DALLAS — As people gathered across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the first visitors to his presidential center. Located on a sprawling campus on Chicago’s South Side, the center honoring the ...
LOS ANGELES — James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will and Grace,” died Friday. He was 85. His family confirmed his death in a statement to People, saying he “passed away peacefully today surrounded by his family.” No location or cause of death was provided. Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in ...
Karen Ferguson of Altoona dances to the band 8-1-FUNK during Blair County’s Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party and Cook-Out at Prospect Park on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
The Blair County Historical Society is starting to fulfill a multi-year $2 million-plus plan for restoration and preservation of its Baker Mansion with a $200,000 project comprising repairs on the columns — front and back — and the second floor porch in back. The Pittsburgh ...
To develop and thrive on the long and challenging path to adulthood, children need a solid foundation and a stable home base. Carl Fochler and Dr. Zane Gates — two graduates of Bishop Guilfoyle High School (now Bishop Guilfoyle Academy) — both benefited from those steady, nurturing and ...
The Altoona Redevelopment Authority on Friday tabled action on the potential sale of the former Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Chestnut Avenue near Juniata Gap Road so the purchase opportunity can be advertised more widely. The authority had advertised a request for proposals ...
