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FlyOver Chicago immersive flying attraction coming to Navy Pier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

In March of 2021, we learned that the Navy Pier IMAX theater would be closing for good. Now we know more about what is going in its place.FlyOver Chicago is a $40 million attraction that will take guests on an immersive flying journey through the city of Chicago. The multi-sensory experience will feature three levels of seating that moves along with the video footage on a giant 65-foot screen. Wind and other effects will give riders an even greater feeling that they are actually flying. And yes, Disney World fans, you can compare this ride to the very popular flying attraction "Soarin'" at Epcot.Right now the team from FlyOver is hard at work converting the former IMAX theater to fit this new attraction. In June, they will take their drone cameras to the skies of Chicago to shoot the video footage that will be featured on the ride. Once they have the final cut, programming can begin to make sure the ride vehicles move along with the footage. The FlyOver team expects the attraction t...

Ruff trip: Discarded joints pose a danger for dogs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, rushed him to the vet.The good doctor quickly made a diagnosis: Bondi was stoned.On his walk, a sniff must have led Bondi to a discarded joint, which he ate.“He was just doing his usual — exploring everything, sniffing everything,” said Briggs, who began to notice the pot shops sprouting up around New York City, the frequent whiffs of marijuana while circling her Manhattan neighborhood and the unfinished joints now littering sidewalks.In places like New York City, where the first legal recreational pot dispensary opened last year, users can smoke it in the open. As a result, more dogs are coming across — and eating — discarded joints and edibles, prompting alarm among veterinarians and pet owners who blame the steep rise in poisonings on smokers oblivious to the harm they can do by littering.Marijuana ...

Next severe risk comes Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Another quiet and warm day across Central Texas today... but our next round of storms is in view.Morning clouds will clear to partial sunshine later today as afternoon highs return to the low 80s.A similar day will play out Wednesday with morning clouds clearing to some afternoon sun. A noticeable bump in humidity and warmth kicks in Wednesday afternoon with highs well into the 80s.Uncomfortable humidity arrives late week and sticks around for the weekendChanges arrives Thursday as a disturbance brings a chance for scattered showers and storms, some of which could be severe. Storms currently look most likely from 7 p.m. Thursday until 1 a.m. Friday, but stay tuned for forecast updates.Risk of strong to severe storms Thursday afternoon & eveningDaily shower and thunderstorm chances continue Friday into next week, and wetter than normal weather is expected during the second week of May.Second week of May expected to bring wetter weather NEW BLOG: May outlooks fo...

Texas DPS investigating fatal hit-and-run crash in Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety launched an investigation following a deadly hit-and-rush crash along U.S. Hwy. 183 late last week.DPS troopers are looking into a Saturday night crash involving a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle. Just before midnight, the motorcyclist was heading south along U.S. Hwy. 183 at the intersection of FM 973 when a vehicle hit them. AUSTIN CRIME NEWS: APD pulls car from Lady Bird Lake Monday Per a DPS release, the motorcyclist was ejected from the motorcycle and died at the scene. The vehicle fled while "dragging the Suzuki underneath the front of the vehicle for approximately three miles south" before entering the SH-45 toll ramp, per the release.A portion of a GM headlamp was found at the crash site. A witness indicated a possible 2014 to 2018 Cadillac Escalade was involved.Investigators are continuing to look into the crash and anyone with information is asked to contact the Texas DPS Communications office by calling 512-424-7193.

Seven favorite Mexican dishes in St. Paul metro to try on Cinco de Mayo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

Cinco de Mayo, that celebration of all things Mexico, is one of my favorite holidays, because it usually involves tacos and tequila, two things I am frequently in the mood for.But tacos aren’t the only Mexican food I’m in love with — in fact, there’s little in the way of food from our southern neighbor that I won’t eat.So this year, I decided to offer you a smattering of my favorite Mexican dishes in town, from some of my most-frequented restaurants. If you’re looking to change things up, maybe give some of these dishes a try!Machete at Taco LibreThe Machete at Taco Libre, Dec. 10, 2019. (Nancy Ngo / Pioneer Press)This local chain of restaurants started less than a mile from my house, and I’ve been a fan since day one. I’ve tried most of the menu, but I always come back to the machete — a giant, house-made tortilla (seriously, it’s the size of a manhole cover), stuffed with meat, lettuce, crema and melty Oaxaca cheese. It’s like a cross between a taco and a quesadilla, a...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: My Neighbors Are Upset About My Trash Cans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about neighbors and trash. Here's the email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime, I have a social dilemma for you. I like to roll my trash and recycle bins to the street earlier in the day for a few reasons. One is that I go to bed early for my job and two, so I don’t forget. Last week I was outside pulling weeds and my neighbors across the street came over and asked me to not put the cans out so early. They said they didn’t like looking out their window and seeing the trash cans. They even went so far as to say that sometimes, my trash is overflowing a bit, and that is really ugly to see.  I don’t think I should have to worry about that. I have garbage...it goes in the garbage can, which then goes to the end of my driveway to be picked up!  Should I wait until later to put out my cans or keep doing what I do? It's not like the trash is flying all over the pla...

Vandals strike cemetery months after 200 headstones damaged

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

BENNINGTON, N.Y. (News10)-An historic Bennington cemetery that suffered damage to 200 headstones in October has once again been struck by vandals. This time, police say they have identified the suspects. As News10’s Anya Tucker reports, the chief of police is offering a chance for restorative justice to the accused youths with an opportunity to help cleanup and repair the gravesites. Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette, Jr. showed Anya the damage at the Morgan Street Cemetery, saying the vandals used a pole to push over the headstones. "Knocking them over. You can see where they have landed on top of the grass,” he told her.This is unfortunately not the first time his officers have responded to the cemetery for this kind of destruction. In October, approximately 200 headstones were toppled over and vandalized. Many of the stones mark Bennington, Vermont’s oldest gravesites- some belonging to children and veterans going back to the Revolutionary War era.After that act of ...

Ask Amy: Family wants to avoid in-laws’ drinking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

Dear Amy: My husband and I have been married for 19 years.His brother is an alcoholic, which is a common theme in his family.He has been unfaithful to his wife on numerous occasions.At a family event (about six years ago), he made sexual advances toward me.I told my husband that his brother makes me very uncomfortable and I do not want him around our kids with his level of drinking, but didn’t want to cause a huge family rift, as his wife had been put through so much already.We are the more successful/healthy of all the siblings and are perceived as snobby.We have kept our space for many years. We celebrate holidays without my in-laws, as they believe that we should just ignore these issues.My husband recently decided to attend a family gathering (solo) and brought his brand-new sports car (which cost six figures).His brother took the vehicle for a ride (drunk) without his permission. The brothers have not spoken since.My mother-in-law is aware of these issues and spends every holid...

Air defences shoot down 15 of 18 missiles launched at Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

Ukrainian air defence crews destroyed 15 out of 18 missiles launched by Russian forces in the early hours of Monday morning (1 May), the military said, as Moscow intensified attacks on its neighbour in recent days."Around 2:30 am (1130 GMT), the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine from strategic aviation planes," a post on the Telegram channel of Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, read.It added that 15 out of the 18 missiles launched had been destroyed.Kyiv's city officials wrote on the Telegram messaging app that all missiles directed at the capital were destroyed in what they said was the second attack on the city in three days."According to (preliminary information), no casualties among the civilian population and no destruction of residential facilities or infrastructure have been recorded," the city administration said.Air defence systems were also called into action to shield the Kyiv region, which is a separate administrative entity from the ci...

Boxing Without Borders: Umar Kremlev on Politics and Cooperation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:24 GMT

Umar Kremlev, the president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), recently spoke about the future of boxing at a press conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. During the conference, Kremlev emphasized the need for cooperation and compromise in the sport of boxing, and highlighted the IBA's commitment to helping athletes and National Federations develop the sport.During the press conference, Kremlev emphasized that boxing should be kept out of politics and that cooperation and compromise are essential for the sport's development. He noted that boxing is a friendly family that will continue to grow regardless of political strife. Kremlev spoke about the issue of interaction between the IBA and the IOC, stressing that each organization should focus on its own responsibilities without interfering with each other and athletes' interests.The IBA has always been open to dialogue, and a commission has been created to interact with the IOC. Kremlev mentioned that the investigation into ...