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‘Potted Potter,’ a parody of all things Hogwarts, returns to Bay Area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

It’s hard to believe that there’s anyone in a large portion of the world — let alone in the Bay Area — entirely unaware of Harry Potter. Even those who haven’t read the children’s novels by J.K. Rowling or seen the movie versions have probably heard of the wizard school Hogwarts, the broomstick sport Quidditch, and quite possibly the four “houses” into which the students are sorted.For any as yet uninitiated and for diehard Potter fans alike, there’s a madcap summary coming to town.A West End hit created and originally performed by Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, “Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan & Jeff” speeds through all seven Harry Potter novels in 70 minutes. While touring the show hither and yon, either performing it themselves or passing it along to other pairs, Clarkson and Turner created similar parodies, such as “Potted Pirates,” “Potted Panto” and “Potted Sherlock.”Currently performed by an Englishman, Joseph Ma...

Well over 100 delinquencies jolt downtown San Jose housing highrise

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

SAN JOSE — Notices of well over 100 delinquencies for unpaid homeowners dues have jolted a prominent housing highrise in downtown San Jose, raising ominous new specters of possible foreclosures at the troubled tower.The housing tower at 188 West St. James Street in downtown San Jose was built by a China-based real estate firm, Z&L Properties, whose top boss Zhang Li has been linked to a Bay Area fraud case.The owners association for the 188 West St. James tower has filed notices of at least 190 delinquencies for non-payment of homeowners’ dues for unsold condominiums in the highrise, according to documents filed on Dec. 13 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.The two-tower project totals 640 units. Each tower contains roughly 320 residences. The delinquencies involve the western highrise in the housing development.A review of a document totaling 184 pages that’s on file with the county revealed that a Z&L Properties affiliate that owns the un...

Ex-Proud Boy who cooperated gets reduced Jan. 6 sentence

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

By Holmes Lybrand | CNNA former Proud Boys lieutenant and US Marine, whose cooperation was key to the prosecution of the far-right group’s leaders for conspiring to stop Joe Biden from becoming president on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in prison.Charles Donohoe, 35, was the first of the Proud Boys leadership to enter a guilty plea and assist the prosecutors in their case, which resulted in the conviction of several leaders in the group of seditious conspiracy.Donohoe pleaded guilty to two felony charges related to the US Capitol attack for conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding on January 6 and assaulting an officer by throwing two water bottles at police during the riot.During Donohoe’s sentencing Tuesday, prosecutor Jason McCullough cited his “contribution to” the investigation into the group’s leadership and their plot to stop Biden’s election, adding that Donohoe detailed “the scope of that conspiracy.”Prosecutors asked for a significant reduction i...

Beloved Newark restaurant closes after nearly 54 years

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

(KRON) -- Edwin Lee drove into Newark from Oakland in 1970 never having been before. He pulled off to have a drink in a bar on Newark Boulevard. Next thing he knows, he's having a beer with the bar owner when the bar owner tells him about a restaurant attached to the bar."He said, 'I really want someone to operate it to get people into the bar and re-enliven the place. I'll give you the place for $1 rent and we'll split the utilities,'" Edwin Lee's son Phil Lee told KRON4. Oakland soul food restaurant to close after 10 years "That week, he decided to open up a Chinese restaurant," Phil Lee said.Phil Lee, 63, and his brother, Jimmy Lee, 65, have been working at Jade Palace in Newark since they were 10 and 12 years old, respectively. They've been running it since their father's sudden death just over a year ago on Nov. 5, 2022. "He fell and had a hemorrhage and at the time he was still working until close to 90 years old," Phil Lee said. "He almost made it. He spent the whole month ...

Rodgers’ return will come next season with Jets out of playoff hunt and QB not 100% healthy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

Aaron Rodgers’ quest to make an improbable return this season for the New York Jets appears over.The 40-year-old quarterback said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday he’s not yet 100% healthy in his recovery from a torn left Achilles tendon and is still a few weeks away.Rodgers said if the Jets had won last Sunday at Miami and remained in the postseason hunt, he “would have pushed it as far as I could this week” even at less than fully healthy to be ready to play against Washington on Sunday. But the Jets were routed 30-0 and eliminated from the playoff hunt for the 13th straight year.“If I was 100% today, I’d be pushing to play,” Rodgers said. “But I’m not. … I pushed it as far as I could.”Rodgers never firmly said he won’t play this season, but strongly indicated that is the case. The Jets opened the 21-day practice window for Rodgers on Nov. 29 and have until Wednesday to activate him from the injured reserve list. ...

Freshman OL Cayden Green transferring home from Oklahoma to Missouri. Alabama lands Texas A&M DL

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

Offensive lineman Cayden Green announced Tuesday he is transferring home to Missouri from Oklahoma, and Alabama landed a commitment from former Texas A&M defensive lineman LT Overton.The 6-foot-5, 316-pound Green, who is from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, started five games at guard as a freshman for the 12th-ranked Sooners this season. He was one of the top offensive line recruits in the 2023 recruiting class and will have three years of eligibility left.Overton was a five-star recruit who was on track to be in the 2023 class but reclassified to 2022 and was part of Texas A&M’s No. 1-ranked signing class of that year. The 6-5, 265-pound Overton, who is from Georgia, played more as a freshman than a sophomore but overall appeared in 23 games and made 48 tackles. He will have two years of eligibility left.Both revealed their decisions on social media.Georgia received a commitment from London Humphreys, Vanderbilt’s second-leading receiver this past season. Humphre...

Funeraria entrega las cenizas del difunto a familiares y el cerebro también, en una caja

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

Una familia de Missouri cuenta que cuando acudieron a una funeraria a recoger las cenizas de su ser querido, les entregaron una urna junto con una caja de cartón que contenía algo que no esperaban: el cerebro del hombre.La familia de Frederick Dean Love Jr., de 68 años, dijo que la terrible experiencia del año pasado los dejó sufriendo un trauma emocional severo y depresión, según una demanda presentada en octubre en la Corte de Circuito de la ciudad de St. Louis.La hijastra de Love dijo que todavía tiene fuertes dolores de cabeza después de haber estado expuesta a un químico tóxico para embalsamamiento utilizado en el cerebro, según la demanda.La familia dijo que inmediatamente se dieron cuenta de que algo andaba mal cuando llegaron a la capilla de Simpson Funeral Home para un servicio de ataúd abierto el 3 de octubre de 2022. Love había muerto el 25 de septiembre de 2022, después de colapsar en su casa de Missouri. Acuden a corte los dueños de una funeraria acusados ...

AP player of the week: Tulane’s Kevin Cross has consecutive 20-point triple-doubles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s basketball for Week 65 of the season:KEVIN CROSS, TulaneThe senior forward had consecutive triple-doubles against Furman and Southern last week. Cross had 25 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds against Furman on Thursday for the Green Wave’s first triple-double since 1996. He followed that up with another, putting up 20 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against Southern on Saturday. Cross joined Memphis’ Penny Hardaway (1992-93) as the only Division I players to have consecutive 20-point triple-doubles since assists became official in 1984.RUNNER-UPKyle Filipowski, Duke. The sophomore big man had 28 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks in a win over Hofstra last Tuesday. He is the only DI player to put up those numbers since 2010-11.HONORABLE MENTIONDavid Jones, Memphis, Donovan Clingan, UConn.KEEP AN EYE ONElijah Hawkins, Minnesota. The junior guard had a school-record 17 assists in a win over IUPU...

QB transfers dominate the headlines. But the portal’s had a major impact on other positions too

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

All the attention surrounding quarterbacks who switch schools has overshadowed how the transfer portal has affected the way colleges try to stockpile talent at other positions.The Associated Press measured the impact of the transfers by tracking the top 20 prospects at every position each year from 2019-22, as rated by composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports.As expected, the most impacted position was quarterback. Nearly two-thirds of those 80 quarterbacks already have switched schools or are currently in the portal. But about 55% of the cornerbacks and about half of the safeties, running backs, wide receivers and inside linebackers also have either transferred or are in the process of doing so.All that movement is having a trickle-down effect on high school recruiting that has become apparent heading into Wednesday’s start of the December signing period. Since teams have a chance to fill holes in their roster with more proven players, high school prospects don’...

Courtois says he won’t play at Euro 2024 due to injury. Belgium goalkeeper has quarreled with coach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:02 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois won’t be able to play at the European Championship next summer because of the long-term knee injury that has sidelined him since the start of the season, he said Tuesday.His absence could last even longer, though, amid ongoing tensions between Courtois and national team coach Domenico Tedesco.The Belgian federation said in a short statement it regrets that Courtois will miss the tournament but respects his decision.“We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on the pitch soon,” it said.Courtois said in an interview with Belgian broadcaster Sporza that he will not recover in time from ACL surgery on his left knee to play at the tournament. Euro 2024 will be hosted by Germany from June 14-July 14.“Due to the injury, there will be no European Championships for me anyway,” Courtois said. “I first have to recover the full 100% and then it is better not to put a date on it. If I’m lucky, I can play another m...