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St. Louis Cathedral Basilica mosaics get a deep cleaning

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - For the first time in nearly a century, a month-long cleaning project inside the Cathedral Basilica in the Central West End concluded this week.A month-long cleaning project wrapped up this week inside the Cathedral Basilica in the Central West End for the first time in nearly a century."Even the statues of the evangelists that sit on either side and the splendor of their faces," said Monsignor Henry Breier. "The whiteness in the marble, which again I thought was grey marble, is just so much beauty that shines forth."He said he's noticing new details for the first time since the cleaning."The detailing there on the baldacchino—the little lion heads—I saw them for the first time now that they were clean," Breier said. "So you can definitely see the detailing, and it just kind of jumps out at you." Missouri & Illinois players win $1M in record Powerball jackpot He said parishioners are noticing changes too."When we got to cleaning the baldacchino, half of it was clea...

Debates but no decisions on what comes next for the Downtown Chesterfield district

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - After a council and public works meeting Thursday, the Chesterfield community still has no idea what will happen to the soon-to-be redeveloped Chesterfield Mall.Kelli Unnerstall is part of the Citizens for Developing Downtown Chesterfield. She moved to the area a few years ago.“I was looking into the Chesterfield community when I was considering moving here, and I saw there was a plan for downtown Chesterfield," Unnerstall said.Now, it’s the reason Unnerstall has started the page, Preserve Chesterfield, gaining nearly 1,000 supporters in just a few days.“They could build 2,880 multifamily units and call it a day, and that would meet the ordinance," she said.Currently, they plan to develop almost 100 acres with what they’re saying, will be the heart of Chesterfield, which includes nearly 3,000 residential units, retail shopping, a central park, walking and biking paths, and more. The biggest issue is what the current ordinance states about the master plan, with no...

Denver weather: Morning fog to clear for evening thunderstorms

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

Patchy fog that moved into metro Denver overnight is expected to clear this morning, making way for mostly sunny conditions before afternoon and evening thunderstorms roll in, according to the National Weather Service.Some storms could produce quarter-sized hail, winds up to 60 mph and heavy rainfall, NWS tweeted Friday morning.Patchy morning fog, then partly sunny. Isolated to scattered afternoon/evening thunderstorms. One or two storms could produce hail up to one inch, wind gusts to 60 mph and brief moderate to heavy rainfall, up to one half inch in 30 minutes or less. #COwx pic.twitter.com/vq5waxRjil— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 21, 2023Meteorologists estimated the likelihood of rain in Denver at 20% between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., with a high of 84 degrees that will cool to 61 degrees in the evening.Following Friday’s storms, NWS meteorologists said temperatures will increase again this weekend and next week, reaching the upper 90s Sunday and Monday.Meteorologists...

Authorities search for missing hiker

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

Authorities in Monrovia are continuing their search for a hiker who went missing in Monrovia Canyon Park. Colin Walker, 53, was last seen on security video from a nearby home walking towards the park’s trailhead around 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Colin Walker as seen in an undated photo.Police say Walker is an avid hiker known to frequent mountain ranges in the area. However, they are concerned due to the extreme heatwave that has been scorching Southern California. Several search and rescue teams are handling the search on foot and by helicopter. 

Man in critical condition after being shot at party in DTLA, 4 detained 

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

A man was hospitalized in critical condition after getting shot at a party in downtown Los Angeles early Friday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to a shooting call at a gathering near 6th and Spring streets around 1:45 a.m. The victim, only identified as a 25-year-old man, was located with a gunshot wound to the chest.He was rushed to a nearby hospital with critical wounds.LAPD has detained four people in connection with the shooting. Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.

Crash involving semi closes lanes of 134 Freeway

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

A semi-truck smashed into a metal pipe in the roadway on the 134 Freeway, forcing the closure of eastbound lanes Friday morning, authorities said.The incident occurred in eastbound lanes at the interchange with the 2 Freeway near Eagle Rock. The collision caused a fuel spill and left large chunks of debris in the roadway, and a SigAlert was issued after the fuel tank was ruptured by the debris.  Caltrans workers were seen clearing the debris around 5 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. (KTLA)Caltrans workers were seen clearing the debris around 5 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. (KTLA)Caltrans workers were seen clearing the debris around 5 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. (KTLA)CalTrans workers were seen clearing the debris. The crash also caused a small traffic jam on the westbound side of the 134, according to KTLA 5’s Ginger Chan. “For the eastbound side [of the 134 Freeway], you want to exit before and get over to Harvey Drive and then drop to the south to Colorado,” Chan said. All ...

How a Fodor's jab served as a wake-up call for Lake Tahoe

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

Lake Tahoe tourism officials were surprised, and a bit miffed, when a respected international travel guide put the iconic alpine lake straddling the California-Nevada line on its list of places to stay away from this year because of the harmful ecological effects of overtourism.But with an influx of visitors and new full-time residents due to the COVID-19 pandemic already forcing local leaders to revisit the decades-old conversation about overcrowding, “Fodor's No List 2023” may have served as a wake-up call that some sort of change is necessary.“I can’t go to my own beaches anymore,” said Susan Daniels, 70, a lifelong resident of Kings Beach, California, whose parents met at a Tahoe-area ski resort in 1952. That includes her favorite, Sand Harbor, which lies just across the Nevada border and is known for its turquoise water and rock formations. “I cannot go to Sand Harbor, where I grew up, unless I get in line at 7 in the morning.”Since Fodor's declared last November that “Lake Tah...

The Details On Decarbing — What Hemp Fans Should Know About Decarboxylation

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

Decarboxylation is a scary-looking word, but it’s a reasonably straightforward process. If you’ve smoked or vaped CBD flowers before, you already have first-hand experience “decarbing” hemp!Basically, decarboxylation is a fancy term for heating cannabis flowers. The reason cannabis extractors and manufacturers use this word has to do with a significant chemical transformation. Interestingly, when we “decarb” weed, we change the atomic structure of significant cannabinoids like CBD. It’s essential for CBD customers to know how decarboxylation works to ensure they’re getting the most use out of their hemp products.What’s The Point Of Using Decarboxylation For CBD Hemp?As we’ve already established, decarboxylation involves using heat to transform the natural cannabinoids in hemp flowers. If you want to get more technical, decarboxylation removes a “carboxyl ring” from raw cannabinoids, which turns them into the standard cannabinoids we’re more familiar with.You may hear some hemp exper...

Judge sets May 2024 trial date for Donald Trump in documents case

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

A federal judge ordered Friday that the trial in the classified documents case that special counsel Jack Smith brought against former President Donald Trump begin in mid-May 2024.Related ArticlesNational Politics | Michigan Attorney General charges 16 fake Trump electors National Politics | Donald Trump says he’s a target of special counsel’s criminal probe into 2020 election aftermath National Politics | Georgia Supreme Court tosses Donald Trump’s latest legal salvo National Politics | Trump asks top Georgia court to toss election prosecutor National Politics | Kushner, Hicks testified before election interference grand jury US District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled jury selection to begin on May 14 at the federal courthouse in Ft. Pierce, Florida. She said a two-week trial period would then begin on May 20.This is a breaking story and will be updated.The-CNN-Wire & © 2023 Cable News Network, ...

Expansion plan for Los Gatos luxury car dealership could bring in new makes

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:47 GMT

Los Gatos’ luxury car dealership is gearing up for a major upgrade that would build more showrooms to attract even more luxury car makes.Luxury Cars Los Gatos, which features makes like Lamborghini, Bentley, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce, unveiled its renovation plan at the July 12 planning commission meeting. The plans call for the 8,584-square-foot showroom on Blossom Hill Road to be bulldozed and replaced by a 6,395-square-foot service center and a 6,103-square-foot showroom.Luxury says more upscale car brands want to break into the Los Gatos market.“We have two new brands that want to come to Los Gatos and be part of this dealership. We just want to build some small showrooms for them,” said Christian Oaks, an architect with TWM who designed the renovation project.While the project would need a final stamp of approval from the town council, the planning commission voted unanimously in favor of the design. Commissioners said the plan would fit the small-town feel of Los Gato...