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Agnes Cafe & Provisions, 2132 Bissonet, will open June 8 for breakfast and lunch with dinner service to come later in the month. The Mediterranean-inspired concept comes from Molly Voorhees, President of Becks Prime and The Chocolate Bar, and longtime friend, Carolyn Dorros, Executive Vice-President of Wolff Companies. The two friends are both graduates of St. Johns School in Houston followed by Stanford Business School for Voorhees and Harvard Business School for Dorros. Now they are opening a...

It only takes the tiniest thing to change the world. A butterfly beating its wings in Texas may not start a hurricane in China, but a wrong turn can

Cookies, pastries, custom cakes, and naturally some delicious-looking breads are on tap at Bādolina.

Chronic Absenteeism Is a Huge School Problem. Can Data Help? The pandemic has significantly increased the number of students who don’t attend class. Solutions aren’t easy, but school districts can recover the chronically absent by digging deeper into data. May 24, 2021 •  1/1: empty classroom 4 () The education losses resulting from pandemic school closures and an unanticipated shift to remote learning have slowed academic achievement. But n...

Published: May 13, 2021 at 2:45 pm He is one of the greatest writers of all time, and our longing to know as much as we can about him continues. We know that William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to John and Mary Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and that he was their first child to survive past infancy. During the Elizabethan period, infant mortality was very high, and his parents had already lost two daughters before young William was born. The exact date of his birt...

BILL PEARSON Tue, 05/11/2021 - 8:30am Ralph Smith has bought Hawke Rentals and incorporated it into his Mine Oyster Catering business. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Ralph Smith has cooked up another business venture to join his Mine Oyster and Boat House Bistro restaurants. Smith bought Hawke Rentals from Leila Hawke, who sold the business before moving to Florida. Before COVID-19 times, Smith catered nearly 50 events per year and used Hawke Rentals to supply tables, chairs and tents...

By WHAV Staff | 2 hours ago Officials gather to cut the ribbon at the mural, “Reading Takes Us Places.” From left, Haverhill Promise Campaign Director Jenny Arndt, City Councilors Timothy J. Jordan and Joseph J. Bevilacqua, state Rep. Leonard Mirra and City Council President Melinda E. Barrett. (Jarvi Productions photograph for WHAV News.) Haverhill Promise, the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, was recognized late last week as a national “Bright Spot” for its response to the COVID-19 ...

April 26, 2021 This article was revised on 4/16/21 and updated to include the Muncie Climate Resiliency Resolution. It was previously titled, “How Indiana Youth Are Making A Difference In Climate Change.” Across the globe, young people are increasingly taking up climate activism. With Greta Thunberg as arguably the most recognizable face of the current climate movement, youth passion regarding climate change is undeniable. Grassroots campaigns are popping up across the United St...

Donation of 28 acres accepted to add to trail ELIZABETHTON — By a 21-2 vote, the Carter County Commission voted Thursday to accept a donation of 28 acres of land between Valley Forge and Hampton that could extend the Tweetsie Trail by 4.5 miles and provide connections with the Hampton Springs Watershed Mountain Bicycle Trail and Green Bridge Park in Hampton. The property being donated is the route by which the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad used to operate a narrow gauge ...

Second annual Back the Blue rally held in Tavares Paul Ryan TAVARES — Around 200 people gathered in Wooton Park on Saturday to march in support of law enforcement at the second annual Back the Blue rally in downtown Tavares. Marchers carried both American and “thin blue line” flags and held signs supporting police as they gathered at the gazebo before walking along Ruby Street toward the Old Lake County Courthouse. The rally comes after five days of testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial. C...