Fireworks banned on Mercer Island this year following water line break Meanwhile, the sale of fireworks remains legal on the island on certain days, but the city council is considering a permanent ban on the sale and discharge of fireworkers at its May 7 council meeting. 05/3/2024 - 12:52 pm | View Link
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks returning to Hudson River after years on East River. Where to see them. NEW YORK - Macy's 4th of July Fireworks are returning to New York's Hudson River after more than a decade. The spectacle has taken place on the East River for years, to the consternation of West ... 05/1/2024 - 12:06 pm | View Link
Student protests have exploded. At many schools, like Boston College, it’s calm For Boston College and many other colleges across the country, life has continued as normal as fiery protests have swept many other campuses. 05/1/2024 - 7:25 am | View Link
Outdoor dining begins in Boston THE UMBRELLA BROKE SO IT IS STILL SPRINKLING OUT HERE THIS MORNING, BUT RESTAURANTS AND MOST OF BOSTON CAN SET UP TABLES ON CITY SIDEWALKS OR EVEN ON THE STREET IF THEY HAVE A PERMIT. BUT THAT’S NOT ... 04/30/2024 - 9:37 pm | View Link
The Rockies, oh so desperately needed someone to make a big splash.
Two players delivered Friday night — one of them literally — in the Rockies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
Ryan McMahon led off the Rockies’ three-run sixth inning with a 445-foot homer that splashed down in the Allegheny River.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.