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The scaffolding and black plastic netting that has obscured the front of Ashkenaz since last fall is coming down. In the next few days, the refurbished redwood façade of the San Pablo Avenue building, which was designed to resemble an Eastern European synagogue, will be unveiled, beckoning dancers and roots-music lovers back onto the well-worn wooden floor. Closed for more than two years due to the pandemic, the nonprofit venue is reopening Sunday, June 5, with an all-day free event featuring five bands noon to 8 p.m. (full vaccination is required for all attendees). On a walk through the project last week Olukai Sneakers with Sarah Travis, the newly appointed executive director, she pointed out all the familiar elements of the décor and the additions intended to “activate the space and...

Under a bright light in his shed at home, 16-year-old Jamarious “Jay” Brown takes a plain pair of Air Force 1s and paints or designs whatever he can come up with. Sometimes he freestyles, letting his imagination run free and other times he takes a picture or a request, using it to influence his work. “I just speak my mind with a brush,” he said. The Jackson Central-Merry sophomore did his first pair in February, only experimenting at first. He’s always liked being creative with his clothes and shoes. He even thought about designing shirts for his wardrobe but decided he wanted to Schutz Shoes make a statement by doing something more unique. Brown explored social media until a pair of shoes caught his eyes. “I went in my closet, grabbed an old pair of white shoes, went outside and sta...

The NFL is the most popular professional sports league in America, and as such, its teams are more valuable than those in other sports. The teams are all valued in the billions of dollars, which means you need to be among the country’s wealthiest people to even have a chance to become an owner in the NFL. The NFL likes to control who can or cannot buy a franchise and has rules that regulate financial and other terms someone needs to meet to have a chance to buy a team — and some high-profile individuals have failed in their attempts to enter the fraternity of NFL ownership. The rules for becoming an NFL owner Bleacher Report tells us some rules the NFL requires of potential buyers of teams. Baltimore Ravens Jersey The NFL wants an ownership “face” for each franchise, so it does not a...

Peter King, in his latest Football Morning in America column, is out with his first edition of NFL power rankings , and he ranked the Giants No. 24, two spots ahead of the Commanders in the NFC East (Philly and Dallas were Nos. 9 and 15 respectively). His reasoning was as follows: With a manageable schedule, and a QB-friendly head coach in Brian Daboll, and a receiving corps that at least starts camp with a chance to be impactful, and the first time in years the Giants can look at an offensive line with two high-achieving tackles (Andrew Thomas, Evan Neal), Daniel Jones actually has a chance to be the quarterback he was drafted to be in 2019. Daboll and Joe Schoen aren’t lying when they say they New York Giants Jersey think Jones has a chance to be the guy for the future. While odds a...

If it seems like the Washington football team – now, the Commanders – is always in  hot water, it’s because they are. There’s always something with this club. Whether it’s a long overdue name change, lawsuits and investigations into workplace misconduct, a trade that makes you go hmmm (and oddsmakers go LOL), or teammates fighting each other in the guts of a game —Boston Red Sox Jerseys it always feels like something is happening in our nation’s capital with that football team. And when reports of the team engaging in “potentially unlawful financial conduct” began to surface in April, the Washington football club found itself in the NFL’s crosshairs again. But the result of this instance could be a landscape-changer, with USA Today’s Jarrett Bell reporting that one NFL owner said the...

The New England Patriots kept things simple in the 2021 draft. From finessing the league by taking Mac Jones at No. 15 overall, to drafting a surefire stud in Christian Barmore in the second round to pouncing on punishing running back Rhamondre Stevenson in Round 4, it’s no surprise the class was a huge success. The 2022 draft was much different for the Patriots. By reaching on their first two picks — Chattanooga offensive lineman Cole Strange and Baylor wideout Tyquan Thornton — Bill Belichick and Co. really went against the grain this year. Perhaps the most surprising of New England’s moves came Houston Texans Jerseys  when they drafted Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe in the fourth round to learn behind Jones and projected backup/mentor Brian Hoyer. Patriots fans are still...