Mar. 15, 2025
Common.Photo: Craig Sjodin/Walt Disney Television/Getty
Chicago great Common is entering the world of theatre this winter.
“This has been a dream of mine for a very long time to act in a play, to do theater, and to be a part of a theater company. I am supremely grateful and overwhelmingly inspired to be a part ofBetween Riverside and Crazy,” Common wrote on Instagram Friday. “I can’t wait to begin this process and to live this journey.
Mar. 15, 2025
Jeffrey Moore.Photo: Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners/Facebook
Officials and community leaders in Gadsden County, Fla., are calling a recent controversy surrounding commissioner Jeffery Moore a “slap in the face,” noting that he has yet to publicly respond after a photo surfaced allegedly showing him in a KKK outfit at what appears to be a costume party.
The Tallahassee Democratreports that, after a photo allegedly showing Moore in a white hood and robe began to make the rounds last week, he abruptlyresigned from his postand ended his campaign for the state’s District 2 race.
Mar. 15, 2025
The department added that there were no injuries and the driver, who was not named, was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. Police said they are investigating the incident.
Andre Richards, the owner of the Gumbo Valley food truck, said that he lost a piece of his dream that day,ABC affiliate WISNreported.
Richards, who said he ran his business on Capitol Drive for three years, said that he was flung to the front when the crash happened and that everything went dark, perCBS affiliate WDJT.
Mar. 15, 2025
Tom Rogers smiles inside Book Alley.Photo:GoFundMe
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Tom Rogers, owner of Pasadena’sBook Alley, is looking at starting over after losing his Altadena home in the fires.
Of his community, Rogers tells PEOPLE, “It’s a funky little community. Most of the shops up there are mom-and-pop. It’s a diverse neighborhood and families who have lived there going back generations, that sort of thing. It was a lovely, special place.”
“My son just happened to look out the front window in the front door and saw flames on the hillside, not far from us, and called my attention to it.
Mar. 15, 2025
Tiki before and after he was rescued from the lake.Photo:Westford Animal Control
Westford Animal Control
On the morning of Monday, Dec. 16, a person noticed that a feline — later identified as Tiki, a blind, 20-year-old male cat — was “floating on a piece of ice” on Nabnasset Lake in Westford, Mass., Westford Animal Control said onFacebook. In other words, Tiki was trapped.
Kris “pushed the boat out as far as he could” and helped Nate “navigate from shore,” the organization added.