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Stars of ‘The Blackening’ talk subverting horror genre expectations in new slasher comedy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

Laughing and screaming comes from deep emotions … or maybe your vibrating underwear. Whenever we’re riding good vibrations, our thoughts drift to Alex Miranda. Being stranded in a cabin out in the sticks usually means something scary is about to happen. In the slasher comedy “The Blackening,” it’s dead on.Dewayne Perkins (as Dewayne): “What kind of house is this? No. No, thank you.”When it comes to the game of death, these seven friends have to pull it together.Antoinette Robertson (as Lisa): “I will spare your lives if you sacrifice the person you deem the blackest.”Grace Byers (as Allison): “The blackest?”Sinqua Walls (as Nnandi): “Nobody should judge anybody in here, bro.”Sinqua Walls: “This is a movie where you sat in the theater and heard people yell at the screen what they would do to stay alive, and in this movie, everything that people say they would do, we do.”A twisted killer plays so...

Newly opened Kao Bar & Grill in Hallandale Beach takes diners out of the box and inside containers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

Good food is only part of a cool dining experience. People want to hang out in a place that they would want to remember. A new joint, Kao Bar & Grill in Broward, is offering just that. They’re putting diners outside the box and inside the container.Dylan Burneo: “Kao Bar & Grill is an Argentinian and American fusion restaurant, and it’s the first container restaurant in Hallandale Beach.”All these shipping containers were heading to the scrap heap, but they were getting new life at Kao. Dylan Burneo: “All of these were going to be retired, and we fabricated about 10 or so, and we made a two-story salon, and we have a large spacious area between a double 40-foot container for our kitchen as well.”Going the traditional brick-and-mortar route for the bar and grill was never an option.Dylan Burneo: “We wanted to leave a mark as a brand to do something that’s more sustainable while bringing something new.”They’re also br...

Fashion brand SIGAL launches Florida collection for Paraiso Miami Swim Week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

Get ready to say, “Beach, please” at this year’s Paraiso Miami Swim Week. It’s every Miami fashionista’s favorite time of the year, where the clothes are hotter than the 305 sun. One designer who’s stepping out for the first time on the runway this year is SIGAL, who’s repping Miami in more ways than one.For SIGAL, Miami is on the mind. Their designs are inspired by the 305. Sigal Cohen: “The DNA of our brand is the ‘Miami uniform.’ It’s inspired by Miami, it’s looks that you can take from beach to bar, that you can dress down or up, and they’re just fun and colorful.”They’re not just colorful. Each resortwear piece or swimsuit is also hand-painted.Sigal Cohen: “I’m a textile designer, so all the prints you see here are hand-painted with watercolors first. We have citrus prints, we have Florida-inspired prints.”This year’s Miami Swim Week also happens to be the brandR...

Pete Alonso leaves game vs. Braves with left wrist contusion, considered day-to-day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

ATLANTA — The one player the Mets couldn’t afford to lose was Pete Alonso. But an absolute nightmare scenario played out during the top of the first at Truist Field on Wednesday night when Alonso was hit by a pitch and removed from the game.With two on and two out, Braves starter Charlie Morton came inside with a 97 MPH fastball and hit Alonso on the inside of his left wrist. The slugger and the league leader in home runs went down in a heap of pain.However, the injury appears to be minor. Alonso underwent X-rays, which were negative. He was diagnosed with a left wrist contusion and is considered day-to-day.Tommy Pham was inserted as a pinch runner and stayed in the game in left field.Mark Canha was moved to first base. Rookie Mark Vientos left the dugout steps to get a helmet, but the Mets opted for Pham instead. Morton appeared to be shaken up on the mound.Braves fans booed Alonso as he came to the plate to the tune of “Hush Little Baby, Don’t Say a Word...

Hazardous air quality threatens first Red Sox-Yankees series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

The first Red Sox-Yankees meeting of the season is scheduled to take place in the Bronx this weekend, but the ongoing air pollution from more than 400 wildfires in Canada could impact the series.Toxic smoke particles have traveled down to the Midwest and East coast, turning New York skies an eerie yellow-orange color and making the air unsafe. According to the Centers For Disease Control, wildfire smoke can cause short-term respiratory problems, worsen chronic ailments, and irritate eyes.As concerning photos of the conditions at Yankee Stadium circulated online Wednesday afternoon, Collin Grosse of News12 New Jersey reported that the AQI had risen to 342 (the ideal number is as close to zero as possible), which not only puts New York City in the “Hazardous” category, but also makes it currently the worst air quality of any major city on earth.Less than two hours later, the Yankees announced the postponement of their Wednesday night game against the Chicago White Sox. They’ll now att...

Boston City Council kills plan to cut $42M from police budget

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

A City Council plan to slash $42 million from the police department budget was killed, for now.An 8-4 Council vote to send Boston’s $4.2 billion operating budget back to the mayor, with roughly $74 million in amendments, was later overturned Wednesday when two city councilors reversed course at the last minute — preventing the required majority needed to pass the spending plan.The flip-flop puts the City Council on a tight deadline. The body has until next Wednesday to submit a new operating budget to Mayor Michelle Wu, who will then choose which amendments to approve or veto.“This budget, if passed and went over there, no mayor in their right mind is going to cut the police department $42 million,” said City Councilor Michael Flaherty. “We know that right now. So let’s make these changes in the working sessions. Let’s be realistic. Let’s be fair. Let’s pull it together.”Prior to the initial vote, Flaherty spoke vehemently against the proposed police cuts, which included a $10...

Scott Longo tosses gem for top-seeded Milton against Norwood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

MILTON — When Scott Longo first got word that he was getting the start Wednesday, he knew the pressure would be at its highest. To be frank, he essentially was going to have to turn in one of the best performances of his young career to keep his team’s historic season alive.Mission accomplished. The sophomore fired six innings of shutout ball, surrendering just one hit while striking out nine as top-seeded Milton continued its intense pursuit of a Div. 2 baseball championship with a 9-3 victory over No. 17 Norwood.“Fastball was working really good today,” said Longo. “I was painting it good on the outside corner. Slider had good movement, and I was able to get a couple of rollers with that along with the changeup. Changeup headed outside a lot, and it just got rollovers with the contact I was looking for, and the defense always makes the plays behind my back.”In the evening leading up to this Round of 16 tilt, Milton coach Brendan Morrissey had his group prepare by facing higher vel...

Solid defense sparks Franklin past Concord-Carlisle, 7-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

FRANKLIN — A quick start and solid defensive play helped lead No. 7 Franklin to a 7-3 girls lacrosse victory over No. 10 Concord-Carlisle in the second round of the Division 1 MIAA Tournament.The battle was a rematch of the 14-13 overtime victory for the Panthers from May 16 and Panthers coach Kristin Igoe Guarino said her team’s defensive play was the key to this victory.“We were playing as a unit,” Igoe Guarino said. “We were fortunate enough to play them a few weeks ago and we knew some of their tendencies.”The Panthers dominated at the jump, scoring the first five goals of the game. Three of those tallies came from junior Katie Ryan, and she said that the depth of the offensive unit helped her achieve this.“A huge part of the game together was putting the pieces together on offense,” Ryan said. “I think we have a great lineup, and it was making sure everyone gets a touch.”The Patriots called a timeout and then rallied to score three straight to end the half. While this was...

Millbury’s Ron Silvestri joins elusive baseball coaching fraternity with 600th win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

UXBRIDGE — One of the most elite clubs in Massachusetts high school baseball has a new member.Millbury’s Ron Silvestri became just the 10th coach to win 600 or more games as his Woolies broke a 1-1 tie with No. 6 Uxbridge thanks to a two-run single from Alex Havalotti in the top of the seventh inning and then staved off a bottom of the seventh rally by the Spartans to take a 3-2 win at McCloskey Field.“This has been a long time coming, obviously,” Silvestri said after getting an ice bath from his team. “This is a big accomplishment for all the kids who have played for me. I’m so thankful for all of them. This is all because of them.”Silvestri joins a group which includes North Reading’s Frank Carey (736), Leominster’s Emile Johnson (722), Greenfield’s Tom Suchanek (676, heading into Wednesday’s game), Chicopee Comp’s Dan Dulchinos (639), Cardinal Spellman’s Peter Ambrose (628), BC High’s Norm Walsh (622), Dighton-Rehoboth’s Bill Cuthbe...

Mets Notebook: Buck Showalter sticking with struggling hitters in lineup vs. Braves

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:02:25 GMT

ATLANTA — The Mets haven’t turned a blind eye toward the club’s struggles this season.Fans might be screaming into a Twitter void about Daniel Vogelbach being in the lineup over Mark Vientos one night after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, or complaining about Jeff McNeil hitting second instead of Francisco Lindor after the shortstop hit his 11th home run of the season Tuesday night, but there is a method to the madness.The Mets have to try everything they can to get some of their struggling players going again to snap a four-game losing streak and play the type of baseball they believe they are capable of playing.“Anytime we have a number of guys that haven’t yet performed to their track record, you try to make their path easier to get back to that,” manager Buck Showalter said Wednesday at Truist Park before the Mets took on the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a three-game series. “You’re frustrated for them.”The guys ...