ICYMI Just reading the news
Collecting news that you may have missed but probably should know about
ICYMI: Some news that you can use
Two pieces I wrote were published this week:
Everett and Jones Barbeque Celebrates 50 years of Sauce, Stories, and Flavor : Spoke with the family member and historian Shirley Everett-Dicko about E&J turning 50
Black Cultural Zone’s “Uptown Market” Showcases Oakland’s Local Entrepreneurs: Support local businesses
Some headlines from some places about some things
She Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion. Now She's a Mom. Soon She'll Start 7th Grade. : “But today, Ashley lives in the heart of abortion-ban America.” The story of how the overturn of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and Roe v. Wade have changed the lives of a young girl and her family in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The state has very strict guidelines for exceptions in cases of rape
Mitt Romney announces he won’t seek reelection as he calls for ‘new generation of leaders’ I want to be snarky about this and refer to Mitch McConnell freezing in public AGAIN but this is the most responsible thing I’ve seen a politician do in a very long time.
Donald Glover’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Remake Delayed to 2024: As much as I love a project from Donald Glover, a remake is not something we asked for. Besides, the drama behind the original one is really what makes that movie what it is.
Developer scraps plan to use Kaiser Convention Center arena as office space: Orton Development—the parent company of Oakland Civic, LLC, the organization that entered into a 99-year lease with the city in 2015 to rehabilitate and operate the 1915 Beaux-Arts-style building between Laney College and Lake Merritt, says the plans to convert the arena into office space is no longer happening. This doesn’t mean the project to update the site is not going forward entirely. You can read the article and find out what is happening.