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The Laguna Beach City Council voted to continue the Promenade on Forest as it exists through January 2024 on Tuesday night. Citywide temporary use permits for outdoor dining and retail displays have also been extended through the end of this year.

Prada Cup: Challenger Selection Series set to get underway in Auckland by Prada Cup Media 14 Jan 05:19 UTC 14 January 2021 Three challengers in the new AC75 class, will compete for the inaugural Prada Cup starting on January 15, 2021 in Auckland. © Carlo Borlenghi / Luna Rossa From tomorrow January 15, the three Challengers for the Americas Cup will compete for the first ever Prada Cup and the right to meet Emirates Team New Zealand in the 36th Americas Cup Match p...

Students race into Auckland as Sailing Trust launches Americas Cup schedule 14 Jan, 2021 05:39 PM 3 minutes to read 16 students are completing New Zealands most adventurous Duke of Edinburgh award. Photo / Supplied, TNZ 16 students are completing New Zealands most adventurous Duke of Edinburgh award. Photo / Supplied, TNZ Thomas Bywater is a writer and digital producer for Herald Travelthomas.bywater@nzherald.co.nz@ThomasBywater A ship of students is approaching Auckland after a five-day advent...

Liberty University files lawsuit against Gov. Ralph Northam, claiming discrimination against online students Lawsuit is in reference to a change in the 2020 Virginia Budget Published:  Tags:  LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against Virginia on the basis of discrimination. The legal complaint alleges that amendments to the 2020 Virginia Budget wrongly exclude Virginia’s online students from receiving the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant, according to Liberty. The u...

Liberty University on Friday sued Gov. Ralph Northam and the director of the body charged with coordinating higher education in the commonwealth over changes to a state-funded tuition assistance program that bars online students from receiving financial aid. The civil lawsuit, filed in federal court in Lynchburg, alleges state officials discriminated against students in the commonwealth by distinguishing between online and residential students when distributing financial assistance through the ...

BARS and restaurants in West Cumbria will be left counting the cost of another coronavirus lockdown. On Monday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said pubs were to close their doors again in a bid to stop the new variant of the virus spreading. It’s expected to go on until at least mid-February, with alcohol takeaway sales also now banned. Sue Eccles, manageress of the Trout Hotel, Crown Street, Cockermouth said that more notice could have been given. She added: “I think it is ...

A to Z guide for sustainable fashion published : 25 Dec 2020 at 04:00 5 Throughout 2020, Covid-19 has led to social distancing and provided people with the opportunity to redefine their meaning of life. A For Accountable by Rashid Johnson. J For Joy by Hou Zichao. British fashion designer Stella McCartney contemplated and distilled an alphabetised manifesto that is both a blueprint of future intention and a map of her fashion brands DNA -- spelling out its point of view while simultaneousl...

Laguna Beach Local News By Billy Fried Going into it I thought 2020 was going to be the “Year of Perfect Vision.” That something marvelous might take place. Now I’m so ready for 2021. Whatever it takes to safely go out and hug again. And I was never that into hugging. If this virus taught us anything, it’s that we need physical connection—because we are all profoundly connected. I’m so done with the division, anger and fear. Even the extraterrestrials won’t visit.  Haim Eshed, a...

Laguna Beach is reaching into its general fund reserve to provide financial assistance to local businesses and the community. The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved the appropriation of $1.4 million from the city’s reserves, a decision focused on providing relief for those facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A grant program referred to as “LB Cares” allows the city’s 122 restaurants and bars to apply for $5,000 grants. Local retailers that had to close due to proto...

In an interview earlier this year, the National Gallery’s director, Gabriele Finaldi, confirmed a rumour that had long been in circulation: that, over the decades, a small group of artists have been given the keys to the doors of the National Gallery. Or more accurately, a ‘privilege pass’, which allows its holder to arrange out-of-hours visits to the institution. The pass is renewable on an annual basis, and is issued at the discretion of the director. Lucian Freud apparently used his al...