He scared me at first, but the 'Boxcar Man' Halloween costume he inspired in my boyhood remains a vivid memory. Way back when, on a dreary, drizzly near-bedtime October night before Halloween, my assigned chore was raking and bagging the…
The elections are on Tuesday, I know. But want to hear something really scary? Halloween is tomorrow. Shriek! Amid the unrelenting campaign ads and positive-till-Wednesday local sports news, maybe you forgot to think of a costume for that party still…
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz celebrated seven years together on Thursday by sharing matching gushing Instagram posts. Thursday marked the anniversary of the start of their romance when the couple, who had previously been introduced at Coachella in April 2017, reconnected…
Oct 29, 2026, 4:39 PM Frank Bisignano, CEO of the Internal Revenue Service and a Brooklyn native, donated $250 to the Trump Accounts of children 2 to 8 years old living in the 11234 zip code, including parts of neighborhoods like Mill Basin, Bergen Beach and Flatlands.
Skeeter the giraffe, who called St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo home for 16 years, was euthanized Thursday following months of declining health. “It’s hard to put into words what Skeeter has meant to our community. Skeeter was everyone’s giraffe,” senior zookeeper…
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey…
More than 600 people gathered Wednesday evening at Powerhouse Arts’ Grand Hall to celebrate Brooklyn’s brightest stars — the changemakers whose work is creating a lasting difference across the borough. Brooklyn Org’s 2026 Changemakers Ball celebrated its third year of naming 25 community leaders…
His parents David and Victoria Beckham were known for their iconic matching couple looks but despite their estranged relationship, son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz can't help but twin. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the loved-up pair rocked matching…
The University of Minnesota rang in its 175th anniversary with standout homecoming festivities. From Oct. 19–24, campus was jam-packed with events for students and alumni to celebrate their Gopher pride. The homecoming parade, one of the University’s most beloved traditions, took place…
VP JD VANCE TO VISIT MINNESOTA THIS WEEK ERHARD, Minn. — Dozens came together in Erhard, Minnesota, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, for Norris Ferm's 100th birthday. The twist? Norris died four years ago. Chili on the stove, bacon on the grill. Bryan "Sumo…
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