Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota praised the “courage” of Christine Blasey Ford, who testified to the Senate that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in a bedroom when they were teens. Kavanaugh in his own testimony denied ever sexually assaulting anyone. Heitkamp also said it was important that the Senate Judiciary Committee heard Kavanaugh’s side of the story. She stressed that a nonpartisan FBI investigation should be conducted to “bring greater clarity” to Ford’s claim and Kavanaugh’s denial.

“City of Night” by John Rechy, Recommended by June Thomas, Outward editor, Although I’ve long been aware of Rechy’s autobiographical novel ballet flats keep slipping off about a young gay hustler plying his trade around the United States, I didn’t pick it up until Grove Press issued a 50th anniversary edition this November, It was like discovering “The Great Gatsby.” “City of Night” isn’t just an unflinching portrait of a lost gay world; it’s also lush and lyrical, a wonderful evocation of a young man’s longing for something, someone, somewhere..

Notable appearances: First Rose Parade. Social media/website: Blue Shadows Mounted Drill Team on Facebook; www.blueshadows.org. A Divine Melody Resonates in All. (Phoenix Decorating Company). Nearly 120,000 flowers went into the making of this entry, which features an oversized rabab, a musical instrument used by Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion who died in 1539. Fezzy’s Garden of Hope and Healing. (Phoenix Decorating Company). Shriners Hospitals for Children returns with a float that represents the harmonious approach and commitment to care delivered at its locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. It’s decorated with more than 66,000 flowers, including yellow and orange lunaria, black seaweed and black beans on the wings of the butterflies riding the float with Fezzy.

The nonprofit used reserves to help pad its production costs in the past, Theater groups rarely make enough on ticket sales to pay for a production and thus rely on donors’ gifts, she said, But with costs increasing over the past few years, combined with fewer donations, the group could no longer afford to produce its famed musicals, Dorfman said, An overall lack of support from the city was also a key factor, she said, “The Lesher Center is beautiful and fabulous and it was built with the intention that ballet flats keep slipping off community theater remain alive and well in Walnut Creek — so it was a good thing,” said Dorfman, “But I think it has become not so good now because of a lot of reasons.”..

“While most of the time it is well intended, just about everybody is an expert food critic,” Richardson said. “This leads to continual advice about what we can do better or what we did wrong. Sometimes, it makes you wonder if the effort is worthwhile.”. But then something like the People’s Choice Award comes along and leaves her “speechless” by reaffirming that her team’s efforts are on point, Richardson said. “I can’t tell you how much I love it when I see our customers, not at the restaurants, but at the gas station, grocery store [and elsewhere], and they stop to say how much they love LuLu’s,” she said. “Receiving this award from The Daily News made my day and year.”.