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By Adam Baskin: Trainer Andre Rozier says that David Benavidez will need to "respect" the speed & power of his fighter Demetrius 'Boo Boo' Andrade for

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill is already looking ahead to his first defense of the gold later this year.

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Anthony Smith is currently training with Jamahal Hill.

Award-winning poet francine j. harris (Here Is the Sweet Hand) and bestselling novelist Julie Otsuka (When the Emperor Was Divine, The Buddha in the Attic) read from their work as part of the Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series. No tickets required.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat and The Bay Park are joining forces to bring the Hermitage’s unique and innovative artist programming to one of Sarasota’s most exciting and ambitious public park projects through a new community program, “Hermitage at The Bay.”

The Survive to Thrive program aims for grants of up to $10,000 for bookstores hit by the pandemic. Guidelines are in the works.

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: April 5, 2021 6 April is National Poetry Month, and 2021 marks the 25th annual celebration of poets and poetry. Visit the poets.org site for ways to find and connect with poets and poems. You can sign up to get a poem-a-day in your inbox! There are poems for kids and teens; ways for kids to interact directly with award-winning poets as part of Dear Poet; many poets reading their own work. So much poetry! More poetry-related headlines to hit you with! At age 80, ...

One man who could really have a break out year in 2021 is 28-year-old Caleb Plant. ‘Sweet Hands’ only fought once in 2020, but starts this year as he hopes to go on with a third defence of his IBF Super Middleweight title. Plant (20-0, KO12) puts his belt on the line against a former holder of the same title in Minnesota’s Caleb Truax (31-4-2, KO19), and the contest tops a Premier Boxing Champions bill. Plant turned professional in 2014 under the wing of the notorious Al Haymon, and came ...