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Miami Herald
21 hours ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Beloved local art gallery closes after 41 years
Opening a small business is not for the weak-willed. It takes courage, perseverance, investment, and a willingness to fall flat on your face more than once in order to learn from your mistakes. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter Of course, if people chose to let the odds sway them, there would be a lot fewer small businesses in the world. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20% of small businesses fail in year one, while 30% fail in year two. But here's perhaps the most daunting stat of all: After 10 years, only 30% of small businesses will still be in operation. In other words, a whopping 70% of small businesses fail. Related: Major bank closing nearly 100 global branches Knowing these stats, making it past a decade, or even more, is a tremendous honor that few small-business owners get to experience. By the same token, when a long-running small business shuts down, it's all the more painful, especially for those who have poured their efforts into it. That's the case with an iconic art gallery in Phoenix, which has just made a formal announcement that after 41 years serving both artists and those who love art, it will be closing its doors. Image source: Bently Gallery On May 29, Phoenix-based Bentley Gallery posted to its official Instagram that it would be closing this year, with its final day being Sept. 13, 2025. "After four remarkable decades of presenting leading-edge contemporary art in the heart of the Southwest, Bentley Gallery announces its official closure. This decision marks the end of an era for our gallery that has long been a vital force in Arizona's cultural landscape," the post reads. Originally founded in 1984 by Bentley Calverley, Bentley started out in Scottsdale in its art district, then in 2004 went on to open an additional space to house bigger events in Phoenix's warehouse district. The originally gallery was fully relocated to that warehouse in 2021, then to a smaller space near Roosevelt Row in 2015. Related: See's Candies local rival unexpectedly closing after 50 years "As the gallery prepares to close its doors, we extend our deepest gratitude to the countless artists, collectors, curators, critics, institutions, and community members who have journeyed with us. Your support, creativity, and trust allowed Bentley Gallery to thrive, innovate, and push boundaries for more than 40 extraordinary years," an official statement read. The statement also indicated that Calverley is about to embark on a new adventure through travel. "Egypt's terrain can be a bit more challenging, so I would like to make that trip sooner than later," she said. "Japan is also on the horizon. Though I'm retiring from the gallery world, I have spent my career cultivating an appreciation for art and culture, and that will simply persist in new forms." Comments on the announcement overflowed with gratitude and appreciation in reaction to the announcement. "Your gallery and you will be sorely missed," wrote Instagram user charmagnevasquez. "You've been a force in Arizona art history in so many important ways. Thank you! And congrats on new journeys ahead!! Salud!" "This is a major loss for the Phoenix art community, I wish you all the best on your next chapter. Your gallery has always been an inspiration," wrote Instagram user sarah_hansegard. Related: Popular home retailer prepares to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Trump administration working to return migrant hastily deported to Mexico after resisting similar court orders in other cases
US immigration officials are 'working' on flying back a Guatemalan migrant who says he was wrongly deported to Mexico, according to new court filings, in what appears to mark the first time the Trump administration has made plans to bring back a migrant after a judge ordered the administration to facilitate their return. Phoenix-based immigration officials are 'currently working with ICE Air to bring O.C.G. back to the United States on an Air Charter Operations (ACO) flight return leg,' the Justice Department said in the Wednesday court filing, referring to the pseudonym the migrant is using in the case. US District Judge Brian Murphy, who sits in Boston, ordered O.C.G.'s return last week. The case that Murphy is overseeing concerns the deportation of migrants to 'third countries,' or nations that are not their home country. After entering the US and being deported a first time, the Guatemalan man reentered the US again in 2024, at which point he sought asylum, having suffered 'multiple violent attacks' in Guatemala, according to court documents. On his way to the US during the second trip, O.C.G. said, he was raped and held for ransom in Mexico –– a detail he made known to an immigration judge during proceedings. In 2025, a judge ruled he should not be sent back to his native country, the documents say. Two days after the judge ruled he should not be removed to Guatemala, the government deported him to Mexico, according to Murphy's order. O.C.G. had claimed in the case that he had not been given the opportunity before his deportation to communicate his fear of being sent to Mexico and that his pleas before his removal to speak to an attorney were rejected. The government had been arguing in the case that O.C.G. had communicated to officials before his removal that he had no fear about being deported to Mexico. But recently, the government had to back down from that claim, acknowledging that it could not identify an immigration official who could substantiate that version of events. Before Murphy's ruling, O.C.G. filed a declaration that said he was now in Guatemala, where he has been 'living in hiding, in constant panic and constant fear.' O.C.G.'s removal to Mexico and subsequently Guatemala likely 'lacked due process,' Murphy said in his ruling. During his immigration proceedings, O.C.G. said he feared being sent to Mexico, but the judge told him that since Mexico isn't his native country, he can't be sent there without additional steps in the process, the ruling said. 'Those necessary steps, and O.C.G.'s pleas for help, were ignored. As a result, O.C.G. was given up to Mexico, which then sent him back to Guatemala, where he remains in hiding today,' Murphy said. Murphy's ruling came days after an appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to put on hold an order requiring it to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan migrant wrongly deported to El Salvador earlier this year. During a hearing earlier this month, US District Judge Stephanie Gallagher said officials had done virtually nothing to comply with her directive that they 'facilitate' the migrant's return to the US from the mega-prison in El Salvador where he was sent so he can have his asylum application resolved. In a similar case, the Trump administration has been in a standoff with another federal judge in Maryland over her order that it facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported in March. US District Judge Paula Xinis, who is overseeing the case, has faced repeated stonewalling from the Justice Department and members of the Trump administration, who have continued to thwart an 'expedited fact-finding' search for answers on what officials are doing to facilitate his return from El Salvador. CNN's Karina Tsui contributed to this report.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Ping brings i240, iDi driving irons to PGA Tour
Ping released its new G440 line of drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons in January, along with the new version of its Scottsdale putter family. Now the Phoenix-based equipment maker has brought two new offerings – the i240 irons and the iDi driving irons – to Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, ahead of the PGA Tour's 2025 Memorial Tournament. While the company has not made any information about either the i240 or the iDi driving irons available for preview, based on images and previously released Ping products, there are some things we can infer. Ping's irons clubs are typically divided into one of two families, "G" or "i" clubs. The G clubs, such as the G440 and G730, tend to be game-improvement offerings that focus on forgiveness, shot height and adding distance. The i clubs, such as the i230 and i530, are usually more feel- and control-oriented. Also, as the numbers in the names increase, Ping irons tend to grow. Fo example, the G440 has a shorter blade length than the G730, and the i230 is slightly smaller than the i530. Seeing the name i240 tells us this latest offering is likely a club to take the place of the i230 and was designed with more-accomplished golfers in mind. Ping has not shared the materials used in the i240 irons, but the i230 irons were cast using 431 stainless steel and featured tungsten tip and toe weights. We can see a weight screw in the toe of the i240, so it's likely this feature will remain the same. Adding weight in the heel and toe areas enhances stability without make irons larger. We can also see a rectangular slot in the back of the new i240 that appears to have been filled in with something, and the i230 has an internal elastomer insert in that area to soak up excessive vibrations and enhance feel. That leaves the checked area behind the topline. In recent Ping irons, designers used different blends of materials and uniquely shaped back badges to enhance feel, and it appears Ping has designed a back plate that covers the upper half on the back of the i240, so this could be a new back badge made with a blend of metal and other materials. When Ping released its first Crossover club, the G Crossover in 2016, the brand did not promote it as a driving iron. By giving it a G in the name, it signaled to fitters and Ping loyalists that the club was about forgiveness, ball-speed protection and versatility. It was designed for golfers who sought an alternative to a long iron that was similar to a hybrid but not quite as large. That club was followed by the G400 Crossover, G410 Crossover and the G425 Crossover. The most recent version, released in 2022, is the iCrossover. Offered in three lofts – 2-iron (18 degrees), 3-iron (21 degrees) and 4-iron (24 degrees) – it features a more traditional iron-style design than earlier models. Ping often works in two-year product cycles, but the iCrossover is now three years old. The new iDi (which features a new naming convention) could be a replacement for the Crossover and signal that with the growing popularity of high-lofted fairway woods, Ping has designed a club specifically for faster-swinging players who still prefer irons. Ping is showing three different iDi driving irons – a 2-iron, 3-iron and 4-iron – and the clubs appear to have a hollow-body design or a large back cap that covers the entire back portion of the head. We can clearly see a toe screw, so it is safe to assume there is also an internal tungsten weight in the heel. There are large notches in the heel of each iDi iron. By removing some material in that area, club fitters can bend the hosel more easily and change the lie angle to help golfers make consistent, solid contact more easily. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Ping i240 irons iDi driving irons PGA Tour Memorial Tournament
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Masked ICE agents are showing up at courthouses. Immigrant groups call it ‘flagrant' violation of due process
A gang of nearly two dozen masked federal agents descended on a courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona over several days this week and arrested immigrants moments after they left their immigration court hearings. Issac Ortega, a Phoenix-based immigration attorney, said his client was arrested on Tuesday after a hearing that same morning. His client has no criminal history and entered the United States legally through the CBP One app. Ortega told the Arizona Mirror. The incident in Phoenix was not isolated. Unidentified agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies have made similar arrests inside and outside courthouses across the country in recent days, from Washington state to Virginia, as Donald Trump's administration accelerates his deportation agenda. Inside Seattle Immigration Court, three people were arrested and escorted from the building on Wednesday morning immediately after their cases were dismissed, KUOW reported. One woman was granted permission to apply for asylum, narrowly avoiding another agent who was waiting for her outside the courtroom. And in San Diego, a man was arrested for allegedly obstructing the detention of a Guatemalan man who was attending his immigration court hearing. His lawyer later said his client's case had not yet been dismissed and that he had not violated any of the terms of his release. The American Immigration Lawyers Association says the incidents are a 'flagrant betrayal of basic fairness and due process' for people who are simply following the rules. 'Immigration courts are being weaponized, judges are coordinating with ICE to dismiss cases and immediately funnel individuals into the fast-track deportation pipeline known as expedited removal,' the group said. 'These are not fugitives,' the group added. 'They are individuals, many who are seeking protection from torture in their countries, complying with the law.' After taking office, Trump signed an executive order that greenlights fast-track deportation proceedings for immigrants who cannot prove that they have continuously lived in the United States for more than two years. That 'expedited removal' process — historically used at the U.S.-Mexico border — is now being expanded across the country. The American Civil Liberties Union sued to block the measure, arguing people seeking asylum 'would get less due process contesting their deportation than they would contesting a traffic ticket.' Internal administration documents reviewed by The Washington Post instruct ICE agents in more than 20 states to arrest people immediately after there cases are dismissed by a judge, or if they are given orders for their removal. Following that, immigrants who have been in the country for less than two years are placed into a fast-track removal process — which does not involve a hearing before a judge. One attorney, Khiabett Osuna, told The Post she was was approached by a plainclothes ICE agent who was checking a list of immigration cases while sitting inside a courtroom's public gallery. Roughly six agents gathered outside the courtroom with laptops, reviewing more lists of names, she said. 'It's a whole operation,' she told the outlet. Immigration lawyers describe the tactics as 'cruelty disguised as policy.' They're morally wrong — and self-defeating, they said. 'If the goal is court compliance, these tactics achieve the opposite: they terrify people away from the very process they're supposed to trust, undermining the rule of law at its foundation,' according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association 'This is a corruption of our immigration courts, transforming them from forums of justice into cogs in a mass deportation apparatus,' the group said. 'The expansion of expedited removal strips more people of their right to a hearing before a judge — as our laws promise.'
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cavco: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Cavco Industries Inc. (CVCO) on Thursday reported profit of $36.3 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Phoenix-based company said it had net income of $4.47 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $5.40 per share. The homebuilder posted revenue of $508.4 million in the period. For the year, the company reported profit of $171 million, or $20.71 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.02 billion. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights ( using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CVCO at Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
