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USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Breckenridge's Spring Forward IPA is a throwback. It's a toss up whether that's good
Breckenridge's Spring Forward IPA is a throwback. It's a toss up whether that's good Welcome back to FTW's Beverage of the Week series. Here, we mostly chronicle and review beers, but happily expand that scope to any beverage that pairs well with sports. Yes, even cookie dough whiskey. Breckenridge feels like it's always been there. Maybe not with the cache of a Sam Adams or a Sierra Nevada, but lurking on the shelves of your local bottle shop since you hit drinking age. The brewer has, in fact, only been around since 1990. Which, sources tell me is 35 years ago and... good god. My own existential crisis aside, it seemed to embody the rising tide of craft brewing in that era. It made interesting beers outside the lagers that dominated America's macrobreweries. It had funky packaging and art. It came from the exotic land of Colorado, home of John Elway and neon ski pants. What wasn't to like? Despite all these positives, it never seemed to break through the way its peers did. Even now, as part of a national conglomerate (Tilray), Breckenridge feels more like the Errict Rhett in a league of Emmitt Smiths. Now that I've appropriately remembered a guy -- not an insult! Rhett was good! For the time! -- let's take a look at Breckenridge's new spring seasonal. Spring Forward Grapefruit IPA: C+ It pours with a little less carbonation than expected, but still leaves a quarter inch head that lingers well after the bottle has emptied. The smell off the top is split between resin-y hops and grapefruit. Together it's a little rough, but also appealing in a "oh, so this could be interesting" kind of way. The first sip is more bitter than expected for a spring beer. The hops are tart but not especially juicy or danky. That puts a lot of the lift onto the grapefruit, which gets it about halfway up before running out of gas. The citrus lingers in the aftertaste and does mellow out that bitter hop taste, but the overall impression feels like a throwback to the early days of IPAs. Except, you know, with fruit. It's a little underwhelming and surprisingly... divisive? for a national craft brewer like Breckenridge. Which, honestly, makes me respect the effort a little more. There's a certain crispness that I appreciate. But the IPA of it all is a little simple and single note. You can do better. Would I drink it instead of a Hamm's? This a pass/fail mechanism where I compare whatever I'm drinking to my baseline cheap beer. That's the standby from the land of sky-blue waters, Hamm's. So the question to answer is: on a typical day, would I drink Breckenridge's Spring Forward IPA over a cold can of Hamm's? It's a totally fine pale ale. I'll stick with the Hamm's, though.
Daily Record
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Virgin River season 7 could release sooner than you think as star shares exciting update
Virgin River is currently filming its seventh season, which could arrive on Netflix sooner than expected Virgin River season seven could arrive sooner than anticipated, according to a recent update from star Alexandra Breckenridge. The actress, who plays Mel Monroe, is currently filming the latest season alongside co-star Martin Henderson, who returns as Jack Sheridan following the dramatic season six cliffhanger. The storyline picks up with Jack's ex, Charmaine (played by Lauren Hammersley), missing after failing to appear at their wedding, while Mel faces a difficult decision regarding her patient Marley's baby. Although season seven is still in production in Vancouver with no official release date, it is expected to premiere by early 2026. However, Breckenridge's latest update hints that fans might be able to catch new episodes of Virgin River as early as the end of 2025, as she revealed she'll be wrapping up filming soon, reports the Mirror US. In a post on her Instagram Stories, the actress thanked fans for their messages, celebrating her 43rd birthday on Thursday, 15th May. Breckenridge also announced plans to post more content on her YouTube channel, explaining that her busy filming schedule for Virgin River season seven has kept her from creating cooking videos and maintaining her garden. "Because I've been so busy filming Virgin River season seven," she said, "I haven't been able to do all of my cooking videos as much as I wanted to, or keep up with the garden or anything. "But I did start a YouTube channel, which has little to no content on it." In a recent update, Breckenridge assured fans she'd post more videos once her schedule eases between seasons. She teased the near completion of the current filming schedule, indicating more free time on the horizon: "Once I'm done this season, which will be soon," she then sidetracked slightly as she remarked about the state of her appearance, saying, "My hair is really dirty, it's gross. "It's quite humid out here in Georgia, so I'm a little bit sweaty and yucky." Get Netflix free with Sky from £15 Sky Get the deal here Product Description Returning to her plans, the actress explained: "But, once I'm done, I'm gonna start keeping up with all things gardens, cooking and chickens." Given that Breckenridge is presently at her home in Georgia, there's speculation the Virgin River cast may enjoy a brief respite before heading back to Vancouver to put final touches on season seven. With the current pace of production, fans are buzzing about the possibility of a late 2025 release for the beloved Netflix romance series.
Toronto Sun
08-05-2025
- Health
- Toronto Sun
Canadian woman's life saved by British man's stem cell donation
A blood sample is taken from a patient. Photo by CHUTIPON LAKKAEW / ISTOCK / Getty Images A Canadian woman, close to dying from leukemia, recently met up with the British man who saved her life. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Jennifer Breckenridge was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 49. Less than a year later, doctors told her she was also dealing with acute myeloid leukemia. After being told her family was not a stem cell match, a global search eventually identified Lee Taylor, of Bispham, England, as a donor thousands of kilometres away. 'It's amazing to think that I have literally been able to save someone's life, a lady halfway across the world whom I didn't even know but who was sadly just two weeks away from dying,' Taylor, a father of three, told the Blackpool Gazette . RECOMMENDED VIDEO Taylor was giving blood one day when he registered as a potential donor and forgot about it. However, the former military serviceman was told he was a match and promptly donated via peripheral blood stem cell collection in London in December 2022. Breckenridge, now 53, began her recovery and is now in remission more than two years later. Breckenridge said meeting with Taylor for the first time was indescribable. 'Just an incredible moment that I will never forget,' she told ITV News. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breckinridge, who is now retired and travelling the world, said they have a connection 'that can never be broken.' Leukemia patients don't always find a match. Doctors gave her a 40% chance at survival. 'Since her recovery, she has been able to enjoy Christmases and birthdays she would never have seen and travelled to Europe for the first time in her life,' Taylor said. He said it was an 'emotional' moment in April when they first met up in London. 'She started to cry and then I began to well up,' Taylor said, adding they also saw each other in Manchester. 'I can definitely say it was emotional.' Read More Breckenridge said they speak to each other every day on the phone. 'I would recommend anyone to do this,' Taylor said. 'It just took four-and-a-half hours lying on a bed, with a needle in my arm. For the sake of four hours, donating is nothing – she's gone through so much more.' With free time on her hands, Breckinridge is volunteering for the Canadian stem cell registry and raising awareness for people to donate so more lives can be saved. Toronto Maple Leafs Canada Columnists Toronto Maple Leafs Canada
CBC
17-04-2025
- General
- CBC
Halifax starting plan for Memorial Library site that will honour forgotten burial ground
More than a decade after the old Halifax library closed, the city has begun to explore options for the site's future that could include demolition of the municipal heritage building. The municipality recently passed $100,000 in this year's budget to hire a consultant to make a plan for the Memorial Library property. A Halifax spokesperson said that work will include public input and other research. Municipal staff have said removing the building, which would see the site become a park with "historical interpretation," is the best option for an area with a burial ground that has never been properly acknowledged. "It is just one of those classic cases, this [burial] site that illustrates how a whole part of our history can just be jettisoned and forgotten," said Jonathan Fowler, anthropology professor at Saint Mary's University. "There are many parts like that in this city, in this province, in this country. And I welcome the opportunity to engage in the work of remembering." The Spring Garden Road library opened in 1951 as a living cenotaph in honour of those who died in the First World War and the Second World War. It became a fixture of public life over the decades, with generations of Haligonians finding favourite books in the shelves, or enjoying fries from Bud the Spud food truck on the grassy area near the street. The library closed in 2014 when the Central Library opened, and has been vacant ever since. Although there was no mention of it in newspapers when it opened, or in council minutes about the location, the library was built on top of the Poor House Burying Ground. It's estimated 4,500 people from the neighbouring Poor House (located where the Doyle building is now) were buried there between the 1760s and mid-1800s. Poor House residents would have been those on the margins of society at the time, including orphans, people with disabilities, those who were homeless, or unwed mothers. People from all backgrounds were buried there, including Mi'kmaq, Black Nova Scotians, and victims of epidemics like smallpox. Records also show people new to Halifax, from around the province or the world, were buried at the site. "All of their lives have simply been forgotten. And it just doesn't seem right, does it?" said Fowler. Local historian William Breckenridge has formed Friends of the Halifax Memorial Library, and is working with the Halifax Military Heritage Preservation Society to urge the city to repurpose the building. "It leaves me very concerned, because demolition is not an option that I think will respect the burials that are underneath, and also all the other history that goes along with it," Breckenridge said. Breckenridge and Emma Lang, executive director of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, said the library is architecturally important and should be turned into a museum or community space to tell the entire story of the site. "The fact that they chose to build a memorial to people who died in the wars on a cemetery, without acknowledging the people who are under here, is a really important story in itself," Lang said. "To tear it down seems to be … making it worse when you have the ability to at least talk about why this building was there, and what does that say about Halifax at the time — good and bad." After the Poor House on Spring Garden closed in the 1860s, the burial site was grassed over and trees were planted for it to become Grafton Park. The green space housed a fire station before the library was built. Although there are no reports that human remains were found during the library's construction, Fowler said it's "highly unlikely, bordering on impossible" that graves weren't disturbed. An archeological report on the 2016-17 relocation of graves from the adjacent St. David's Presbyterian Church land shows the remains of 244 people were recovered and moved to the church crypt. Three mass graves were found, including one of "likely former residents of the Poor House Cemetery on the neighbouring property." A Halifax staff report from July 2024 said Mi'kmaw ancestral remains were discovered during that excavation work ahead of the creation of the Grafton Park apartment building. Given the cultural sensitivity of the Poor House burial site, and strict protocol around land with Mi'kmaw remains, the report recommends against ground-disturbing activities on the property. Municipal staff said it would take $15 million to $20 million to renovate the library with new water and sewer lines, replace the roof, elevator, and rebuild the interior. These updates, especially new pipes, would require digging. Pam Glode-Desrochers, executive director of the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society, said it will be up to elders and other experts to weigh in on what the protocols should be around any changes to the site. While digging should not be a "first resort," Glode-Desrochers said it should be up to the wider Mi'kmaw community, and people of all backgrounds in Halifax, to decide together the best option. "It's almost a little emotional because these are our ancestors. These were somebody's auntie and uncles and mothers and brothers, and like they belonged to community," said Glode-Desrochers. "But it's also exciting on the possibilities of what can be done, and how do we do that together." Although the burial ground is a piece of lost local history for many Halifax residents today, Glode-Desrochers said it's "always been known" by many in the Mi'kmaw community. "There'll be some tough conversations, but I also think it's part of the healing journey and what that looks like," said Glode-Desrochers. If the city wanted to explore repurposing the building, legal changes would need to be made because of a covenant on the land. The staff report said the province granted the land to Halifax in 1882 "for the use and enjoyment of the citizens of Halifax, as a public square or gardens forever and for no other purposes whatsoever." In 1949, the province amended the covenant to allow a public library only. Various groups have considered taking the building over the years, staff said, but determined it would be "uneconomical and thus inviable." Halifax eventually asked the province to take the site back, but it officially declined to do so in 2023. The consultant's final report is expected to go before regional council summer 2026.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Virgin River' Adds Sara Canning & Cody Kearsley To Cast, Teases New Mystery & Romance As Season 7 Starts Production: Exclusive Set Photos
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix's popular romantic drama Virgin River has cast Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Cody Kearsley (Riverdale) in recurring roles for the upcoming seventh season, which has begun production, with Deadline able to share two behind the scenes images from the set in Vancouver featuring most main cast members, including stars Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson (You can see them below). The new season, which will pick up two hours after the end of the Season 6 finale at Mel (Breckenridge) and Jack's (Henderson) wedding, is expected to premiere in early 2026. Canadian actors Canning and Kearsley will play characters related to an existing and new storyline, respectively, on the series based on Robyn Carr's novels about the tight-knit community in the remote California town of Virgin River. More from Deadline 'Virgin River' Showrunner Unpacks Season 6: Wedding, Cliffhangers, That Catchy Song & 'Hold Space' Line; Teases Season 7's Theme & More 'Virgin River' Prequel About Mel's Parents In Works At Netflix As Season 6 Starts Production 'The Residence' To Submit As Comedy For Emmys, Joining Strong Netflix Contingent; Creator & Stars Tease Potential Second Season Of Murder Mystery Canning's Victoria is an ex-cop who was shot in the line of duty and is now working for the state medical board as an investigator. She comes to Virgin River to investigate Doc's practice but runs into a friend whom she wouldn't mind catching up with…or maybe more. As series showrunner Patrick Sean Smith confirmed to Deadline in December, the fight for Virgin River's clinic will be a major storyline in Season 7, with the investigation into Doc's actions while saving a patient as a ploy for the clinic to be taken over by a large hospital network. 'There's an overarching theme for Season 7 of the outside encroaching into Virgin River,' he said. As for that friend with potential benefits that Victoria will be reconnecting with, their common police background would make Mike (Marco Grazzini) a natural possibility depending how that Season 6 finale cliffhanger proposal to Brie (Zibby Allen) pans out. After introducing Doc (Tim Matheson) to a grandson he didn't know existed and Mel (Breckenridge) finding the biological father she didn't know she had, Virgin River will be looking to solve another family mystery next season tied to a new character, Clay. Played by Kearsley, Clay is the kind of guy that gets noticed when he enters a room. He has experience working the rodeo circuit, so there's also a tough athletic quality to him. He grew up in the foster care system with his younger sister, whom he hasn't seen since he was a teenager. He's been looking for her ever since. Virgin River's returning main cast Includes Breckenridge, Henderson, Tim Matheson, Annette O'Toole, Colin Lawrence, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Allen, Sarah Dugdale, Grazzini, Kai Bradbury and Kandyse McClure. As Deadline reported in December, Mark Ghanimé will no longer be a series regular. Smith returns as Virgin River showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Sue Tenney, Amy Palmer Robertson, Roma Roth, Christopher E. Perry, Carr, Erin Cardillo, Richard Keith and Jennifer Monroe. Ian Hay, Thomas Ian Griffith, Mary Page Keller and Jackson Sinder co-executive produce. Canning's credits include The Vampire Diaries, War for the Planet of the Apes, A Series of Unfortunate Events and Remedy, a series for which she won UBCP/ACTRA and Leo Awards. She was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her work in the web series Hospital Show. Her recent film work includes Sweetland and Dark Match. Known for roles in the CW's Riverdale, Netflix's Daybreak, Guilty Party at Paramount+ and Shadow of the Rougarou (APTN), Kearsley serves as a producer and production coordinator for the Crazy 8s Film Society. His debut short film Breathe won Best First-Time Director at the Brussels Capital Film Festival, Vancouver International ShortFest, and Best Short Film at the Titan Film Festival in Sydney. Best of Deadline 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Arrive On Max? How Jon Gries' Return To 'The White Lotus' Could Shape Season 3 Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far
