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The LEAGUE: Where LA’s Creative Community Come Together for More Than Basketball

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

In the heart of Los Angeles, a unique convergence of industry leaders and tastemakers takes place every week at SRGN Studios. The occasion? A high-profile, invite-only basketball league that has transcended the realm of sports, becoming a cultural phenomenon since its inaugural season last year.Orchestrated by Dominic “The Shoe Surgeon” Ciambrone and by the league commissioner Ron Abaekobe, THE LEAGUE has become a haven for leaders and creatives across music, fashion, design, and sports, transforming into a cultural utopia that goes beyond the boundaries of a typical sports league.THE LEAGUE, held at SRGN Studios, offers an immersive experience that goes far beyond the basketball court. Attendees are treated to a stunning open bar area, a professionally designed court, private VIP booths with bottle service for an elevated viewing experience, a sneaker customizing station, various local brand activations such as Ganga Tattoo and Flowershop as well as a variety of food tr...

Susan Alice Johnson-Cline Pronounced Dead after Pedestrian Crash on Highway 29 [Lake County, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

57-Year-Old Woman Pronounced Dead after Pedestrian Crash near Central Park RoadLAKE COUNTY, CA (December 8, 2023) – Early Friday night, Susan Alice Johnson-Cline was killed in a pedestrian crash on Highway 29.The fatal collision occurred shortly after 6:15 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the highway, just south of Central Park Road.According to the report, a northbound 2020 Tesla Model S hit the female pedestrian for reasons under investigation.Responding medical personnel transported the pedestrian to Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.Moreover, police temporarily shut down the roadway to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.Later, the authorities identified the deceased pedestrian as 57-year-old Susan Alice Johnson-Cline.Police are working to determine if alcohol contributed to the incident. Lake County Officials will provide more information about the crash once available.May the loving memories of your loved one and the love of ...

Eddy Jette and Raj Saxena’s GyftHint: Making Gifting Special & Joyful Just in Time for the Holidays

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Raise your hand if you have experienced running around at the eleventh hour, panicking, scouring the store for a gift for someone special. Maybe you put it off, not because you didn’t care, but because you have no idea what to get that special person. Or maybe you shopped for weeks only to come up empty-handed. You even asked them what they would like, and they told you, ‘Nothing.’ And, of course, you settle for gifting something that gets returned, donated, or worse, added to a landfill.Most of us would raise our hands and knowingly shake our heads! Fortunately, with GyftHint, those experiences are behind us. The founders at GyftHint have created a disruptive gifting marketplace that anyone with any smartphone can use to remove all those stresses and more, making gift-giving and gift-receiving once again what they should be: SPECIAL and JOYFUL.The inspirationThe inspiration for this genius platform came from Co-founder and CEO Eddy Jette’s own experiences wi...

Walking on the Journey of Self-Love With Nadia “Cher” Major

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

It’s 2023, and it seems as though the worst has passed. We’ve seen a time when we’ve been locked inside our homes in isolation, away from everything and everyone. However, we are still dealing with the after-effects; our economy is spiraling down, jobs are at stake, the health industry is facing staffing shortages, and much more.But finally, it seems as though nature is healing, isn’t it?What if you were told that an even greater epidemic was lying within? One that has been wreaking havoc on teenagers and adults all the same?This epidemic may not directly affect the body, but it impacts something much more vulnerable— the mind.Body dysmorphia is gaining traction with every swipe and double tap-like on screens controlling our lives. We are caught in a loop of instant gratification as we assess our self-worth regarding standardized depictions of supermodels on magazine covers and the “perfect” lives people display on their social media.The result? T...

Rider Pronounced Dead after Motorcycle Accident on Kietzke Lane [Reno, NV]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Motorcyclist Fatally Struck in Deadly Collision on Vassar StreetRENO, NV (December 12, 2023) – One rider died Wednesday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Kietzke Lane and Vassar Street.Emergency personnel arrived at the location on December 6th at approximately 4:30 p.m. Details leading up to the incident are currently unclear, but preliminary reports suggest a collision between a vehicle and a motorcyclist in the vicinity.Upon arrival, members of the Reno Police, Reno Fire, and REMSA discovered the motorcyclist incapacitated on the ground in critical condition. The injured rider was transported by first responders to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.Law enforcement has not yet disclosed the victim’s identity.Concurrently, the driver involved in the incident remained at the scene and fully cooperated with the ongoing investigation. Initial assessments do not attribute the collision to speed or impairment. The Reno Police Department’s Major Acc...

Getting Around LA: 5 Transport Trends in Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Los Angeles is known for a lot of things — beautiful scenery, iconic attractions, sunny weather, and all the glamor of Hollywood. Unfortunately, not everything about LA’s reputation is positive — it’s also known for legendarily bad traffic. In a recent study, Los Angeles took the award for the #1 most congested city in the world when it comes to traffic, and it consistently ranks as one of the highest on lists of the worst traffic in America.One prominent reason for this chronic congestion is the lack of mass transportation in the City of Angels. Los Angeles is a driving town; historically speaking, it’s difficult to get around without a car, and every car on the road makes traffic that much worse. But with increasing concern about climate change and road safety come fresh consideration given to alternative forms of transportation. Here are a few emerging trends that may reshape the way people think of getting around in LA.Public TransportationWhile the...

Season-ending Bay Area News Group high school football rankings, plus early Top 5 for 2024

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

For the third consecutive year, Serra is the No. 1 team in the Bay Area News Group’s season-ending football rankings.The Padres beat the best teams in Northern California (De La Salle, Folsom) and captured West Catholic Athletic League and Central Coast Section Open Division championships before losing to juggernaut Mater Dei-Santa Ana 35-0 on Saturday in the CIF Open Division state title game.De La Salle finished second in the rankings, followed by Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley and Los Gatos.Only two teams in the Top 25 ended the season with a win – Acalanes, which won Division 3-AA state championship, and Liberty, which because of a flaw in the North Coast Section’s playoff format missed the postseason despite winning seven games. Liberty’s resume included a 66-12 loss to San Ramon Valley but only a 35-34 loss to Los Gatos.MML: Time to fix broken CIF Open Division championship gameAcalanes rose three more spots to No. 6.We also have our early Top 5 for 2024 underneath the final Top ...

Pac-12 stock report: Arizona’s dollar-for-dollar wins, the Heisman tilt, Oregon’s new QB and Riley’s defensive upgrades

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Commentary on Pac-12 developments on and off the field …Rising: Arizona’s booming Big TwoThese are heady days in Tucson, at least for the competitive slice of Arizona athletics.The Wildcats are one of five schools to place both of their major revenue generators in the top 25. Their football team was No. 14 in the final CFP rankings, while the men’s basketball team currently sits atop the AP poll.The other four schools with teams in both are Oklahoma, Tennessee, Clemson and Texas.All five have made ample use of the transfer portal, but two aspects of Arizona’s prominence are notable:1) At the time of their appointments, coaches Jedd Fisch (football) and Tommy Lloyd (basketball) were career assistants with no ties to the university.The other four schools have their two key leadership positions filled with coaches who either knew the school or had previous experience in the hot seat.Arizona took a degree of risk with both Fisch and Lloyd and came out of the hiri...

These are the best and worst cities in the world for expats to live and work

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

By Alex Millson | BloombergMaking the decision to live and work abroad is a huge undertaking, especially if you’re uprooting your family. And perhaps the biggest question of all is: “Where do we go?”Related ArticlesTravel | Jeep maker blames California for job cuts in their Midwest plants Travel | The US economy added 199,000 jobs in November Travel | Cardroom employees protest another California bill aimed at non-tribal gambling Travel | Nurse shortages are set to get even worse with mass US visa delays Travel | Share the Spirit: Opportunity Junction helps East Bay job seekers find careers Well, you could do worse than Vienna, Zurich or Auckland, which just bagged the top spots in global consulting firm Mercer’s 2023 Quality of Living survey for expatriates.The Austrian capital retained its place at the top of the list, which was last published in the pre-pandemic days of 2019. The survey’s compilers hi...

Harry and Meghan spin Archewell’s growth, even as revenue drops by $11 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

According to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation, the organization is experiencing the normal growing pains of a young, high-profile nonprofit, as its tax forms show that its donations were down by $11 million in 2022 and it made just over half as many grants as the year before.The California-based couple’s foundation still received a total of $2 million in donations in 2022, which many nonprofits would be thrilled about, and the foundation issued $1.2 million in grants to more than a dozen organizations, according to its 2022 IRS documents, otherwise known as its Form 990. Then again, Archewell boasted in 2021 that it donated more than $3 million to a number of causes that year.Earlier this year, headlines focused on how Archewell received a total of $13 million in donations in 2021, with a $10 million infusion of cash coming from an anonymous donor, via the Mountain View-based Silicon Valley Community Foundation, according to SVCF’s 2021 IRS documents...