The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday narrowed the list of nominees for its coveted 2023 awards of excellence, with three of the Bay Area’s 18 semifinalists honored as finalists. For the nationwide awards, Vince Bugtong of Abaca in San Francisco (formerly of Oakland’s dessert and cocktail bar, Viridian) is one of the five finalists for […]
Foot Locker is closing 400 stores. Why they may become an eyesore
By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNN Two major retail chains are closing roughly 800 stores. One company’s spaces likely will be filled, while the other’s may become empty, and unsightly, zombie stores. Retailers are already lining up to take over the approximately 400 shuttering Bed Bath & Beyond stores in strip malls, where customers can easily […]
Pamela Smart loses bid to reduce life sentence
By Kathy McCormack | Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990. Smart, 55, was a 22-year-old high school media […]
Authorities investigating $500,000 heist at Colorado casino, the biggest since gambling legalization in the state
Colorado authorities are investigating a mountain town casino heist of $500,000 in cash — the biggest theft from a casino that state regulators can remember since gambling started again in 1991. The theft from the Monarch Casino Resort and Spa, located 34 miles west of Denver in Black Hawk, occurred March 12. Casino cashier Sabrina […]
Kurtenbach: The Warriors’ Big 3 flipped the switch and saved their season. Now, it needs to stay on.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ title winners always knew where that proverbial “switch” was. They were just too polite to bring it up to openly acknowledge that knowledge. The 2022-23 Warriors might not be a squad built for league domination or supervillainy, but Golden State’s core three players — Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay […]
4 Musicians John Lennon Had a Love-Hate Relationship With
Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and May Pang | Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images The Rolling Stones and The Beatles had a competitive rivalry, but their relationship was mostly friendly. Paul McCartney and John Lennon even helped the British musicians out by giving them their first hit, “I Wanna Be Your Man.” However, in […]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50! Richard O’Brien reflects on half a century of his iconic show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show turns 50 this year (Picture: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty) Even today, it seems like an almost unbelievable theatrical success story. This summer, that riotously fantastic musical The Rocky Horror Show will celebrate its 50th birthday. Since it premiered in a tiny room upstairs at London’s Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, […]
The Metro daily cartoon by Guy Venables
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I got a crash course in Venetian rowing – and experienced the city like never before
Mary Novakovich gets to grips with Venetian rowing (Picture: Adam Batterbee) ‘Put your body into it. You don’t need strong arms, it’s all in the wrists.’ I’m standing unsteadily on a flat-bottomed wooden Venetian boat, clutching an oar in both hands, trying to follow Nan McElroy’s instructions on how to steer this beautiful craft without […]
San Jose: One-time city employee arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of minors
San Jose police said Wednesday that officers last week arrested a former city employee on suspicion of sexual assault of “numerous” minors from ages 6 to 13. On March 22, 2023, the San José Police Department’s Sexual Assault Investigations Unit (SAIU) arrested Gilberto Nevarez, 33, for multiple counts of sexual assault of numerous minors. (San […]
Great Bay Area artists combine forces for Burt Bacharach tribute in Napa
Acclaimed vocalist Kellie Fuller and the Mike Greensill Trio are set to perform “Close to You: The Songs of Burt Bacharach” on April 6 at the Blue Note Napa. The setlist will consist of some of the most famous songs from the legendary composer, whose tunes were recorded by such superstar singers as Dionne Warwick, […]
Senate votes to repeal Iraq War authorization
By Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a bipartisan effort to return a basic war power to Congress 20 years after an authorization many now view as a mistake. Iraqi deaths are estimated in […]