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They were called the Hat Squad. They were four beefy middle-age guys who drove around in a black Buick convertible, wearing fedoras and chain-smoking, and throwing guys, mostly bad guys, over cliffs. They worked for the Los Angeles Police Department. This was in the early 1950s. “Mulholland Falls” takes the idea of these licensed vigilantes and crafts it into a “Chinatown” of the early Atomic Age. When a young woman is found murdered at a construction site, her body pressed into the earth almost as if by a steamroller, the Hat Squad gets involved. More involved than they planned, becau...

It is that time of year again for the UGA Miracle 26.2-hour Dance Marathon. However this year will look a lot different than marathons of the past. UGA Miracle, the largest student-led philanthropy at the University of Georgia, will host its 26th annual dance marathon on Saturday, Feb. 20 starting at noon. But unlike previous dance marathons, this celebratory fundraising event will take place virtually. Dance Marathon is UGA Miracle’s annual capstone event. Each year, participants and UGA Miracle families join together for performances, dancing and activities to fundraise money for Child...

Tapping maple trees and hunting for skunk cabbages on Staten Island | Pamela’s Food Service Diary Updated Jan 17, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Dining indoors is still illegal in New York City. So if staying on Staten Island to patronize a restaurant, we’re looking at dining in an igloo for up to four guests or in a heated, two-sided tent. At this point in winter with the bare trees and frozen earth, I turn to nature and wonder, “What would the Lenape do right now in January on this hilly, marshy Island?” When the first Europeans visited Staten Island 350 years ago, th...