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Time Out
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
A butch parody of Hooters, Booters, is bringing its sexy masc pop-up to NYC
A viral gender-bending pop-up from the U.K. is about to serve up a sexy butch breakfast that'll bring out the mascs. Booters, a butch-focused parody of Hooters, is making its stateside debut in NYC as a kitschy American diner centered on a queer (and significantly less creepy) experience. Booters' New York tour—led by Cockney Cowgirl, a lesbian artist and Booters regular, and local event producer Vic King Smith—will throw a trio of pop-ups at three sapphic locales: the West Village's Cubbyhole on May 5, Park Slope's Ginger's on May 8 and Bed-Stuy's Soft Butch on May 9. Cubbyhole will host a pub night with no cover; a dance and karaoke party will happen at Ginger's; and Soft Butch will throw a Butch Breakfast at 11am, where servers will squirt whipped cream on your dessert (or in your mouth for a nice tip). Anyone wearing a Booters shirt to this event gets 15% off their food and drink. There will also be a server try-out on May 8, which you can watch for $25. The Booters Recruiters will plan to use these auditions to cast Booters servers at future local events. Booters is expecting more than 400 people at the pop-ups, which goes to show there's a desire for the butch-ification of NYC (and London, where the concept is originally based). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Booters: Butch Diner LDN (@bootersbutchbar) While hanging out in the smoking section of a lesbian event in London, friends Oran Keaveney and Ariane Trueblood began discussing the potential of such butch-centered events. They started riffing on what cultural phenomena could be butch-ified, and Trueblood riffed, 'Butch Hooter, Booters!' The concept was born, followed by the creation of a cheeky logo: the Hooters' iconic owl in a leather jacket and Docs. Keaveney leaned on their media background and Trueblood's hospitality experience to build the Booters brand in early 2024. 'All we needed was a butch chef,' Keaveney says. Paz Bombo, who worked with Keaveney on a trans sauna event, was down for the challenge. A new Booters Instagram account rapidly gained thousands of followers, bringing the concept to life. 'We knew we wanted a rotating roster of servers in order to showcase as many butches, studs, and masc queer identities as possible,' Keaveney adds. Since launching in London, Booters has hosted Americana-themed diner pop-ups at Wing and a Prayer (WAP for short) in Hackney, featuring a veggie burger menu, a playlist of lesbian anthems and hot butch servers and performers, of course. Studs, butch trans women, butch sex workers and mascs of all body types have proudly worn Booters' signature tee and gleefully taken part in the whipped cream-squirting hijinks. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Booters: Butch Diner LDN (@bootersbutchbar) 'Reception has been fantastic,' Keaveney says. 'We have regulars that we see at every Booters alongside all the new faces. There's been a lot of feedback about how important it is to have all manifestations of butches highlighted and appreciated, even if it is at a silly Hooters parody. It's heartwarming to be able to see our continuously changing and diverse array of servers that proudly embody their butch identity be met with such enthusiasm.' The team plans to return to the city in the future for the full Booters experience. 'On this trip, we won't be serving a sit-down dinner just because it was a bit ambitious to plan for our first ever trans-Atlantic event,' Keaveney says. 'But based on the response we've had to Booters so far, we're hoping to come back later in the year to do a sit-down meal, and hit a few other spots in the U.S.—Fire Island, D.C. and L.A. are top of our list!'
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Construction picking up at new Washington psychiatric hospital
A rendering shows the design of the new Western State Hospital, set to be completed between 2027 and 2029. (Image courtesy of HOK Architecture) Construction is ramping up at a new state psychiatric hospital as Washington works to meet continued demand for treatment of people accused of crimes. The state broke ground in October on the new 350-bed facility at Western State Hospital in Pierce County. Work began in December, but picked up last month and passersby will start to see the building develop in June, said state Department of Social and Health Services spokesperson Jessica Nelson. For years, the Department of Social and Health Services has been under court oversight to improve unconstitutionally long wait times for mental health treatment and evaluations for criminal defendants who are incompetent to stand trial. The new hospital is key to complying with a court-ordered settlement in the case known as Trueblood. Washington is required to conduct an evaluation within 14 days and offer inpatient competency restoration treatment within seven days. The state has long struggled to meet those guidelines and has paid hundreds of millions in fines as a result. At the groundbreaking for the new hospital in October, then-Gov. Jay Inslee noted the rise in need for these services over the past few years. 'This exponential growth was not sustainable unless we really put pedal to the metal on our building programs with what we're doing today,' Inslee said. 'So we have invested tremendous resources to respond to this tremendous challenge.' In February, the most recent month for which comprehensive state data is available, the average wait time for a jail-based evaluation was about 11 days. Inpatient evaluations took five to six days. Admissions for treatment took nearly seven days at Eastern State Hospital, near Spokane, and less than six days at Western State. In years past, this could take over a year. The new Western State Hospital will be the latest addition to the state's bed capacity. In 2023, the state acquired and opened a psychiatric hospital in Tukwila for patients under civil commitments, freeing up space for criminal defendants at Western State. Last year, the state added another 86 beds at Eastern and Western State hospitals. In their capital budget passed last weekend, state lawmakers included $282 million for the final phase of construction at the new hospital. The budget now sits on Gov. Bob Ferguson's desk. The hospital is aiming to help shift the focus at Western State more toward people entangled in the criminal justice system who need treatment and away from civil patients. Under that system, civil commitments would transfer to community-based facilities to get help. Construction is expected to be completed between 2027 and 2029. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Broadwell man arrested in connection with Sangamon Co. hit-and-run crash
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A Broadwell man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash that injured a bicyclist in Williamsville last week. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office told WCIA they made the arrest the day after a 40-year-old bicyclist was struck by a van on Dinnius Road. As the investigation continued, deputies confirmed that the van in question was a Honda Odyssey that law enforcement had encountered before. Man arrested after alleged armed carjacking, chase that ended in Logan County The registered owner was Joseph Trueblood, officials said, and deputies learned his address from that prior encounter. Along with deputes from the Logan County Sheriff's Office, Sangamon County deputies went to his home in Broadwell. They found Trueblood and his van there. Officials said he admitted to driving the van and hitting the cyclist. Trueblood was arrested and booked into the Sangamon County Jail for failing to report the accident and because he was wanted on a separate arrest warrant issued by Sangamon County. He was also issued seven traffic tickets for the following offenses: Leaving the scene of an accident Failure to yield Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident Failure to render aid Driver's License expired more than a year Operating an uninsured motor vehicle Operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Village of Kronenwetter voting hours extended to 9 p.m. due to 'technical issues'
KRONENWETTER − Voters in the village of Kronenwetter will have one extra hour to vote Tuesday after a court-ordered extension following delays due to technical issues earlier in the day. Marathon County Clerk Kim Trueblood and Kronenwetter Village Clerk Jennifer Poyer filed a petition for an extension earlier in the day, 'after technology issues caused significant delays at the Kronenwetter Municipal Center,' according to a release from the Marathon County Clerk's Office. Polling site officials switched to paper poll books around 10 a.m., but some voters left due to long lines, according to the release. 'We understand the frustration this caused for voters,' Trueblood said. 'Extending polling hours in the Village of Kronenwetter by one hour ensures that every eligible Kronenwetter resident has the opportunity to cast their ballot.' All other polling sites in Marathon County will close at 8 p.m., according to the release. Trueblood and Poyer will work with the Wisconsin Elections Commission to determine the cause of the issue, according to the release. All 11 of Kronenwetter's wards vote at the same location. The village was using Badger Books to check voters in to the polling location. The village's Express Vote electronic voting machines are optional to use, according to the village website. Election Day is Tuesday. Here's what Wausau-area voters need to know. Erik Pfantz covers local government and education in central Wisconsin for USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin and values his background as a rural Wisconsinite. Contact him at epfantz@ This article originally appeared on Wausau Daily Herald: Kronenwetter voting hours extended to 9 p.m. due to 'technical issues'
