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Thursday Forecast: Temps in upper 60s with increasing clouds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

CHICAGO — Mostly sunny Thursday with increasing clouds and cooler conditions lakeside. Winds: S 5-10. High: 67/60. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Mostly cloudy tonight. Winds: E 5-10. Low: 45.Friday Forecast: Mostly cloudy, 20% shower chance, cooler lakeside, NE 5-10 G15. High: 61/51.Full forecast details at the WGN Weather Center

‘Red Table Talk’ canceled as Meta shuts down Facebook Watch originals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

(KTLA) – The Daytime Emmy award-winning series “Red Table Talk,” hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, has been canceled, according to Variety. Meta is shutting down its Facebook Watch original programs, and "Red Table Talk" was the last remaining show to be canceled.  Produced by Jada and Will Smith's production company, Westbrook Studios, "Red Table Talk" is a show that tackled current social and cultural issues from an intergenerational lens. News of the cancellation comes after the departure of Mina Lefevre, head of development and programming at Meta, amid layoffs that affected more than 20,000 of the company's employees. Coachella road rage caught on camera In 2020, Facebook began scaling back its original scripted programming after removing “Sorry For Your Loss” starring Elizabeth Olsen and “Limetown” starring Jessica Biel. The popular social platform then pivoted to more unscripted programming with recent...

Austinites voted for more affordable housing. Where did your money go?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

Investigative Summary: Over the past five years, voters have given the green the light to the City of Austin to use $600 million for affordable housing. The money you approved in 2018 is largely out the door, so what did the city do with it? And how will they use the money you voted for last year? KXAN investigates as experts say while that money will help, it is billions short of getting the city to its affordable housing goals. Watch Part 1 tonight on KXAN and Part 2 tomorrow AUSTIN (KXAN) — Neither Rebecca nor Edward Henderson II were thrilled to serve as "wingman" during their friends' first date, but as the matching last names indicate, the date quickly turned into a double. The rest was history. The Henderson girls inside their unit at the Lauren Creek Apartments. Their family is one that qualified for affordable housing at the Foundation Communities location on North Lamar (KXAN photo/Grace Reader) The pair now has three daughters, who love going to the park, w...

Will traditional barbecue go extinct because of 'woolly mammoth' meatballs?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The future of meat has arrived and it is coming from the distant past. This March, a meatball made from "woolly mammoth" meat was placed on display in the Netherlands. The meatball, created by Australian-based Vow Food, was created to start a conversation about the future of meat."We made the woolly mammoth meatball, not as a food, but really as a way to start a conversation," said CEO and Co-Founder of Vow Food, George Peppou.This "cultured" or lab-grown meat is part of a larger trend in the meat industry towards sustainable meat products that don't contribute to climate change. According to the United Nations, 14.5% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are created by livestock farming. "It's about reducing the growth of animal industries, as opposed to trying to displace everything that already exists," Peppou said. Mushroom invasion in Central Texas, ‘definitely not just a food fad’ "I think fixing the system that we have currently in place is probably a bet...

Williamson County cooperation agreement follows South Korea trip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell will sign a mutual cooperation agreement between Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency or KOTRA and Williamson County at the Grand Opening of the KOTRA Global Partnering Center in Austin on Thursday, the county announced Tuesday. The county said the agreement was approved by the Williamson County Commissioners Court on Tuesday. According to the announcement, Williamson County is the first county in the United States to approve such an agreement. The signing will follow a visit a delegation from Williamson County made to South Korea last week. According to the county, the delegation toured Samsung’s fabrication plant in Pyeongtaek City. The county announcement said that plant is largest microchip manufacturing plant in the world, and the Samsung plant currently under construction in Taylor is the largest economic development project in the United States with foreign investment.Williamson County Judge Bill G...

Georgetown water customers following new conservation rules as of April 26

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) – The City of Georgetown said Wednesday a new ordinance went into effect for Georgetown water customers.While the city will allow hand-watering any day of the week, the city says residential customers using automatic irrigation systems, soaker hoses, drip and hose-end sprinklers must use the following timetable: Automatic Irrigation Systems, Soaker Hoses, Drip and Hose-End Sprinklers Last digit of property street address Allowed watering day(s) Allowed watering hours   1 Tuesday Midnight-7 a.m.,  7 p.m.-Midnight 2 or 6 Wednesday Midnight-7 a.m.,  7 p.m.-Midnight 0 Thursday Midnight-7 a.m.,  7 p.m.-Midnight 5 or 9 Friday Midnight-7 a.m.,  7 p.m.-Midnight 4 or 8 Saturday Midnight-7 a.m.,  7 p.m.-Midnight 3 or 7 Sunday Midnight-7 a.m.,  7 p.m.-Midnight    Monday None New DCP 2 Watering Schedule (Courtesy: The City of Georgetown) DCP= Drought Contingency PhaseAcc...

Juvenile arrested in Malta stabbing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

MALTA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Following an investigation, a 16-year-old was arrested and charged in a stabbing that happened Sunday in Malta. The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said the victim was a 17-year-old treated at Albany Medical Center. Deputies say the victim is expected to survive. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Preliminary investigation determined that the suspect stabbed the victim in the neck and fled the scene. Deputies say a further investigation found the juvenile intentionally caused serious physical injury using a deadly weapon. Deputies say the victim and suspect knew each other.Charges:First-degree assaultSecond-degree assault ACSO: Albany man attempted to steal homeowner’s car Deputies say the unnamed juvenile was arraigned in the Saratoga County Youth Court and released to the supervision of the Department of Probation.

Opinion: Faux outrage over Lauren Boebert’s school visit deserves derision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

Anyone who reads my columns knows I’m no fan of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. Thanks to her penchant for inanity this writer never wants for grist.This time, however, she was not in the wrong and her detractors’ faux outrage merits derision. Their righteous gasping over a routine school visit is so wildly overwrought that either the town pharmacy is out of Xanax or their pretensions mask rank opportunism.Such self-righteous, self-seeking hyperventilation fuels ugly partisan division, like we need more of that, and will ultimately lead to fewer opportunities for students to interact with lawmakers. Also, if they wanted to generate sympathy for the congresswoman amongst the generally unsympathetic, they nailed it.A year ago, a high school civics class in Dolores, a town so far in the middle of nowhere this Colorado native had to look it up, said they wanted to meet their representative to Congress. Boebert’s office was not able to schedule the school visit until March of this year. Th...

Popular cottage bakery and plant shop opening in Wheat Ridge in May

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

Lindsey Judd is happy to have her home back. Not long after she and husband Matt Dulin bought their first Denver residence in 2020, Dulin gutted it and turned it into GetRight’s, an at-home bakery operation — known as a cottage bakery — and a plant shop.Now, three years later, the pair are opening their first brick-and-mortar space, located at 6985 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, on Friday, May 19. And they can finally call their house a home.“I’m ready to check this one off our list,” Dulin said.GetRight’s wants to offer more breakfast items, like bagels, in the new shop. (Provided by GetRight’s)For Dulin, an Arizona native who grew up in Thornton, the pandemic came at a perfect time. He’d been working in the restaurant industry for 19 years, with his last stint at Uncle Ramen in Washington Park. But the high-pace environment was slowly crippling his passion for the business.“You get to a certain point where you’re just managing, and you’re kind of ...

Portable campfire startup walks away from “Shark Tank” deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

Three weeks ago, millions of television viewers watched Denver’s Joshua Thurmond reach a deal with investor Lori Greiner on the hit show “Shark Tank.”On Monday, however, the founder of the portable campfire company LavaBox told BusinessDen he’d decided that day — nearly a year after the episode was filmed — not to sign the deal.“I did want it to work out, but it’s difficult to give up 12.5 percent of your company that you built … we’re not in dire straits on cash so it was really about her leadership and mentorship,” said Thurmond, 47.LavaBox was born three years ago when, joking with friends on a rafting trip during peak forest fire season, Thurmond got the idea to create a portable, safe campfire. He went home, and within a week created seven versions using a military-style ammo box. He made a website, launched LavaBox and sold 40 within two weeks. “It was kind of crazy proofing, like this is gonna work, this thing has legs,” Thurmond said. The company now offers three...