A Georgetown goat named “Dog” is a finalist for Cadbury’s Easter bunny commercial. But the Nigerian dwarf goat is more than just a family pet.
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Easter weekend is typically when Christian families celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection and then plan time to spend with family. They may enjoy Easter egg hunts, having picnics or go
Tennis enthusiasts in San Francisco will have new state-of-the-art courts to play on when Golden Gate Park is set to open the new Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center next week.
The $27 million project to rennovate the park’s courts initially broke ground in April 2019, with the brand-new facility now set to open on Wednesday.
“The Goldman Tennis Center facility honors the incredible history of tennis in Golden Gate
Join Fountain Hills Parks and Recreation at Four Peaks Park on Saturday, March 27, from 8 to 10 a.m. to celebrate the annual Eggstravaganza event.
Held on the soccer fields at Four Peaks Park, organizers say this event is a fun and safe way to begin the spring season. Kids 12 and under can get their picture taken with Hoppy Bunny and Peeps and receive a goodie bag.
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The East Bay Regional Park District is beginning to reopen some of its facilities as progress continues on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest reopenings are at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont and, at Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, the Little Farm and Regional Parks Botanic Garden.
All three are reopening with limited capacity on a reservation-only basis. To make reservations, visit bayareane.ws/3pAmg3n online for links to make reservations at
Ohio State canceled in-person classes for Wednesday ahead of a snowstorm. Online and virtual classes will occur as scheduled. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor
Students will not have to make the treacherous journey to Ohio State’s campus Tuesday as snow and ice continue to blanket Central Ohio.
Online and virtual classes will continue as planned and the Columbus campus will remain open, the university announced in a buckeye alert
Appointments are available on the UC San Diego campus for those that wish to get vaccinated.
SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego Health will open a new COVID-19 site on Monday, February 8, at its on-campus Recreation, Intramural and Athletic Complex (RIMAC) in La Jolla on Hopkins Drive.
The La Jolla site will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, although it will open just after noon for
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Two of Manhattan’s waterparks are scheduled to be open this summer.
City Park and Northview waterparks, along with the splash park in City Park, are scheduled to be open by May 22.
In early 2020, the City of Manhattan made budget cuts to programs and implemented a hiring freeze due to the pandemic. The hiring freeze was lifted in November when Federal funding was received, but
Orange County’s second large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site will open at Soka University in Aliso Viejo on Saturday as officials continue their efforts to ramp up inoculations despite ongoing supply issues.
The announcement comes a week after the county launched its first vaccination center at Disneyland in Anaheim.
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Gov. Cuomo announced a proposal to open the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s (DASNY) low-cost financing, design and construction services to all non-profits and school districts as part of the Governor’s 2021 State of the State agenda.
Through this program, nonprofit organizations and school districts can access DASNY’s services for needed improvements at lower costs during COVID-19 so they can spend their resources
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Mon., Jan. 18 this year, and a variety of services will be closed in St. Petersburg on the day.
In addition to closures, the 35th annual MLK Jr. Dream Big Parade will be held virtually with guest speakers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Monday’s parade will stream online at MLKDreamBig.com starting at 11 a.m.
King’s birthday is Jan. 15,
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Opening day is April 1. Then again, it may not be because of the coronavirus.
No matter when it is, there is still a long time between now and then. But as time passes regarding Francisco Lindor and the Indians, the chance of him opening the season with the team that drafted him surely has to work its way back into the conversation.
This has always been
Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari tries to convince the board to delay a plan to use open space funds for recreational and historic use on Dec. 16, 2020.
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TOMS RIVER – Concern over how Ocean County’s open space tax fund will be used in the future has provoked discord between environmentalists and the Board of Freeholders heading into 2021.
Last Wednesday, the five-member, all-Republican freeholder board voted 3-0 to
A large Northern California church has established what it is calling a “freedom fund,” designed to dedicate thousands of dollars to local businesses as most of the state has landed back in an economic shutdown.
But the fund isn’t for businesses that have closed their doors. It’s intended chiefly for those that are defiantly open.
Pastor Greg Fairrington of Destiny Christian, a Pentecostal church in Rocklin, has been a vehement
NORTH ATTLEBORO — For a small town in the middle of the Northeast Corridor, North Attleboro has a wide variety of wide — and not so wide — open spaces.
From the 256 acres of the North Attleboro Fish Hatchery off Bungay Lake (actually owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) to the vest pocket three-10ths of an acre Simmons Park off Commonwealth Avenue in Attleboro Falls, playgrounds, woodlands
Despite news that some ski resorts in Switzerland have begun to close, as governments across Europe react to the continued spread of coronaviru, the majority have chosen to remain open, for now.
From tomorrow (Tuesday) the non-EU nation will enter a ‘light’ lockdown, with restaurants, sports and recreation centres ordered to close for a month, as the country struggles to curb
This year, instead of arriving on a first-come/first-serve basis, skaters must reserve one-hour blocks of time.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids will once again transform into an ice rink for the winter season.
The City announced Monday that the rink will open Dec. 18 and will remain open through Feb. 21, weather permitting. Admission to the rink will be $2, with skate rental included.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Controversy is brewing over a huge chunk of land in the middle of Albuquerque. Not all neighbors are on board with a sprawling plan to transform farmland off Rio Grande into a park that’s been decades in the making.
The city used federal dollars in the late 70s to snap up the open space to preserve it as Albuquerque grows. Now,
Motorized recreation in the Snowy Range should go on as usual this winter despite the Mullen Fire’s burn footprint, which covers a large swath of the snowmobile trail network in that area.
Josh Milek, a regional supervisor for the Wyoming Trails Program, said a recent trail assessment revealed that none of the trail corridors were impacted by the fire. Some trail markers were damaged, and a high wind event in
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin State Park 2021 admission stickers and trail passes are available for gift options this holiday season. As a result, their 2022 sticker design contest for high schoolers has now begun.
According to a release, the state park says the stickers and passes are perfect for the holiday season and would be great presents for outdoor enthusiasts.
The 2021 state park stickers and trail passes
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin State Park 2021 admission stickers and trail passes are available for gift options this holiday season. As a result, their 2022 sticker design contest for high schoolers has now begun.
According to a release, the state park says the stickers and passes are perfect for the holiday season and would be great presents for outdoor enthusiasts.
The 2021 state park stickers and trail passes