the show serves up a dazzling pair of Tiny Desk versions in conversation with arrangements familiar to fans Scherzinger and Francis' duet of "The Perfect Year" is reenvisioned as a soft rocker with R&B vibes which perfectly suits Francis' voice; here rather than his usual stroll through New York City streets Scherzinger's expansive voice commands the stage in "With One Look" and in a blistering rendition of "As If We Never Said Goodbye." Become an NPR sponsor By: 7:30 am on May 4 Demolition has yet to commence at 4001 4th Avenue, the site of a four-story community facility and school building in Sunset Park Designed by De-jan Lu of Djlu Architect and developed by Azimuth Development Group the structure is slated to stand 44 feet tall and yield 36,756 square feet according to permits approved in September 2023 The property is located on a 10,017-square-foot lot at the corner of 4th Avenue and 40th Street The BP gas station that formerly operated on the site has been shuttered and wooden fencing has been assembled around the perimeter of the property The lot is currently serving as a storage lot for vehicles and plastic construction barriers No signs of imminent demolition are currently present Azimuth Development Group acquired the property from Macchia Group for $12 million in December 2024 Guido Subotovsky of Azimuth was listed as the buyer in records of the transaction The nearest subways from the development are the D and R trains at the 36th Street station to the north Finalized renderings and a construction timetable for 4001 4th Avenue have yet to be revealed Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews Is Bay Ridge high school still there under different name There were formerly three gas in that area ga('send', 'event', 'beautyofblock', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Standard_336x280-100-2.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ADVERTISEMENT ga('send', 'event', 'PCRichards Builders Division', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PCR_Beko_Compact_YIMB_336x280.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ga('send', 'event', 'yimby+', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image.png', { nonInteraction: true }); Follow on Instagram var sb_instagram_js_options = {"font_method":"svg","placeholder":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/instagram-feed\/img\/placeholder.png","resized_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sb-instagram-feed-images\/","ajax_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY® LLC YIMBY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF NIKOLAI FEDAK / NEW YORK YIMBY LLC By Robert J. Goldston | May 2 A Russian tourist stands in front of an anti-U.S (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images) which the United States abandoned during the first Trump administration there might be an agreement to dismantle the entire Iranian nuclear enterprise in exchange for sanctions relief that the Iranian government would agree to this the United States and Israel could take military action to destroy Iran’s nuclear program The effectiveness and full consequences of this are unknowable it would motivate Iran to use what remained of its nuclear expertise and its nuclear infrastructure to build nuclear weapons Is there a middle way? Iran has repeatedly stated that it desires uranium enrichment capacity to fuel its present and future civilian nuclear power plants. The United States, for its part, has stated that its red line is that Iran will never have a nuclear bomb. Steve Witkoff has mentioned verification openness to a middle path—subject to President Trump’s approval looking in this case for highly-enriched uranium product and the means to extract it would complement the systems put into place under the original nuclear deal with Iran the prior verification tools would have to be reinstituted and put in secure real-time contact with an inspection agency presumably the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna The new robotic verification tools we described would make the IAEA’s inspection job less resource-intensive even as they provided timely notification of activities human inspectors should respond to in addition to verification of activity at enrichment plants to reinstitute other aspects of the prior Iran deal including verification of the supply chains for uranium and for the parts used to construct new centrifuges It is important that none of these verification provisions would sunset in a new deal with Iran The original 2015 Iran nuclear agreement’s major limitations on enrichment capacity and uranium stockpiles would have been lifted after 15 years Such sunsetting was a major reason that the first Trump administration exited the 2015 deal a re-baselining of the Iranian nuclear infrastructure would be required since knowledge about it has been interrupted the existing highly enriched uranium in Iran would need to be blended down to low enrichment or exported Iran would be allowed to have as much low-enriched uranium and as much enrichment capacity as it needed for its peaceful nuclear program This would serve the function that Iran has stated publicly is its intent—to have the ability to maintain and expand a peaceful nuclear energy program It would get the means to assure that Iran would never even begin to produce the highly enriched uranium needed for a bomb without the immediate knowledge of the international community The expanded verification measures described here would set a barrier to acquiring the material for a nuclear bomb and efforts to cross this barrier would be quickly detected It is within the legal purview of the IAEA to provide timely detection of any misuse of nuclear facilities so this approach could (and should) be expanded to other countries without nuclear weapons that desire the capacity to produce fuel for nuclear reactors This larger goal may indeed be necessary if nuclear power is to be expanded without putting the world in greater danger of the use of nuclear weapons in war The Bulletin elevates expert voices above the noise. 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Your support of our work at any level is important we promise our coverage will be understandable Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" It’s been said that when you repeat lies over and over Iran has repeatedly said it will not develop nuclear weapon and that was the basis for the 2015 JCPOA and it was US who tore up the agreement and did not perform its commitment Same with European trio that played with Iran from 2018 when Trump tore up the deal (under Natanyahu’s lies and pressure) to 2019 promising that Intex (European ransaction clearing house) will allow Iran and Europe to keep their end of the bargain and bypass sanctions You wasted your research and everything that went into that research to monitor Iran’s nuclear programme for compliance but have you ever asked yourself why Israel’s nukes shouldn’t be destroyed It has constantly been threatened by Israel so it should have nukes to protect itself Robert J. Goldston is a professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, and was the director of the US Energy Department’s Princeton... Read More Copyright © 2025 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. All rights reserved. Registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 36-2136497 Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions Search autocomplete is currently not responding BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. – The American RedCross shelter at South Brunswick High School (280 Cougar Rd American RedCross’ sheltering team remains on standby in the event an ad.. – Brunswick County Chairman Mike Forte has declared a state of emergency effective Friday BOLIVIA, N.C. – Looking for a new job opportunity? Come to the Brunswick County Job Fair on Friday, May 9, 2025 to meet with our team members and learn more about what job openings are available w.. 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Posted 5.01.2025System Pressure Advisory Rescinded - Broadway St - NavassaBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 4/29/2025 in Navassa Brunswick County Public Utilities water users located at:  Posted 4.25.2025System Pressure Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 4/24/2025 Brunswick County Public Utilities water users located at: Posted 4.23.2025System Pressure Advisory- RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 4/22/2025 Posted 4.24.2025System Pressure Advisory Navassa - RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 4/23/2025 04/16/2025System Pressure Advisory RESCINDED - SouthportBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 04/15/25 Posted 04.16.2025Scheduled Water Outage RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 04/15/25 Posted 04.03.2025Scheduled Water Outage Advisory RESCINDED- NavassaBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 04/2/25 Posted 04.05.2025Scheduled Water Outage Advisory RESCINDED- Navassa  Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 04/04/25 Posted 04.01.2025Scheduled Water Outage Advisory RESCINDED- NavassaBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 03/31/25 Posted 3.27.2025System Pressure Advisory - Shallotte RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 3/26/2025 NOTICE OF DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER Brunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater from damage to the collection system from construction activities near 6680 New Penny Ln Posted 3.14.2025System Pressure Advisory Rescinded- SouthportBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 3/12/2025 Posted 3.10.2025Brunswick County Public Utilities has received questions from some customers related to the odor of their water Brunswick County is currently working to flush parts of the system to help dissipate any remaining odor issues Brunswick County Public Utilities will be conducting smoke testing of the sanitary sewer collections system in Brunswick Plantation on Wednesday Please be aware that you may see smoke emitting from the groun.. PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER Brunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater near 320 George II Highway SE in Winnabow The force main leak was reported at approximately.. POSTED 2.27.2025SYSTEM PRESSURE ADVISORY RESCINDEDBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 2/25/2025 Posted 02.27.2025System Pressure Advisory RESCINDEDBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 2/25/2025  are hereby notified that it is .. Posted 2.15.2025Scheduled Water Outage- RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 2/14/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at Royster Rd Posted 02.13.2025Scheduled Water Outage- RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 2/10/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at (1002 to 1017) Lake Shore Dr and 1402 Myrtle Ave.. Posted 2.8.2025System Pressure Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 2/7/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at the address below are hereby notified that it is n.. Posted 2.4.2025System Pressure Advisory - RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 2/3/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at the address below are hereby notified that it is.. Posted 1.29.2025System Pressure Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 1/28/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at the address below are hereby notified that it is.. Posted 1.27.2025System Pressure Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 1/23/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities at West Brunswick High School located at the address below .. PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATERBrunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater near 50 College Road NE in Bolivia The force main leak was reported at approximately 9:0.. PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATERBrunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater near 3872 Bancroft Drive in St The force main leak was discovered at approximatel.. Posted 1.21.2025FREEZE WARNING: 1/21/2025TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT IRRIGATION AND WATER SYSTEMS This notice is to all water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities Customers are advised to take precautions to protect their household and irrigation wa.. Posted 1.21.2025System Pressure Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 1/20/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities at West Brunswick High School located at the address below .. Posted 1.11.2025System Pressure Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 1/10/2025 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Southport located at the address below are hereby notifi.. 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Posted 12.6.2024Brunswick County Public Utilities will be conducting smoke testing of the sanitary sewer collections system in The Village of Calabash on Friday Please be aware that you may see smoke emitting from the ground Posted 12.05.24Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 12/04/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located in Leland (H2GO water customers not affected) Posted 11.22.2024On Oct. 26, 2024, the Brunswick County Public Utilities Department began its annual disinfection changeover and flushing program Public Utilities crews have worked to flush water mains and distribute chlorine throu.. Posted 11.16.2024Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 11/15/2024 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Carolina Shores on Lakeview Ct are hereby notified that it is no longe.. Posted 11.8.2024Advisory RescindedBased on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 11/7/2024 the water customers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in the Ocean Isle Beach area along Beach Dr and at the addresses listed be.. and other utilities that purchase water from Brunswick County Public Utilities employees flush the water mains by opening fire hydrants and allowin.. Posted 11.04.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 10/30/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located in the Dutchman Acres Community of Southport at the addresses below are hereby not.. Advisory Rescinded Posted 10.08.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 10/7/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Shallotte located at: Posted 10.07.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 10/3/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Ocean Isle Beach located at:  Posted 10.03.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 10/2/24 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at 201 to 314 River Drive in Southport are hereby notified that it is no longer neces.. Posted 10.02.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 10/1/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Ocean Isle Beach located at Abbington Pl (all addresses) Posted 09.30.2024Brunswick County Public Utilities will be conducting smoke testing of the sanitary sewer collections system in Southport beginning Tuesday Please be aware that you may see smoke emitt.. Posted 09.20.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 9/19/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Southport located on Jericho Rd (all addresses) are hereby notified that it is no longer.. Posted 09.19.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 9/18/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Southport located at the following addresses:  the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in St James located on the following streets:  the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Boiling Spring Lakes located at the following addresses:  Posted 09.11.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 9/9/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Sunset Beach located at: Posted 08.29.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 8/27/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at: Posted 08.29.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 8/22/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located from 4598 through 4718 Main St and 107 through 135 Shallotte Ave in Shallotte are h.. the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities  located at 4812 Posted 08.10.2024PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE- TREATED & PARTIALLY TREATED WASTEWATERBrunswick County Public Utilities had a bypass of both treated (disinfected) and partially treated wastewater at the West Brunswick Regional Water Reclamation Fac.. PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATERBrunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater near 6610 Dunrobin Point Southwest in Ocean Isle Beach The service line leak was discovered at approxi.. PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE- UNTREATED WASTEWATERBrunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater at the Sea Trail Wastewater Treatment Facility located at 1395 Angels Trace SW in Sunset Beach PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE- PARTIALLY TREATED WASTEWATERBrunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of partially treated wastewater (not disinfected) at the West Brunswick Regional Water Reclamation Facility located at 235 Grey Water Road in S.. PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATERBrunswick County Public Utilities had a discharge of untreated wastewater near 573 Ocean Isle Beach Road in Ocean Isle Beach The force main leak was discovered at approximately.. Posted 07.30.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 7/29/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at the Waterway Landing Condominiums in Sunset Beach (1135 Park Road Advisory RescindedPosted 07.26.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 7.25.2024 Brunswick County Public Utilities water users located at 4764 Brunswick County Public Utilities water users located at 5211 Advisory RescindedPosted 05.31.24Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 5/30/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at Highway 87 (George II Hwy) : 48 NOTICE OF WWTP BYPASS- CHLORINATED WASTEWATERPosted 07.19.2024Brunswick County Public Utilities had a bypass of treated chlorinated wastewater at the Shallotte Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) located at 349 Forest Street Extension in S.. Posted 06.24.2024The system has fully resumed normal operation We appreciate your cooperation and patience during this period Based on the findings of the laboratory analys.. Advisory RescindedPosted 06.12.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 6/11/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities in Winnabow located at: Advisory RescindedPosted 06.10.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 6/8/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at 1820 to 2029 Whispering Pines Street in Ocean Isle Beach are he.. Advisory RescindedPosted 06.10.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 6/6/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located in Shallotte at  Advisory RescindedPosted 06.01.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 5/31/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at all addresses on Windsong Dr Advisory RescindedPosted 05.31.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 5/30/2024 the water consumers of Brunswick County Public Utilities located at all addresses Lightwood Ln 414 Advisory RescindedPosted 05.30.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 5/29/2024 Posted 05.28.2024Due to fire hydrant repair work the water consumers of Brunswick County located at 253 to 283 Smith Ave and all addresses on Arnold St and Northside Dr in Shallotte will be out of service on 5/30/2024 from approximately 8:00 am to 2:00 p.. Advisory RescindedPosted 05.10.2024Based on the findings of the laboratory analysis of water samples collected on 5/9/2024 Brunswick County Public Utilities water users located at 101 N Shore Drive and all addresses on 27th Street in Sunset Beach are her.. Brunswick County Government30 Government Center Drive NEBolivia Phone: 800-442-7033Contact Us Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical recently picked up seven 2025 Tony nominations To mark its seven 2025 Tony nominations, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd., currently playing Broadway's St. James Theatre, will release a special edition of Sunset Blvd.: The Album celebrating Olivier winner and current Tony nominee Nicole Scherzinger this summer READ: To Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd. Is the Perfect Musical for Her Broadway Debut READ: Reactions From the 2025 Tony Award Musical Nominees Broadway's Sunset Blvd. Will Offer Town Hall and Album Signing Event at the St. James The musical is currently playing an extended limited engagement at the St Tom Francis and the company of Sunset Boulevard Nicole Scherzinger and Hannah Yun Chamberlain Tom Francis with Nicole Scherzinger and Hannah Yun Chamberlain (projected) Neumann is the Tony nominated choreographer behind Hadestown and Swept Away one Tony winner is playing the trumpet while the other is channeling Madame Rose Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway and institutes have been revealed by the industry stalwart and more will star in the Kevin Zak comedy at the Orpheum Theatre Off-Broadway Thank You!You have now been added to the list Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Watch above as Scherzinger belts out both of her showstoppers "With One Look" and "As If We Never Said Goodbye," while Francis solos on the title tune and both join forces for "The Perfect Year," also featuring Francis on guitar “Kula Sunset,” comes to us from Cynthia Conrad Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition A grant information session for Maui County’s recycling grants program will be at 2 p.m In light of increased property values driving up tax payments the Maui County Council’s budget committee has .. Copyright © 2025 Maui News Publishing Company LTD | https://www.mauinews.com | 100 Mahalani Street Positano Sunset wins the Madison Stakes at Keeneland If there was a theme for the female sprint ranks during the 2024 season it was being ripe with parity as bragging rights were tossed about with every top-level race.  If the field set to go to post for the $1 million Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs May 3 is an indication the breadth of ability within the division will again be overflowing As a sophomore, the bay mare signaled her ability when she defeated Vahva in an allowance optional claiming race at Keeneland in April 2023. She would follow that up with a winning effort in the Audubon Oaks at Ellis Park that August but was found to have the start of a condylar fracture shortly after Sign up for BloodHorse Daily "She showed ability as a 3-year-old .. but then she had just the start of a condylar and it took a little while for her to heal and come back," said Wilkes who trains Positano Sunset for Six Column Stables but I hadn't gotten her back to the level she was as a 3-year-old I took her to Florida to just give her a break "I ran her at Tampa and I thought that race was an exceptional race because she had to really dig in to win and then after that race she trained even better," Wilkes continued "I went into the Madison quietly confident that my filly would run well She finally matured as a 5-year-old and if she can lift her game another level here we can compete with these fillies down the road." While each established themselves as two of the more talented members of the division last year, both Vahva and Ways and Means will be making their first starts since off-the-board efforts in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) at Del Mar last November is unbeaten in four starts at Churchill Downs and threw down a sharp half-mile work for trainer Cherie DeVaux at Keeneland April 27 where she was clocked in :47 4/5 Trained by Richard Mandella, Kopion handily captured her 2025 debut, taking the Santa Monica Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park Feb and will be making her first start outside of California.  Brad Cox-trained Emery has been worse than second just once in nine career starts and enters off a runner-up effort in the Madison Stakes The daughter of More Than Ready took the Leslie's Lady Overnight Stakes going seven furlongs at Churchill last June prior to capturing the Victory Ride (G3) and Raven Run (G2) stakes.  She's doing well," Cox said of Emery "She came out of (the Madison) in really good order." Challenging as it has been maintaining divisional supremacy Wilkes feels whoever emerges from Saturday's test will send a message that top honors go through them for the remainder of the season.  "This is a strong field top to bottom This field is deeper than a Breeders' Cup Sprint," Wilkes said "I was hoping they would have waited a little bit But (whomever wins) will be the king of hill here off this race." Entries: Derby City Distaff S. presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery (G1)Churchill Downs Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off Broadway Cabaret Dance Opera Classical Music Nashville Minneapolis / St. Paul Connecticut Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles WEST END UK Regional Canada Australia / New Zealand Europe Asia Latin America Africa / Middle East TV/Movies Music “With One Look," “The Perfect Year,” and "As If We Never Said Goodbye." “With One Look," “The Perfect Year,” and "As If We Never Said Goodbye." Watch it now Jamie Lloyd's imagination of Sunset Boulevard is currently playing at the St The production has received seven Tony Award nominations making it the most nominated revival of the season movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen A struggling screenwriter who can't sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope until their dangerous and captivating relationship leads to disaster focuses the lens on the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and puts their intoxicating need for fame and adoration in stark close-up Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul Oliver lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant But what else is there to do when you’re a HelperBot 3 a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete When his fellow HelperBot neighbor Claire asks to borrow his charger what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars lit up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 28 Sunset Blvd.'s Tom Francis hit the stage for a performance for a RENT favorite and SiriusXM On Broadway will present a free live Town Hall and cast album signing event at the St went to see Nicole Scherzinger in the current Broadway revival last night See BroadwayWorld's photos of their first meeting backstage at the St and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows © 2025 - Copyright Wisdom Digital Media, all rights reserved. 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See The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days publication Meagher & Flom LLP and its affiliates for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be construed as legal advice This memorandum is considered advertising under applicable state laws Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInSUNSET BEACH (WECT) - The Green Wave Festival is scheduled to be held this weekend at the Sunset Beach Town Park The festival is an expansion of the town’s Earth Day/Arbor Day event for the first Annual Green Wave Celebration The festival will feature additional elements AfterHours will be playing jazz favorites from noon to 3 p.m and Noni Bacca Winery will provide food and beverages A tree will be planted and dedicated to Amelia Jones at 11 a.m to celebrate a special resident who was a friend to all in our community,” town officials wrote The festival will also have plants for attendees to take home and SiriusXM On Broadway will present a free Town Hall and cast album signing event at the St The afternoon will feature Sunset director Jamie Lloyd and stars Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, and David Thaxton The event will be moderated by SiriusXM’s Julie James Listen to the Sunset cast album by clicking here. 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All rights reserved.Privacy policy | Your privacy choices | Terms of use | Sitemap This story has been updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy High Plains Public Radio (HPPR) will be celebrating its new location in Arts in the Sunset with a grand opening event Friday evening coincides with the First Friday Art Walk festivities at Arts in the Sunset The celebration will have live music from Bomb City Bluegrass; refreshments from Pan-Handlers Cafe Girasol Bakery and Palace Coffee Company; studio tours and voice recordings for those who wish to be on air in support of public radio The event is a capstone on two years of work following HPPR’s departure from their downtown Amarillo studio which has around 1,400 square feet of soundproof space “It couldn’t have been a better place,” said Alex Fregger Director of Technology for High Plains Public Radio (HPPR) about the new location at the mecca for Amarillo art studios HPPR will soon be changing their call frequency from 94.9 for their connect signal to 107.5 The change resulted when a Latino station with a higher frequency wanted to broadcast on 94.9 it's a translator of an HD signal and has less protections than normal signals do The change could happen as early as Monday The popular public radio station — which is part of HPPR whose headquarters are in Garden City who had leased its basement on 6th and Polk Street to HPPR informed the station that they needed the basement back There were no hard feelings about the situation just a challenge about where they might move “They had been great hosts to us for 11 years that we found out we needed to move to a new home,” he said because of the generosity of some local organinizations ended up being hosted out of the WTAMU radio station They had a little production space they weren’t using so we moved her into a tiny little closet kind of studio where she stayed about a year." Fregger said the station's underwriting sales representative Ruth Ellen Lynch was hosted by the Amarillo Area Foundation in one of its offices in a brand-new building and programs normally produced in their studios such as Western Swing Radio Rambler and post production on Classical Music Amarillo were produced at AmTech Career Academy for about a year Fregger said he worked mostly from home during the transition "We were able to maintain our presence in Amarillo all the while we were building this," he said local organizations and individuals helped HPPR raise $245,000 for a new studio and they found the most likely spot at Arts in the Sunset “Our group came to the ribbon cutting at Arts in the Sunset and we decided that the location would be a really cool place to move creative/facilities director and Rachel Flores and they showed us different spaces and they all agreed on their current spot," he said “The new space allows us to host live music events and community gatherings,” said Abby Killingsworth HPPR’s director of development in the event announcement “We’re so grateful for the response from our listeners and partners as we welcome the community into our new space.”  After about two and a half years of construction HPPR was in a fully built studio with soundproofed walls and they were able to reuse their soundproof door in their original Amarillo studio "We added soundproof windows from a local glass community and we turned it into a better studio than we’ve ever had in Amarillo,” Fregger said He added that local builder Pioneer Contracting used recycled elements when possible to save money: The kitchen countertop was from leftover storage from a previous business; the material on the sound panels came from reused speakers Even the carpet tiles turned out to be a good option Many of HPPR's donors contributed in the interior work Tascosa Office Furniture helped them with office furnishings as well as other companies donating services Clusters of Amarillo gave them the shelving for their storage place and their architect Dana Walton gave much of her time and made sure they were taken care of so we did a lot of 'value engineering,'” Fregger said but it now sits outside the Legacy Room in HPPR's new space We get to take our lunch breaks at the koi pond in the statue garden; isn’t that great I don’t think we could have gotten luckier,” Fregger said when we were in our original space on Polk Street," he said The founders checked with an auditor who said it would not be possible to build a public radio station on the High Plains "He said the population density or demographics of the area would not support it we’ve still been on the air," Fregger said HPPR began broadcasting in 1980 with the station KANZ-FM serving southwest Kansas and studios in the former Pierceville HPPR has expanded its service area through local initiatives and capital campaigns to 19 FM stations and translators serving 78 counties across a five-state region of the High Plains: Kansas “This is an absolutely beautiful place to be," Fregger said of the new studio "Now we have enough for four band members and instruments and individual audio sets for each of them so they can hear their own mix We can host First Fridays at Arts in the Sunset like we will this Friday at our Open House." For more information about HPPR, visit their website, https://www.hppr.org/ Selling Sunset's Emma Hernan delved into how the cast of the Netflix series makes money on the Richer Lives by SoFi podcast with Vivan Tu In a discussion about how reality stars are paid, Emma Hernan revealed that she and her costars are paid per episode they appear in—and not per episode they film And that means there's some risks involved for the cast who said getting started on the show "was so expensive." styling and everything yourself," she explained Emma emphasized that the show prioritizes physical appearance saying she had to put in the effort in order to reap the rewards "I am putting my personal life out there Emma clapped back by saying there was "zero truth" to the rumors "Oh, this evil human," Emma exclusively told E! News in an interview in September 2024 "I was completely blindsided by all of this I had no idea that this was going on the entire season "Nicole was able to make a rumor about my best friend that I know is not true She's going to be able to prove that it isn't true but she wasn't given the chance on the show to prove as much." 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Continue reading → National Trustee and and Premier Health physician Anuj Goyal was re-appointed to a four-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Continue reading → Wright State President Sue Edwards challenged the class of 2025 to dream boldly and embrace their potential for greatness while acting with kindness and integrity. Continue reading → The Board of Trustees approved a balanced university budget plan that supports Wright State’s academic mission and continues investing in student success and career readiness.   Continue reading → Wright State engineering students showcased their technical expertise and creative problem-solving at the annual Senior Design Expo. Continue reading → (KATU) — A hit-and-run crash closed down the Westbound lanes of Highway 26 in Beaverton for several hours Tuesday morning Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue spokesman Steffan Myers says the crash happened just after midnight near the 185th exit Myers says another vehicle struck a car and then fled the scene One of the people in the car that was hit was entrapped in the car until fire crews arrived Myers says that person did not appear to have life-threatening injuries but they were taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital as a precaution The crash reconstruction team was called to investigate and the lanes didn't reopen until after 5 a.m Officials have not released a description of the suspect vehicle KATU has reached out to Beaverton Police for more information follows the step-by-step process of rezoning that allows for such an outcome as well as the community opposition to it The filmmakers use techniques normally meant to transition between scenes but they hold on these shots instead of cutting away building an entire story out of intermediate moments This frames Sunset Park as a liminal space in a constant state of physical (and metaphysical) change while also ensuring that the neighborhood remains a primary character Even when the movie focuses on speeches and conversations its human beings are often framed closer to the corners of the screen or as fixtures of the background and foreground in wider group shots as though they were part and parcel of the environment Sunset Park and its residents are up against the specter of change and uncertainty trapped in a constant state of transition with little recourse The film presents them through a temporal prism never quite specifying exactly when each town hall or public debate takes place — which yields a constant state of present-ness as though everything were unfolding urgently “Emergent City” conveys the neighborhood’s historical backstory through deft use of archival footage and contemporary video clips But it ensures they always support the film’s emotional focus: the people From Chinese and Hispanic immigrants (documented or otherwise) to residents who have lived there for generations everyone gets a say in the various political forums they rarely speak in the usual documentarian manner of traditional talking-head interviews When the film isn’t capturing their public meetings from a fly-on-the-wall perspective it opts for footage of these Brooklynites going about their daily lives One scene of elderly Chinese residents gathering in a park to practice dance is particularly gentle This streamlined depiction of what’s at stake — living a life of normalcy unburdened by financial hardship — is more potent than anything the movie’s subjects could likely express to the camera in a sanitized studio setting These are not artistic decisions that Anderson and Sterrenberg come to lightly As people straddling the line between outsider and longstanding community member their perspectives mirror the political and aesthetic tensions inherent to a film like “Emergent City,” which seeks to subvert cinematic tropes to emphasize the importance of people and spaces that feel familiar It achieves this by alchemizing well-worn modes and techniques Now-common verhead drone shots of streets and buildings are adorned with digital borders and labels as though “Emergent City” were forcing various maps and 2D representations of the neighborhood — the kind used by corporate vultures to make financial decisions — to take living The auditory approach also manages to humanize scenes of steel and concrete. Rather than music, “Emergent City” is scored by the ambient noise and chatter of the neighborhood, notably with repeated use of “L” and “J” cuts — transitional techniques in which audio from a prior scene bleeds into the next one (or vice versa) to bring us further into the story Anderson and Sterrenberg deploy these cuts between both scenes and within them granting the film a sense of constant momentum and turning political debates into an acoustic fabric that serves the flow of the images The result feels novel in the realm of the political documentary: a stream-of-consciousness presentation that blurs the lines between journalism and mood-piece Harmful resolutions passed decades ago are shown to haunt more contemporary decisions and developments but the film’s lack of defined timeline beyond “recently” — its refusal to specify exactly when events unfold in relation to one another — yields a powerful and poetic chronicle of how the residents of Sunset Park have been fighting the same fight for recognition and dignity against the same malignant economic forces for far too long and the need for independent journalism has never been greater A new administration is openly attacking free press — and the stakes couldn’t be higher Independent journalism like Truthdig doesn't just report the news — it helps cultivate a better future Your tax-deductible gift powers fearless reporting and uncompromising analysis we can protect democracy and expose the stories that must be told Your feedback is important in helping us keep our community safe Don't miss out on the latest investigations provocative insights and original reporting from a progressive perspective — delivered straight to your inbox Thanks, I’m not interested ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " This former ballet dancer is currently making his Broadway debut with the Tony-nominated revival Fabian Aloise is currently making his Broadway debut as the choreographer for Jamie Lloyd's minimalist production of Sunset Blvd., which just picked up seven 2025 Tony nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical. Aloise, who was Olivier-nominated for his work on the London revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, staged the show's much-in-the-news title song, which currently sees Olivier winner and 2025 Tony nominee Tom Francis singing the tune backstage at the St and subsequently returning to the stage just in time for the song's exciting conclusion Aloise will again join forces with director Lloyd this summer for the London Palladium staging of another Lloyd Webber musical, Evita, which will co-star Rachel Zegler and Diego Andres Rodriguez the latter currently making his Broadway debut as Artie in Sunset Blvd. Aloise had also choreographed Lloyd's Regent's Park staging of Evita earning an Olivier nomination for his work Aloise's theatrical credits also include Much Ado About Nothing, starring Tom Hiddleston; The Tempest, starring Sigourney Weaver; In Dreams in Leeds and Toronto; The SpongeBob Musical in London as well as the U.K and Ireland tour; Cabaret in Paris; and Bring It On The Musical in London and for the U.K Where did you train/study?Fabian Aloise: I trained in classical ballet and contemporary dance at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne Australia—both as a secondary (high school) student and at university level Was there a teacher who was particularly impactful/helpful What made this instructor stand out?I had a ballet teacher at the VCA who was also ballet mistress for the Australian Ballet company She pulled me aside one day and told me that it wasn’t going to happen for me I was not tall enough to start in the corps de ballet and I wasn’t good enough to go in straight into the company as a soloist told me of a company of West Side Story that was auditioning and encouraged me to enter the world of musical theatre musical theatre was something I’d never considered “You’ll excel in this field” and assured me that my technique was well above average but my body wasn’t what the Australian Ballet company would hire as a company member she saved me from a life of disappointment and opened up a world of possibility What were some of the challenges in creating the choreography for this production of Sunset which has minimal sets and costumes?Creating something that exists in a black box means that the possibilities are endless The ensemble had to portray not only Hollywood wannabes clambering over each other for their next gig but they’d also need to help navigate where we were in the story: creating alleyways The biggest challenge was incorporating the use of video within the choreography Anything on screen had to live in perpetual close-up meaning the choreography had to be minute and subtle the choreography had to be bombastic and energetic in contrast Tom Francis' outside walk during the title song has received a lot of press coverage Can you explain the genesis of that staging?After Jamie Lloyd had told us all what he wanted from this moment every department collaborated with each other to make it happen the staging outside became integral in New York with regards to safely maneuvering around pedestrians whilst still staring down the barrel of the lens and maintaining the overall look and physicality of the show for the people watching inside the St This production also utilizes a younger Norma, which was not part of the original production. Tell me about creating choreography for this additional character.My goal was to create a haunting representation of a young star immortalized within the celluloid and out of reach from her older self. Anything choreographically for Young Norma derived from the cheekbones of Nicole Scherzinger many hours were spent with Nicole and myself in front of a mirror and embodied through Young Norma (Hannah Yun Chamberlian) A silken caress of a cheek evolved into a silken creating a hypnotic syllabus of movement to depict Norma’s memory of her What does it mean to you to be making your Broadway debut with this production Had Broadway been a goal?It means the world to me that my Broadway debut is with this production and this group of people and it’s a dream come true to have Broadway audiences experience my work and the show as a whole Tell me about a time you almost gave up but didn’t.Right after Covid I wanted to give it all up and work in an animal sanctuary I was asked to choreograph The SpongeBob Musical in the U.K. and collaborating with other artists reignited my love for creating theatre In such difficult times in this country and around the world how do you think theatre can play a positive role either for yourself and/or the community at large?This is a two-pronged answer for me I think there are certain days that theatre allows you to escape from the frustration and anxieties of daily life theatre can also be a very important mirror that’s being held up to society and used as a tool to teach us about ourselves and the human experience With so much happening currently in the world What is your proudest achievement as a choreographer?Being able to say I’ve choreographed a Broadway show What do you consider your big break?My big break was when I collaborated for the first time with Jamie Lloyd on Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2019 What do you wish you knew starting out that you know now?I wish I knew that it wasn’t a race That I wasn’t competing with anyone but myself Join Prospect Park Alliance for a new weekday evening volunteer opportunity Make the most of longer days in the warmer months and join the Alliance to get outside and lend a hand at locations throughout Brooklyn’s Backyard Volunteers will help with invasive plant removal We will meet at 5:00 pm and wrap up no later than 7:00 PM which gives you time to get home before dark or enjoy the sunset in the park afterwards Please note that these projects involve repetitive bending lifting and transporting loaded wheelbarrows though the Alliance will cancel in the event of extreme weather or hazardous conditions Register as an Individual or Register as a Group Register online or call (929) 888-6826 for more information Prospect Park is the property of the City of New York and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks & Recreation It is managed in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance Print Connor Ohl sprinted into history on Friday at Golden West College Before he even looked up at the scoreboard for his time after swimming the 50-yard freestyle at Sunset League finals the Newport Harbor High junior heard the crowd cheering “I knew right then that I went 19 [seconds],” Ohl said he became the second-fastest high school swimmer in the event in Orange County history The county record is a 19.69 by Olympian Michael Cavic of Tustin Los Alamitos won the boys’ Sunset League swimming championship, while Newport Harbor’s girls used their depth to capture their third straight league crown Newport Harbor’s Kennedy Fahey stand side-by-side as they wait for the start of the girls’ 50-yard freestyle during the Sunset League swim finals at Golden West College on Friday (Don Leach / Staff Photographer) There were plenty of fast swims at the six-hour meet with sophomore Alyssa Ton and junior Peter Vu setting two each in their individual events splashing the water after seeing the time and clasping the hand of senior teammate James Mulvey to his right Mulvey and Dash D’Ambrosia swept the top three spots in the event for the Sailors “One-two-three is just incredible,” said Ohl who also repeated as the boys’ 100 free champion in 44.86 seconds “The fact that it’s three water polo guys and not trained swimmers He added that he would be gunning for Cavic’s county-record mark at next week’s CIF Southern Section Division 1 championships “I never thought I’d ever be reaching levels like this,” Ohl said … First it was breaking the Newport record then it was breaking 20 [seconds] and now it’s breaking this next record It’s just this progression of going faster and faster.” Members of the Newport Harbor girls’ swim team celebrate after winning the Sunset League title on Friday (Matt Szabo) Newport Harbor’s girls had lost by four points to Fountain Valley in a league dual meet but won going away at league finals for their third straight crown Senior Ariana Amoroso finished second in the 50 free and third in the backstroke to pace the Sailors. Amoroso is going to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, which announced in March that it would be cutting its swimming program, though the school’s swimmers are scrambling to raise money to try to save it “I’m happy to end on a win senior year,” said Amoroso adding that it was bittersweet that the CIF finals would likely be her final swim meet “I’m happy to see improvements in my times after recently switching club teams Fountain Valley’s Kaitlyn Nguyen swims the girls’ 200 yard individual medley to first place during the Sunset League swim finals at Golden West College on Friday (Don Leach / Staff Photographer) Caitlyn Stayt finished third in the 200 individual medley and fourth in the backstroke for the Sailors girls who also got a pair of ‘A’ finals appearances by freshman Vivian Muir Stayt is one of two seniors who came out for swimming after helping the Sailors make the CIF Southern Section Open Division title match in water polo “The senior leadership has been amazing,” Newport Harbor coach Kevin Potter said “They came back and just really stepped up Last time she swam breaststroke was freshman year at league finals She stepped in and scored huge points for us in that ‘A’ final.” The versatile Ton won the girls’ 200 freestyle in 1:44.50 and backstroke in 53.68 She said she enjoyed the fact that her events were spaced apart which allowed her to cheer for her teammates Nguyen was second in the breaststroke to Corona del Mar sophomore Sofia Szymanowski (1:00.97) “I think Sofia’s got a really good chance of winning [CIF] next week [in the breaststroke] and I think Kaitlyn can also win it,” said Fountain Valley coach Nathan Wilcox who coaches both in club swimming for Irvine Novaquatics “It’s just going to come down to who wants it more … I definitely think those girls are both top three next week.” Corona del Mar’s Micah Grantham breaks the surface on the first lap of the boys’ 200 yard freestyle during the Sunset League swim finals at Golden West College on Friday (Don Leach / Staff Photographer) Fountain Valley’s girls’ 200 medley relay freshman Audrey Prall and senior Leyna Nguyen CdM senior Nikki Lahey became a three-time league champion in both the 50 free (23.42) and 100 free (50.38) “It’s really focusing on the little details and improving those next week,” said Lahey “I feel like I’m in a pretty good place with my times right now.” Edison senior Gaby Kelly became a four-time league champion in the 500 free winning it in a school record time of 4:52.27 Kelly never lost the race in a league meet during her entire high school career “I was really stoked about it,” said Kelly “Especially with all of the new teams coming into the league Being able to have that achievement is really nice.” Fountain Valley’s Alyssa Ton swims the girl’s 200 yard freestyle during the Sunset League swim finals at Golden West College on Friday (Don Leach / Staff Photographer) On the boys’ side Fountain Valley’s Vu claimed the 200 individual medley (1:48.77) and breaststroke (54.62) Newport Harbor senior Aidan Arie blasted to a school-record 48.28 in the butterfly He celebrated wildly after winning the butterfly as he said he earned a Summer Junior Nationals cut Add Arie to the list of those incredulous at what Ohl is doing Edison’s Holden Lee won the backstroke (49.88) and was third in the butterfly helped Huntington Beach win the medley relay and also was an individual champion in the 200 free it’s nice to beat them here in swim,” Squires said but it also helps because you get faster and you’re always conditioned.” Isaac Squires of Huntington Beach swims the boys’ 200 yard freestyle to victory during the Sunset League swim finals at Golden West College on Friday (Don Leach / Staff Photographer) Most of the league’s top swimmers will compete in the Division 1 meet San Antonio College and finals at noon on Saturday Fountain Valley looks to excel. Ton is seeded first in the girls’ 200 free, while Nguyen and Vu are seeded first in 200 IM for both genders. Vu is also seeded first in the boys’ breaststroke, and Szymanowski and Nguyen earned the top two seeds in the girls’ breaststroke. Ohl and Arie are seeded first in the boys’ 50 free and butterfly, respectively, with Ohl seeded second in the 100 free. Lahey earned top-four seeds in each of her sprint freestyle events, and Kelly is seeded third in the girls’ 500 free. Edison’s Lee is seeded third in the boys’ backstroke. Wilcox said he’s looking for a top-three finish at CIF for Fountain Valley’s girls, who finished fifth last year. Matt Szabo covers the city of Huntington Beach and sports for the Daily Pilot. A Southern California native and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, he has been working for L.A. Times Community News since 2006 and still loves talking to people about their hopes and dreams. Sports News Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map The University is currently operating under normal conditions The night before classes started for the year students gathered on Polk Place for the annual Sunset Serenade A cappella groups at Carolina took center stage on Monday for Sunset Serenade an annual concert held at Carolina the night before classes begin Students filled Polk Place to listen to the concert the crowd made their way to the Bell Tower relighting (in Carolina blue lights) to celebrate the new semester The Student Alumni Association sponsors Sunset Serenade while the General Alumni Association hosts the Bell Tower Relighting The dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy talks about her research The Well compiled all the details you need before attending UNC-Chapel Hill’s May 10 graduation The Well newsletter updates Tar Heels on UNC-Chapel Hill’s top stories NC Children’s will be North Carolina’s first freestanding hospital dedicated to caring for kids The Carolina sophomore shares her life through her poems © 2024 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The executive order is “impossible to implement [and] blatantly illegal,” according to Harvard Law School’s Ari Peskoe President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies to add provisions to their energy-related regulations so they would expire within five years “By rescinding outdated regulations that serve as a drag on progress, we can stimulate innovation and deliver prosperity to everyday Americans,” Trump said in an executive order Trump ordered the sunset provisions to be in place by Sept the directive covers all regulations under the Federal Power Act the Natural Gas Act and the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act Department of Energy must add sunset provisions to its regulations under the Atomic Energy Act; the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act; the Energy Policy Act of 1992; the Energy Policy Act of 2005; and the Energy Independence and Security Act Other departments and agencies affected by Trump’s order are: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; the Bureau of Land Management; the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; the U.S Trump directed agency heads to coordinate with their so-called Department of Government Efficiency team leads and the Office of Management and Budget to implement the sunset order The sunset date for a covered regulation may be repeatedly extended if the agency finds an extension is warranted Trump’s order does not apply to regulatory permitting regimes authorized by statute The executive order is “impossible to implement creates massive amounts of unnecessary work director of Harvard Law School’s Electricity Law Initiative “It is deeply misguided and reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how agencies work.” In another executive order Trump ordered federal departments and agencies to identify categories of unlawful and potentially unlawful regulations within 60 days and begin plans to repeal them Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen said it would challenge the executive order in court Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts The scheme would incentivize new gas and other “dispatchable” generation at the expense of renewables and batteries which constitute the vast majority of recent capacity additions in ERCOT The White House has not directed the commission to bolster coal-fired generation and the agency is eyeing reorganization possibilities The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines  Sunset Park hosted The New York City Department of Transportation’s (NYC DOT) Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day on April 26 Fifth Avenue between 40th and 50th streets was a signature location in Brooklyn for the citywide event that marks the official start of the city’s Open Streets and Public Space Programming season The day makes select city streets car-free and promotes activism and education and sustainable modes of transportation.  giveaways and booths featuring information on Open Streets “Earth Day 2025 in Sunset Park brought free bike helmets and plenty of fun to our thousands of visitors,” said David Estrada executive director of the Sunset Park Business Improvement District (BID) the NYC DOT doubled the size of our Car-free Earth Day zone and the NYPD 72nd Precinct really came through closing the streets and keeping visitors safe on Fifth Avenue between 40th and 50th Streets.  “The Sunset Park BID set up a family DJ booth Seeing kids play badminton and giant Connect Four and color Earth Day-themed hats and puppets were the highlights of our day.  We’re looking forward to next year already,” Estrada said.” The program first launched in 2016 and converted select Manhattan streets into public plazas and car-free streets for pedestrians “Car-Free Earth Day is a chance for New Yorkers to enjoy our city’s world-class streetscapes as open spaces for all,” said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and other activities at dozens of car-free streets around New York City will help us remember: We must all do our part to reduce our carbon footprint and respect our environment.” The Los Angeles City Council has voted to uphold the approval of a proposed mixed-use apartment complex near the intersection of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood rejecting an appeal which sought to block the project from moving forward Late last year, the City Planning Commission signed off on a proposal from Sares-Regis Group to replace commercial buildings at the southeast corner of the famed intersection with a new eight-story building featuring 170 studio 9,300 square feet of ground-floor commercial space Project approvals included density bonus incentives which permit a larger structure than allowed by zoning rules. In exchange, 34 of the proposed apartments would be reserved as affordable housing at the very low-income and low-income levels TCA Architects is designing the proposed podium-type building which would wrap the perimeter of an existing 19-story tower at the intersection of Sunset and Vine The appeal of the project was lodged by SAFER an affiliate of Laborers International Union of North America Local 270 (LIUNA) and alleged that an environmental study adopted by the Commission failed to consider potential impacts on air quality citing a lack of evidence to back up the claims made by SAFER Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Threads / Instagram / Bluesky About Akin Leadership Client Value Awards & Accolades All Locations Boston Dallas Fort Worth Houston Irvine Los Angeles New York Philadelphia San Antonio San Francisco Washington, D.C. Hong Kong Singapore Geneva London Abu Dhabi Dubai President Trump Directs Energy Agencies to Establish Sunset Dates for Energy-Related RegulationsApril 15 agencies will need to insert a “Conditional Sunset Date” in each of their Covered Regulations The Conditional Sunset Date must be within one year of the effective date of each agencies’ sunset rule which must be effective on or before September 30 Following the Conditional Sunset Date the Covered Regulation will cease to be effective for all purposes and will no longer be subject to enforcement Newly issued Covered Regulations are directed to include a Conditional Sunset Date of not more than five years into the future The EO also provides that agencies must offer the public the opportunity to comment on the costs and benefits of each Covered Regulation prior to its Conditional Sunset Date and may extend the Conditional Sunset Dates on a case-by-case basis as appropriate An agency may extend an existing or future Covered Regulation’s sunset date as many times as it deems appropriate provided that the new sunset date is not more than five years into the future and its implementation may result in challenges before the federal courts if the EO is not strictly limited to regulations governing energy production the EO could apply to nearly all of FERC’s regulations implemented under the FPA and NGA potentially excluding regulations over “permitting” of natural gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas terminal facilities implemented under NGA sections 3 and 7 and over siting of electric transmission facilities pursuant to Section 216 of the FPA FERC’s resources could be severely strained as it reviews each regulation within its jurisdiction and sets a process for amending their texts The EO’s stipulation that there be a public notice and comment period on the initial conditional sunset date and general efficacy of each Covered Regulation would make it difficult for FERC to attempt to circumvent statutory notice and comment requirements set forth in the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) as a way of fast-tracking regulatory changes The EO may have a greater impact on regulations promulgated by the DOE and other cabinet-level agencies and subagencies subject to the EO, to the extent they relate more directly to energy production.12 For example it is unclear whether regulations implementing the AEA that regulate the production of nuclear fuel would be required to sunset within one year and EISA were multifaceted pieces of legislation involving numerous legislative compromises and directed both energy production and energy conservation measures to be implemented by various federal agencies and to some extent amended other statutes such as the NGA and FPA It is questionable whether the EO undermines legislative intent by seeking to remove regulatory oversight for some aspects of these laws Section 4(c) of the EO provides that the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may exempt any new Covered Regulation from the five-year sunset requirement, thereby allowing it to stand indefinitely, if it is determined to have “a net deregulatory effect.”13 While it is not clear what would constitute a net deregulatory effect given that many of FERC’s regulations issued under the NGA and FPA over the past two and a half decades were aimed at establishing a more competitive it is possible that regulations in furtherance of this framework could qualify for this exemption The Akin energy regulatory team will continue to monitor these executive orders and other executive actions impacting the energy industry 1 Executive Order Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy (Apr available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/zero-based-regulatory-budgeting-to-unleash-american-energy/ 2 The full list of agencies and agency subcomponents affected by this EO includes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Department of Energy (DOE); the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) all within the Department of the Interior; and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) 3 The Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act was enacted during the fuel shortages of the 1970s in order to prevent the use of natural gas and fuel oil for industrial purposes 4 EO Section 3(b) 5 EO Section 5(c) 7 Department of Energy Organization Act 9 15 U.S.C 10 16 U.S.C 11 Section 103(a)(18)(D) of the FUA required FERC to prescribe by February 9,1979 rules according to which a powerplant’s design capacity could be determined 12 The EO is unique in how it directs subcomponents of agencies such as those within the Department of the Interior as opposed to directed the cabinet-level Secretary to direct such subagencies to take action While removing direction to various Cabinet-level secretaries the EO elevates the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) 13 EO 14 Presidential Memoranda, Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations (Apr. 9, 2025), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/directing-the-repeal-of-unlawful-regulations/ President Trump Directs Energy Agencies to Establish Sunset Dates for Energy-Related Regulations Read More Trump Executive Order on Grid Reliability Seeks to Expand Federal Role Over Resource Adequacy Read More Department of Energy Continues to Issue Orders that Support Liquefied Natural Gas Exports with Extension Authorization to Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC Under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) the DOE may authorize exports to non-FTA countries following completion of a “public interest” review whereas exports to FTA countries are deemed to be in the public interest and the DOE is directed to issue authorizations without modification or delay Read More Solar & Wind Special Invitation 2025 Join projects & energy transition partner Shariff Barakat at Infocast’s Solar & Wind where he will moderate the “Tax Equity Market Dynamics” panel Read More Oil & Gas in 2025: Energy Transition Opportunities Oil & gas companies continue to identify and capitalize on opportunities related to the deployment of new energy technologies with their approaches broadly maturing and coalescing around maximizing synergies leveraging available subsidies and responding to regulatory drivers Read More FERC Approves Settlement with Bitcoin Mining Company for Violations of PJM Must-Offer Requirements Read More Oil & Gas in 2025: M&A and Joint Venture Activity 2024 was about post-consolidation deal flow and a steady uptick in activity across the oil & gas market mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity looks set to take on a different tone as major consolidation plays bed down Read More Oil & Gas in 2025: Pursuing Capital for Growth The oil & gas industry is experiencing a capital resurgence driven by stabilizing interest rates and renewed attention from institutional investors Private equity is leading the charge with private credit filling the void in traditional energy finance and hybrid capital instruments gaining in popularity Family offices are also playing a crucial role Read More Speaking Sustainability Go to Blog Subscribe © 2025 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce announced the nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards on Thursday morning. The full list is below. will be June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City No one show is sweeping the nominations of this year's Tonys — and that's a good thing It was one of the strongest seasons in memory there were celebrities — those nominated for awards include film and TV stars George Clooney plus Broadway legends such as Audra McDonald (That list doesn't include those who were/are on Broadway this season and aren't nominated But it wasn't a great season because (or just because) of so many famous people on stage It was great because the shows are spectacular That's likely why three shows are tied for most nominations: Buena Vista Social Club Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending with 10 each managed to be simultaneously moving and zany — perhaps the most fun show I saw this year And that list doesn't include the shows that were nominated for things other than best musical … but were fantastic based on the Betty Boop cartoon character; the glitz of SMASH based on the TV show; the joy radiating from Real Women Have Curves Plays are often overshadowed during Tony season — it's the musicals that will tour The Picture of Dorian Gray has six nominations (though not for best play) — and it is a wonder Sarah Snook becomes 26 characters and the production uses live video and recorded video to have her interact with … herself incisive look from Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins about how racism warps one American political family John Proctor is the Villain has a punch of an ending All this is to say — if you're in New York, go see a show that opened this season on Broadway whether it is nominated for a Tony Award or not This is the rare year when no matter what you choose you're likely to be moved to cry or dance or laugh Broadway is not just back — it is raising the bar Best MusicalBuena Vista Social ClubDead OutlawDeath Becomes HerMaybe Happy EndingOperation Mincemeat: A New Musical Best PlayEnglishThe Hills of CaliforniaJohn Proctor is the VillainOh Best Revival of a PlayEureka DayRomeo + JulietThornton Wilder's Our TownYellow Face Best Revival of a MusicalFloyd CollinsGypsy Pirates Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayGeorge Clooney Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayLaura Donnelly Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalDarren Criss A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong MusicalJeremy Jordan Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalMegan Hilty Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayGlenn Davis Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayTala Ashe Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalBrooks Ashmanskas Operation Mincemeat: A New MusicalTaylor Trensch Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalNatalie Venetia Belcon Real Women Have Curves: The MusicalJoy Woods Best Book of a MusicalBuena Vista Social Club Will Aronson and Hue ParkOperation Mincemeat: A New Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreDead Outlaw Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della PennaDeath Becomes Her Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel CareyMaybe Happy Ending Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue ParkOperation Mincemeat: A New Musical Natasha Hodgson and Zoë RobertsReal Women Have Curves: The Musical Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez The MusicalPatricia Delgado and Justin Peck Best OrchestrationsAndrew Resnick and Michael Thurber Buena Vista Social ClubDavid Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber Best Scenic Design of a MusicalRachel Hauck Best Costume Design of a PlayBrenda Abbandandolo Best Costume Design of a MusicalDede Ayite Best Lighting Design of a PlayNatasha Chivers Stranger Things: The First ShadowHeather Gilbert and David Bengali and Good LuckNatasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski Best Lighting Design of a MusicalJack Knowles Buena Vista Social ClubScott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun Stranger Things: The First ShadowPalmer Hefferan Best Sound Design of a MusicalJonathan Deans Best Scenic Design of a PlayMarsha Ginsberg The Hills of CaliforniaMarg Horwell and David Bergman The Picture of Dorian GrayMiriam Buether and 59 Stranger Things: The First ShadowScott Pask The musicians who make up the band of Buena Vista Social Club - Marco Paguia (Music Director Conductor/Piano); David Oquendo (Associate Music Director Guitar); Renesito Avich (Tres); Gustavo Schartz (Bass); Javier Días Mauricio Herrera (Percussion); Jesus Ricardo (Trumpet); Eddie Venegas (Trombone); Hery Paz (Woodwinds); Leonardo Reyna (Piano); The Illusions & Technical Effects of Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Jamie Harrison the 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to Great Performances and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts The Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award will be presented to Celia Keenan-Bolger Harvey Fierstein will receive the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Today's photo of the day, “Pailolo Channel Sunset Reflections,” comes to us from Ed Gramit of Kahului. Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition. All Maui County pools on the Valley Isle will close May 14 for staff training. Pools will reopen for regular hours ... Looking to fill numerous open positions, Maui County will host a job fair with 20 different departments from police ... Copyright © 2025 Maui News Publishing Company, LTD | https://www.mauinews.com | 100 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 | 808-242-6363 Celebrity·Posted on May 1 2025Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownNicole Scherzinger Had To Be Coaxed Into Breaking Her "Ridiculous" Rule For Filming During "Sunset Blvd."“I've had to just chip away at my insecurities The Tony winner also chats about her two new films and upcoming Joe's Pub concerts The film in question is the animated short The Mayfly, Buckley's somewhat autobiographical and magical tale that follows a lone mayfly who wants nothing more than to revel in music—despite the protestations of her father.  The animated film, based on Buckley's experience watching a mayfly magically descend into Judy Collins' hair during a Café Carlyle concert becoming a finalist at the London Women Film Festival and the USA Film Festival while picking up Best Animation at the Lady Filmmakers Festival and Best 2D Character Based Animation at the Los Angeles Animation Festival The film was also presented at the Tribeca Film Festival, which Buckley relates "was a blast. We had so much fun at the Tribeca. I reconnected with Whoopi Goldberg, who's a friend, and was the curator for the animated short films.…My friend Ellen Burstyn also came—a lot of good friends came to see the movie at Tribeca and it was great fun to share it with them." READ: Why Betty Buckley Wanted to Make an Animated Film About a Mayfly Buckley says she still hopes there will be a Mayfly book and she's also hoping to secure streaming rights so everyone can watch this tale of Megalyn Mayfly who "dedicates her life to dance and commits to expressing herself through music." She is also working on future projects with friend Sue Perrotto who co-produced and directed The Mayfly "I play the older Elizabeth Olsen character opposite Barry Primus who plays the older Miles Teller character It's a really original script directed by this wonderful Irish director named David Freyne While Buckley's legion of fans look forward to her new films they can also revel in her live performances which include a June 28 evening in Cherry Grove for the Fire Island Arts Project and a June 30 concert at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor New York. Buckley will also make her eagerly awaited return to Joe's Pub the cabaret space located within The Public Theater spotlighting Buckley's masterful work as a singer and storyteller where the actress gets a chance to delve into her eclectic collection of songs She will be joined at the intimate venue by long-time musical director Christian Jacob on piano as well as Tony Marino on bass "I'm working with Christian on some new material," Buckley explains We're still in the process of sorting that out but I seem to be really being drawn to songs that reflect the time we're living through and I've been feeling some parallels to that moment of time The shift in the culture then was enormous as it is now READ: Betty Buckley Shares Heartbreak and Hope in Emotionally Rich Joe’s Pub Concerts Buckley pauses before discussing the importance of music and all art in such difficult times here and around the world "I think it's really important for all of us who are artists and storytellers to stay as creative and as active as we can—to tell stories of inspiration and hope that represent the feeling of connection and love and the oneness of our humanity," she says "The antithetical movement that's happening and has been in process for a number of years 'We're undercover agents.' We're storytellers who help people And it might appear to be one thing, an 'entertainment,' but I've always picked songs in the many years that I've worked with Christian that resonate in the moment because it's one of discovery and surprise." One wonders what it's like for Buckley to see other artists playing roles she is synonymous with if one ventures into the Winter Garden for Good Night listen closely and you can almost still hear her tremendous Tony-winning (and still unsurpassed) rendition of "Memory" bouncing off the walls of the theatre she equally scored with her tremendous interpretation of Norma Desmond on both sides of the Atlantic: Buckley was a heartbreakingly vulnerable Norma offering a richly layered and achingly seductive take on the fading screen star that masterfully built to a wildly climactic mad scene "I really don't do a lot of comparative thinking," Buckley says about watching other artists play Grizabella or Norma "I guess there's a part of me that's always looking at things with an assessing eye I just want to go to the theatre and enjoy it Once I understood what was happening with Cats—that took me a second to figure out 'Are they lip syncing?' I couldn't understand what was going on in the very beginning I thought that was really original—that the artists made it work for their own purposes in their own political setting just the black slip—Nicole Scherzinger was wonderful—and everything Once you get rid of that notion of the grandeur of the original musical I'm fascinated to see how he's going to do anything and I personally really love stripped-down theatre where it's just the basics and done with lights and sound design When asked her thoughts about returning to Broadway herself "I always think it's just such a huge commitment I remember when I went to Wicked years ago 'How do they do that eight times a week?' And my friends reminded me I did.' I think doing a Broadway show it's so all-consuming: That's all you do is you train every day "When I look at old video footage," Buckley continues "I always feel like I'm watching this girl or this younger woman that I know really well; she's like a little sister or something And I know everything that was going on in her life while she was doing that that's amazing.' But I don't particularly think like and we've been privileged to watch every riveting performance For tickets to Buckley's upcoming engagement at Joe's Pub, click here P.S. Buckley was generous enough to share with Playbill readers her recording of "Last Night I Dreamed," a track from a now-out-of-print 1991 Reader's Digest compilation