Month: August 2021
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Valley Metro’s Labor Day transit service
Phoenix, AZ — In observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 6, buses and light rail will be operating on a Sunday schedule. There will be no Express or RAPID bus service. Customer Service will be closed. Riders can use our new Valley Metro app for trip planning and tracking vehicles in real time. Our trip planner and schedules are also…
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Hollywood Global Film Festival Nominations 2021
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Hollywood Global Film Festival Founder Maryanne Lai and celebrity guests will announce its lineup of official films in competition for its annual film festival on Sunday August 29, 2021 at 5 p.m. at the Tong Tak House located at 1271 South Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia California. As a minority Chinese American producer and business woman in Hollywood, Lai’s vision is to…
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NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Ukrainian President
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit Tuesday to NASA Headquarters in Washington: “It was an honor to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning. “We discussed our renewed commitment to partnership in space, our shared interest in exploration and discovery, and…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Two Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station
Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for operations in space. NASA will provide live coverage for both spacewalks, or extravehicular activities (EVA), on NASA Television,…
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The Caesars Sportsbook App is Now Live in Arizona!
Arizonans can now download, register, and make deposits to receive emperor-worthy offers Access to legal sports betting is fast approaching for Arizona residents and today, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (“Caesars”) announced its brand-new Caesars Sportsbook app is officially available to Arizona customers for download and deposit. As an Authorized Gaming Operator of Major League Baseball and in partnership with the…
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Central Park Puppies Expands Puppy Home Delivery To 30 States In U.S. East Coast From Maine To Florida
Online puppy ordering platform meets market demand for premium bred pups during the pandemic for families ready to responsibly onboard a new furry family member Central Park Puppies, an online puppy ordering platform headquartered in Yonkers, New York, expanded its free home delivery service to meet the growing demand for puppies since the start of the…
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Cutting-Edge Science Launches on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Resupply Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the uncrewed Dragon spacecraft, soars upward after lifting off from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida at 3:14 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. Dragon will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services…
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When Memory Becomes An Action Word: Why The Tulsa Massacre Story Is Longer Than Two Days
Memory should be a verb. This year, the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre coincides with Memorial Day. For me, that begs the question: What are you willing to fight for? When it comes to Greenwood, I will fight to remember the whole story. Tulsa Massacre We should not let the necessary remembrance of a…
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True Cancel Culture: The Attack on Matt Damon
Yes, there was that one time Matt Damon told director Effie Brown that she didn’t know enough about diversity to understand. This was on the final season of Project Greenlight, that show where Hollywood bigwigs gave film school up and comers the opportunity to show their stuff and win the ultimate filmmaking prize. Unfortunately for…
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Harriet Tubman Memorial Freedom Bridge’ Plan Unveiled Today in Syracuse, New York
Unified Solution Connects Community, Honors Civil Rights Icon with Strong Ties to Syracuse and Central New York Relatives of abolitionist and civil rights pioneer Harriet Tubman gathered today at Wilson Park to support a proposal to construct the Harriet Tubman Memorial Freedom Bridge in Syracuse – an iconic structure that will reconnect Syracuse’s urban core, while paying tribute to the renowned abolitionist and…