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Resort famous for Elvis' 'Blue Hawaii' movie will be rebuilt

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Demolition will soon begin on a resort once favored by Elvis Presley and other Hollywood royalty before it was heavily damaged by a hurricane three decades ago. The Coco Palms Resort on the island of Kauai will be torn down for a new 350-room hotel, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The resort is best known in movie lore as the location where Presley and Joan Blackman’s characters married in the 1961 movie “Blue Hawaii.” It’s also the site of other key scenes in the movie, including the last where Presley sings the “Hawaiian Wedding Song” and holds Blackman’s hand while they board a raft to cross a lagoon.In its heyday, it was famed for being frequented by other Hollywood stars like Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth and Bing Crosby. The 46-acre grounds were also once home to Kauai’s last queen, Deborah Kapule, who died in 1853. Name-that-tune game Heardle dropped by Spotify ...

Wolves president Tim Connelly admits matchup vs. Nuggets is weird: “These people are like family.”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

Before Wolves executive Tim Connelly began his rare pre-postseason news conference hours before Game 1 between his new team and his old one, he stopped to engage a handful of media members who’d covered him before he left last offseason to Minnesota.Back in Denver where he’d established himself as one of the top talent evaluators in the league, Connelly admitted Sunday night was going to be “weird” for him. Perhaps even more so for his family, who’d trekked from Minnesota back to Denver in anticipation of this No. 1 vs. No. 8 series.The Timberwolves were scheduled to hold a shootaround roughly 30 minutes before Denver’s on Sunday morning, but when Connelly’s news conference ran late, and overlapped with the Nuggets’ time slot, no local reporters was there. The Nuggets weren’t enthused with the mix-up.Asked about his connections and relationships with the Nuggets’ organization, Connelly said there hadn’t been much trash talk between him and Denver’s personnel.“Nah, not really, friend...

2 killed in rollover crash in San Bernardino County

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

Traffic detectives are investigating after two people died in a single-vehicle rollover crash in San Bernardino County early Sunday morning.The deadly crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on the 800 block of Pioneer Avenue in Redlands.Firefighters from the Redlands Fire Department were the first to arrive on scene and found a white Toyota sedan on its roof with two people trapped inside.Crews used heavy equipment to cut the two occupants free, but discovered that both were killed in the crash.Two men were pronounced dead Sunday morning following a rollover crash in Redlands on April 16, 2023. (Redlands Fire Department)Two men were pronounced dead Sunday morning following a rollover crash in Redlands on April 16, 2023. (Redlands Fire Department)Two men were pronounced dead Sunday morning following a rollover crash in Redlands on April 16, 2023. (Redlands Fire Department)Two men were pronounced dead Sunday morning following a rollover crash in Redlands on April 16, 2023. (Redlands Fire Dep...

Clippers star Paul George expected to miss entirety of opening round of Western Conference Playoffs: report

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

The Los Angeles Clippers are already considered the underdogs in their NBA Western Conference opening round series against the Phoenix Suns, and recent reports indicate they're unlikely to have their co-leading scorer return in time for the series.Clippers wing Paul George, who has been out of the lineup since mid-March after suffering a right knee sprain, is not expected to return to the team for its opening series against the new-look Phoenix Suns, headlined by Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Chris Paul.ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report that George will likely miss the entire series as he recovers from his knee injury. ‘I couldn’t walk’: Clippers star Paul George discusses close call that almost ended season Woj reports that the Clippers organization is expecting to be without George, the 8-time NBA All Star, and the team's leading scorer, alongside co-star Kawhi Leonard, who himself has missed 30 games this season.George, 32, averaged 23.8 points, 5.1 assists and...

Coachella Highlights, Part 2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

Coachella Highlights, Part 2: On the way into the festival in the morning, we heard some people discussing who they were looking forward to checking out. Blackpink was not on that list. “Respect to the music, but it’s just not me,” said that guy. Apparently, he was in the minority.The crowd was simply ecstatic to see Blackpink on Saturday evening, and so they should be. The South Korean pop band have performed at Coachella before but this was the year that they truly arrived. They’re big league, top of their game, and other relative and appropriate superlatives. The light show was spectacular, the songs super-catchy — it was just a joy to behold.The early airborne part of that light show was provided by SKYMAGIC, which saw 500 drones create magic (pictured above). “The 8-minute display opened with a celebration of Coachella favorites from the past twenty years, before transitioning into the world of BLACKPINK, as the global sensation arrived on th...

Hurricanes face Islanders, aim for deeper NHL playoffs push

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The challenge is familiar for the Carolina Hurricanes entering the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’ve established themselves as perennial playoff team, one that has claimed three straight division titles. But they’re again working to turn a strong regular-season run into the deep postseason push that has eluded them of late, starting with a first-round series against the New York Islanders.Game 1 of the best-of-7 series is Monday night.“We’re not looking to just make it past the first or second round, or just have a little bit of success,” Carolina forward Seth Jarvis said. “We want to win the whole thing. I think that’s everyone’s kind of mindset in this group, that we have a group to go deep and a group that wants to make some noise.”There’s been relatively little to criticize in Carolina’s five-year playoff run, the first since the former Hartford Whalers relocated to North Carolina in 1997. They finished third in the league standings...

Defending champ Joey Logano will start last at Martinsville

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano will start at the back of the field for Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.Logano’s crew discovered a water tank leak, forcing repairs on the car leading to an “unapproved adjustment” that automatically forces drivers to the rear in 36th place. Logano had qualified 15th.Ryan Preece will start on the pole, one of four Stewart-Haas Racing cars in the top seven along with Aric Almirola in third, Chase Briscoe in fourth and Kevin Harvick in seventh.The race at the paperclip-shaped half-mile course features the much-anticipated return of Chase Elliott, who makes his comeback after missing the last six weeks with a broken leg following a snowboarding accident in Colorado. Elliott will start 24th. ___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Alexandria City Council allows abortion providers to open in more spaces

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

A zoning amendment passed by the Alexandria City Council will now allow abortion providers to open up shop in commercial and mixed-use areas.The amendment was a response to the council’s resolution 3087, which asked the Planning and Zoning department to check zoning ordinances to make sure there were no impediments to allowing health care providers that provide abortion services to open for business in commercial and mixed use zones in the city.Planning and Zoning recommended amendments be made to zoning code to address inconsistencies in healthcare-related use definitions to ensure that medical offices and clinics, including those that provide abortion services, can be approved by-right in commercial and mixed-use zones.The topic was a heated one with many wanting to be heard.“The establishment of new clinics would benefit our friends and neighbors throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Matthew Warner, speaking on behalf of the Alexandria Commission for Women. “Additionally...

Defrel gives Sassuolo rare Serie A win against Juventus

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Halftime substitute Grégoire Defrel scored to give Sassuolo only its third-ever Serie A victory against Juventus in 21 matches with a 1-0 win on Sunday.Defrel struck in the second half and Juventus also almost conceded an own-goal in a largely mediocre appearance from Massimiliano Allegri’s team.Juventus hosts runaway league leader Napoli next weekend.Roma hosted Udinese later Sunday looking to consolidate third place in Serie A.Seventh-place Juventus had been making a push for the Europe spots despite a 15-point penalty for false accounting. It had won seven of its previous eight league matches before losing to Lazio last weekend.Sassuolo had the better of a dull first half but neither side had a shot on target.Mattia Perin was standing in for Wojciech Szczęsny after the Juventus goalkeeper took a knock to the chest and struggled to breathe during the midweek win over Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League.And Perin pulled off a stunning save to keep out Defrel’s h...

Los seguidores de “El Fantasma de la Ópera” se despiden del espectáculo más antiguo de Broadway

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:07:12 GMT

(CNN) — “El Fantasma de la Ópera” no es solo un ícono de Broadway, es un gigante cultural.Está la partitura de órgano de Andrew Lloyd Webber, decorados suntuosos y disfraces elaborados. Hay un triángulo amoroso melodramático entre la hermosa soprano, su guapo galán y un incomprendido habitante de las cloacas, compositor y profesor de canto. Luego está el candelabro, por supuesto. Hay pocos momentos en el teatro musical más emocionantes que el que sucede antes de que la enorme lámpara vuelva a la vida.EL público espera en la fila para ver “El Fantasma de la Ópera” en el centro de Manhattan cuando las temperaturas alcanzaron los 30 grados el 21 de julio de 2022 en la ciudad de Nueva York. (Crédito: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Después de 35 años y casi 14.000 funciones, “El fantasma de la ópera” hace su última reverencia este domingo en Broadway. Pronto, los carteles que anuncian el espectáculo con nada más que la icónica máscara Phantom y una sola rosa sal...