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Discover 5 stunning options to use instead of brick facades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

Changing aesthetic preferences, cost considerations, and technological advancements in construction materials make brick facades less popular.Alternatives include stone, rainscreens, fiber cement siding, engineered wood, or brick veneer.Traditional red brick tends to make a home look dated, said Chris Withers, president and co-owner of Old Greenwich Builders.“Brick facades are less popular than they used to be, especially in the Wash Park area,” said Lauren Browne, operations director at Denver-based custom home builder Larsen.Instead, the company sees more demand for stone or painted brick. Cedar accents are also popular.Stone facadesStone facades offer many advantages, including durability, aesthetic appeal, low maintenance, and energy efficiency. They can also last for decades.However, they may be more expensive to install and require additional structural support due to their weight. The installation process is also time-consuming and requires skilled labor.Rainscree...

Supplement company to pay $200,000 amid claims of false advertising

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

A supplement company is expected to pay $200,000 to settle claims that it misled consumers by suggesting its products could balance hormones and even replace “bad” bacteria with “good” bacteria, authorities said.Organifi, as well as its founder, Andrew Canole, agreed to the settlement after facing a consumer protection lawsuit by the California Food, Drug, and Medical Device Task Force. The group includes prosecutors in Alameda, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Francisco countiesRelated ArticlesLocal News | UC Riverside grad sues Elon Musk for defamation over posts that falsely ID’d him in protest Local News | Bay Area school district settles lawsuit over death of teen for $5 million Local News | Feds accuse San Jose’s eBay of illegally peddling poisons, emissions-control defeaters Local News | 2 women file claim against California county in deputy’s sextortion case Local News | ...

Half Moon Bay shatters decade-old temperature record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

(KRON) -- Although it's October and fall season, the Bay Area has recorded warm temperatures this week as a heat advisory went into effect at 11 a.m. Thursday. Inland cities such as Concord and Livermore have recorded highs of 96 degrees and 94 degrees, respectively, according to the National Weather Service Bay Area.Half Moon Bay shattered a decade-old high temperature record on Thursday, the NWS said. Temperatures in the San Mateo County city reached 90 degrees -- the previous record was 82 degrees on this day in 2013.As of Thursday evening, the NWS said only Half Moon Bay was the only city in the region to break a record. Other notable highs include Vallejo, which reached 97 degrees. Officials said the Bay Area was at "moderate-to-major heat risk."National Weather ServiceThe heat advisory issued Thursday is set to end at 11 p.m. on Friday. Check out KRON'4s Weather Center for more information on the latest forecast.

Officials revoke San Jose daycare's license after 2 toddlers drown in pool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A San Jose home daycare was ordered to shut down immediately on Wednesday in the wake of a tragedy that left two 1-year-old toddlers dead. Happy Happy Daycare's license to operate was suspended by officials from the Community Care Licensing Division of the California Department of Social Services. "You are prohibited from operating this child day care facility," officials wrote to Happy Happy Daycare's owners, Nina Fathizadeh and Shahin Shenas.The victims, Payton Cobb, 1, of Hollister, and Lillian Hanan, 1, of San Jose, drowned Monday morning after they fell into the daycare's backyard pool. A third child also fell into the pool, was rushed to a hospital, and survived. The San Jose Police Department is investigating circumstances around how the girls were able to crawl, toddle, or walk through a gate and access the home daycare’s backyard pool without daycare workers noticing or stopping them.When a KRON4 news reporter knocked on Tuesday, no one answered t...

Thieves hit Columbia Heights CVS, leaving shelves nearly empty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

Nearly empty shelves at the Columbia Heights CVS which has been hit by a wave of shoplifting. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) Nearly empty shelves at the Columbia Heights CVS which has been hit by a wave of shoplifting. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) Shoplifting rings have targeted a CVS store in Northwest D.C., which the company said has resulted in thefts that have left the shelves empty.In a statement, a company spokeswoman said CVS has worked with local law enforcement to “identify and dismantle several major shoplifting rings and will continue to do so. In addition, we’re supporting new initiatives to combat retail theft in partnership with the DC Attorney General’s Office.”But, the spokeswoman said, the company h...

Fields and Moore lead the Bears to their first win of the season, 40-20 over the Commanders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) gestures after throwing a touchdown pass to wide receiver DJ Moore during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) gestures after throwing a touchdown pass to wide receiver DJ Moore during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Justin Fields connected with DJ Moore for 230 yards and three touchdowns, and the embattled Chicago Bears picked up their first win of the season, beating...

Tony! Toni! Toné! say reuniting after 25 years ‘Feels Good’ — and they’re working on something new

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — D’Wayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley didn’t realize that Raphael Saadiq was planting the seeds for a Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion when he arranged a photoshoot earlier this year.“He said a few times before, so we never paid that much attention to it until this fool put up a big-ass billboard in Oakland, and I had to see it through social media,” said vocalist and bass guitarist Wiggins, who wondered if the image was Photoshopped. “I thought someone was playing tricks, morphing our picture.”Saadiq, the lead singer and guitarist of the beloved R&B group, gathered the trio together, free of any outside influence.“I didn’t tell any of the managers or team or anybody because I just wanted it to be us. … I wanted to be in a room where the only power structure was one, two and three,” said Saadiq of his bandmates who are also family: Wiggins is his brother and Riley is their cousin. “We have to be us first before we could talk to anybody because that’s what happened...

Boca Juniors deja atrás a Palmeiras y llega a la final de la Copa Libertadores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Boca Juniors vuelve a soñar con levantar una Copa Libertadores, tras empatar 1-1 frente al Palmeiras en Sao Paulo e imponerse en los tiros desde el punto penal.El equipo dirigido por Jorge Almirón pasa a la final gracias a la actuación destacada de su arquero, Sergio Romero.El delantero uruguayo Edinson Cavani abrió el marcador para los visitantes en el minuto 23, tras anotar por el lado derecho con la asistencia de Miguel Merentiel.Sin embargo, tras la expulsión de Marcos Rojo, el conjunto brasileño se adueñó del partido y logró el empate por un disparo de Joaquín Piquerez en el minuto 73.Tras cumplirse el tiempo reglamentario, el partido fue a definición desde el punto penal, donde la gran figura fue Romero, quien detuvo dos remates. Los penales terminaron 4-2 a favor de Boca.La final medirá el próximo 4 de noviembre a Boca Juniors con el Fluminense en el estadio Maracaná.Boca cuenta con seis copas Libertadores en su palmarés. Si gana este año, empataría a Indepen...

Student stabbed at Denver school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A student was taken into custody Thursday after allegedly stabbing another student at a Denver school.According to the Denver Police Department, the stabbing happened at Marie L. Greenwood Early-8 in Montbello, which includes grades pre-K through eighth. No information has been released about the ages of the students involved except that they are juveniles. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The school's principal sent a letter to the school community, sharing more details about what happened."Earlier today, members of my medical team called for an ambulance to come to ourschool to assist one of our students," Principal Blake Hammond said. "DPS Department of Climate and Safety and Denver Police are investigating allegations that one of our students used a sharp object to injure another student."Marie L. Greenwood Early-8 school in Denver where a juvenile was stabbed on Oct. 5, 2023. (Credit: KDVR)Hammond said the student received imm...

'Turkey lady' confronted while helping neighborhood birds cross the street

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:32 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) — A Thornton woman and neighborhood bird herder known as the "turkey lady" received a disorderly conduct citation Wednesday following an altercation with another woman.Mary Ann Strauch said she was helping the turkeys cross the road near home at York Street and 124th Avenue when a driver sped around her and nearly hit her. Ghost town discovered on Colorado’s Western Slope Strauch said she tapped the back of the car with a stick she uses to herd turkeys across the road when the woman got out and confronted her."She got really irate and jumped out and started yelling at me,” Strauch said. “And she insisted on calling 911 and having the police come out, and then we were all detained out here about 2 and a half hours.”Thornton Police confirmed both women were cited for disorderly conduct. "It was very upsetting, and I think it was really unnecessary and uncalled for,” Strauch said.Mary Ann Strauch, known in Thornton as the "turkey lady," helps the neig...