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Dear Abby: Couple unnerved by neighbor’s odd behavior

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Dear Abby: My husband and I met our neighbor “Maggie” one day while she was walking her dog. She has since befriended me via additional meetings on the street and walks about once a week. She’s 68, has been looking unsuccessfully for a job for three years and has financial difficulties. I have given advice to her on job searches.I have noticed that she has taken pictures with me in them and pictures of the front of our house. I recently came home late, and she seemed to be lurking near the front of our house. She has asked about our alarm system and when we will be out of town. It is starting to freak me out. How do I unload this person and determine whether she is just troubled or dangerous? — Creeped Out in the EastDear Creeped Out: Start being less available for those walks. Vary your schedule so she won’t run into you as often. Use your alarm system religiously and install cameras in your home. In light of the crime situation in many communities, th...

Concert review: John Mayer spends an intimate evening at the X with 14,000 friends

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Maybe John Mayer sensed that we all need a little quiet time right now. Perhaps that’s why the singer-songwriter turned bluesman turned Grateful Dead collaborator decided that his next tour of professional basketball and hockey arenas should consist of nothing but solo shows. Just him on a stage with a guitar and microphone with a dash of piano.And it would seem that intimacy is what was desired by the approximately 14,000 folks in attendance at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center Saturday night. Mayer can be a rocker when he wants to, and he’s proven a scintillating guitar soloist over the past 20 years. But Saturday night was all about getting back in touch with the passionate and disarmingly forthright songsmith he was when first discovered around the turn of this century.Mayer was showered with adoration throughout the evening, which sometimes felt a bit odd when his songs were so emotionally vulnerable. But, at this point in a pandemic-scarred world, we won’t ...

Wild fail to clinch playoff berth, learn hard lesson in loss to Golden Knights

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

LAS VEGAS — With a chance to clinch a playoff berth on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Wild learned a hard lesson, which could end up being a blessing in disguise down the road.Not much has gone wrong for the Wild over the past month. They seemed virtually invincible at times during a 16-1-4 stretch that helped them skyrocket up the Western Conference standings.On this particular night, however, the Wild got a healthy dose of reality in a 4-1 loss to the Golden Knights.Though it’d be easy to place the blame solely on Marc-Andre Fleury because he allowed a couple of goals he’d likely want back, the Wild left him hung out to dry a few too many times with some sloppy play in their own zone.Those type of breakdowns can’t happen in the playoffs. In that sense, the Wild taking it on the chin now right now is better than in a couple of weeks.The motivation from the Wild was on display in the early stages of the game as they held the Golden Knights...

Rapids manage to hold defending MLS champions LAFC off the scoresheet but are unable to score in 0-0 tie

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

COMMERCE CITY — Holding the MLS champions scoreless? Another building block for the Colorado Rapids, even if it didn’t result in three points at home.Colorado (0-3-3, 3 points) managed to keep the defending champions LAFC off the scoreboard Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as the Rapids earned a second clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 tie.Colorado looked particularly dangerous on its set pieces throughout the match. The team finished with 10 corner kicks, as both Bryan Acosta and Connor Ronan were the takers for the injured Jack Price, but it didn’t result in any goals.Jonathan Lewis was dangerous on the left-hand side early on as he forced a pair of corners.From the opening whistle, the teams played openly and chances were there for the taking for both sides. LAFC (3-2-0, 11 points) had a pair of chances in the 21st minute as William Yarbrough denied Carlos Vela’s header and then sprinted and dove to get a paw to Denis Bouanga’s sho...

Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen lead Avalanche to crucial 5-2 win over Dallas Stars, reclaiming destiny in Central division

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

The only passengers Saturday night were the thousands of Avalanche fans buckled into Ball Arena seats for the ride Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen were taking them on.MacKinnon scored twice and Rantanen registered four points, including his 49th goal, to lead the Avs to a 5-2 win in their last regular-season meeting with the Stars.With 10:51 remaining after Dallas had seemingly closed the gap to 3-2, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar challenged for goalie interference in a high-stakes roll of the dice. Losing would mean a Dallas power play in a one-goal game. But Bednar won, and the lead stuck.The Avalanche (45-24-6) desperately needed a win to keep its division title hopes alive on the heels of a regulation loss to first-place Minnesota on Wednesday. Entering the night, the Avs trailed Dallas by two points and Minnesota by three. It could have been the night the division got almost out of reach, with the Wild facing Vegas. But MacKinnon and company delivered, never trailing in an im...

Stolen car suspect crashes into a Glendale shopping mall during pursuit

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

A man was arrested after crashing into The Americana at Brand shopping mall in Glendale during a pursuit on Saturday morning.Officers attempted to pull over the suspect who was driving a stolen vehicle near Doran and Adams Streets around 3 a.m., according to the Glendale Police Department.Instead of stopping, the suspect drove off, leading officers on a pursuit.The chase lasted around 10 minutes before the suspect crashed into a building at The Americana mall, authorities said. Images from the scene show the vehicle completely totaled after slamming into an elevator area inside a parking structure.Stolen car suspect crashes into The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale after a pursuit on April 1, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)Stolen car suspect crashes into The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale after a pursuit on April 1, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)Stolen car suspect crashes into The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale after a pursuit on April 1, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)Stolen car suspect crashes into The Am...

San Diego State and UConn, with Bay Area ties, set to play on college basketball’s biggest stage

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

The San Diego State men’s basketball team has a handful of players with connections to the Bay Area. UConn has its own local tie.Now those players, and the rest of the Aztecs and Huskies teams, will now be playing on college basketball’s biggest stage.San Diego State beat Florida Atlantic 72-71 in Houston on Saturday as Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater put the Aztecs into the national championship game for the first time in school history.Monday, they’ll face a UConn team that has destroyed every opponent in its path over the last three weeks, including the Miami Hurricanes, who the Huskies walloped 72-59 in the other national semifinal.For UConn (30-8), guard Joey Calcaterra attended Marin Catholic High School and is from Novato. The Huskies will be vying for their fifth national title since 1999, but their first since coach Dan Hurley was hired five years ago to resurrect the storied program.The Huskies will be favored over a San Diego State team that lost to Saint Mary’s 68-61 in a ...

DC mayor announces 2023 Open Streets events

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has released dates for this year’s Open Streets events, where community residents take over usually busy and car-filled roadways for some mile-long fun in the sun.The annual tradition was announced for Sunday, June 4, this year on 12th Street NE in Ward 5 between Franklin Street and Michigan Avenue, and Saturday, Oct. 7, on Georgia Avenue in Wards 1 and 4. Both events will happen rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.More Local NewsMore DC News“Every year, Open Streets events provide an opportunity for residents to come together, be active, and enjoy our vibrant and thriving communities in new ways,” Bowser said in a release, also saying the events are about coming together – “to enjoy our beautiful city, to support local businesses, and to think about the future our streets and the future of public space in DC.”Since 2019, the yearly events have given the community the possibility to reimagine public spaces that prioritize public use over car...

Civale goes 7, Guardians hit 2 HRs to beat Mariners 2-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Aaron Civale pitched seven smooth innings, and Josh Naylor and Andrés Giménez homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Saturday night.Civale allowed only two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. The seven-inning stint matched his longest outing of last season.Julio Rodríguez had both hits off Civale, and Tommy La Stella doubled for the Mariners.Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his first save, completing a crisp game that took just 2 hours, 4 minutes.It was the third career start for Civale in Seattle, and his first win. In his previous two he was 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA and had given up four homers.On a chilly night, pitching dominated. Mariners starter Logan Gilbert nearly matched Civale, striking out seven in six innings and allowing four hits. Gilbert’s only costly mistake came in the fourth, when Naylor hit Cleveland’s first homer of the season. Diego Castillo relieved in the seventh and promptly gave up a one-out homer to Giménez, the...

No shoe-in: Miami’s Pack benched for time after shoe blowout

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Nijel Pack might need to up his shoe game. The Miami guard was relegated to the bench for part of the second half of the Hurricanes’ Final Four loss to UConn on Saturday night after busting a sneaker.“One of my shoes that I was wearing, it ended up breaking where I couldn’t tie my shoe,” he said.Pack left the game with about 14 minutes left and was seen on the bench holding some sneakers and talking to staff as they scrambled to find a replacement.Soon, multiple members of Miami’s staff could be seen sprinting to the bench with different shoes for him to try. Finally they found a winner and he returned to action with just under 10 minutes remaining. Though he looked antsy on the bench as they found him a new pair, Pack said he wasn’t upset with the delay.“They were running their butts off from the locker room to the court — and we know how far of a run that is — to grab the right shoes and things like that,” he said. “So I appreciate their effort.”Pack fin...