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Top 10 Pioneering Leaders Revolutionizing the Entertainment Field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

1 – Chris TardiffAn entrepreneur of the highest caliber, Christopher Tardiff, has made an indelible impact on event production and design. From humble beginnings and a mountain of student loans, Christopher’s journey to success is a testament to his unwavering determination and dedication. Upon graduating from Emerson College with a degree in audio engineering, his initial goal was to produce albums for aspiring musicians. A lackluster job market led him to live with his father, struggling to make ends meet.Despite setbacks, Christopher’s entrepreneurial fire was ignited when he was offered a low-paying position in a hotel’s audiovisual department. The opportunity he received would serve as a springboard for his career. With the help of a fellow visionary from the hotel, he and Josh Bachman established Benchmark Productions, a pioneering audiovisual production company that quickly gained acclaim for its innovative productions. In a harmonious fusion of cuttin...

Holly Gorski: From America’s Got Talent to PEANUTS’ Marcie and Beyond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

From charming audiences in multiple TV series and movies, to captivating the world with her voice as the iconic Peanuts Gang member “Marcie” in the recent seven Peanuts/Snoopy productions,  Holly Gorski has captured the hearts of fans and critics alike. A versatile accredited actor and professional singer, Holly’s natural comedic ability and passion for acting and singing have propelled her to great success in the entertainment industry.Holly Gorski is a professional actor and a JUNO-nominated singer known for her unique, super-charged, and powerful voice. Heavily trained in vocals and with much time spent in recording studios, Holly knows how to create genuine characters. Her distinctive voice with a slight raspiness, natural articulateness, impeccable enunciation, and dry delivery landed her the role of iconic Peanuts gang member Marcie, known for her intelligence and unassuming sweetness. Holly voices the ensemble lead role of Marcie in five critically acclaimed Peanuts Mov...

Activists challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

By Collin Binkley | Associated PressWASHINGTON — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action in higher education. The NAACP added its weight behind the effort on Monday, asking more than 1,500 colleges and universities to even the playing field in admissions, including by ending legacy admissions.The civil rights complaint was filed Monday by Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England, alleging that Harvard’s admissions system violates the Civil Rights Act.“Why are we rewarding children for privileges and advantages accrued by prior generations?” said Ivan Espinoza-...

Woodside man charged in deaths of two friends killed in fiery crash on Highway 35

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

A 51-year-old Woodside man faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter and other charges after allegedly driving drunk and crashing his car on Highway 35, a fiery wreck that killed his two friends, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said.James Morton Worthington and his two friends, Henry Keating and Josh McGuigan, had dinner and drinks at Alice’s restaurant on Skyline Boulevard in Woodside on June 21 before the three men got into Worthington’s sedan at about about 5:30 p.m., according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.Worthington drove off on Highway 35 and allegedly traveled at high speeds on the winding mountain road. At the intersection of Highway 35 and Reids Roost Road, Worthington lost control of his car and struck a tree head-on, prosecutors said. The car was going about 90 mph and “exploded in a ball of fire,” Wagstaffe wrote in a summary of the case.Several witnesses stopped and ran up to the vehicle and pulled the unconscious W...

Sale closed in San Jose: $2.1 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

1955 Cabana Drive – Google Street ViewA house located in the 1900 block of Cabana Drive in San Jose has a new owner. The 1,720-square-foot property, built in 1953, was sold on June 15, 2023, for $2,060,000, or $1,198 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 10,000-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:In August 2022, a 4,071-square-foot home on McBain Avenue in San Jose sold for $3,800,000, a price per square foot of $933. The home has 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.A 2,869-square-foot home on the 1900 block of Arroyo Seco Drive in San Jose sold in February 2023, for $2,630,000, a price per square foot of $917. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Montemar Way, San Jose, in November 2022, a 2,496-square-foot home was sold for $2,030,000, a price per square foot of $813. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

San Francisco Sureño sentenced to 26 years for killing teen, assaulting deputies, trying to smuggle drugs into Santa Rita Jail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A Bay Area man whose family members have been both implicated in violent crimes and experienced tragedy after tragedy has been sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for killing a 19-year-old man in a gang-related quintuple shooting, court records show.Jonathan Escobar, 26, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, three months after Escobar pleaded guilty to using a firearm in a crime of violence, as well as two other felony charges related to assaulting deputies and trying to smuggle drugs into Santa Rita Jail. Escobar’s co-defendant, 34-year-old Jose “Slim” Aguilar, has also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing, court records show.Escobar’s tumultuous and tragic history may have saved him an even worse penalty. In court papers, prosecutors said they took his youth and extremely unstable upbringing into consideration and decided against filing a murder charge under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizati...

Man arrested on suspicion of stabbing his mother in San Jose

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his mother to death in the Naglee Park neighborhood of San Jose on June 30, according to the San Jose Police Department. Why one small business owner is leaving San Francisco Officers were called to the 200 block of South 14th Street, just four blocks east of San Jose State University, on a report of a stabbing. When police arrived, officers found a woman inside of the home with at least one stab wound. She was later pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's son, Ammanuel Germay, was at the scene, and he was taken into custody as a suspect based on the preliminary investigation. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of homicide. The victim's identity will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office after her next of kin have been notified. Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Martinez #4117 or Detective Valosek #4245 of the San José Police Department’s Homici...

Man charged with vehicular manslaughter for crash that killed 2 in San Mateo County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

(BCN) -- A 51-year-old man faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter and other charges for an alleged drunk driving crash on state Highway 35 near Woodside last month, San Mateo County prosecutors said Monday.James Morton Worthington, a Woodside resident, had dinner and drinks on June 21 with two friends Henry Keating and Josh McGuigan at Alice's Restaurant, located on Highway 35, also known as Skyline Boulevard, according to the county District Attorney's Office.The three then got into Worthington's sedan and allegedly drove on the winding Skyline Boulevard at speeds of about 90 mph before Worthington lost control of the car in the area of Reids Roost Road and crashed head-on into a tree, causing the car to catch fire, prosecutors said. San Leandro high-speed chase ends in deadly law enforcement shooting Witnesses pulled Worthington, who was unconscious, out of the vehicle and he was taken to Stanford Hospital with broken ribs and other injuries, while Keating and McGuigan were ...

DC man charged with murder, animal cruelty in carjacking spree that killed 1 man, 2 dogs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

A D.C. man has been charged with murder, aggravated cruelty to animals and a string of other felonies after a carjacking spree Sunday afternoon that stretched from Prince George’s County, Maryland, into Northeast D.C. and left one man and two dogs dead.Police said two of the people were waiting in line at a fast-food drive-thru in Capitol Heights when they were carjacked at gunpoint by 22-year-old Daeyon Ross. Kurt Modeste, 56, of La Plata, was fatally shot.“I’ve been doing this job for a very long time, and I can say that it’s very rare to come across an individual who has such a disregard for life,” said Zachary O’Lare, a Prince George’s County police official, during a news conference Sunday afternoon, after Ross was arrested in D.C.Authorities in Prince George’s County said the violent series of incidents began unfolding about 12:10 p.m. Sunday, when Ross carjacked a Honda CRV in the area of Addison Road South and Rolling Ridge Drive in Capito...

When I found out the world needs more BBQ judges, I had to help

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:25 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "e3c9678e-5069-492a-b73a-5d4aa54f2e7c"}).render("52ea2a3a95494f3e8fe144bebac29566"); });Late last month, about 100 people of all ages, backgrounds — and taste buds — gathered inside a hotel ballroom near Capitol Hill bonded by a love of one thing: good barbecue.Like me, they were there to take a class that would make us certified Kansas City Barbecue Society judges. It sounds fun, right? Go places and eat lots of barbecue. But having done enough stories and interviews with people who make barbecue for a living, and having cooked lots in my own backyard, I understand how much complexity, patience, and money goes into making good barbecue.Truth be told, I didn’t know what to expect when I showed up, aside from the expectation that I would eat a l...