Pandemic carves hole in state's cultural sector JULY 15, 2020.....The arts and culture sector, a major piece of the Massachusetts economy, will need hundreds of millions of dollars and multiple years to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, according to testimony delivered to state senators on Wednesday.Senators have been holding a series of listening sessions to gauge the pandemic's effects on different segments on the economy and check in on the gradual reopening of businesses.During Wednesday's session, [...] More
July 15 is tax deadline day. Here are 4 tips for filing. Millions of taxpayers took advantage of the IRS decision to push back the tax filing deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic. But with the tax filing deadline of July 15 upon us, those taxpayers need to take some important steps now to get their returns — and payments — to the IRS ASAP.Tax season is stressful for many consumers in the best of times, but 2020 has heightened those anxieties. More
Winchester students achieve academic honors University of AlabamaThe following Winchester residents graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in spring 2020: Brooke Carroll, Bachelor of Arts in communication and information sciences; Sydney Richardson, Bachelor of Science in commerce and business administration; Elizabeth Schipelliti, Bachelor of Arts in communication and information sciences.Bridgewater State UniversityKathryn G. More
Winchester Alumni Association spotlight: Kerry Lynne McHugh Kerry Lynne is only one of the 2100 Alumni members who have registered with the Winchester Alumni Association. Join the conversation and register today at WinchesterAlumni.org to stay in touch with Kerry and other Alumni across the decades.What class did you graduate with?1995What are you up to personally and/or professionally now? More
Cyclists to make ‘Black Lives Matter’ visible from space Local cyclists are organizing an event on July 18 and 19 to spell out “Black Lives Matter” on a global heat map that can be seen from the moon. Calling this event Wheels of Change, this volunteer group is encouraging everyone to run, walk or ride one of the 16 routes they have created using Strava, a GPS-enabled fitness app. More
Travis Green lands Sens coaching job, Rick Bowness retires, and more: Around the League For some teams in the National Hockey League, they are well underway into the offseason, and for others, the playoff journey continues. Travis Green hired as 15th head coach in Ottawa Senators ... 05/6/2024 - 9:46 am | View Link
Report: "Indications Are Travis Green Will Be the Next Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators" Darren Dreger posted on social media today that he's led to believe that Travis Green will be the Sens' next head coach after some final details are worked out. 05/6/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link
Senators finally set to hire new head coach After an extensive search for their next head coach, the Ottawa Senators have made a decision. The organization is hiring Travis Green as their next HC, per Darren Dreger. He was the interim boss for ... 05/6/2024 - 8:42 am | View Link
How will Patriots' third-round pick Caedan Wallace fit in? Trautwein noted that Penn State had its left tackle spot well-manned in recent years, first with Rasheed Walker (2022 seventh round pick, Packers) and then with Olu Fashanu (2024 first-round pick, ... 05/4/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Baseball/softball roundup | Bishop McCort defeats city rival Westmont HIlltop Brock Beppler homered and singled, while Eli Zasadni drove in two runs as the Crimson Crushers beat the Hilltoppers at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point. 05/3/2024 - 3:00 pm | View Link
Broward County’s only island park is set to reopen to the public this summer, offering more amenities for a great day outdoors.
Undergoing renovations is the Deerfield Island Park, a 53-acre reserve that is just north of East Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway.
(Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)Deerfield Island Park is closed for repairs, and expected to open later this summer.
MIAMI — This was Pat Riley at his finest. There was a question about Jimmy Butler in the Miami Heat president’s annual postseason talk Monday — another question about Jimmy Butler, that is.
This entire Heat offseason will be one question about Butler’s future followed by one about his attitude followed by another of contract extension and yet another of his trade value.
The National Weather Service said the last week of the dry season will remain true to its name, with dry conditions all this week, with the exception of a few small showers in rural inland areas earlier in the week.
The seven-month dry season unofficially runs from Oct. 15 to May 15 each year in South Florida, where the rest of the year is considered the wet season.
The remainder of this week will be dry, and grow quite hot toward the end of the week.
By Thursday and Friday, South Florida will see the hottest temperatures of the year thus far.
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Let’s be honest: When it comes to travel, most of us worry about our budget — a lot. Some travelers find it hard to trust travel agents or advisers because they worry about being charged for using their services.
However, not all travel advisers have fees — though it is a growing trend to charge them.
TravelPulse took a deep dive into why and how travel agents charge for their travel planning services, and why some choose to keep their travel planning services free for travelers.
Are travel agents free?
The question is more complicated than you might at first think.
Traditionally, travel advisers are paid a commission by their suppliers.
Know that phrase “the numbers don’t lie”? It’s a lie. The numbers lie constantly. With the movies, as with every creative medium in which visionaries must cross the six-way intersection of greed, exploitation, risk, reward, art and commerce, it’s a mug’s game to lie about numbers not telling the whole story about anything.
This spring, a century ago, Buster Keaton’s “Sherlock, Jr.” opened in theaters.
The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night in Manhattan, with many celebrities already hitting the glamorous red carpet event.
As fashion’s biggest night is underway, here are some of the best and worst looks from the 2024 Met Gala red carpet:
Zendaya (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Odell Beckham Jr.