Colorado regulators investigate complaints about Xcel Energy power outages
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is investigating recent power outages reported by Xcel Energy customers to determine if the number of outages and complaints is increasing. The three-member commission voted Wednesday to endorse PUC staff’s recommendation to investigate the causes…
Dolly Parton presents new album, Broadway play and cookbook
Country music legend Dolly Parton revealed details about upcoming projects, including a new album, a Broadway play and a cookbook during her visit to The view on Tuesday. Parton is developing a new musical called Hello, I’m Dollyabout her life,…
‘Ghost of John McCain’ is vulgar, ambitious and could fail.
“The Ghost of John McCain” is a musical version of a book of the same name, including Hillary Clinton with horns and a MAGA supporter named Karen. Grant Woods remembers John McCain Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods reflects on…
‘Darth Vader’ voice was 93
James Earl Jones, an impressive screen presence, achieved greater fame off-camera than the sonorous voice of star Wars Villain Darth Vader and Mufasathe kind leader in The Lion Kingdied on Monday. He was 93 years old. Jones, who rose to…
Taste of the Junction, Taylor Fest
Watch Des Moines Mayor Connie Boesen learn the Moulin Rouge cancan dance The Moulin Rouge tour stops at the Des Moines Civic Center this summer. Ensemble member Stefanie Renee Salyers teaches Mayor Connie Boesen the cancan. If you want to…
Why did suffragettes wear white? The history of outfit colours, explained
It took decades of protest, organized demonstrations, and more for the U.S. to enshrine in its Constitution that a citizen cannot be prevented from voting because of their gender. The decision, made in June 1919 and ratified in August 1920,…
Luke Bryan, food and music from around the world
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Tickets for Broadway Week in Fall 2024 are now on sale. Here’s how to get them
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is coming to Broadway “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” based on the hit Netflix television series, is coming across the pond to Broadway early next year. Broadway Week is back and this time it includes…
New technology could provide more transparency in seating allocation on Broadway
Someone from Preevue Ltd. operates a FARO Focus Laser Scanner at the London Palladium. Preevue Ltd. Buying tickets to Broadway shows could soon be easier. Preevue, a leading provider of technology that allows theatergoers to get a quick glimpse of…
Shaina Taub premieres Suffs just in time for Kamala Harris’ election
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! The CDC recommends that doctors provide pain management to patients with IUDs, single mothers are more likely to fall below the poverty line than single fathers or married parents, and Shaina Taub has So, that’s nonsense…
