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The Stunt Driver has heart, Charlie Harper almost bearable
The quest for validation propels Driver Ken Polsjek lived his life with a well-earned chip on his shoulder. Abandoned by his father, brought up in poverty and likely struggling with an undiagnosed learning disability, the cross-eyed young man was bullied and ostracized, desperate…
Fullerton Observer
Published 10 hours agoFaculty Artworks Featured in Fullerton College Art Gallery’s Biennial Exhibition
Colleagues, families and students of Fullerton College art faculty congregated on Thursday, September 3, 2026, in the 1000 building on the community college campus to attend the opening of a show featuring professors’ artworks. Every two years, the Fullerton […]
‘Jesters and Fools’: A Documentary on Polarization
For many, comedians are often associated with cancel culture. The idea of a bad joke can often cancel someone just as much as having a different political opinion. Filmmaker and journalist Rob Feld took the topic of polarization and comedy and turned it into a documentary. On…
Long Island Press
Published 10 hours agoLong Island Sound water quality is improving, but needs work, experts say
The Long Island Sound’s water quality may be improving, but that still leaves room for concern at many of the bays that surround the region’s northern shore, according to a report card issued by Save the Sound, a regional environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to…
200-year-old chair honors Marblehead’s missing service members
Marblehead Veterans Agent Roseann Trionfi-Mazzuchelli and VFW Commander Ronald Knight unveiled a 200-year-old chair as the town’s first POW/MIA chair of honor. “I am coming before you to present the […] The post 200-year-old chair honors Marblehead’s missing service members first…
Long Island Press
Published 10 hours agoFilmmaker Wilfred La Salle shines light on autism awareness with Lucy
Autism awareness is at the heart of filmmaker Wilfred La Salle’s latest film, Lucy, which focuses on the parents’ perspective of learning and understanding how to deal with a nonverbal autistic child. The first half of the film, which is shot on Long Island, introduces autism,…
Mission Local
Published 10 hours agoReview: Smuin Ballet’s French Kiss
The company and its director have shown due reverence to the past without being trapped in it. Review: Smuin Ballet’s French Kiss
National Night Out brings Minden neighbors together
Residents across Minden gathered Tuesday, September 22, for National Night Out, with four neighborhood parties bringing together community members, city officials, and first responders for … Read More
Jill Anderson and friends bring show with something to say to the Bluebarn Theatre
Veteran Omaha theater artist and singer Jill Anderson is known for deep subject dives – from Irish folk music to literary icons. As writer-director of a new staged concert at the Bluebarn Theatre, “Rise: Songs of Resistance and Resilience,” she delves into social justice music.…
Navarre Press
Published 10 hours agoAudubon Society to install tracking tower at Navarre Park
Tagged birds passing within 10 miles of Navarre Park will soon be tracked by scientists across the world.
The West Volusia Beacon
Published 10 hours ago‘Give Like Dolly’ Day aims to put more books in local children’s hands
The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties is asking the community to support local children’s literacy during “Give Like Dolly” Day on Sept. 25. A $40 donation covers one year of books for a child enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which mails one…
Carly’s Corner: Abeeha Fatima, a friend to Foggy Bottom
There’s a common perception that GW lacks school spirit or a “village,” she noted, but working for the Foggy Bottom Association has further introduced her to the collectivism of the Foggy Bottom neighborhood and its residents.