMar Dominican Kitchen, as Nelson recently reinvented the restaurant and menu to highlight his culinary upbringing in Manhattan’s Washington Heights.To celebrate the TV battle, alaMar Dominican Kitchen is holding a watch party tonight from 9 to 10 p.m. at 100 Grand Ave. #111, Oakland. The chef and his crew will be in attendance, with the show playing o...

Mpox cases increase among SF residents: officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- There has been an increase in mpox cases among San Francisco residents, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) announced this week in a press release. Officials reported seven mpox cases in the last five weeks. That averages out to one case per month from January to June of 2023. Canada warns residents visiting US about anti-LGBTQ laws However, officials said this number is lower than compared to 2022. At one point in September 2022, there were over 23,000 cases statewide in California. More than 700 of those cases were reported in San Francisco.Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, is a disease related to smallpox but is thought to be less severe. Symptoms of the illness include fever, body aches, chills, and fatigue. SFDPH recommends the "safe and effective" JYNNEOS mpox vaccine, which is a two-dose vaccination. However, officials said the vaccine is not recommended for anyone who has been previously diagnosed with mpox. The San Francisco Dep...

Teens cited in replica gun incident at Mountain View Safeway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Two teenagers were cited and released Wednesday after allegedly threatening people with a realistic looking replica handgun, according to the Mountain View Police Department. Mountain View PD dispatch got a call just before 9 p.m. from a 29-year-old Davis resident who said he and his friend were approached by three teens.Two of the teens, according to police, attacked and threatened the men with a handgun. The suspects then walked toward a nearby Safeway. Windows shattered in several parked vehicles in Nob Hill: photos Mountain View PD officers arrived on the scene and got detailed descriptions of the three suspects. One suspect was described as a teenage male wearing a white shirt and gray pants. The other suspect was described as a teenage male with a black backpack on his chest. The backpack allegedly contained the handgun.While a Mountain View PD officer was still gathering information, the three suspects -- the two males and a teenage girl who was also with them -- ...

Oakland police ask for public's help in finding missing 76-year-old man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

(BCN) -- Oakland police on Thursday asked for the public's help in finding a 76-year-old man who has been reported missing.Kehchung Tou was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the 4000 block of Midvale Avenue and was driving a black 2022 Toyota Highlander with California license plate number 9AON160, police said. Air quality advisory issued through Thursday due to wildfire smoke Tou is described as a Chinese man standing 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds and has gray and black hair, brown eyes and no facial hair. His family says he is in good physical condition but has been diagnosed with early stages of dementia, according to police.Anyone with information about Tou's whereabouts is asked to Oakland Police Department's Missing Persons Unit at (510) 238-3641.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

MATCHDAY: Luton makes home debut vs. West Ham. Lukaku could make Roma debut vs. Milan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:25 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Friday:ENGLANDLuton will host a Premier League match for the first time when West Ham visits to kick off the fourth round of games. Luton is in its first season in the top flight since 1991-92 — the last year before the English game was transformed by the introduction of the Premier League. The opening game at Kenilworth Road was supposed to be against Burnley two weeks ago but it was postponed because more work needed to be done to get the stadium ready. Luton has lost both of its games so far and those were against Brighton and Chelsea — teams that West Ham has just beaten in successive weekends. West Ham has seven points from a possible nine.ITALYRomelu Lukaku could make his Roma debut when the Giallorossi host AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico a day after his season-long loan deal from Chelsea was completed. Having missed preseason training, Lukaku could be an option off the bench. Fellow Roma forward Paulo Dybala is unavailable due...