Bridgeport, CT
News
James Taylor Is Here This Week — Grab Tickets Before They’re Gone!
You’ve seen fire, you’ve seen rain, but have you seen James Taylor live in 2025? Now’s your chance. The legendary singer-songwriter is bringing his All-Star Band to town this week. For anyone who grew up with his music—or made memories to it—these shows are more than concerts. They’re homecomings set to timeless soundtracks. Tour Dates Aug 27 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park, Boston, MA Aug 29 – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, Bridgeport, CT Aug 30 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ Tickets are still available, but not for long. As of press time, $27 lawn seats were open at PNC Ba…
Hartford, CT
Business
New Washing Machine Plays Hit Outkast Song After Cycles: Here's How To Win One
Ain't no washer dope as this, it's just so fresh, so clean. Whirlpool is giving away a limited number of washing machines that play the hit Outkast song "So Fresh, So Clean" after each cycle. Big Boi, part of the hip-hop duo, has teamed up with the appliance brand for the national sweepstakes. Fans can win the limited-edition Whirlpool Front Load Washer, which highlights the brand's new FreshFlow Vent System. "We knew with a washer this fresh, it warranted the freshest collab," said Whirlpool senior brand manager Morgan LaLonde. "And nobody knows how to keep things fresh better t…
Elmont, NY
News
Pentatonix Is Coming To Town! Fa-La-La-La-Feel The Magic This December
It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas—especially when Pentatonix is coming to town. The chart-topping a cappella group will bring its Christmas in the City Tour to Belmont Park on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at UBS Arena. Tickets are on sale now. This holiday run is their biggest yet, with 26 cities filled with harmonies brighter than a tree lit on Christmas Eve. Belmont Park falls right in the heart of the tour, giving fans a chance to sing along to the group that has become a December tradition. Pentatonix at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2023. Anthony Quintano …
Hershey, PA
News
Pentatonix Is Coming To Town! Fa-La-La-La-Feel The Magic This December
It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas—especially when Pentatonix is coming to town. The chart-topping a cappella group will bring its Christmas in the City Tour to Hershey on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Giant Center in Hershey. Tickets are on sale now. This holiday run is their biggest yet, with 26 cities filled with harmonies brighter than a tree lit on Christmas Eve. Hershey falls in the final stretch of the tour, giving Pennsylvania fans the chance to experience the group that has become a December tradition. Pentatonix at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in…
Arlington, VA
Politics
Gold Standard? Rock Star Slams Trump’s 'Vulgar' Gilded White House Makeover
A rock star unleashed a blistering critique of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Age” White House makeover. Former White Stripes frontman Jack White, a 12-time Grammy winner, likened the newly redecorated Oval Office to a “professional wrestler’s dressing room” and called the transformation “an embarrassment to American history.” White took aim at President Trump’s latest White House makeover following Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, Aug. 18. In an Instagram post, White shared a photo of the two leaders in a lavishly gold-adorned Oval Offi…
Elizabethtown, PA
Obituaries
Barbara Varner, 62, Leaves Behind A Legacy Of Family And A Love For The Outdoors
Barbara N. Varner, 62, passed away in Elizabethtown on August 10, 2025, at Emerald Nursing & Rehab. Born in Carlisle, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Patricia (Mixell) Varner. Barbara was from the Shippensburg/Chambersburg area. Barbara enjoyed listening to music and going on long walks. She loved animals, nature, and camping. She is survived by two daughters, Stephanie Varner and Angela Varner; grandchild Marissa Kauffman; great-grandchild Freya; sister Linda Varner; nephews and nieces Kimberly Lemieux, Cheryl Davis, Keith Staver, Larry…
Northampton, MA
Sports
Tragedy Hits College Basketball As 22-Year-Old Star Division I Player Drowns
A college basketball player has died after drowning while swimming over the weekend, officials confirmed. Police in Herriman, Utah, said emergency crews were called to a reservoir around 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 after a swimmer went under and did not resurface. A bystander tried to help but was unable to pull the man from the water. The bystander was hospitalized and is expected to recover. The victim was identified as University of Nebraska at Omaha men’s basketball forward Deng Mayar, age 22, a resident of Salt Lake City. Mayar had just joined the Mavericks program this past offsea…
Arlington, VA
Lifestyle
Uber Driver Becomes Hero After 10-Hour Ride Gets Jeezy To Maryland — And On Stage (
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When rapper Jeezy needed a hero to save his Baltimore concert, an Uber driver named Tanner stepped up — and drove 10 hours straight to make it happen. Jeezy told fans on Instagram that his travel plans were wrecked when all flights to Baltimore and Washington, DC, were canceled before a planned show in the area, sending his people into emergency mode. The rapper said his team scrambled for alternatives, but bad weather canceled flights and derailed backup plans, leaving him stranded in South Carolina just hours before showtime. That’s when his driver struck an object on the highway, pu…
North Adams, MA
Obituaries
Iconic Rock Star Bobby Whitlock Dies; Collaborated With Eric Clapton, George Harrison
His harmonies lifted Layla and his Hammond organ colored All Things Must Pass. Bobby Whitlock, the powerhouse singer, songwriter and keyboardist who helped found Derek and the Dominos, died after a brief illness early Sunday morning, Aug. 10. He was 77 years old. Whitlock “took his last breath at home in Texas, surrounded by family,” his “heartbroken” manager, Carol Kaye, told TMZ. Born in Memphis on March 18, 1948, Whitlock came up amid the Stax Records scene, learning organ “peering over Booker T’s shoulder,” and became the label’s first white artist. After stints with Delaney &a…
Bel Air, MD
Lifestyle
From Lily to Frances: ‘Modern Family’ Star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Debuts Music Career With EP
Modern Family fans know her as Lily, but Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is ready for a new chapter — as Frances Anderson, an 18-year-old singer-songwriter making waves with her debut EP Drown. After spending nearly a decade on screen, Anderson made it official this week that she was changing her name as she continues to pursue interests outside of television. The details were first reported by E! News. “Frances is actually part of my legal name—it’s my middle name, and it’s after my mom’s old family friend,” she told the outlet. "I thought, one, it was a bit shorter than ‘Aubrey Anderson-Emm…
Wilton, CT
News
Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband, Talent Manager Brandon Blackstock, Dies At 48
The music world and fans of Kelly Clarkson are mourning the loss of Brandon Blackstock, Clarkson’s former husband, longtime talent agent, and father of her two children. Blackstock died after a three-year battle with cancer, his family announced Thursday, Aug. 7. He was 48 years old. Blackstock was well known in the entertainment industry, both as a music manager and for his high-profile marriage to Kelly Clarkson, age 43. Clarkson, who rocketed to fame as the original American Idol winner in 2002 and now hosts her own popular daytime talk show, had just postponed her Las Vegas resid…
Towson, MD
News
Maryland Musician, Father Awakens After Sudden Collapse, Spends Weeks In ICU
Paul Anderson has always been the kind of person who lights up a room — whether he's on stage with his rock and roll band or simply lending a helping hand to someone in need. But on the morning of June 3, everything changed for the Maryland family. Loved ones rallying around the family say that morning, Anderson suffered a "sudden cardiovascular episode” that left him unresponsive at home", where his family found him and performed life-saving efforts. Anderson would go on to spend the next six weeks in the ICU, sedated and “fighting for his life,” organizers of a fundraiser said…
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