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An immersive exhibit in Sarasota plunges viewers into the world of Vincent Van Gogh’s art.

From the blog of Jonathan Sacks at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Jonathan Sacks at The Times of Israel

Piney Point plant facility: New to our coverage? Lets get you caught up Grace Pateras, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Our local journalists are covering the situation in Piney Point and possible impacts to the area. Its a situation our newsroom has been covering and highlighting for years. Local journalism like this is supported by our readers. If youre a subscriber we thank you. And if youd like to subscribe, please see our current offers here. © Thomas Bender, Sarasota Herald-Tribu...

SARASOTA, Fla. – Crews on Tuesday were continuing to pump wastewater from a retention pond into Tampa Bay to prevent a catastrophic breach that could send a massive wall of water into the surrounding area.  Last week, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved the pumping of industrial wastewater from a retention pond at Piney Point, a former phosphate plant, in response to the facility’s second leak in a decade. The wastewater is about as acidic as black coffee and c...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patricks Day as seen from the LondonHouse rooftop patio, on Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Chicago. Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day weekend: ‘It’s a little bit of normalcy’ CHICAGO — The Chicago River glowed Kelly green downtown this St. Patrick’s Day weekend after all, but the usual cheering throngs crowding the banks during the annual dumping of the dye were much thinner. In a remarkable attempt to gi...

Life-threatening single digit temps in Metro Detroit problematic for shelters during COVID-19 pandemic By Ingrid Kelley and FOX 2 Staff Published  DETROIT (FOX 2) - The brutal winter cold snap is sticking around Metro Detroit for the week with temperatures dropping to single digits every night this week. Shelters in Detroit have to get creative to offer a warm place to sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cold, arctic air moved into Southeast Michigan over the weekend and, while most ...