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It’s the Gothiest Time of the Year: Our Cruel World Pre-Game Picks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Somebody decided that Monday, May 22 is “World Goth Day,” and by design or destiny, it seems like all of L.A. is preparing with a host of events.  From witchy burlesque to post-punk themed photo shows to dark dance-o-ramas, it all culminates with the long-awaited return of the Cruel World Festival at Brookside Golf Course this Saturday, and is followed up by The Cure’s slew of Hollywood Bowl dates next week.We know a lot of dark-minded souls hate the G word, so take our use of it here with a grain of (black) salt. Even Siouxsie Sioux herself, whom we interviewed back in ’98, told us she thought the word and the fashion-minded scene that it’s come to represent felt “pantomime. ” Sisters of Mercy’s Andrew Eldritch echoed the sentiments to our Music Brett Callwood  (read it in his cover story, out this Thursday).Read our 2019 cover story, “City of (Dark) Angels: How L.A. Helped Birth Goth and Is Keeping the Culture Alive,” here. But L.A.’s long...

Oakland woman sentenced to probation for killing husband in DUI crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

OAKLAND — A 63-year-old woman was sentenced to two years probation after pleading no contest to crashing her car in 2016 and killing her husband, who was riding in the passenger seat, court records show.Twyla Johnson, of Oakland, was sentenced to 98 days in jail — with full credit for time served — along with the two-year probation term. In February she pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, a felony, and was formally sentenced in April.Police say that on Nov. 25, 2016, Johnson was driving in Oakland with her husband, 61-year-old Donald Brooks, when their vehicle struck a PG&E pole on the 9600 block of Empire Road. She was identified as the driver, and a toxicology report showed her blood alcohol level was roughly twice the legal limit, according to court records.Brooks died at a nearby hospital the following day. Johnson was arrested and charged in 2017, and spent 49 days in custody before her release, according to court records.

Lobster tacos, loaded mac & cheese and other Black Restaurant Week specials

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Lobster tacos, vegan curry chicken and rice and peas, loaded mac and cheese with smoked Gouda, crab and crawfish – you know you’re going to be eating well at Black Restaurant Week in the Bay Area.This year, the national event is being celebrated around the Bay by dozens of restaurants, bakeries, pop-ups, food trucks and virtual kitchens. It runs from May 19 through May 28, and if you’re wondering what it’s all about, here’s some info from the Atlanta-based founders:“The odds are continuously stacked against Black-owned culinary businesses and their survival is still in jeopardy as they face constant economic downturns due to recovering from the pandemic while currently coping with inflation. Less than 20 percent of U.S. employer businesses are minority-owned, according to the U.S. Census Bureau….“The mission: feed and fuel the cultural famine – especially with an emphasis on reviving and saving the Black restaurant industry during the COVID-...

Single-family house in Piedmont sells for $3.5 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

245 Hillside Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious historic property located in the 200 block of Hillside Avenue in Piedmont was sold on April 4, 2023. The $3,450,000 purchase price works out to $1,078 per square foot. The house, built in 1909, has an interior space of 3,199 square feet. The property features five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a garage sits on a 7,600-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:A 3,057-square-foot home on the 200 block of Hillside Avenue in Piedmont sold in July 2022, for $3,925,000, a price per square foot of $1,284. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 1,642-square-foot home on El Cerrito Avenue in Piedmont sold for $1,725,000, a price per square foot of $1,051. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Magnolia Avenue, Oakland, in July 2022, a 2,062-square-foot home was sold for $1,740,000, a price per square foot of $844. 

15-month-old child struck by gunfire during attempted robbery in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A 15-month-old child was struck by gunfire during an attempted robbery in Oakland Tuesday afternoon, according to the Oakland Police Department. The incident occurred on the 800 block Trestle Glen Road near Lakeshore just before 11 a.m. Man who fell off pier near SF Presidio transported to hospital in critical condition When officers arrived on the scene, they learned that two individuals approached the victim and the child, demanding the victim's belongings. One of the individuals had a firearm.The firearm was discharged during the incident and the child suffered shrapnel injuries, police said. First responders and paramedics with the Oakland Fire Department responded and treated the child. The child was taken to a local hospital for additional treatment and is reportedly in stable condition. An investigation into the incident is active, police said.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Two Bay Area students declared co-champions at state spelling bee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

(KRON) -- After three hours of spelling, two Santa Clara County junior high school students were named as co-champions of the 2023 California State Spelling Bee, and earned spots to compete in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.Eighth-grader Vikrant Chintanaboina from Discovery Charter School - Falcon Campus, and seventh-grader Shradha Rachamreddy from BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Upper School, became co-champions last weekend. Judges declared Rachamreddy, 13, and Chintanaboina, 14, as winners after exhausting an extensive list of words at the state's spelling bee championship held in Stockton. The two super spellers out-spelled 41 stellar students from counties across the state.Shradha Rachamreddy is seen competing at the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., on May 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)“A big congratulations to them both for their determination and dedication to challenging their competitors and themselves," said County Superintendent of ...

MATCHDAY: Man City hosts Real Madrid in Champions League semifinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday:CHAMPIONS LEAGUEArguably the two best teams in Europe face each other in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals when Manchester City hosts Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The repeat of last year’s semifinal is tied at 1-1 after the first leg in Madrid. Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti will once again go head-to-head, with City having a score to settle after losing in dramatic circumstances last season. City led 5-3 on aggregate going into the 90th minute of the second leg at Bernabeu Stadium, but went on to lose 6-5 after extra time. Guardiola is trying to win the Champions League for the first time as City manager, while Madrid can win it for a record-extending 15th time.ENGLANDMiddlesbrough hosts Coventry at Riverside Stadium in the second leg of the Championship playoffs semifinals. The first leg on Sunday ended in a 0-0 draw. ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitt...

Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department watchdog probe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues, her attorney said Tuesday. The Justice Department’s watchdog has yet to release its report detailing the findings of its investigation, but an attorney for Rollins told The Associated Press that she will be submitting a letter of resignation to President Joe Biden by close of business Friday. “Rachael has been profoundly honored to serve as U.S. Attorney over the past 16 months and is incredibly proud of all her office has accomplished during that limited time, especially in the areas of gun violence and civil rights,” her attorney, former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich, said in a statement. “She is optimistic that the important work she started will continue but understands that her presence has become a distraction...

Child dead, 23 missing after hippopotamus capsizes canoe in Malawi

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said Tuesday.The long wooden canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire River on their way to neighboring Mozambique when it was hit by the hippo in the Nsanje District on Monday. Malawian police rescued 13 with the help of World Food Program personnel who were working in the area and provided boats for the rescue operation, Nsanje District Police Commissioner Dominic Mwandira said.The people were feared dead because the search had been going on for more than 24 hours, police spokesperson Agnes Zalakoma said.Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera sent Minister of Water and Sanitation Abida Mia to the scene. She said locals told her hippos often caused problems in the area and they wanted authorities to relocate some of the animals.___More AP Africa news: https://apnews.com/hub/africaSource

Girl allegedly abducted in Illinois by noncustodial mother found safe in North Carolina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A girl who was allegedly abducted in suburban Chicago in 2017 by her noncustodial mother has been found safe in North Carolina after she was spotted at a business, authorities said.The child was found safe Saturday in Asheville, North Carolina, by officers who were called to a business by someone who “believed she had recognized a woman who kidnapped a child in 2017,” Asheville police said Tuesday in a news release.Officers found a woman and a minor child at the business and were able to confirm their identities, police said. They said the woman, Heather Unbehaun, was wanted on an extradition warrant out of Illinois for child abduction.Unbehaun was taken into custody and booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility on a $250,000 secured bond, police said.The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said the girl was 9 when Unehaun, her noncustodial mother, allegedly abducted her from South Elgin, Illinois, on July 5, 2017.In its news release, t...