‘Strays’ Stumbles at Box Office Without Its Stars’ Promotion
When selling a movie about raunchy talking dogs, it helps to have some star power to get moviegoers into seats. And “Strays,” which opened Friday, has it — at least …
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Pickleball players push back after plan for club at Richmond’s historic Craneway Pavilion gets nixed
It’s been decades since Ford’s historic Richmond Tank Depot closed up shop in 1956. These days, what was once the largest assembly plant on the West Coast now hosts myriad …
Fusion ignition breakthrough sign of Bay Area’s shifting centers of innovation
For a brief moment in December, scientists inside a nondescript gray building in the Bay Area suburbs re-created the conditions of the sun. “It’s a singular moment in humanity,” said …
A Summer Rite in Spain: Coping With the British Tourist Invasion
A fit and ruddy 19-year-old with blond hair and a sheepish smile, James Henderson is tanning on a beach in Magaluf, a town on the Spanish island Mallorca that has …
China Faces a Crisis in Its Real Estate Sector
A model Chinese property developer in a sector replete with risk takers is teetering on the edge of default. Short of cash, one of China’s biggest asset managers has missed …
DMV demands Cruise cut driverless fleet in half following crashes
Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving car unit, has agreed to reduce the number of vehicles in San Francisco by half following two recent crashes — one involving an emergency vehicle. The …
Dublin knife shop owner arrested for stockpiling thousands of illegal weapons
DUBLIN — The owner of a Dublin knife store was arrested after police located thousands of illegal weapons stockpiled inside his business, home and a nearby storage unit, authorities said …
Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided
One person said The Marion County Record covered two recent deaths insensitively. Another said a handful of articles focused needlessly on a simple paperwork error that led to tax credits …
VTA has one of the best transit recoveries in the nation, but ridership is still down from pre-pandemic numbers
While transit agencies across the country have struggled with getting riders back since the pandemic, prompting doomsday scenarios that include service cuts and fare hikes, the Valley Transportation Authority asserts its …
New brand aims to unify Metro Atlanta’s innovation hub
InnovATL2023 is hosting a number of events across the region from Sept. 26 through Oct. 20. Photo sourced from innovatl2023.com. The Metro Atlanta Chamber has launched a new brand to …