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The Regent Theater amid the coronavirus pandemic on March 26, 2020 in Los Angeles. As music venues continue to remained closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the nations beloved independent locations are at risk of shutting down permanently. To help combat that unfortunate reality, Postmates, Dublab and Restless Nites are teaming up to launch Sustain the Scene. Starting on March 12 in Los Angeles, the nonprofit initiative will help participating venues reopen for delivery to return much-n...

Provided March 3, 2021 In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Shake Shack is testing cutlery and straws made from AirCarbon, which has no synthetic plastics, PLA or synthetic glues, requires no food crops for production, and is home-compostable, soil-degradable and ocean-friendly, according to a company press release. Shake Shack is introducing the cutlery and straws at stores in West Hollywood and Long Beach in California, Madison Square Park and West Village in New York, and Miami Beach...

Shelter dogs from teh Austin area just got the trip of a lifetime after ice storms and freezing weather affected most of the state two weeks ago.

By: Brian Mueller OKLAHOMA CITY - The folks at Green Bambino want to know what they can do to put your baby in this stroller today. “We’ve never done a stroller test drive event. We’ve got nice smooth concrete floors inside, but outside we have 75-year-old brick, and we have curves," said Green Bambino owner Morgan Harris. The Oklahoma City baby boutique’s test drive event is giving customers a chance to take the strollers for a spin, where the rubber meets the road. Green Bambino is...

New version of first ever African-American screen kiss discovered in Norway Reuters 26/02/2021 © Reuters/NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY A still from Leksvik version of Something Good - Negro Kiss movie OSLO (Reuters) - A new version of the first known on-screen kiss between two African-American actors has been discovered in the collections of the National Library of Norway. © Reuters/NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY A still from Leksvik version of Something Good – Negro Kiss movie The 1898 fi...

‘Back in the 1800s, the Black cowboy was the only cowboy’ We put some of our favorite ‘Something Good’ clips into a bonus episode for Black History Month Michelle Ganley, Digital Content Team Managing Editor, Graham Media Group Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Do you have fun plans this weekend? Yes, we do realize that pandemic life remains different for everyone. “Fun plans” in 2021 might not be exactly what you had envisioned about a year ago. But let’s take what we can get, you ...

Remember Lenin Gutierrez, that San Diego-based Starbucks barista who refused service to a maskless woman last year? Here’s what he’s up to today — and how...

Padre Island National Seashore officials ready to release hundreds of sea turtles on Tuesday Rescue, rehabilitation efforts are still ongoing, officials say Updated:  Tags:  Image courtesy of Padre island National Seashore. (Copyright 2020 by KSAT - All rights reserved.) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Padre Island National Seashore staffers on Tuesday will begin to release hundreds of sea turtles who were “cold-stunned” during the winter storm. The turtles become immobilized and are unable to ...