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Jackie Sorkin’s Candified In Long Beach Is Candy As Theater

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

Known as the Candy Queen, Jackie Sorkin and global retail and brand executive Amy Kavanaugh Mason have partnered up to open Candified in Long Beach, the first of its kind interactive retail candy store, where kids of all ages can shop, create and celebrate.Located on the buzzy Second Street strip, the colorful store isn’t your typical beachside candy shop overstocked with saltwater taffy. You don’t have to have a sweet tooth to be lured into the store by the window display filled with life-sized jungle creatures covered in hundreds of thousands of gummy bears and sour candies, a signature part of Sorkin’s Candytopia past.Not only are the aisles filled with nostalgic sweets like Zagnuts, Slo Pokes and Mallo Cups, but there are also rows of chocolates, gummies, tik tok pacifiers and pop rings, as well as the latest candy craze they can’t keep on the shelves — freeze-dried options like sour worm crunchies, fruity twists, caramel apple puffs and slime lickers.The candied zebra beckons (...

Araceli Espinoza Arrested after Pedestrian Collision on Elm Avenue [Greenfield, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

Pedestrian Hospitalized after DUI Accident near 5th StreetGREENFIELD, CA (August 7, 2023) – Saturday night, Araceli Espinoza was arrested after a pedestrian collision on Elm Avenue.Authorities responded to the scene at the 500 block of Elm Avenue near 5th Street.Per reports, Espinoza was operating a vehicle under the influence and struck a pedestrian in the area. Paramedics arrived and took the pedestrian to a nearby hospital for further treatment.Meanwhile, officers arrested 41-year-old Espinoza and booked her into the Monterey County Jail. In addition, crews determined that Espinoza was driving with a suspended license, was in possession of a controlled substance, and was on probation for DUI.At this time, no further details regarding the Elm Avenue pedestrian crash have been released to the public. Greenfield Officials will provide more information once available.Thinking, reasoning, and muscle coordination are essential in operating a vehicle safely. Never drive while impa...

Sean Joseph Scot Killed in Motorcycle Accident near Valle Verde Drive [Henderson, NV]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

Solo-Motorcycle Accident near Fox Ridge Drive Left a 28-Year-Old Man DeadHENDERSON, NV (August 6, 2023) – Early Friday morning, a motorcycle accident near Valle Verde Drive claimed the life of Sean Joseph Scot.The accident occurred at around 4:40 a.m., July 28th, near the area of Valle Verde and Fox Ridge Drives, just north of Warm Springs.According to the deputies of Henderson Police, the accident involved 28-year-old Scot involved in a solo motorcycle accident. Authorities are still unsure as to what caused the fatal accident.Furthermore, the officers blocked all northbound and southbound lanes of Valle Verde from Warm Springs to Marlboro for several hours before it was reopened.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. Deepest condolences and sympathies are with the family and friends of Sean Joseph Scot.Losing a loved one in a motorcycle accident is always a traumatic experience for those left behind. Reach out to Sweet James and let ...

Victor Barreto, Woman Injured after Crashing into National Hispanic Cultural Center [Albuquerque, NM]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

24-Year-Old Man into Custody after Damaging Building from CrashALBUQUERQUE, NM (August 7, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a car vs. building collision left Victor Barreto and one other injured.The incident happened on July 28th, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.According to reports, Barreto and his girlfriend were in an argument about their relationship when he pulled into the parking lot. As the argument escalated, Barreto increased his speed and drove into the National Hispanic Cultural Center causing damage to the building. As a result of the crash, both Barreto and his girlfriend sustained injuries.Following the crash, emergency responders arrived at the scene and transported both Barreto and the woman.They have discharged moments after. No occupants of the building suffered injury from the incident.Also, the incident sparked a small fire but crews were immediately to extinguish the fire.Police later arrested 24-year-old Victor Barreto on charges including aggravated bat...

Juvenile Severely Injured in Scooter Crash on Vermont Avenue [Los Angeles, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

10-Year-Old Child Hospitalized Scooter vs Vehicle Crash on Vermont Avenue near 7th StreetLOS ANGELES, CA (August 7, 2023) – Thursday afternoon, a 10-year-old child suffered injuries after a scooter crash on Vermont Avenue.The accident took place at about 5:00 p.m., on July 27th at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Seventh Street.According to the CHP, the child was riding a rental scooter in the area when a driver struck him for unknown reasons.Paramedics arrived and rushed the child to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.The child had no identification on him at the time of the crash, police had to rely on the public to help them identify him and notify his parents or legal guardians.Authorities eventually identified and located the parents, and the juvenile was reunited with them on Friday morning.On the other hand, the involved driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the officials. They said that the driver did not show any signs of impairment.Authorities did...

So-Fi So Good for Taylor Swift

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

So-Fi So Good for Taylor Swift: Not a single piece of the reporting you’ve heard about Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is exaggerated. Not a tiny little bit. This thing is enormous. Like, insanely big, and a phenomenon. And every single attendee (including this one) is here for the party. Not in a tailgate, beer-chugga-chugga sort of way. But in a genuine, love for the music, human connection, sort of way.That’s what Swift is all about. She connects with her fans on a deeply personal level. The sort of connection that all artists hope to establish with their target audience. And despite the fact that this writer is not a part of that demographic, empathy is possible for all but sociopaths.So friendship bands are passed around by nearly everyone on the way in. The parking attendants had arms full of them. It’s a love-in. It’s contemporary Coachella and the Super Bowl halftime show without the dust and sports fans. The range of generations in attendance (and not just parents being dragged al...

Legendary classic rock band says it isn’t retiring ‘anytime soon’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

Get ready to yell out “Free Bird” — and have the request actually mean something — when Lynyrd Skynyrd returns this month to Northern California.The Rock and Roll of Fame act, known for that fabled song as well as “Gimme Three Steps,” “Tuesday’s Gone,” “Sweet Home Alabama” and so many other classics, performs Aug. 10 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and Aug. 11 at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland.Shows start at 8 p.m. and tickets — $18.75-$354 (subject to change) — are available at livenation.com.The Southern Rock outfit is co-headlining these concerts with the Texas troupe ZZ Top. The outing is dubbed the Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour — a clever title that draws from a pair of the bands’ best-known songs (ZZ’s “Sharp Dressed man” and Skynyrd’s “Simple Man”).I recently had the chance to chat with Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke on a number of subjects. The one topic that kept coming up again and again during our conversation, not surprisingl...

Elon Musk promises to fund legal fights of discriminated X users

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

By Michael Sin and Vlad Savov, Bloomberg NewsElon Musk has offered to fund the legal bills of any users of his social network, X, who’ve been discriminated against by their employer because of their actions on the platform.The proposal comes with “no limit” on costs and X Corp. will “go after the boards of directors of the companies too,” he said in messages posted to the site Saturday night. The billionaire, who acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October and recently rebranded it as X, has made a habit of announcing major policy changes for the service late at night or over weekends. The X rebrand happened over the course of a weekend in July.Musk has been responding affirmatively to suggestions posted to X of cases his company could support.Related ArticlesTechnology | Elon Musk, self-described ‘free speech absolutist,’ sues nonprofit over its speech Technology | Elon Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweet...

Review: With ‘Pikmin 4,’ Nintendo finally nails the right controls for a strategy game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

Whenever anyone says you can’t do a real-time strategy game on consoles, the obvious answer to that is “Pikmin.” Nintendo’s series about Lilliputian spacefarers who crash land on an Earth-like planet has been captivating fans since the GameCube.The plots are generally the same. Explorers end up as castaways on a mysterious planet dubbed PNF-404, and they have to find a way to return home. That’s easier said than done, though, because the environment is hostile from the fauna all the way to the environment, with oxygen levels toxic to the space travelers.PIKMIN SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMSThe solution for the explorers is Pikmin, diminutive creatures that are a cross between a sprout and an ant. Spacefarers can control them and they quickly find out that alone they’re weak, but under a leader, they become a formidable swarm capable of taking down bigger creatures and lifting heavy objects.The original “Pikmin” laid a solid foundation and eac...

This week in SF Giants baseball: Shohei Ohtani, Bruce Bochy and a tough stretch of opponents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:58 GMT

Starting this weekend, when Bruce Bochy’s Texas Rangers come to town, the San Francisco Giants won’t face an opponent with a losing record for the next three weeks.On the bright side, they also don’t leave California, except for a six-day stretch, until September. After a grueling first-half travel schedule — more air miles than any other club — they have only two trips left east of the Rockies.So, is the toughest part of the schedule behind them, or ahead?“They’re both challenging in different ways,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “We’ve played good baseball against teams with winning records. All of the challenges, they’re significant but also ones that we can and have overcome.”Perhaps the tick up in competition is a good thing.After dropping both games against the A’s over the weekend, Giants players were left just as dumbfounded as anyone about their inexplicable struggles against bad teams. They are 34-27 against clubs with winning re...