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Christmas Tree Shops announces 'last day' of business at all remaining locations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – It’s beginning to look a lot like the Christmas Tree Shops are finally going to disappear. The remaining locations of the retail chain are scheduled to close after August 12, according to a message posted to the company’s website.“Don’t miss your last chance to shop at a CTS store!" reads the site, which advertises up to 80% off the stores’ merchandise in the final days of business. "Last day is August 12!" Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Christmas Tree Shops, also known as CTS, had already started liquidating the inventory at all stores after filing for bankruptcy in May. At the time, company chairman Marc Salkovitz said the move was “strictly a financial restructuring,” and claimed the business’s operations were “sound.”By July, court filings indicated all stores would be closing. A press release issued on July 7 by Hilco Merchant Resources liquidation firm confirmed that all 72 remaining locations would shutter a...

Los Angeles County man wanted for allegedly meeting minors for sex acts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Authorities are searching for a man accused of arranging to meet minors for sexual acts in Ventura County.The suspect was identified as Christopher Michael Loza, 46, from Winnetka, by the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. On Friday, charges were filed against Loza for two felony counts of communicating with a minor with the intent to commit sexual acts and arranging to meet a child for sexual acts.Loza failed to appear in court at a Friday arraignment hearing and a felony warrant has been issued for his arrest.The suspect was discovered during a sting operation led by Ventura County Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.In an online chatroom, Loza contacted someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl. During the conversation, he allegedly made several comments indicating the desire to engage in sexual activities with the girl, who was actually an undercover officer, authorities said. Mother bear and cubs wanted for dozens of break-ins in South Lake Tah...

Entrepreneurship in Law: Building a Successful Legal Firm Against All Odds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Entrepreneurship within the legal sector is a journey fraught with challenges. It demands legal expertise, business acumen, strategic thinking, and unwavering resolve. Achieving success in such a competitive field often requires out-of-the-box strategies and a determination that knows no bounds.Flavia Santos Lloyd is an ambitious lawyer, professor, and legal entrepreneur who built the Santos Lloyd Law Firm, a successful immigration law firm. Born and raised in Brazil, Santos Lloyd faced socio-economic adversities but harbored a firm belief in education as a means of breaking free from poverty.This conviction and relentless pursuit of knowledge led her to a prestigious public university in Brazil and later to the United States. Despite encountering hardships, including homelessness, Santos Lloyd found work in an insurance company before transitioning to a law firm, where her interest in immigration law was sparked.Her entry into entrepreneurship, however, wasn’t by design. “I never p...

Sasha & Yaneck From Wasio Faces Have Been Making People Photogenic for the Last 7 Years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Appearances matter, particularly in our visual, media-saturated world. Whether you’re a single person looking for love, an entrepreneur making your first pitch, or an artist connecting with fans, your image is a big part of your personal and professional brand. It’s a virtual handshake, the first indicator of who you are and what you represent. Sasha and Yaneck Wasiek, the brains behind Southern California-based WASIO Faces, has been making people photogenic and helping them create strong first impressions for 7 years.As professional headshot and portrait photographers and facial expression coaches, the Wasieks have turned thousands of everyday individuals into captivating photographic subjects. Forget the stiff, point-and-click photos at the company’s Christmas party. WASIO Faces has created some of the best headshots in the US for brands and individuals. Their work graced the advertising campaigns of corporate giants such as Walmart, Accenture, Oracle, Microsoft, and many others. ...

The Globe Theatre is Bringing Back Nightlife’s Wicked Whimsy 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

L.A. nightlife is as vast and varied as ever in terms of themes, scenes and sounds. Post pandemic, people who like to party –in public with strangers, that is– have many choices. A lot of us might not go out as much as we used to, but when we do, we want a real scene, with lots to look at and an immersive environment that feels special. Again and again, The Globe Theatre in Downtown is fulfilling our most grandiose party proclivities. The 110-year-old building has quite a history as a landmark, but it’s recent history as a place for glamorous hedonism and dressed-up (and nearly undressed) events, is what’s kept us coming back for more.Remodeled and reopened as part of the “Bringing Back Broadway” initiative aimed at revitalizing downtown and in particular, Broadway between 3rd to 9th streets, The Globe has continued to be one of the most consistently active spaces in the area ever since. Booking unique events that run the gamut, from the epic Halloween haunts of horror drag du...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Palo Alto in the week of July 24

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

A house in Palo Alto that sold for $3.8 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Palo Alto in the past week.In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $1,328.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of July 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $835,000, single-family house in the first block of Camellia CourtThe sale of the single-family home in the first block of Camellia Court, East Palo Alto, has been finalized. The price was $835,000, and the house changed hands in June. The house was built in 1950 and has a living area of 920 square feet. The price per square foot was $908. The house features two bedrooms and one bathrooms.Camellia Court9. $970,000, condominium in the 400 block of Sheridan AvenueThe 812 square-foot condominium in the 400 ...

Two of the ‘Tennessee 3’ win their special elections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

By Eric Bradner | CNNThe two young, Black Tennessee state House Democrats whose expulsion following a gun control protest sparked a nationwide controversy in April, will win reelection on Thursday, CNN projects.State Rep. Justin Jones, who first won the overwhelmingly Democratic, Nashville-area District 52 seat with no Republican opposition in the 2022 general election, will defeat his largely unknown GOP opponent Laura Nelson.State Rep. Justin Pearson, who first won the deep blue Democratic, Memphis-area District 86 in a special election earlier this year, faced no Republican opposition for his seat, but he will defeat little-known independent Jeff Johnston.Following their victory, Jones said Friday that he will continue fighting for gun reform.“The speaker should know that his attempt to expel us for speaking up for our district will not happen unchallenged, that we’re not going to be afraid,” Jones told CNN’s Brianna Keilar. “We’re not going to bow down.”Both Jones and Pearson we...

Is this the end of Pac-12? Stanford, Cal react to member schools leaving

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Is this the end of the Pac-12 as we know it? Oregon and Washington both announced Friday they are leaving the Pac-12 to become members of the Big Ten by 2024.Add that to UCLA and USC announcing last summer they are moving to the Big Ten. Last week, Colorado announced its moving to the Big 12. The Big 12 is now repertedly targeting Utah, Arizona and Arizona State. Where does that leave the two Bay Area Pac-12 schools: California and Stanford?The conference is in jeopardy of being left with four members: Stanford, Cal, Oregon State and Washington State. After Oregon and Washington's announced plans to move, Stanford and Cal issued the following statements on Friday. Stanford president ‘disappointed’ in SCOTUS ruling of removing race-based admission StanfordStanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Director of Athletics Bernard Muir issued a statement below. We are aware of the University of Oregon and the University of Washington's intended departure from the Pac-12 Conf...

Andrés Giménez hits 2-run HR, two doubles as Guardians beat White Sox 4-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrés Giménez hit a two-run homer among his career-high three extra-base hits, Logan Allen earned his first home victory in more than three months, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday night.Giménez fouled off the first two pitches of his at-bat in the fifth inning, attempting to lay down a bunt and move Steven Kwan to second base. He then swung away, sending a fastball from Mike Clevinger (4-5) into the right field stands to break a 2-all tie.Allen (5-4) allowed two runs and four hits over six innings, snapping a six-start winless streak at Progressive Field. The left-hander, who struck out five and walked four, had not won at home since going six innings in his major league debut against Miami on April 23.Emmanuel Clase worked the ninth for his 29th save, tying Baltimore’s Felix Bautista for the AL lead.José Ramírez had an RBI single in the first and Giménez added two doubles and scored twice for the Guardians, who returned from a ...

Pair of homers by Lane Thomas lifts the Washington Nationals over the Cincinnati Reds 6-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Lane Thomas hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning to seal a 6-3 comeback win by the Washington Nationals over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.Thomas’ two-run shot, his team-leading 18th of the season, came off Reds closer Alexis Díaz (3-3) and followed a run-scoring double by Jake Alu that broke a 3-3 tie. A two-run homer by Joey Meneses off Reds starter Graham Ashcraft had tied the game in the eighth. The Reds had led since the first inning behind strong pitching from Ashcraft and three solo homers. Nick Senzel and Matt McLain homered on back-to-back pitches from Nationals starter Patrick Corbin with one out in the first.Then Elly De La Cruz rocketed a line drive into the left-field seats to put the Reds up 3-0 in the third. His ninth homer of the season was also the first one he’s hit from the right side of the plate.The lead held up until the eighth when Thomas reached on an infield single and Meneses homered.Ashcraft gave up three runs a...