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USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
J.J. McCarthy and Aaron Jones use Skol Chant to help Timberwolves secure win
J.J. McCarthy and Aaron Jones use Skol Chant to help Timberwolves secure win All Minnesota sports teams share a special connection, almost because of the universal suffering they have all endured. As a result, they all seemingly support each other by attending other teams' games whenever possible and being present with fans as often as possible. On Thursday, the Timberwolves hosted the Warriors in a pivotal Game 2 after losing Game 1 at home. They will head on the road after this, so they had to clinch this victory, and thankfully, they had some extra help in attendance in the form of J.J. McCarthy and Aaron Jones. Both Vikings players led the fans in a Skol chant during the game, and we cannot confirm or deny that it played a role in their pivotal fourth quarter, which allowed them to secure a Game 2 victory. Even though there is a delay in naming him the starting quarterback, McCarthy is acting like one both in and out of the facility. Although Kevin O'Connell seems to hint that we will see an announcement sooner rather than later.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Era ends on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach as Saks announces its closure
Welcome to The Dirt! I'm real estate, weather and critter reporter Kimberly Miller with the latest developments in the sizzling market. In this week's edition of Beautiful Things in Palm Beach County most Palm Beach Countians (countyites?) can't afford, we have beautiful things in Palm Beach County that most Palm Beach Countians can't afford. Or can they? Saks Fifth Avenue announced it will close its glitzy Palm Beach store on Worth Avenue in April, which surely means there will be some awesome blue light specials in an EVERYTHING MUST GO kind of sale with one of those car dealership wacky inflatable tube men out front. Would Palm Beach even allow a wacky inflatable tube man? That's unlikely. Sorry Saks. Stay up to date on South Florida's sizzling real estate market and sign up for The Dirt weekly newsletter, delivered every Tuesday! Exclusively for Palm Beach Post subscribers. In other real estate news, there may be another price record toppled in Palm Beach with the sale of two waterfront lots, sales of condominiums had a tough go of it in 2024 with caveats, and what happens when you spend mucho dinero for a 200-year-old bottle of Juglar champagne recovered from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, and you get, well, Skol vodka in a plastic bottle🤮? You sue, of course. And that's where unit owners and the developer of La Clara found themselves last week. A lawsuit filed by the owners association of La Clara in West Palm Beach was rich in detailed accusations against Toronto-based developer Great Gulf, including a tidbit about how high-end wood finishes displayed in brochures were replaced with faux wood wallpaper. Quelle horreur! Well, it is peeling a little bit too, apparently. And here's a bit of behind-the-curtains detail, Realtors said on background that the suit didn't surprise them. Most owners would probably accept a few minor lower-brow accoutrements, but they claim the tally of cheap knockoffs got too high. Another owner gripe was that instead of a promised wine cellar with a climate controlled storage area and fancy gathering room, they got little cubbies, no climate control, and a meh meeting room that looks more like a corporate meeting torture chamber than something opulent. Over in Palm Beach there may be another blockbuster sale shaking the very foundations of the real estate market, but considering the growing wealth on the island, what's $200 million? Remember those adjacent lots that cosmetics billionaire William P. Lauder assembled, and everyone thought it was a little cuckoo because he knocked down a perfectly nice six-year-old beachfront mansion to clear one of the lots? Well, the joke may be on everyone. If the two lots were to sell at or near the listing price of $177.8 million, it would rocket past a sale-price record set in 2023 and possibly set a new Florida record for a residential purchase. Prepare for the tsunami of untraceable trusts and Delaware-based LLC's to mask the buyer's identity. The Surfside collapse understandably freaked everyone the F out. And some older condos are now having to pay up if they kicked the can for too long on repairs and fully funding their reserves. And that certainly was one side of the condo market in 2024. On the other side were the newer, higher-end condos that Realtors said did OK. That means the annual report was a bit skewed with sales way down, but prices up. Totally topsy turvy. How things shake out in 2025 remains to be seen. For condominiums that have their affairs in order, it may be smooth sailing. And for those folks buying new? It's buyer-beware. Don't pay for Dom Perignon and get 8% alcohol Steel Reserve spiked Cherry Slushie instead. Although there is a time and place for 8% alcohol Steel Reserve spiked Cherry Slushie. Live lightly. Kimberly Miller is a journalist for The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA Today Network of Florida. She covers real estate, weather, and the environment. Subscribe to The Dirt for a weekly real estate roundup. If you have news tips, please send them to kmiller@ Help support our local journalism, subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Saks Fifth Avenue to close in Palm Beach and La Clara owners file suit
