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Glasgow Times
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
The story of the smallest stage at TRNSMT with 'secret sets'
The festival has announced the return of The Hangout - a fan-favourite stage described as the 'home of secret sets'. This over-18s space is back for its second year, and is set to host acoustic artists, live podcasts, comedy, and entertainment. Read more: Calls to ban Irish rappers Kneecap from Glasgow's TRNSMT festival should be resisted Despite being the smallest stage at TRNSMT, The Hangout delivered one of the biggest surprises of 2024, when Glasgow band Travis stunned fans with a secret performance. The band entertained guests with a selection of their most beloved hits — a moment that has since become one of the most memorable in the festival's history. This year's line-up has revealed another round of eclectic entertainment, with schedule gaps hinting at more surprise appearances still to be announced during the festival weekend. Highlights for 2025 include Bongo's Bingo parties, Drag-aoke with Miss Lola Fierce, and a live recording of the Who Agrees? podcast with Paul Black and Kendra McPherson. Read more: Free bus journeys available in Glasgow ahead of music festival The space will also host DJs and busker sets by Robyn Reid and Jamie Rafferty. Geoff Ellis, festival director of TRNSMT, said: "The Hangout became a fan favourite last year, with an unforgettable festival moment from Travis - now one of my personal top moments of TRNSMT's history. "We want to keep making incredible memories for fans and unique spaces like The Hangout with Bongo's Bingos, Drag-eoke and even more entertainment are really special." Tickets for TRNSMT can be purchased online via Ticketmaster.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Myrtle Beach mayor, challenger say ending year-round paid parking worth another look
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Two candidates for Myrtle Beach mayor say they're willing to take another look at whether continuing year-round paid parking in the city is viable. After years of free parking during the so-called offseason for tourism, the city made the switch to charging year-round in November 2023, even though some businesses predicted it would keep nonresidents away. The issue returned to the forefront recently when Mark Kruea, the city's longtime public information director, announced his campaign for mayor. Kruea said he would take a look at year-round paid parking and whether 'it is a disincentive for people to go downtown.' News13 asked Mayor Brenda Bethune about the topic Thursday night as she kicked off her re-election campaign at The Hangout at Broadway at the Beach. She is seeking a third consecutive term in office. 'We've actually already talked about that with council, and with management and staff,' Bethune said. 'So we've already talked about that. We are looking at that, yes. We all agree that we need to do what we can to help our businesses.' On Friday, Bethune went into more detail on the topic in a statement to News13, saying the discussions have focused on returning 'free parking in the core commercial and boulevard areas' from November to February. 'It would require a change in our current ordinance to give the manager the authority to make a change without council's approval,' she said. 'This is something that is being actively worked on by staff and management. It will be discussed in our May workshop if not sooner.' The city's nonpartisan election is set for Nov. 4. * * * Dennis Bright is the Digital Executive Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
27-02-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Lodi City Council reviews budget, may increase sales tax
LODI — The City of Lodi is looking at possible tax hikes to try to balance the books as a possible $1 million shortfall is forecasted each year for the next five years. One option being presented to the city council during Wednesday night's special meeting is increasing the city's current sales tax from 8.25% to potentially 8.75%. "Well, I'm concerned," Lodi resident Larry Estavan said. "You know, it's nice living here, and I wouldn't want to see it get any worse or more expensive." Estavan explained that he'll maybe "eat out less or be more frugal in my grocery shopping." This is a move that would bring in more than $8 million to the local economy. "I'm not too fond of that just because things are pretty expensive as it is," said local business owner Adrian Torrez, manager of The Hangout on North School Street in downtown Lodi. Torrez, along with some other business owners, is concerned this increase will cause bigger problems. "I'd hate to have to increase. My mom or my older brother, they own [The Hangout]. I'd hate for them to have to do that," he said. "I don't think they would, but it just makes it harder." Other business owners look at this increase in a positive light. "It's great," said Kay Claxton, owner and operator of French at Heart, also on North School Street. "If it's going to be used to help downtown, I think it's great. We haven't had a price increase in a long time." Where the money from this tax increase will go is unknown at this point, according to the city. For Torrez, he knows that regardless of what happens, his customers will help him through. "Our customers are pretty loyal," he said. "I think it would be the most part OK, but I think that the higher-ups, higher than me, the people that have control over that, I think they wouldn't want to do that." Besides the sales tax, another option being presented to the city council is to reimpose the Business License Tax. They could also decide to increase the city's Transient Occupancy Tax. The council did not vote on increasing the sales tax on Wednesday. It was just reviewing the budget.
