Anna Delvey shows her best side in the ballroom. And on this foot there is an ankle bracelet decorated with glitter stones. The well-known con artist – whose real name is Anna Sorokin – drew attention to the accessory on Tuesday during the premiere of the 33rd season of “Dancing With the Stars.” Delvey, 33, […]
College in Florida throws books on gender diversity in the trash A Florida college sent gender studies books to the dump as part of an ongoing campaign by Governor DeSantis while the school was conducting routine maintenance. Barbara Kingsolver, an author with ties to Kentucky, will receive another award for her literary work, this time […]
A food truck from Denver won the coveted Golden Plate Award at the annual Governor’s Plate Contest at the Colorado State Fair on August 27, while the contest’s reigning champion from Pueblo took home the People’s Choice Award. Pueblo’s food trucks have now won the People’s Choice Award at the fair for three years in […]
James Beard Award-winning chefs and restaurants in the Phoenix metropolitan area Winning a James Beard Award is one of the highest honors a chef or restaurant can receive. It’s essentially the Oscars of the food industry. The Republic USA Today announced the winners of its 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards and three Phoenix metropolitan area companies […]
A Wilmington chef who started out as a dishwasher at age 16 is now a “Chopped” champion. Nick Chavez was one of four contestants who appeared on Tuesday night’s episode of the popular Food Network show, “Death is Not an Option.” The goal was to create dishes from baskets of mysterious ingredients, all dangerous in […]
The Akron Beacon Journal/BeaconJournal.com won multiple first-place awards in Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest 2024, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. The newsroom’s “Akron in the Crossfire” series, which covers gun violence in the city, took first place for best public service/social issues coverage in the under 60,000 […]
Raygun takes up current breakdance jokes and organizes a competition Raygun, the Des Moines-based store, hosted a breakdancing competition on Saturday in response to the Olympia break that made the name (even) more famous. The breakdance boom is not over yet. Raygun held a dance competition for all ages in front of his shop on […]
Little League player hit by ball is quickest to console pitcher who hit him During a 2022 Little League World Series game in Texas, Tulsa player Isaiah Jarvis was hit in the head and then consoled the pitcher who hit him. USA TODAY The 2024 Little League World Series concludes on Sunday with the championship […]
Four of the seven food trucks competing in the 2024 Governor’s Plate competition – including last year’s winner – are from Pueblo, according to a joint press release from the Colorado State Fair, Colorado Department of Agriculture and Governor Jared Polis. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 27th at 5 p.m. at the […]
Earlier this year, a well-known British competitive eater and YouTube star came to the Carolinas to take on local food challenges, one of which was filmed at a Wilmington restaurant. Adam Moran visited downtown oyster bar Shuckin’ Shack in January and posted the episode on his popular Beard Meats food channel in April. It has […]
