ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the coronavirus savaged other parts of the country, Florida, buoyed by low infection rates, seemed an ideal location for a nation looking to emerge from isolation. The Republican National Convention moved from Charlotte to Jacksonville, the NBA eyed a season finale at a Disney sports complex near Orlando and millions packed onto once-empty beaches.
Weeks later, the Sunshine State has emerged as a coronavirus epicenter. Nearly 1 out of every 100 residents is infected with the virus, hospital intensive care units are full or filling up, and big-name visitors who chose Florida for their first post-isolation events are now mired in questions and controversies about safety. Read More...
Danny Abeckaser closes movie deal with Sony January 2, 2018 | 10:02pm Former club promoter Danny A. Abeckaser has closed a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on his directorial debut, “First We Take Brooklyn.”
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In an interview with Insider, Ross Marquand was asked about his first reaction to learning that “The Walking Dead” was ending. Marquand said he was in Austria at the time, in a town called Hallstatt. “It was the most insane juxtaposition because it was one of the most picture[-]perfect sites I’ve ever seen in my life,” he recalled. At the time, he had been under the impression that the show would be continuing since he had been involved in discussions of where it would go in Season 12 — and even further than that. Read More...