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Phoenix: Yes, restaurant workers can ask if you’re vaccinated.
Priscilla Totiyapungprasert | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com The highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading in Arizona, prompting some restaurants in Phoenix and Scottsdale to ask diners for proof of vaccination. Though those businesses are in the minority, they join a slew of other establishments across the United States that require proof of vaccination, including hundreds of bars in San Francisco. Some critics of such policies have falsely argued that this rule is a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA, a federal law that protects people from having their personal health information shared without their consent. The law, however,…
Phoenix: Secondhand store opens in tony Biltmore Fashion Park
Russ Wiles | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com When Ann Siner opened her first store 30 years ago, she recalls that a lot of people didn't want to admit that they shopped secondhand. The perception of resale outlets was that of tired, dusty stores piled high with all sorts of bric-a-brac — the types of enterprises relegated to dingy strip malls or bleak storefronts. "Even five years ago, Biltmore Fashion Park probably wouldn't have had anything to do with us," she said. It does now. My Sister's Closet, part of the consignment chain Siner owns with her sister Tess Loo, in July opened a store at…
Phoenix: Woman found dead after hiking Camelback Mountain
Audrey Jensen | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com A woman in her 30s who was visiting Phoenix from out of town was found dead on Friday after she hiked up Camelback Mountain, officials said. At about 1 p.m., a man called 911 after he returned from hiking Camelback Mountain and said he could not find the woman. Fire officials said the two started their hike together on Echo Canyon Trail earlier in the day but at one point, the woman turned around halfway because she was overheated and the man continued to the top of the mountain. Capt. Rob…
This Trending Decorating Style Is Perfect for Anyone Who Loves Books and Vintage
By Jessica Bennett | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Leather-bound novels, vintage floral art, and traditional wood furniture bring a cozy sense of nostalgia to the academia aesthetic. Learn how to apply this literature-inspired style to your home. Picture a dimly lit library brimming with leather-bound books and cozy antique furnishings, and you'll have a good idea of what the "academia" aesthetic is all about. Inspired by classic literature and scholarly pursuits, the phenomenon has been floating around social media for some time now, with the terms "dark academia" and "light academia" being used to describe contrasting variations of the style. What…
Atlanta: Islamic fashion show celebrates modesty, highlights designers’ creativity
By Paradise Afshar, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com If she had her way, N’aimah Abdullah would have spent her summer island hoping through the Caribbean with her friends, and they’d all be decked out in some of the most unique modest fashion designs out there. Unfortunately, that wasn’t in the cards this year due to the pandemic. But Abdullah did manage to use her role of show coordinator for the recent 35th annual Sealed Nectar Fashion Show to create a cruise-themed Islamic fashion show, complete with beachwear, tropical music and dancing. The show not only serves as a fundraiser for Atlanta Masjid of…
Los Angeles: FBI investigating ‘jetpack man’ after another LAX sighting
By The Associated Press Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com The FBI is investigating what one commercial airline pilot said might have been an airborne person with a jetpack, high in the busy skies near Los Angeles International Airport. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Boeing 747 pilot radioed to report “a possible jetpack man in sight” at around 6:12 p.m. Wednesday, according to a recording from the website LiveATC. The pilot spotted an object that might have resembled a jetpack 15 miles east of LAX at 5,000 feet altitude, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told the newspaper. “Out of an abundance…
San Diego: With expansion upcoming, trolley hits 40 years of service
By: Jonathan Horn | 10News.Com Troy Warren for SanDiegoNewsAndTalk.Com SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Hundreds of people gathered at Chula Vista's E Street transit center Saturday to celebrate four decades of the trolley. But the coming years are going to be even bigger. This fall, the trolley will begin service to the north end of San Diego, which is undergoing a building boom. The trolley will add nine stops along 5 North, including near Clairemont, Pacific Beach, on the UC San Diego campus and at the Westfield UTC mall. "With every track that we put down, with every car we put…
2021 is the Year of the Gaming Handheld
Scott Stein | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Commentary: Four new systems coming out this fall from Nintendo, Valve and others are bringing portable gaming back into the spotlight. Here's what to expect from all of them. The year 2020 was one of big, high-powered game consoles: the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X and Series S (and, for me, the Oculus Quest 2). But 2021's new game systems are all about fitting in your hand. Welcome back to Portable Gaming World. Handheld games have been around for decades: the Nintendo 3DS, the DS before it, the PlayStation Vita, the PSP, the Game Boy and Game & Watch. But…