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Readers and writers: Find humor in a restaurant memoir and courage in a novel of betrayal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

A waiter’s valentine to food and his friends at a now-closed Minneapolis restaurant and fiction about a woman who stands up to corporate betrayal give us two good reading options today. “The Last Supper Club: A Waiter’s Requiem”: by Matthew Batt (University of Minnesota Press,.$22.95)I enjoyed teaching very much, but at the end of nearly every day, most of my students regard my classes as — and this is a direct quote from one of my student evaluations — a course that “I thought was going to suck but didn’t.”Restaurants, on the other hand — if they’re good ones — well, we don’t just nourish. We delight. — from “The Last Supper Club”Matthew Batt thought he was going to write a book during his sabbatical from teaching at the University of St. Thomas (he never mentions the name of the college). But he soon found he didn’t have enough money to make it through months outside the clas...

CVPA remembers anniversary of school shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- On Tuesday, it will have been one year since a former student opened fire inside Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, resulting in the deaths of a student and a teacher. As a mark of respect, classes at CVPA and the Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience, which shares its campus within the St. Louis Public School District, will be canceled on Monday and Tuesday. The community is designating October 24 as a day of remembrance. On that day last year, a 19-year-old gunman killed two individuals and injured seven others at Central Visual Arts and Performing Arts High School. This incident was one of the deadliest school shootings in the U.S. last year. Among the victims were tenth-grader Alexzandria Bell and 61-year-old physical education teacher Jean Kuczka, who tragically lost their lives before police exchanged gunfire with the assailant, former student Orlando Harris. In the wake of the tragedy, trauma and stress continue to affect the school comm...

Wentzville man involved in shooting on Friday, died

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

WENTZVILLE -- A person involved in a fight that escalated into a shooting incident has died According to the Wentzville Police Department, the victim was in an argument with another individual that led to the shooting. The incident occurred on Friday night on Evergreen Court. Law enforcement reports indicate that the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Officers administered life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived on the scene, but the victim later died in the hospital. Detectives took the suspect into custody on the same night. They are actively working on charges and planning to submit them to the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. If you witnessed this altercation or possess any information relevant to the ongoing investigation, you can contact the Wentzville Police Department at the following number: 636-327-5105.

Cool Sunday, warm start to the week, rainy midweek ahead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Sunny, cooler, and less windy Sunday behind a cold front that moved through yesterday. Highs will be in the mid- to upper 60s. It’s a one-day cool down. We’ll warm up again Monday and Tuesday, back into the mid- to upper-70s to near 80. It was breezy both days, with sunshine on Monday and increasing clouds on Tuesday.  By Tuesday night and Wednesday, we see an active pattern kick in. Rain showers are likely Wednesday, breezy with highs in the 70s. Rain chances linger Thursday and Friday, which are a bit cooler each day. It will have a chillier feel by next weekend.  

Fredrik Olofsson’s family found stability in Colorado, now he’s living out a dream with the Avalanche

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

Fredrik Olofsson’s family moved around a lot when he was a child, but one four-year stop in San Jose meant going to Sharks games and skating with other youth hockey players during intermissions.Flash forward to last season, Olofsson’s first with some time spent in the NHL, and his long journey to the top of the sport came full circle: There, sitting across from him in the Dallas Stars locker room, was Joe Pavelski, one of the players he watched so intently as an elementary school kid.“It was nuts,” Olofsson said. “What a guy. He’s such a pro, but he also acts like he’s 16 still sometimes. He can talk to anyone, and wears many hats.”Olofsson’s NHL career is only 33 games old, but he’s already lived an eventful hockey life. His family lived in Sweden, Germany, Austria and Northern California before settling in Colorado the summer before he started eighth grade.His older brother, Gustav, has played 62 NHL games, including three last season with the Seattle Kraken. His younger brother, ...

NFL picks: Former ‘Bama teammates Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa square off in primetime showdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

Around the AFCKC Runaway?: The Chiefs are out to a 5-1 start and have won five straight. Second-place team in the division? That’s Las Vegas at 3-3. The Chargers (2-3) are typically viewed as the most likely threat to Patrick Mahomes’ divisional dominance, but Kansas City can put them further in the rearview mirror with a win Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.Cleveland’s QB situation: The Browns logged their biggest win of the year Sunday vs. San Francisco with … P.J. Walker at quarterback. DeShaun Watson’s missed time with a shoulder strain and Walker got the nod over Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Pretty good result, beating the best team in football with a backup QB. Watson’s the guy when healthy, but it’s a situation to watch anyway.Patriots (Lost Their) Way: Man, how bad has the situation become in New England? Bill Belichick’s team is 1-5 and only the Giants have a worse point differential than the Patriots’ minus-80. Mac Jones has been benched multiple times and now the team faces Buffa...

Keeping receipts: From “Saturday Night Live” to Will Ferrell and Time magazine, how Deion Sanders transformed CU Buffs football in just seven weeks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

BOULDER — If you’re wondering just how far this has spread, just how deep it goes, Thanasi “Saki” Mihalakos has a little Buffs story he’d like to share.Saki Mihalakos is a jeweler in north Florida, a former University of South Florida safety-turned-coach and a friend and business associate of the Sanders family. A few days back, he was asked to speak to a group of kids, aged 7-ish to 14-ish, at a local Pop Warner League — impart a little wisdom, talk a little shop.One of the coaches introduced him as the diamond guy. You know? The one who put the bling on all of Shedeur Sanders’ things.Suddenly, all these tiny, skinny left wrists popped up in the air and started flexing, almost in unison. It was as if they were standing in front of an imaginary Arizona State student section at Mountain America Stadium, getting the last word.“They were going crazy, throwing their wrists up,” Mihalakos told The Denver Post earlier this week, chuckling at...

Inside the curious mind of Broncos defensive lineman Matt Henningsen: “You can always ask Matt”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

Broncos defensive end Matt Henningsen’s curiosity ignited his passion for math and physics as a child.He wanted to learn how the things he used on a daily basis, like cellphones, worked. How could someone make a call from the other side of the world? How can someone’s phone screen completely change just by touching it?The basic functions of a device that some might take for granted fascinated him. For Henningsen, it was magic. And he needed to know the answers.“(You can) touch a screen, and something new pops up,” he said. “… That’s kind of crazy.”On a Broncos roster that features a Super Bowl champion quarterback, an All-Pro cornerback and safety, and the son of a World Series champion, Henningsen might be the most interesting player in the locker room.In high school, he joined a local chess league and was a part of the national Spanish and science honor societies.At the University of Wisconsin, he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and master’s ...

Ask Amy: If I’d known about this upheaval, I would have declined the wedding invitation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

Dear Amy: Months ago, my wife and I were invited to a wedding that will be held in a month’s time.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: The fight over laundry has undermined our marriage Advice | Ask Amy: I’ve been told that a mad dash through the airport won’t win me a woman Advice | Ask Amy: Should I let him know I’ve been tracking the car’s mileage? Advice | Ask Amy: I can’t believe he’s still doing the thing that almost killed him Advice | Ask Amy: After the Father’s Day blow-up, must I forgive him? It was to be a big formal church wedding with eight or nine bridesmaids and groomsmen, flower girl and ring bearer, followed by a reception.At the last minute we received a postcard announcing that plans have changed and that the wedding will be a closed private ceremony, and that guests should just plan on showing up for the reception afterward.If I had known this wa...

Champions League resumes Tuesday at Manchester United in mourning for soccer great Bobby Charlton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:27 GMT

The Champions League resumes Tuesday at Manchester United where one of the competition’s most storied clubs is mourning its all-time great Bobby Charlton.Charlton, who died Saturday aged 86, survived the fatal air crash at Munich in February 1958 that devastated the then-champion of England on its journey home from a European Cup game.He lifted the trophy 10 years later as captain of a team rebuilt by manager Matt Busby who had been seriously injured at Munich, where eight players died.Charlton was a beloved director on the Man United board when it was European champion again in 1999 and 2008 under another Scottish manager, Alex Ferguson, who he had helped bring to the club.The main stand is named for Charlton at Old Trafford where Man United will host Copenhagen on Tuesday and pay tribute to a man who helped define its illustrious history.Charlton “was a hero to millions,” the club said in a statement. “Not just in Manchester, or the United Kingdom, but wherever football is played ...