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TikToker Logan Ivey stands near a street lamp on J Street in midtown Sacramento that was fixed after he featured it in a viral video. It is one of several locations that has received city attention because of his social media efforts.

How a viral TikTok video compelled city to replace broken street lamps

TikToker Logan Ivey stands near a street lamp on J Street in midtown Sacramento that was fixed after he featured it in a viral video. It is one of several locations that has received city attention because of his social media efforts.

November 10, 2024, 6:05am Entertainment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- TikToker Logan Ivey creates playful videos that often feature the quirks of living in Sacramento, but one of his lighthearted videos centered on the city received serious attention. Read story

This image released by Mubi shows Nykiya Adams in a scene from &ldquo;Bird.&rdquo; (Atsushi Nishijima/Mubi via AP)

Movie Review: In Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird,’ a gritty fairy tale doesn’t take flight

This image released by Mubi shows Nykiya Adams in a scene from &ldquo;Bird.&rdquo; (Atsushi Nishijima/Mubi via AP)

November 10, 2024, 5:58am Entertainment

“Is it too real for ya?” blares in the background of Andrea Arnold’s latest film, “Bird,” a 12-year-old Bailey (Nykiya Adams) rides with her shirtless, tattoo-covered dad, Bug (Barry Keoghan), on his electric scooter past scenes of poverty in working-class Kent. Read story

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Movie Review: The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’

This image released by Netflix shows Samuel L.

November 10, 2024, 5:57am Entertainment

An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Generational ties also permeate the film adaptation, in which Malcolm Washington follows in his father Denzel Washington’s footsteps in helping to bring the entirety of The Pittsburgh Cycle — a series… Read story

An archival photo of a bowling team as seen in the documentary &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;Join or Die.&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; (Abramorama/TNS)

‘Join or Die’ review: A documentary about why you should join a club — and why these social bonds are essential to democracy

An archival photo of a bowling team as seen in the documentary &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;Join or Die.&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; (Abramorama/TNS)

November 10, 2024, 5:57am Entertainment

“This is a film about why you should join a club,” says director Pete Davis in the documentary “Join or Die,” which he made with his sister, the filmmaker Rebecca Davis. It recently became available on Netflix and feels suited to the moment. Read story

Bob Gaudio, left, and Neil Diamond pose backstage during the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 14, 2018, in New York.

Bob Gaudio on how he channeled Neil Diamond’s music to make ‘A Beautiful Noise’

Bob Gaudio, left, and Neil Diamond pose backstage during the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 14, 2018, in New York.

November 10, 2024, 5:55am Entertainment

Now 81, Bob Gaudio was the keyboardist and a vocalist for the Four Seasons and co-wrote many of the group’s hits, including “Sherry,” “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night),” and (for Frankie Valli) “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” He also produced six albums for Neil Diamond, as well as… Read story

This image released by A24 shows Hugh Grant in a scene from &ldquo;Heretic.&rdquo; (Kimberley French/A24 via AP)

‘Heretic’ review: Hugh Grant terrorizes life into overlong horror thriller

This image released by A24 shows Hugh Grant in a scene from &ldquo;Heretic.&rdquo; (Kimberley French/A24 via AP)

November 10, 2024, 5:54am Entertainment

Sometime in the last handful of years, so sneakily that few of us seemed to be paying attention, Hugh Grant suddenly turned into a brilliant character actor. Though he’d appeared in a variety of roles throughout a career that began in the ‘80s, he’d long been best known as the… Read story

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, interact as they walk through a residential neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla.

Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, interact as they walk through a residential neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla.

November 10, 2024, 5:39am Life

BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world’s only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys. For years, their biggest threat was being struck by vehicles speeding along… Read story

Rose City Rollers&rsquo; Mia Palau (247) falls between teammate Tarantula (401) and Arch Rival jammer Vicious Van GoGo (1543) on Sunday during the Women&rsquo;s Flat Track Derby Association Global Championships at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Rose City Rollers&rsquo; all-star team, Wheels of Justice, won its fifth overall title 141-104 against Arch Rival All Stars from St. Louis, Mo.

Rock ‘n’ roller derby: Vancouver helps Portland-based Rose City Rollers to its fifth championship

Rose City Rollers&rsquo; Mia Palau (247) falls between teammate Tarantula (401) and Arch Rival jammer Vicious Van GoGo (1543) on Sunday during the Women&rsquo;s Flat Track Derby Association Global Championships at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Rose City Rollers&rsquo; all-star team, Wheels of Justice, won its fifth overall title 141-104 against Arch Rival All Stars from St. Louis, Mo.

November 9, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

Roller derby skaters from around the world gathered in Portland last weekend to compete in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Global Championships. Read story

During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps sent workers to reforest the Yacolt Burn. This 1936 photo is thought to have been shot in an area near Texas Creek in the upper Washougal River drainage.

Clark County history: 40,000 men passed through Vancouver Barracks before starting Civilian Conservation Corps work

During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps sent workers to reforest the Yacolt Burn. This 1936 photo is thought to have been shot in an area near Texas Creek in the upper Washougal River drainage.

November 9, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

When President Roosevelt signed the Civilian Conservation Corps bill in March 1933 as part of his New Deal, he sought to protect the wealth of forests and create ways to control floods and decrease soil erosion. The U.S. Army’s Vancouver Barracks became the training site for the Ninth Corps, which… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Prune shade trees for strong trunk

November 9, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

I need help pruning three shade trees that I planted last year that are now about 12 to 15 feet tall. They had bare trunks up to 4 feet when I planted them. Is it time to prune up to 6 feet now? A few small sprouts have developed below… Read story