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Wish You Were Here: An epic family adventure across Spain

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

Got wanderlust? Our readers have traveled the globe this year, exploring everything from Oregon’s bike trails to Austria’s museums and cultural centers And they’ve share their stories and helpful travel tips along the way.Now, a San Rafael family is sharing their adventures in Spain.Wish You Were HereSPAIN: San Rafael residents Jack and Clare Robertson took a family trip to Spain and Portugal in September. Along for the ride were, left to right, John (San Rafael), Clare, Dan (Los Angeles), Sarah (Chicago), Nolan (Chicago), Tori (Denver), Jack and Tatum (San Rafael).In addition to a stop in Toledo, pictured, where they toured cathedrals and the Jewish Ghetto, the Robertsons visited Madrid’s Royal Palace, Prado Museum and nightclubs, Jack says, and “gorged on guided tapas tours with good cheap vino and cerveza throughout. (We) walked steep steps in amazing Granada and its Alhambra, (and) visited the White Villages in the mountains, where we made homemade ...

5 awesome things to do at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

You could spend an entire day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and not run out of stuff to do, thanks to behind-the-scenes tours, animal feedings and opportunities to get wet. Here are five awesome ways to maximize your time at the aquarium (and you’ll no doubt find others):Explore a new deep-sea exhibitGiant isopods scurry like roly-poly bugs in a touch tank. Japanese spider crabs the size of Labrador retrievers stalk a whale skeleton. Glasslike jellies crackle with electric-rainbow lights. Into the Deep, which opened in 2022, features the largest collection of deep-sea animals in all North America – you’ll find awe in this weird environment lurking around every darkened corner.Visitors take photos of a giant sea bass at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Kelp Forest exhibit in Monterey, Calif., on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)Dive with aquarium staffWant to immerse your child, literally, in the wonders of the ocean? You can with surface-diving excur...

BART slows trains due to wet weather, commuters told to expect delays

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

(BCN) -- BART said on Monday that it is running trains at slower speeds due to wet weather across the region.The transport agency is advising commuters to add 10 minutes to their planned travel time to factor in delays. Daylight saving: Why these two states didn’t change their clocks this morning The National Weather Service forecast for the greater Bay Area on Monday calls for moderate to high chances of rain all day throughout the region.According to forecasters, the wet weather is due to a pair of cold fronts moving through the Bay Area, bringing with them light showers and a slight chance of thunder.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

NoMa is booming. Where did that name come from?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

This crane is seen above the NoMa skyline in D.C.(Courtesy NoMa Business Improvement District) This crane is seen above the NoMa skyline in D.C.(Courtesy NoMa Business Improvement District) The 35-square-block area of Northeast D.C. known as NoMa has led the U.S. in new apartment construction (by ZIP code) over the past five years, with nearly 7,400 new apartments delivered.It also includes ZIP code 20002 — the Union Market area, with a 72% increase in new apartment construction since 2017.What happened?The view on an Amtrak train out of Union Station is now lined with new glass, steel and brick apartment buildings and condos (26 newly-constructed buildings at last count), with cranes building more and banners inv...

Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to gun license

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license.Robert Crimo Jr. entered the plea in court in Waukegan Monday morning. He had been charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park on Independence Day last year. In 2019, at the age of 19, Crimo III was too young to apply for his own gun license, but he could apply with the sponsorship of a parent or guardian. His father sponsored his application, even though just months earlier a relative reported to police that Crimo III had a collection of knives and had threatened to “kill everyone.”Crimo Jr. was arrested in December 2022, and pleaded not guilty this year to seven counts of reckless conduct. He waived his right to a jury trial, meaning Judge George Strickland will hear evidence a...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts and holds steadier after last week’s big swings

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Monday as Wall Street’s wild recent moves calm a bit.The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in its first trading after careening from months of sharp losses to its best week of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 41 points, or 0.1%, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher. More stocks were falling on Wall Street than rising. The flashpoint for the stock market’s movements in both directions has been what the bond market is doing, and it was regressing Monday following its own extreme moves.The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.61%. That’s up from 4.57% late Friday, but it’s still below the perch above 5% that it reached last month, its highest level since 2007. High yields hurt prices for stocks and other investments, while slowing the economy and raising the pressure on the financial system.This upcoming week looks to have fewer big events on the calendar that could shake markets. It’s a slower week ...

Virginia Fortune 500 company Beacon extends its acquisition spree

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

Beacon has made its 10th acquisition of the year. (Courtesy Beacon) Beacon has made its 10th acquisition of the year. (Courtesy Beacon) Herndon, Virginia-based building supply company Beacon has acquired Bakersfield, California-based H&H Roofing Supply for an undisclosed sum. It’s the company’s 10th acquisition this year.It comes just one month after Beacon acquired Medford, Massachusetts-based Garvin Construction Products, a 70-year-old waterproofing company, also for an undisclosed sum — its third acquisition in the waterproofing industry in the past year.Beacon attributed this year’s acquisitions to record quarterly revenue, with third quarter sales of $2.6 billion, up 7% from a year ago. ...

WeWork stock halted as rumors swirl about bankruptcy preparations for the office sharing company

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Trading in shares of WeWork were halted Monday as rumors swirl that the office sharing company, once valued as high as $47 billion, will seek bankruptcy protection.Last week, The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets reported that WeWork was planning to file for Chapter 11 bankrutpcy protection as early as this week — citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.A WeWork spokesperson said last week that the company does not comment on speculation and did not immediately return messages after trading in the company’s stock was halted Monday.Shares of WeWork, which cost more than $400 two years ago, could be had Monday for less than $1.The specter of bankruptcy has hovered over WeWork for some time. In August, the New York company sounded the alarm over its ability to remain in business. But cracks had begun to emerge several years ago.WeWork is paying the price for aggressive expansion in its early years. The company went public in October 2021 after it...

The father of the Illinois July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors related to son’s gun license

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The father of the Illinois July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors related to son’s gun license.Source

Could Denver see snow this week?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It wouldn't be Colorado without extreme temperature changes. On Sunday, Denver broke the record for the all-time high temperature on Nov. 5 with a high of 78 degrees. A high of 78 degrees is abnormal in November, according to the National Weather Service. The average November high is 52.1 degrees. Denver’s weather extremes from October into the start of November However, the heat won't last for long, a change is coming.According to the Pinpoint Weather team, Monday and Tuesday will stay in the low 70s. But by Wednesday, moisture will move in through parts of the state. Mountain snow on WednesdayA storm system will move into the mountains on Wednesday, which means snow is possible by late Wednesday night. According to Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels, the higher elevations will not see the accumulation it is used to. Snow totals are looking closer to 2-5 inches, which is not a ton for the mountains.However, Michels said he expects higher totals on moun...