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FC Delco hosting 21+ fundraiser featuring food trucks, live music, local breweries, 7v7 tournament and more on June 12 Summer Kickoff event will also feature celebrity chef Tom Pizzica, a 7v7 tournament and more Share this story The event will be held at The Proving Grounds in Conshohocken from 4-7 p.m. Ten local breweries are participating along with food trucks and there will be a special all-you-can-eat and drink VIP area featuring celebrity chef Tom Pizzica. Ticket prices range from $65 for...

Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning offers speed, grunt, a big frunk The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning XLT offers storage space under the hood. Ford Motor Co./TNS Mark Phelan/Detroit Free Press/TNS The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Ford Motor Co./TNS Eighteen months ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threw down the electric pickup gauntlet, introducing the sci-fi Cybertruck at a Los Angeles news conference as a vision of the future. In so doing, he mocked Detroit Three pickup designs, saying “they all look ...

5 Mothers Day brunches to enjoy in Metro Detroit By Amber Ainsworth Mothers Day is May 9. If you plan on treating your mom to a special brunch, its time to start planning now because space is limited and reservations are filling quickly. Grand Tavern in Rochester Hills Price: $28.99 for adults, $16.99 for kids ages 4-12 Brunch at Grand Tavern includes a carving station that will have leg of lamb, prime rib, and beef brisket, as well as other options such as lobster mac, bayou shrimp and gri...

1 of 5 Mike Bowman, president and CEO of the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board speaks during the agencys event May 3 to promote tourism in Montgomery County. It was the first in-person event the organization has held in more than a year.  Photo By Dylan Eddinger Courtesy of the VFTCB Bluestone County Club in Blue Bell hosted the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board on Monday, May 3 for the agencys first in-person event in more than a year. The organizatio...

2019 was an eventful year for cloud computing company Improbable and its SpatialOS networking technology. On the one hand, three of the highest-profile games using SpatialOS got the axe, as Bossa Studios Worlds Adrift and Spilt Milks Lazarus were abandoned in pre-release testing and the 1,000-player battle royale Mavericks: Proving Grounds was lost when developer Automaton Games shut down. The first big product of those acquisitions has finally seen the light of day as Midwinter this week launc...

InXile Entertainment, the studio behind virtual reality (VR) title Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds back in December. Now, only four months later the developer has announced it’ll be terminating the videogame next month. In what can only be seen as a rapid abandonment of the project, inXile Entertainment and its publisher Thirdverse Inc. issued a statement over the weekend saying: “On May 9, 2021, Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds servers will be deactivated. We greatly appreciate the suppor...

The sun had just begun to rise near Virgin, Utah, when Hannah Bergemann began to climb. Shouldering her 35-pound downhill bike, Bergemann walked steadily up a narrow desert ridgeline. When she reached the top, she looked down the line that she and her dig crew had patiently carved out of the red desert sand, peeling back layers of prehistoric stone. If Bergemann felt any nerves, she didn’t show them. Then she began to ride. With precision, Bergemann followed the narrow track unwinding along t...

These pictures of a GMC Hummer EV pickup accelerating hard out of GM's Milford Proving Grounds demonstrate its immense power and its carefully tuned suspension.

The facility covers 110 hectares (272 acres) and includes a 3.6-kilometre test track with a “smart” camera system that follows the cars; a 13-car garage; battery lab; and two cold-weather test lines. Some test-drives are done on public roads as well. The number of people on-site depends on how many vehicles are scheduled, but it’s at least 30 people, and includes engineers, drivers, janitorial staff, traffic safety, and equipment operators who clear snow and groom the track. “The majori...

Seasonal Challenges is a new mechanic introduced to Destiny 2 with Season of the Chosen. Each challenge rewards players with something, whether it’s XP, Bright Dust, a new weapon, or an upgrade to the War Table. Tracking all of the Seasonal Challenges for Season of the Chosen, and seeing what lies ahead, is a great way to plan out your future gaming sessions. Let’s take a look at what kind of tasks players need to do this season. All Seasonal Challenges – Season of the Chosen Season of th...