Racoon Trapped In Dumpster Rescued By Somerset Regional Animal Shelter
By BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A hungry raccoon got herself in quite the predicament after sneaking into a dumpster outside TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater. On Monday night the raccoon climbed into the dumpster outside the Somerset Patriots Baseball Stadium at 860 E Main St. and had “too many leftover hot dogs and pretzels,” said Somerset Regional […]
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Oasis Mexican Restaurant Leaves Crest Hill For Lockport: Here's Why
CREST HILL — After operating their Oasis Mexican Restaurant in one of the worst locations possible for two years, brothers Adrian and Christian Avila have left Crest Hill and moved all of their restaurant operations to the nearby community of Lockport. The Avila brothers reached out to Joliet Patch to help spread the word that […]
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Pass Labs XP-27 phono preamplifier
One of the pleasures of reviewing—and also using—products from Pass Laboratories is an encounter with Nelson Pass’s writing, which can usually be found in the owner’s manual and is always competent, insightful, and sometimes funny. How often do you get real pleasure and insight from reading an owner’s manual? Pass Labs has a lot of […]
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Revinylization #56: Sonny Rollins, A Night at the Village Vanguard, Made New
As one of the first live albums to be recorded in the hallowed space that is New York City’s Village Vanguard, Sonny Rollins’s A Night at the Village Vanguard (recorded November 3, 1957, released in 1958) set the template, proving that recording in the odd, triangular club could not only work but could also produce […]
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Victim 'Wanted Brian To Get Help And Not Go To Prison': Wilmington PD
WILMINGTON — After spending three days in Will County’s Jail, 41-year-old Wilmington resident Brian Carey Jr. has regained his freedom following last week’s arrest in connection with allegations he tried to strangle a woman in her 60s. Prosecutors in Will County have charged Carey with aggravated domestic battery, two counts of aggravated battery and two […]
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Car Crashes Into Boat In Baltimore County: Photos
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD — A car crashed into a docked boat this weekend in Baltimore County. The property owner called 911 Sunday around 4:05 a.m. to report the Bowleys Quarters wreck. Firefighters found an SUV that had traveled down a pier and hit a commercial crabbing boat in the 3600 block of Hughes Lane. Find […]
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August 2024 Jazz Record Reviews
Sonny Rollins: Freedom Weaver Rollins, tenor saxophone; Henry Grimes, bass; Pete LaRoca or Kenny Clarke or Joe Harris, drums Resonance HCD-2065 (3 CDs, available as 4 LPs). 2024. Zev Feldman, prod.; George Klabin, Fran Gala, sound restoration Performance ***** Sonics ***½ At 93, Sonny Rollins is our greatest living jazz musician. He has retired from […]
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Man In Van Seeks La Grange Shelter: Resident
LA GRANGE, IL – A man living in a van behind the Walmart in Hodgkins needs a bed in the La Grange homeless shelter, a resident said Monday. Charles Gilbert, who lives in the 100 block of Sawyer Avenue, told the Village Board about the man’s situation. The man has lived next to the store […]
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Keith Rella Led Pick Up Brick Environmental Campaign; Friends Are Rallying To Pick Him Up
BRICK, NJ — Brick residents who volunteered at community cleanup events in town undoubtedly encountered Keith Rella at some point. Rella, 48, a public information officer with Brick Township, is the organizer of the Pick Up Brick community cleanups that started in 2021. He is involved with the township’s Sustainable Brick efforts and has been […]
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Call Your Mother Opens Permanent Location At Chesterbrook In McLean
MCLEAN, VA — Call Your Mother, the popular D.C. bagel shop, has opened a permanent space next to Le Village Marche in the Chesterbrook Shopping Center. This should be good news for McLean foodies who love the “Lil Deli” truck that Call Your Mother parked at Chesterbrook in the spring of 2023. Federal Realty Investment […]
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