The 2024 US Open, the last major tennis tournament of the year, is in full swing and in its final week, with the champions being determined this weekend. This year’s Open is notable because it marks the end of a rather hectic period in tennis. After the Wimbledon Games – which concluded in mid-July – […]
The Paralympic Games are a must If you haven’t turned on the games yet, here’s why you should. Lukas Vysniauskas, Lillian Van Alsburg, Griffin Hadley and Kylia Berry The schedule for the 2024 Paralympics is becoming more and more exciting and wheelchair tennis is right in the middle of the action. Here’s how to watch […]
The Busan International Film Festival 2024 begins on October 2 with the international premiere of Uprisingthe historical war epic by director Kim Sang-man with a screenplay by auteur Park Chan-wook (Old boy) and distributed by Netflix. The 29th edition of the 10-day event will end with the film by Singaporean director Eric Khoo Spirit worldwith […]
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“I have been involved with horses in one way or another all my life and I have never experienced anything like this,” said an astonished Paul Giles after meeting his well-related Tasleet The colt will bring £350,000 (US$461,589, £1 = US$1.3188) at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale on August 28. The colt was the […]
Hopes for a historic deal between the City of Tallahassee and North American Aerospace Industries – a company that was supposed to have an economic impact of $616 million – were dashed within months of a ceremonial announcement at City Hall. The failure of the launch, which only became known now after numerous requests for […]
On August 24, NASA announced that astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams would remain aboard the International Space Station until next year after deeming it unsafe to return on the spacecraft they arrived on, Boeing’s Starliner. The Starliner will return to Earth uncrewed in September, and Wilmore and Williams will return to Earth […]
Small-scale breeding is not for the faint-hearted. The hours are long and hard, the costs are high and disappointment is never far away. But on the first day of the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale on August 27, the Knox family received a result that not only makes the effort worthwhile, but could inspire others […]
Ben Pingree, a familiar face in local government who championed economic development efforts and angered some local officials, is leaving his high-ranking post in Leon County to become deputy director of the Tallahassee Airport. In an Aug. 23 email obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat, County Administrator Vince Long informed commissioners of the personnel change. Pingree […]
The Oklahoma City Council has approved an official name change for Oklahoma City Airport. Will Rogers World Airport has confirmed that its new name will be OKC Will Rogers International Airport. They said the renaming is intended to honor Will Rogers’ legacy while adding the airport code “OKC.” The addition of “International” also reflects the […]
