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Sydney Morning Herald
19-05-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
In my suburb, it's easy to tell the locals apart – just look at their legs
Rosanna is an in-between place. It's a card-carrying member of Melbourne's middle suburbia but still gives more than a whiff of the farming country it was in living memory. Growing up here in the 1970s and '80s, the newly built housing estates were surrounded by paddocks. I could see cows grazing on a nearby hill from my bedroom window. For the first few years of my life, milk was delivered by horse and cart – a fact my children refuse to believe. Humans outnumber livestock these days, but it's a place where you can feel Melbourne suburbia click into a different headspace. Out here, just past Ivanhoe and Heidelberg, the neat geometric clip of inner-urban blocks finds a more languid groove. Even the air is different. It's fresher, the light is softer. The sun setting over the rewilded Banyule Flats wetlands is a thing of golden beauty. Some of my favourite parts of the Rosanna I grew up with are no longer Rosanna – in 2006, the south-east corner was cruelly sliced off and given to Heidelberg. It's further proof that Rosanna's bigger neighbours have always had better PR agents. Heidelberg got its famous School of Art, but poor old Rosanna got erased from the illustrious history of McCubbin, Roberts and Streeton, who painted around here too. Eaglemont gets the kudos as the canvas for Australia's experimental modernist architects, but Rosanna has its own heritage-listed Robin Boyd, with its tell-tale window wall peeking above a mysterious curved brick compound. It's close to my nana's old 1950s home, which is far more representative of a 'burb where simple weatherboard and brick veneer constructions didn't have much chance of alarming the Joneses. It's changed now, in the way of all places 12 kilometres from Melbourne's CBD. The old houses are reaching the end of their natural life, and their replacements are bigger and flasher. It's gone up in the desirability stakes, but even still, Rosanna is the quiet achiever of the north-east: an unshouty suburb for unshouty people. For years, the closest thing to a bar was Aagaman Indian Nepalese Restaurant on Lower Plenty Road. Even these days, the only thing resembling nightlife is Margarita Wednesdays at Mexican Taco down near the station. It's no coincidence Rosanna is the first zone 2 station on the Hurstbridge line. Heading toward the city, the next stop is Heidelberg – aka 'the big shops' on Burgundy Street. Turn the other way and there be dragons (or at least Macleod). And woe betide any commuter caught out by the tyranny of the express trains hurtling through Rosanna. I remember a woman in the afternoon peak hour rush berating the carriage for not waking her in time: 'You know where I get off, you bastards!' No, Rosanna wasn't named after the early '80s Toto pop hit (obviously) but derives from a farm named after a 19th-century resident, Elizabeth Anna Rose.
The Age
19-05-2025
- General
- The Age
In my suburb, it's easy to tell the locals apart – just look at their legs
Rosanna is an in-between place. It's a card-carrying member of Melbourne's middle suburbia but still gives more than a whiff of the farming country it was in living memory. Growing up here in the 1970s and '80s, the newly built housing estates were surrounded by paddocks. I could see cows grazing on a nearby hill from my bedroom window. For the first few years of my life, milk was delivered by horse and cart – a fact my children refuse to believe. Humans outnumber livestock these days, but it's a place where you can feel Melbourne suburbia click into a different headspace. Out here, just past Ivanhoe and Heidelberg, the neat geometric clip of inner-urban blocks finds a more languid groove. Even the air is different. It's fresher, the light is softer. The sun setting over the rewilded Banyule Flats wetlands is a thing of golden beauty. Some of my favourite parts of the Rosanna I grew up with are no longer Rosanna – in 2006, the south-east corner was cruelly sliced off and given to Heidelberg. It's further proof that Rosanna's bigger neighbours have always had better PR agents. Heidelberg got its famous School of Art, but poor old Rosanna got erased from the illustrious history of McCubbin, Roberts and Streeton, who painted around here too. Eaglemont gets the kudos as the canvas for Australia's experimental modernist architects, but Rosanna has its own heritage-listed Robin Boyd, with its tell-tale window wall peeking above a mysterious curved brick compound. It's close to my nana's old 1950s home, which is far more representative of a 'burb where simple weatherboard and brick veneer constructions didn't have much chance of alarming the Joneses. It's changed now, in the way of all places 12 kilometres from Melbourne's CBD. The old houses are reaching the end of their natural life, and their replacements are bigger and flasher. It's gone up in the desirability stakes, but even still, Rosanna is the quiet achiever of the north-east: an unshouty suburb for unshouty people. For years, the closest thing to a bar was Aagaman Indian Nepalese Restaurant on Lower Plenty Road. Even these days, the only thing resembling nightlife is Margarita Wednesdays at Mexican Taco down near the station. It's no coincidence Rosanna is the first zone 2 station on the Hurstbridge line. Heading toward the city, the next stop is Heidelberg – aka 'the big shops' on Burgundy Street. Turn the other way and there be dragons (or at least Macleod). And woe betide any commuter caught out by the tyranny of the express trains hurtling through Rosanna. I remember a woman in the afternoon peak hour rush berating the carriage for not waking her in time: 'You know where I get off, you bastards!' No, Rosanna wasn't named after the early '80s Toto pop hit (obviously) but derives from a farm named after a 19th-century resident, Elizabeth Anna Rose.
USA Today
17-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Clemson run-rules USC Upstate in the Tigers' opener of the Clemson Regional
Clemson run-rules USC Upstate in the Tigers' opener of the Clemson Regional Kylee Johnson is quickly becoming the go-to bat in the biggest moments for Clemson softball. Just a week after her walk-off home run stunned Florida State in the ACC Championship Game, Johnson once again came through in a pressure spot—this time with a three-run blast that helped lift No. 11 Clemson to a 10-2 run-rule win over USC Upstate on Friday at McWhorter Stadium. The Tigers are now one win away from advancing out of the Clemson Regional. With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth and two runners on with two outs, Johnson sent a 2-2 changeup over the wall in left field to give Clemson the lead for good. 'I was just trying to pick up my teammates,' Johnson said. 'I wasn't trying to do anything big, just trying to get something going. We all trust each other one through nine, and I knew I had to come through.' The homer was all reliever Brooke McCubbin would need. After entering with the bases loaded in the third and one run already in, she settled in and shut the door. McCubbin gave up just one hit over the final 4.1 innings to earn her 17th win of the season. Head coach John Rittman admitted he wasn't sure if Johnson's blast would clear the fence. 'I was blowing it out,' Rittman joked. 'I didn't know if it was going to make it or not. The one in the ACC title game was a no-doubter, but this one—man, I was watching the flags. But she's battled all year and really deserves this moment. She's such a good teammate and works her tail off.' JoJo Collins added a big day at the plate as well, giving Clemson a 1-0 lead in the second with an RBI single. She also helped spark the offense with steady at-bats and timely contact. 'I was definitely a little nervous early,' Collins said. 'But our focus all year has been trusting each other. That's what helped me slow the moment down and get the job done.' After USC Upstate briefly pulled ahead with a two-run third inning, Clemson responded quickly. Maddie Moore tied the game with a double to left-center that scored Alex Brown, setting the stage for Johnson's go-ahead swing in the fifth. Reese Basinger started the game and got out of a two-out, bases-loaded jam in the second with a clutch strikeout. But after the Spartans loaded the bases again in the third and scratched across two runs, McCubbin entered to stop the bleeding and took over from there. Clemson's offense poured it on late, scoring five in the fifth and adding two more in the sixth to close things out in run-rule fashion. The Tigers now sit at 35-17 overall and will play in Saturday's regional final with a shot to move on to the Super Regionals. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pipkins grand slam powers Clemson past Virginia in the quarterfinals of ACC softball tournament, 7-4
BRIGHTON, Mass. (Clemson SID) – A sixth inning grand slam by freshman Taylor Pipkins was the difference in a back-and-forth battle, as the two-seeded Clemson Tigers (42-12) defeated seventh-seeded Virginia Cavaliers (37-17) in the ACC Championship Quarterfinals, 7-4, on Thursday evening. With the win, the Tigers advance to their fifth ACC Championship Semifinals and will take on the winner of Virginia Tech/North Carolina on Friday. Senior Reese Basinger started the game in the circle by breezing through the first 3.1 innings, striking out three Cavaliers and facing the minimum. A single through the right side of the infield gave the Hoos their first hit of the game, and a stolen base put the lone runner in scoring position. A pop fly to Maddie Moore and a running catch by Kylee Johnson ended the Virginia threat and kept both sides scoreless. Clemson saw the leadoff hitter reach in each of the first four innings and finally broke through in the fourth. Julia Knowler notched her team-high 17th double to open the frame. Her pinch runner, Kennedy Ariail, stood on third after advancing on a groundout to second. Senior Aby Vieira stepped up to the plate and shot the first pitch she saw through the left side of the infield to bring Knowler home and plate the Tigers' first run of the game. After the first two runners reached in the fifth, Clemson called on the veteran Brooke McCubbin in relief. Virginia loaded the bases and with two outs, dropped one into no man's land in center and scored two. McCubbin retired the next batter and the Tigers headed to the dugout down 2-1. After the first two Tigers were retired in the fifth, Alex Brown hit a flare to center for a single and put a runner on for Moore. In a 2-1 count, she golfed a home run over the center field wall for her team-high 16th of the season to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. Her 16 home runs this year are the third most in a single season in school history. In the top half of the sixth, Virginia reclaimed the lead with a leadoff single followed by a home run. McCubbin retired the next three and Clemson headed to the bottom of the frame trailing by one. The freshmen delivered for the Tigers in the sixth as Macey Cintron led off by working a walk in a full count. Vieira was hit by a pitch, and a push bunt from Marian Collins rolled by the charging first baseman. Everyone reached safely and the heat was on for Pipkins. In a 2-2 count, the freshman belted one well over the left field wall for her third long ball of the season and gave the Tigers a 7-4 lead with three outs to go. A quick 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh gave Brooke McCubbin her 14th win of the season and gave Clemson its seventh ACC Championship win in program history. Up Next Clemson will return to the diamond on Friday, May 9 for an ACC Championship Semifinal matchup against the winner of Virginia Tech/North Carolina. First pitch is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on ACC Network. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Yahoo
Mother wants justice for son shot by hunting rifle inside home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gavin Podhorn was in his home on January 23 when he was accidentally shot with a hunting rifle. 'He's got a really big heart,' his mother, Renee Cechvala said. 'He would help anybody at the drop of a hat. He sticks to himself but would help anybody out with anything if they needed it.' Police records obtained by FOX4 say that James McCubbin was unloading a Remington .30-06 bolt action rifle when it accidentally fired. Olathe police investigating after man killed in Tuesday night shooting The bullet traveled through two walls and hit Podhorn on the side, said Cechvala. McCubbin drove Podhorn to the hospital in Excelsior Springs to receive treatment before returning to speak with police. In 2015, McCubbin was charged with felony abuse or neglect of a child in Caldwell County. His felony conviction meant that he was prohibited from possessing firearms. Police documents say that McCubbin attempted to convince his son to take the fall for the shooting, knowing that he would face punishment for possessing a gun. James McCubbin Jr. told officers about the request before McCubbin Sr. admitted to police unprovoked that he was in possession of the rifle when it went off. Cechvala said that she was looking for justice. 'He needs to pay for what he's done to my son,' she said about McCubbin. Cechvala says she's known James, or 'Jimbo' since she was 15, and was always skeptical of him. 'He shouldn't have had that gun in the first place; he's a felon. Then to lie and say your child is the one who did it? It's not okay, he needs to pay for this. It's just wrong.' Podhorn has received four surgeries in the two weeks since the accident and has damage to his liver, kidney, lungs and more. Podhorn's family has set up a GoFundMe page to help cover Gavin's medical bills, anyone wanting to help can donate at the link here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
