Latest news with #FlagshipCityFoodHall
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Conneaut Lake students debut original books at red carpet event
Over 50 second-grade students have now become published authors, getting a chance to show off their books in a red carpet event Wednesday evening. Almost 200 parents and relatives packed into the Conneaut Lake Elementary School gymnasium to see their students showcase their original work. Enrique's joining Flagship City Food Hall following 2024 fire Most second graders can't say they've published a book before, but for the second grade students at Conneaut Lake Elementary School, that dream is now a reality. Students across three classrooms worked together to write three different books, and monday night, those students got the chance to show off their hard work. 'I think they all worked very hard. As you know, like some days, they don't want to give it their all, but when we did this, they really took ownership of it. I mean, they really flew with it,' said Jodi Phelps, a Conneaut Lake Elementary School teacher. Phelps says she's written books with her classes in the past, but wanted to do something bigger this year. Millcreek shares Zem Zem property purchase study findings at open house And so Conneaut Lake's second-grade teachers rolled out the red carpet this time around, with students dressing their best to showcase their new books. Now, these are the three books that the second-grade students combined forces to write. This one is called 'Eggcellent Illustrations.' It starts off with this blank picture of an egg and then all of the students drew something different regarding that original picture and coming up to read passages Wednesday wasn't easy for all of the students in front of a crowd. Q: 'So, how were you feeling when you were up there reading it, a little nervous? Were you excited?' We asked Sofia Alvarez. 'Both,' she answered. 'Oh yeah, I was nervous. I was excited, though,' Brantley Bidwell said with excitement. Historic Customs house, AKA the Erie Art Museum, begins preservation project 'I was quite nervous and excited,' said Savannah Brown. 'Very excited but very nervous because I have stage fright and it's hard to do things,' Matthew Durst told us. But nervous or not, the students shone on the red carpet, each writing and illustrating something different. 'I chose a cat because I have one at home,' Emmalynne Burger explained. 'A pyramid. I might not be sure,' Liam Talbot contemplated. 'A leprechaun. That's the only thing I could come up with,' Jase Swick recalled. 'A football because I'm a football fan,' Lucan Chotta said. 'My page is about my dog Kaya,' Isabelle Wellen went on to say. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now And we were told that the one book 'Shape Shifters' was selected to be a semi-finalist in the National Book Publishing Challenge, so a huge congrats to all of the second grade students over at Conneaut Lake. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Legislation passes criminalizing posting explicit material, real or AI-generated
Legislation that has been in the works for years to protect against the distribution of a person's intimate photos has passed both the House and Senate in Washington and now is waiting to be signed by President Trump. With the rise of artificial intelligence and technology, it's a sigh of relief for people who have been the victims of these types of crimes. The bill makes it a federal crime to post or threaten to publish AI-generated explicit images and videos of any person online. Whether real or fake. Words can't describe how damaging it can be to have explicit photos or videos of someone spread around the internet against their will. Enrique's joining Flagship City Food Hall following 2024 fire And while sextortion laws have been on the books for years, punishing the crime, the federal government is taking another measure to stand with victims by passing a new federal law: the Take It Down Act. This comes at a time when not just real images of a person are a threat, but also AI-generated fakes. 'When people are generating these images, those are getting shared out for the purpose of ruining their reputation. They can come back in things like job searches or college searches where somebody is trying to move forward with their career or personal life, and suddenly they have these images popping up that they didn't even know existed,' Amy Blackman, co-assistant director Crime Victim Center and director of prevention education at the CVC. Under the Take It Down Act, victims will have the power to ask social media companies and other websites to remove any images or videos within 48 hours of their request. Bill introduced banning misuse of AI in PA election campaigns Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, along with the owners of TikTok and Snapchat, have all declared support for the legislation. According to crime victims center representatives, oftentimes real intimate images are sent to people thought to be trusted. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen, and they may be shared all over on internet forums, or social media and it has had a massive impact on minors, who are often exploited by images. 'The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a cyber tip line where a person can report and say that they've had things held against them that are out there, and those numbers have grown more than 300 percent in just the last 2 years,' Blackman said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now As reports of these incidents continue to skyrocket, a local expert tells us that teenagers say that this has become a norm in their romantic relationships. 'We speak to teenagers a lot about sexting and sharing images, and it's become a topic they kind of feel has become a part of relationships and is very common. So when images get shared, they don't recognize always that it's the person sharing them who should be at blame, not the person initially taking them and sharing them with somebody that they trust,' Blackman explained. The measure is being called a 'historic win in the fight to protect victims of revenge porn and deepfake abuse.' Not only will it keep big media companies accountable, but it will be another mechanism to keep perpetrators accountable as well. Erie veteran recalls Vietnam War on 50th anniversary of fall of Saigon 'We've had sextortion laws on the books now for several years, and making sure that those laws are getting put in place and utilized when somebody is sharing,' Blackman went on to say. If you or someone you know has been a victim of this, you're not alone and resources like the Crime Victims Center can help. President Trump has indicated that he plans on signing the legislation into law. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Enrique's joining Flagship City Food Hall following 2024 fire
A new tenant will be making a home in downtown Erie at the Flagship City Food Hall. Enrique's Southeast Mexico Taqueria and Tortilleria will be opening in the food hall at the former Triple D's location. Erie veteran recalls Vietnam War on 50th anniversary of fall of Saigon The restaurant's main location is on West 18th and Liberty Street, but had to shut down last year due to damage from a fire. The owner said the food hall location is filled with new opportunities. Depot Road project moving into next phase, traffic shifts coming 'Different weekend has different events. Suppose you work for me, this is an opportunity for presentation and selling food from Mexico. EDDC helped me now in this moment temporarily,' said Enrique Garcia, the owner of Enrique's Southeast Mexico Taqueria & Tortilleria. Garcia plans to open in about two weeks. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
