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Is Elon Musk planning town east of Austin? The answer's complicated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (Austin Business Journal) -- The Wall Street Journal caused a stir earlier this month when it reported that Elon Musk — the billionaire CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Co. and other businesses — is planning to create his own town east of Austin. But things don't appear to be so clear cut. Report: Elon Musk plans to build his own town in Texas Citing anonymous sources "familiar with the project," the WSJ reported March 9 that Musk aimed to create the town in Bastrop County, near burgeoning industrial sites for SpaceX, which builds rockets, and Boring Company, a tunneling startup. In meetings with landowners and real estate agents, Musk and employees of his companies "have described his vision as a sort of Texas utopia along the Colorado River," according to WSJ.However, many who live in the area are skeptical of those claims and wonder whether they will ever come to fruition. No Musk company has submitted an application to actually incorporate a city in Bastr...

March 23 is World Meteorological Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We rely on them for information to handle everything from long-term climate change to immediate life-saving decisions. March 23 is a day set aside to honor the world's meteorologists. According to National Today.com, March 23 marks the anniversary of the day the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) became the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 2023 marks the 150th year for the WMO and its predessor IMO.

Restaurant lineup for 'Take a Bite of Montgomery'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

FONDA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Montgomery County Tourism is holding a restaurant week called "Take a Bite of Montgomery." Restaurants, bakeries and other eateries throughout Montgomery County will offering specials from March 27 through April 2. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! While visiting a restaurant, you can snap a photo and post it on social media using #MontgomeryCountyEats to enter for a chance to win a prize. You can do this for each location you visit to be entered multiple times. You can also send your pictures to [email protected] restaurantsBosco's Family Restaurant and Bar , 165 Division Street, AmsterdamThe Bridge Street Diner, 10 Bridge Street, Suite 1, St. JohnsvilleEisenadler Brauhaus, 88 East Main Street, NellistonErie Station Bar & Grill, 7 Canal Street, Fort PlainEuropa Cafe, 319 Forest Avenue, AmsterdamGreenView Restaurant, 152 Golf Club Road, CanajoharieHighwheeler Coffee, 84 Cana...

Crumbl Cookies in Latham sets opening date

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Crumbl Cookies will soon be opening stores in both Latham and Clifton Park. According to a Crumbl spokesperson, the Latham location at 664 New Loudon Road in the Fresh Market Plaza will officially open on March 31. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Clifton Park location will be at 22 Clifton Country Road in the Clifton Park Center Mall. The store's opening date has not yet been announced.“We are so excited to bring friends and families of the Albany area together over the best box of cookies in the world,” said Taylor Robinson, one of the owners and operators of these locations. “We look forward to becoming a staple in the community.” Crumbl Cookies opening two Capital Region stores According to the Crumbl website, the company’s rapid growth has made it the fastest-growing and largest cookie company in the United States. Since opening its first store in 2017, the chain now has more than 600 bake...

Major St. Louis hotel sits empty for nearly a decade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Security was visible on the site of the former Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday. Some doorways were also boarded up as nearby downtown workers expressed concerns over the site’s future.“It was such a great piece of St. Louis history, and just sitting here like this is really a shame,” said Rich Groves, a downtown commuter. Top story: St. Louis car wash customers upset over monthly bills “It’s just sitting here kind of rotting,” said Bob Wooldridge.He works nearby and hopes something is done to bring the site back to life.A spokesperson for the City of St. Louis responded with the following statement:“The City is in communication with the building owner regarding security on-site after several calls for service and arrests at this location. Building management is working to restore lighting and strengthen security on the premises. The City remains in contact with building management and will continue to receive updates on its progress.""I remember goi...

Police investigating homicide in St. Louis City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are at the scene of a shooting that has left a man dead in St. Louis City.The shooting took place on the Bacon and North Market Streets in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood a little before 7:00 a.m. The victim was a man in his 40s. Top story: St. Louis car wash customers upset over monthly bills Homicide detectives are investigating. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

2023 Cards Opening Day comes with some changes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - More than 44,000 fans are expected to attend the St. Louis Cardinals' opening day, but there are some slight changes to the game this season.The Cardinals will have two fewer home games since they're playing as the home team in London later this summer against the Chicago Cubs. The team typically does about 60 theme nights, and this year is no exception, with added experiences and things to take home.“Some of our old favorites are back, like Star Wars night and Grateful Dead night, and Margaritaville night, Blues night, and St. Louis CITY SC night,” said Bethany White, manager of theme tickets for the St. Louis Cardinals. “We do have some new ones like Yellowstone or Harry Potter, and there’s Emo night from the 2000s that will be a fun one.” Trending: Major St. Louis hotel sits empty for nearly a decade Three new food options are available at Mission Taco Joint, Shaquille O'Neal's restaurant Big Chicken, and Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers will be at the Busch...

East High School shooting suspect’s body identified west of Denver in Park County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

The body of suspected Denver East High School shooter Austin Lyle has been identified after it was found about 50 miles southwest of Denver near Bailey in Park County, authorities said.The Park County Coroner’s Office confirmed in an agency Facebook posting that a dead body found Wednesday night on Park County Road 68 is 17-year-old Austin Lyle. Lyle’s next of kin have been notified, officials said in their posted statement. An autopsy and death investigation is planned, they said.No further details were released.In Denver on Wednesday, police said Lyle was suspected of shooting and wounding two school administrators inside East High School after undergoing a required daily search for weapons that detected a gun.Lyle was wanted on suspicion of attempted homicide after a student shot and wounded two administrators at East High Wednesday morning and then fled the building.On Wednesday afternoon just before 4:30 p.m., police said Lyle’s vehicle red Volvo had been found in P...

Broadway’s “1776” musical revival is almost too much of a good thing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

Revivals never go out of style on Broadway, and the touring production of “1776” glides into the Buell Theatre this week on the heels of Denver stops for “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Fiddler on the Roof” — 20th century edifices whose renewal proves their sturdiness.Based on the 1969 Tony-winner, the latest version of “1776,” which runs through April 2 at the Buell, feels just as socially relevant. It swaps its traditionally all-white, nearly all-male cast with a diverse group of women and nonbinary actors, whose multiracial presence relentlessly interrogates the ways in which they were cut out of the process of this country’s founding.In the hands of directors Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus, it’s an experience that is both edifying and enormously resonant. That Sherman Edwards’ songs and Peter Stone’s book remain completely intact is a double-edged sword, and the presentation choices don’t always l...

New electric car sales will be 65% of total by 2030, 85% by 2035, report says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:47 GMT

Based on quicker-than-expected moves to electric vehicles, a leading provider of data and analytics to the energy industry predicts that electric cars and light-duty trucks will make up 65% of new sales globally by 2030 and 85% by 2035.The report by Enverus also forecasts that the switch to electric vehicles will displace 2.7 million barrels of oil a day by 2030 and as much as 5.2 million barrels of oil a day by 2035. The current total oil used in the areas covered in the report, including the U.S., Europe, China and India, is roughly 18 million barrels a day.The growth in electric vehicles’ market share in Europe and China is outperforming expectations, said Carson Kearl with Enverus Intelligence Research, a subsidiary of Enverus. Adoption in the U.S. is lagging behind those parts of the world, he added.Colorado, however, is one of the states where EV sales are rising. In 2022, battery-only vehicles and plug-in hybrids made up a record 10.5% of registrations in the state, up ...