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The 34.1-metre Westport motor yacht
Friendly Confines, sold, with a last known asking price of $10,850,000. The motor yacht’s sale was concluded by Mike Burke of Denison Yachting representing the seller.
Friendly Confines was built by Westport in 2015, and features naval architecture and exterior design from her builder. The motor yacht Friendly Confines, sold, has four cabins for the accommodation of as many as eight guests, she also hosts a crew of five.
Northwestern Now
Over the past decade, he has led a transformation of Wildcat athletics brand and strategy
Mike Polisky developed the campaign known as “Chicago’s Big Ten Team.”
Mike Polisky has been named the new Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation, Northwestern President Morton Schapiro announced today.
Having served as the Wildcats’ deputy director of athletics for external affairs since 2010, Polisky will assume the role immediately. He is the 22nd person to lead the department in its 126-year history.
“After our search committee conducted a thorough nationwide search and identified a number of strong candidates, I appointed Mike Polisky to build on our unprecedented successes and to lead Northwestern Athletics and Recreation into a new era,” Schapiro said. “With his long experience at Northwestern, and his integrity and wisdom, I’m confident we will continue to be a model for excellence on the playing field and in the classroom.”
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The Mets (7-4) look for their third consecutive series win as they travel to Chicago for a three-game set against the Cubs (6-9). The Mets have not visited The Friendly Confines since June 2019, when they split four games with the Cubbies.
The Mets were again victimized by bad weather, as a Friday snowstorm forced them to play their second doubleheader in four days. This time around, they weren’t able to complete the sweep and had to settle for a split. In the first game, Jacob deGrom was again masterful, matching his 14 strikeouts from his start against the Marlins. At one point, he had recorded nine straight strikeouts and was staring down baseball immortality. Sadly, Josh Fuentes hit a ground ball to second, which Jeff McNeil could not handle cleanly. The error opened up a three-run inning, and deGrom was once again staring down a loss while his ERA sat at an unbelievable 0.45. Thankfully, Pete Alonso’s homer in the sixth b
Cubs fans flock to Wrigley for chilly Opening Day
Cubs fans flock to Wrigley for chilly Opening Day
It was a sight Thursday that we had not seen in a while at Wrigley Field Cubs fans in the stands!
CHICAGO - It was a sight Thursday that we had not seen in a while at Wrigley Field
Cubs fans in the stands!
Familiar faces were there, too. Cook County Health Commissioner Doctor Allison Arwady got to throw out the first pitch and Illinois Department of Public Health Director Doctor Ngozi Ezike joined her as well.
A few thousand fans celebrated Opening Day at The Friendly Confines.