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Barbara Bridges leaves a lasting legacy at Denver’s Women + Film festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

Barbara Bridges is in no hurry to figure out what comes next, but there’s sure to be more.“I don’t know the answer to that at the moment,” said the arts champion, philanthropist and Denver Film’s Women + Film banner founder a couple of weeks after her retirement party in late March. “So, my answer is always cleaning out closets and traveling. Those are the only two things that I know about right now. And then we’ll just see.”When the Women + Film Festival opened its 14th installment Thursday night at Denver Film’s Sie FilmCenter with the lively and smart documentary “Judy Blume Forever,” Bridge’s absence after nearly 20 years of often visionary leadership was felt — but so was her legacy. Bridges grew in her role as a film champion in tandem with her partnership with the arts organization Denver Film.As a board member, she sponsored panels within The Women + Film Voices Film Festival and then — with the help of Tammy Brislin and guidance of Brit Withey, the o...

Majority of Disneyland's Magic Key annual passes have sold out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

Most of Disneyland’s Magic Key passes are no longer available for new purchases just four days after the annual passes went back on sale.  The Inspire Key is the only annual pass available for purchase. The Believe, Enchanted and Imagine keys are available for renewals only, according to the Disneyland website.The Inspire Key is the resort’s most expensive pass that offers the fewest blackout dates. The Believe Key has more blackout dates than the Inspire Key, and the Imagine Key pass has the most blackout dates and is only available to Southern California residents.The theme park announced Monday that sales of its popular annual pass would resume on April 11. Prospective annual pass holders had to join an online queue to purchase the pass.Current pass holders could also upgrade their passes at ticket booths at the theme park.Disneyland launched the Magic Key program in August 2021 after retiring the popular annual passport program during a yearlong shutdown of Disneyland and D...

Laptop Lifestyle Master: How Jet van Wijk’s Program Is Changing the Game for Freelancers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

Millions of people are stuck in 9 to 5s they hate and have no idea how to break free from. They show up for work only to put food on the table without any hope of finding a truly fulfilling career. This is where Jet van Wijk is closing the information gap, helping people find a laptop lifestyle they love. She is an entrepreneur and business coach who has helped thousands find fulfilling careers online. Van Wijk stands apart from other business mentors because she has walked the 9 to 5 path and lived all the struggles that millions face. Helping others become high-ticket freelancers is her passion and not just a source of income.Van Wijk grew up in the Netherlands and studied international hospitality. She worked for Hilton Hotels in London and was offered a good position in a 9 to 5 job. However, the thought of spending hours at a desk working for someone else didn’t feel right to van Wijk, so she decided to find a career online. While living in tropical countries during her academi...

DeSantis signs Florida’s 6-week abortion ban. Could that hurt his presidential chances?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

By Steve Contorno | CNNFloridians woke up Friday morning to discover Gov. Ron DeSantis had signed into law a six-week abortion ban overnight, meeting behind closed doors with a select group of invited guests to give final approval to a bill that had just passed the state legislature earlier in the day.In backing a six-week ban, DeSantis fulfilled a campaign pledge to block abortion after the detection of a heartbeat — just before he is expected to launch his 2024 presidential bid. But as he inches toward a national campaign, DeSantis, who rarely sidesteps cultural clashes, has also become oddly muted on abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade and has avoided laying out a federal platform before jumping into the race.Speaking Friday morning to an overwhelmingly pro-life audience at Liberty University, a deeply conservative Baptist college in Virginia, DeSantis didn’t mention the bill he had signed the night before.The late-night private signing also stood in stark contrast...

San Francisco opens long-term homeless shelter on Treasure Island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Friday, Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Department of Public Health announced the opening of a new 70-bed residential program on Treasure Island for people struggling with mental health and substance use disorders."This new residential step-down program will help people with substance use disorder receive the follow-up care they need after receiving treatment," Breed said. "The program is part of our larger efforts to provide comprehensive substance use treatment for San Franciscans while also addressing conditions on our streets. We need to have resources across the entire spectrum of care, from engaging with people directly on the street to having these long-term beds."JJ Smith, a Tenderloin community activist and anti-drug advocate, interviewed unsheltered people around the neighborhood Friday asking if they would go to Treasure Island for housing and services. One man responded, "I want to go! I love it." He added that the Tenderloin is ...

Aumentan los reportes de abuso infantil en Prince George’s después de la pandemia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

Más de 600 mil niños son abusados anualmente en Estados Unidos y cada día al menos cinco mueren debido a estas causas, según la Alianza Nacional de la Niñez. Según la directora de la Unidad de Víctimas Especiales y Violencia, Jess Garth, la llegada del COVID-19 pudo haber ocasionado un aumento en el reporte de estos casos en el condado Prince George’s.“Después de que terminó la pandemia, entre comillas, y los niños volvieron a la escuela, estamos viendo más informes”, destacó.“Y creemos que eso no se debió a que no ocurriera el abuso infantil, sino a que los informantes no tenían acceso a los niños”, agregó, por su parte, Aisha Braveboy, fiscal estatal del condado.Uno de los casos más recientes que ilustra lo vulnerable que pueden ser los menores, fue el arresto de una empleada de una guardería en Oxon Hill que se filmó agrediendo a dos niños y compartiéndolo en redes sociales, enfrentando cargos por abuso infantil y agresión. “El juez estuvo de a...

Cedric the Entertainer enjoying life in his ‘Neighborhood’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Neighborhood” might be a hit sitcom now, but needed some careful planning before laying down a solid foundation.“We shot the pilot twice. We had to recast. And so, there was moments where you didn’t think the show was going to go,” said Cedric the Entertainer. “But the elements of it, the idea that it was about gentrification, the idea that it was about a Black family kind of staying true to their neighborhood when they saw white families moving in … I think it just caught legs and really resonated with people because we do it in, of course, a sitcom, lighthearted way.”“The Neighborhood,” now it its fifth season on CBS, follows the Butlers, a Black family led by Calvin (Cedric) and Tina ( Tichina Arnold ) as they coexist with their white neighbors, Dave (Max Greenfield) and Gemma Johnson (Beth Behrs), who moved from the Midwest to a predominately Black neighborhood in Pasadena, California. The show celebrated its 100th episode this week.While not every episode d...

Montana GOP seeks to bar 3rd parties from key US Senate race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block third party candidates from next year’s Montana U.S. Senate election, as Republicans try to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race pivotal for control of the Senate.Republicans want to alter the 2024 Senate primary in Montana so that only the top two candidates, no matter their party, advance to the November election. Past races for Tester’s seat were close enough that many Republicans blamed third party candidates for draining away potential GOP votes and giving the Democrat the victory.Critics blasted the proposal during a Montana House committee meeting as a blatant attempt to rig the election. “It will completely block us out,” said Montana Libertarian Party Chairman Sid Daoud. “It’s going to eliminate any third party or independent candidate from moving to the general election.”Democrats hold a narrow 51-49 U.S. Senate majority heading in...

Bridge collapse in Kashmir kills girl, injures at least 70

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — An overcrowded footbridge collapsed into a rocky river in Indian-controlled Kashmir while thronged with more than 100 people celebrating a festival, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring at least 70 people, authorities said Friday.Police and relief teams rushed to the low metal bridge, which could not withstand the weight of the revelers celebrating the spring harvest season, said Joginder Singh, a civil administrator in Udhampur district. The narrow bridge’s maximum capacity was around three dozen, he said.The girl died after being taken to a hospital, and at least seven people were in critical condition, Singh said.The bridge’s red railings and green deck lay twisted across the riverbed following the collapse, as onlookers stood on the banks or waded into the water. A white-domed Hindu temple sat nearby beside the river, flanked by forested hills.At the hospital, a young woman grimaced in pain as she was carried by two civilians who appeared to...

Weekend closures in DC area for Emancipation Day, Cherry Blossom Parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:52 GMT

A series of springtime events in the National Capital Region — including D.C.’s Emancipation Day celebration, Cherry Blossom Parade and Arlington’s Bunny Hop 5K — will also bring a string of weekend closures to the area.D.C. Emancipation Day celebrates the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862, which ended slavery in the nation’s capital and freed 3,100 people.The law offered newly freed people money to emigrate and also provided financial reimbursement to others who had been slave owners.D.C. commemorates the act every April 16, which falls on a Sunday this year. As a result, many D.C. government agencies are observing the holiday on Monday, April 17.More DC NewsMore Local NewsMayor Muriel Bowser and members of her administration will begin four days of festivities on Friday, April 14.Here’s what’s closed and open and the road closures for D.C. Emancipation Day and other weekend events:What’s ClosedD.C. schools will be closed ...