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Indianapolis Star
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Flooding partially submerged cars at Milwaukee Mile track. What's next ahead of IndyCar visit?
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Days after a historic deluge left the Milwaukee Mile feet deep in stormwater, a State Fair Park spokesman said the racetrack was not damaged and the facility will be ready to go when the IndyCar arrives. The second-last day of the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair was cut short Saturday when a storm that ultimately dropped 9 inches of rain on West Allis flooded the grounds and infield tunnel and left some cars parked on the track partially submerged. The scheduled final day of the Fair was then canceled. The next big event at the facility is the Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250, with practice and qualifying scheduled for Aug. 23 and the race for Aug. 24. IndyCar returned to the Mile in 2024 after a 13-year absence under a contract that runs through 2026. State Fair Park does not release ticket sales information, communications manager Tim McCormick said in an email. A count of seats available for purchase online with a little more than two weeks to go showed about 5,000 of an estimated 14,000 reserved seats remaining for race day plus an undetermined number of general admission tickets and infield camping permits. Insider: Bringing 'entertainment' to Penske Entertainment: How Fox's new minority stake pushes IndyCar forward Although 2024 attendance was not announced, seats were substantially filled for both 250-lap races Saturday and Sunday. Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation, which assisted State Fair in promotion, estimated the three-day total would be about 40,000. Milwaukee retained its relative position on the 17-race schedule for 2025, one week before the finale at Nashville Superspeedway. Although the IndyCar championship typically is not decided until the final race, eight-time winner Alex Palou already locked up his fourth title Aug. 10 in Portland, Oregon. Insider: Failure at Iowa sparks latest 2026 IndyCar schedule question: Will Penske Entertainment be able to promote? IndyCar is expected to again be the only major race on the State Fair Park oval in 2026. Bob Sargent, whose Track Enterprises promoted NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 2023 and '24 as well as other races, said recently he met with park officials but couldn't come up with a date that worked for all parties.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Christian Bale's mission to keep foster siblings together
Christian Bale may have played a superhero in the "Batman" franchise, but now he's on a real life mission to help some kids who could really use a hero. And for Bale, it's the role of a lifetime. The Oscar-winning actor is helping to build Together California, a foster care home designed to keep orphaned siblings together, in the desert community of Palmdale, California. Some organizations estimate up to 75 percent of siblings end up living apart after entering foster care in the U.S. "And so you imagine the trauma of that, you know? But added trauma to being taken from your parents, and then you lose your siblings, you know, that's just something that we shouldn't be doing," Bale told "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Tracy Smith. "It just requires having a heart" Bale said you don't necessarily need to have any history with – or connection to – the foster care system in order to be moved to take action and offer help. "It just requires having a heart," said Bale, adding that it just takes the basic understanding that as a society we should be taking care of our children. The inspiration behind Bale's foster care work came 17 years ago when he looked at his young daughter and imagined her without parents. He began to look into foster care and found Tim McCormick, who ran foster homes in Chicago for decades. Bale recruited McCormick to help him open Together California, a village in Los Angeles that houses groups of foster siblings. The siblings can stay together in individual houses around a central garden, where they're cared for by trained foster parents whose only job will be to look after them. "This is what this site is about. We create a place for authentic goodness to flourish. And it certainly impacts a child, but it impacts all of us. We create a different story of us as a society," Bale said. Bringing a vision to life Architects at AC Marin are helping bring Bale's vision to life, breaking ground on the construction site in February 2024. While it's one of their smaller architectural projects, AC Martin CEO Tom Hsieh says it's one of their biggest priorities. "I think we're at a point in our society where we have to help. And for me – you know, as exciting as creating the next high rise, we need to give back to society and community. This is small but I'm tremendously proud of this project," Hsieh told "CBS Sunday Morning." Right now, the village is still a construction site, but Bale says it already paints a picture. "I love designing. I love architecture," Bale said. "So I adore the whole design process. And so actually seeing it really – coming to happen is just very, very exciting." There's still a long road ahead. They need to continue to fundraise and find the right foster parents, but it's finally starting to take shape. They're hoping to welcome the first kids early next year. Bale has received numerous accolades throughout his career, but he says opening this center to keep foster siblings together will be among his greatest accomplishments. "This is something that when, you know, I'm closing my eyes for the last time. I wanna look and about, 'Did I do some good? Did I make any changes in the world that were useful?' And this will be one of the things that I'll be most proud of when I, you know, draw my last breath," he said. Raw Video: Mexican navy training ship hits Brooklyn Bridge Surprising facts about Mark Twain that biographer Ron Chernow learned while writing new book Family's goodbye to beloved dog becomes a lesson in letting go
CBS News
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Christian Bale's on a mission to keep foster siblings together. For him, it's the role of a lifetime.
Christian Bale may have played a superhero in the "Batman" franchise, but now he's on a real life mission to help some kids who could really use a hero. And for Bale, it's the role of a lifetime. The Oscar-winning actor is helping to build Together California, a foster care home designed to keep orphaned siblings together, in the desert community of Palmdale, California. Some organizations estimate up to 75 percent of siblings end up living apart after entering foster care in the U.S. "And so you imagine the trauma of that, you know? But added trauma to being taken from your parents, and then you lose your siblings, you know, that's just something that we shouldn't be doing," Bale told "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Tracy Smith. "It just requires having a heart" Christian Bale is helping to build Together California, a foster care home designed to keep orphaned siblings together. CBS Sunday Morning Bale said you don't necessarily need to have any history with – or connection to – the foster care system in order to be moved to take action and offer help. "It just requires having a heart," said Bale, adding that it just takes the basic understanding that as a society we should be taking care of our children. The inspiration behind Bale's foster care work came 17 years ago when he looked at his young daughter and imagined her without parents. He began to look into foster care and found Tim McCormick, who ran foster homes in Chicago for decades. Bale recruited McCormick to help him open Together California, a village in Los Angeles that houses groups of foster siblings. The siblings can stay together in individual houses around a central garden, where they're cared for by trained foster parents whose only job will be to look after them. "This is what this site is about. We create a place for authentic goodness to flourish. And it certainly impacts a child, but it impacts all of us. We create a different story of us as a society," Bale said. Bringing a vision to life Together California broke ground on the construction site in February 2024 CBS Sunday Morning Architects at AC Marin are helping bring Bale's vision to life, breaking ground on the construction site in February 2024. While it's one of their smaller architectural projects, AC Martin CEO Tom Hsieh says it's one of their biggest priorities. "I think we're at a point in our society where we have to help. And for me – you know, as exciting as creating the next high rise, we need to give back to society and community. This is small but I'm tremendously proud of this project," Hsieh told "CBS Sunday Morning." Right now, the village is still a construction site, but Bale says it already paints a picture. "I love designing. I love architecture," Bale said. "So I adore the whole design process. And so actually seeing it really – coming to happen is just very, very exciting." There's still a long road ahead. They need to continue to fundraise and find the right foster parents, but it's finally starting to take shape. They're hoping to welcome the first kids early next year. Bale has received numerous accolades throughout his career, but he says opening this center to keep foster siblings together will be among his greatest accomplishments. "This is something that when, you know, I'm closing my eyes for the last time. I wanna look and about, 'Did I do some good? Did I make any changes in the world that were useful?' And this will be one of the things that I'll be most proud of when I, you know, draw my last breath," he said.
