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New Paynesville brewery opens its doors with a focus on community
New Paynesville brewery opens its doors with a focus on community originally appeared on Bring Me The News. It's not all closures in the world of Minnesota breweries. Koronis Brewing in Paynesville has just opened its doors and will celebrate its grand opening from June 6 to 8. "It was a couple years ago now when we had some community members dreaming about opening up a brewery in the area and creating a new community space," manager and brewer Laura Naujokas tells Bring Me the News. The ball, or keg, got rolling with Mary Peterson, a Paynesville native who now lives in Portland, Ore. She was keen on the idea of a brewery setting up shop in her hometown. She and a group of community members approached Laura and her husband Alex, who operate the Koronis Kafe houseboat that serves food and drink during the summer months. They accepted. Alex had a background in the service industry, but Laura did not. "I was a science teacher for almost 10 years," she says. "So, I ended up leaving that field to pursue learning brewing and everything else that comes with managing and running a restaurant." Construction began in September, and it officially opened on June 1. The brewpub will serve its own beers and seltzers along with drinks from other companies, including cider from Milk and Honey. But Laura says the project came from the community and is about the community. "Our first day was so packed," Laura says. "Everyone was so excited to come out and try it, and it was just a really good buzz, a good feeling of having somewhere to go that's new and just a little bit different." The food menu, which aims to source as much as possible from local businesses, offers street tacos and flatbreads, as well as some more unexpected dishes like the Bison Tater Tot Hotdish Commercial and House-Made Sausage Rolls. With that eye on community, it's also hosting free concerts in the summer and has an event space called The Boathouse, where it has already booked a reunion and a bridal shower. As a brewpub, Koronis Brewing's beers will only be available inside the brewery. Curious imbibers can get a taste of taps like Lake Time Light Lager and Crow River Cream Ale at the brewery this weekend during its grand opening events, which include live music and plenty of story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Original Catwoman Julie Newmar, 91, Seen During a Rare Public Appearance in L.A.
Julie Newmar, best known for originating the role of Catwoman, was spotted out in Los Angeles on May 15, marking a rare public appearance for the 91-year-old actress Newmar has been quite private in recent years, only making rare fan appearances at fan events and posting on social media Her latest public outing comes shortly after she shared a post on Instagram stating that she "was depressed" until reading fan comments on a clip of her as CatwomanThe original Catwoman is still on the prowl! Julie Newmar, the actress best known for originating the role of Catwoman in the '60s Batman TV series, was spotted out in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 15, marking a rare public appearance for the star. During the outing, Newmar, 91, drove a motorized scooter on the street and, to fans most accustomed to her iconic black catsuits, was practically unrecognizable in a light-colored, casual ensemble. The actress wore gray sweatpants, a pair of fuzzy slippers and a blue button-up shirt. She also wore a wide-brimmed hat, which kept the L.A. sun out of her eyes. Though Newmar does not step out often, the 91-year-old is somewhat active on her Instagram account, where she last posted on May 13. 'Our most glorious garden yet,' the star recently captioned several photos of the flowers blossoming at what appeared to be her L.A. home. Earlier this month, she also posted the link to a clip from her turn as Catwoman alongside Adam West in Batman, which ran for three seasons from 1966 to 1968. (Though Newmar only starred in a total of 13 episodes, they are some of the most iconic, with four taking the top spots on IMDB's top-rated Batman episode list.) 'I was depressed -- then I read what people had to say about me in the comment section. Oh My!!' Newmar wrote alongside a screenshot of the clip, a scene in which Catwoman attempts to seduce the titular hero, played by West. 'She's amazing,' one top comment on the video reads. 'I loved her as a child, and as an adult I can appreciate her comedic genius. Such an incredible presence ❤️.' 'Julie Newmar is by far my favorite Catwoman!' another person wrote. 'She had such a mesmerizing presence everytime she was on screen ❤️.' Prior to her sighting in L.A., Newmar's most recent public appearances — though few and far between — have all been connected to her Catwoman roots. In June 2024, she attended a fan event, where she playfully sported cat ears while signing autographs for admirers. In 2017, she also made appearances at fan events, including Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con and CatCon, where she also nodded to the beloved antihero with a cat-inspired ensemble. While reflecting on her career in an interview with Bring Me the News, Newmar previously said, "I'm realizing that through all the shows I've done — the television, film and stage — all the mediums I've worked in, Catwoman's costume was the one that allowed me to tell the story through my body." "The words were brilliant, and funny on top of that," she told the outlet. "The producer hired the right people to do all the lighting, to do this, that and the other, and it was the right time in the right decade. It all worked." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Newmar slipped back into her catsuit — figuratively, at least — decades after Batman first aired, voicing the iconic feline in animated movies Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face, which were released in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Since Newmar first originated the role in the '60s, some of the biggest names in Hollywood have donned the iconic black catsuit, including Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry and Anne Hathaway. In Matt Reeves' The Batman in 2022, Zoë Kravitz played the iconic anti-hero alongside Robert Pattinson as the title character. Newmar's non-Catwoman film credits, meanwhile, include a starring role in another '60s series, My Living Doll, an appearance in George Michael's 'Too Funky' music video and, perhaps most famously, a cameo as herself in 1995's To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Read the original article on People
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17-05-2025
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For the first time, a 'cannabis garden' will set up next to Grand Old Day
Grand Old Day is looking a little different in 2025. It's not back to bringing in splashy national acts to perform along the St. Paul corridor, but it has one of its best musical lineups in many years. It'll also have a "cannabis garden" alongside its beer gardens for the first time in its more than 50-year history. Most of its six stages will have beer gardens, but the Nothing But Canna stage will instead, appropriately, serve THC drinks. The stage is sponsored by Nothing But Hemp, which will sell drinks from its patio next to the stage at Grotto Street and Grand. Representatives for the festival tell Bring Me the News that there will not be any on-street sales for cannabis products, but existing Grand Avenue businesses can sell their existing, legal THC products in-store. The Nothing But Canna stage will feature the International Reggae Allstars featuring Singing Tony throughout the day. Grand Old Day takes place on Sunday, June 1, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. More details can be found at the Grand Avenue Business Association's website.
