Redwood City might have been known as “Mezesville” forever if not for a group of rebellious squatters who refused to recognize the name of the first development plotted in the mid-1800s.It was here that landowner Simon Monserrate Mezes attempted to found a town bearing his name after acquiring the property from the powerful Arguello family as payment to help them prove their legal ownership of Rancho de las Pulgasa 35,240-acre Mexican land grant that confirmed lands used by the Arguellos under Spanish rule and encompassed present-day San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Atherton, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and eastern Woodside.Mezes, a…
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Women in the arts.Jennifer Hughes This past weekend, after a radical two-year renovation, the Washington, D.C., hotel National Museum of Women in the Arts has reopened its doors. Many new updates await, such as a meticulously restored roof and facade of the historic 1908 building that was once a Masonic temple; easier accessibility; and stimulating exhibitions in expanded spaces like Sky is the limit, which features 33 large-scale sculptures and installations by 13 female artists from around the world, including Shinique Smith, Joana Vasconcelos and Sonya Clark. What remains unchanged is the institution’s steadfast mission to champion women in the…
Israel’s continued actions in Gaza provide enough evidence to conclude that the Zionist regime is committing atrocities intended to kill innocent civilians. In addition to a serious and imminent risk of genocide in the Palestinian enclave, with a long list of evidence including examples of massacres of ordinary citizens in public places or in their homes, the regime is at the same time eliminating Gaza’s rich cultural heritage. To cite just one example, Saint Porphyry, which is one of the oldest churches in the world, was hit hard on October 19 by an Israeli airstrike which left dozens dead and…
WASHINGTON – Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will visit Lagos, Nigeria, September 17-19, 2023, as part of the Biden Administration’s commitment to deepening U.S. economic and trade relations and Africa. His visit aims to strengthen the already deep people-to-people ties between the United States and Nigeria, a strong and historic partner. In his engagements, Assistant Secretary Adeyemo, the most senior Nigerian-American official in the Biden administration, will highlight the economic and cultural ties between the two countries and discuss how we can deepen our partnership for the benefit of both countries, in develop business and investments in Nigeria with a…
US President Joe Biden | Picture: P.A.US President Joe Biden is trying to soften his pitch for more money for Ukraine by injecting billions of dollars to secure the US-Mexico border, hoping it will attract more Republicans.The idea emerged late last month, after aid to Ukraine was cut as a stopgap measure to keep the government running amid growing Republican resistance to funding the effort. of war. Much has changed since September 30: the House lost its speaker and Republicans are in disarray over the selection of a new speaker, and the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 prompted…
Entrepreneur of the Year honors ambitious entrepreneurs building a bolder futureLOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Skyryse CEO Dr. Mark Groden was named a finalist for the Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Greater Los Angeles Award. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award, now in its 37th year, is one of the most prestigious business awards given to transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, more sustainable world and more prosperous for all. EY announces Dr. Mark Groden of Skyryse as a finalist for the 2023 Greater Los…
When the “Laboratory of the Future” was announced as the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023The main theme of , he brought with him excitement and anticipation. No other biennial had addressed creativity and Africa in this way, and many participants had never exhibited at this renowned global showcase before. The result, born from the curator Lesley LokkoThe vision of putting the African continent in the spotlight does not disappoint. Open in the Italian city on May 20 (and through November 26, so plan your trip to Venice today), the 18th edition of the Venice Biennale architecture exhibition more than lives up…
In a series of seminars through October 28, Dr Constantinos Hatzidimitriou, invited by the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies (AIMS), will look at the historical significance of America’s role in the Greek Revolution of 1821 and on the tragic events surrounding the Smyrna disaster. 1922. An esteemed scholar with a doctorate in Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern Greek history from Columbia University, and also the recipient of the 2023 Christos Mantzios Visiting Scholar Award, Dr. Hatzidimitriou will also expand on the role of Eleftherios Venizelos in the Asia campaign Minor, as recorded in US records. As a specialist in the history…
It was 140 years ago, on November 2, that Emma Lazarus, a New York poet born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, wrote a poem titled “The New Colossus,” inspired by the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the France. This statue is the idea of a man named Édouard de Laboulaye. He was a political thinker and expert on the United States Constitution, an abolitionist who believed deeply in the “common law of free peoples,” an ideal that everyone is born with an inalienable and sacred right to liberty. Buck Torské Throughout his life, he campaigned for the return of…
Nearly every city council president faces controversy that clouds his year at the top of Jacksonville’s legislative branch. They usually involve urban issues such as Confederate monuments, the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights, redistricting, crowd control at Council meetings, etc. For Ron SalemHowever, the problem is one of personal identity itself. Salem, a Republican of Palestinian descent now in his second term, continues to face blows for his no vote against a city council resolution offering swift and unqualified support for Israel as he prepares to retaliate against attacks by Hamas and to mobilize against the Palestinians. When I asked him…