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Eater
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
Nipsey Hussle's Popular Marathon Burger Is Opening Its Next Location Just Steps From the Beach
One of Los Angeles's hottest burgers is about to make a major splash in Venice. After receiving a warm reception for its Melrose shop in March, Marathon Burger will debut its second location on Saturday, May 31. Samiel 'Blacc Sam' Asghedom (brother of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle) and his team will sling crispy-edged smash burgers on the Venice Beach Boardwalk next to the pickup basketball courts and Muscle Beach in a space once occupied by another LA burger favorite — the Window. In fall 2024, Marathon Burger started as a pop-up in Fairfax's former Johnny Rockets space while interior construction was underway. Since opening for full service in March, fans queue up regularly to order wagyu smashburgers, chicken wings, and fries, including a regular stream of notable music industry visitors like Young Thug, Boosie, and retired NFL player Marshawn Lynch. Though a Venice outpost was in Asghedom's sights for the future, he didn't plan to open a second Marathon so quickly. 'When opportunities present themselves, you gotta kind of jump on it,' Asghedom. 'We had an opportunity to present itself for that location on the boardwalk, and I'm like, 'Oh, we gotta do it.'' The Marathon team has quickly transformed the red-and-yellow exterior into its signature white with red and black accents for this weekend's opening. Asghedom says the team will serve a pared-down menu with smash burgers, hot wings, and a vegan patty. They'll also debut a new double cheeseburger with grilled onions, lettuce, Fresno peppers, pickles, ketchup, mustard, and a proprietary sauce. Breakfast will run from 7 a.m. until noon, with French toast waffles, a breakfast sandwich, orange juice, and coffee; ice cream, a boardwalk favorite, will be served daily. The Venice location will omit the salads, mushroom burger, and milkshakes served at Melrose to help eliminate long wait times. Outdoor seating is available. Asghedom and Hussle grew up working in a family restaurant. Hussle launched his Marathon brand in 2010 and was active in opening businesses in Los Angeles until he was murdered in 2019. Fans have long appreciated Hussle's focus on economic independence for Black entrepreneurs — the Marathon brand is music, fashion, entertainment, and restaurants. Asghedom says that future locations are in the works. 'We have a location we're eyeing, but I don't know if it will be location four or five. We're trying to figure out the best strategic location,' says Asghedom. The Venice Beach Boardwalk consistently has its share of restaurant flips and closures. After the Window closed, it became the vegan fast-food restaurant Mr. Charlie's, which eventually split into a group of adjacent restaurants that opened in early 2025: Epic Taco, Ubatuba Açaí, Mr. B's Mediterranean Grill, and Cane Man. In its new location at one of Southern California's most famous tourist draws, Marathon Burger has a good chance of being embraced by Venice locals and travelers during the high-volume, fast-paced summer season. Starting May 31, 2025, Marathon Burger Venice will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. with late-night delivery from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. at 1827 Oceanfront Walk, Venice, CA, 90291. Sign up for our newsletter.
CairoScene
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
'Fade Out' by VAYNE & Ashkan Kagan Mourns Love in the Digital Age
The album charts a surreal journey through grief, where every track becomes a chapter of the heartbreak journey. May 08, 2025 Iranian artist Ashkan Kagan and VAYNE deliver 'Fade Out', an album and short film that plays like an emotional post-mortem of love lost. The short film, now available on YouTube, charts a surreal journey through grief, where every track becomes a chapter of the heartbreak journey. Opening with 'Window', the album eases in with tender indie vocals before 'Train Station' jolts the listener into a Stranger Things-style synthscape with robotic distortion. 'Take Me Back' and 'Lie' crawl with melancholy, while 'Leave Me Alone' and 'Love Me Again' deepen the album's heavy-hearted tone. Directed by VAYNE, with graphic design by MIJEX and 3D art by VAYNE himself, 'Fade Out' is as visually dense as it is sonically raw. It's a post-breakup fever dream, glitching between memory and forgetting—grief rendered in pixels and pain.
Associated Press
14-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Collaboration Between MCT and Fannie Mae Improves Pricing for Mortgage Sellers on Select Loans
- Unique Bid Tape Pricing API to Deliver More Granular Pricing Alongside Cash Window - SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, announced their integration with Fannie Mae's new Loan Pricing API. By combining various price factors and utilizing a broader set of data found in bid tapes, the new API provides greater price transparency on certain loans. This is the latest in a series of recent collaborations between MCT and Fannie Mae intended to provide additional benefit and value to mortgage secondary market participants. This new API will provide greater transparency into the granular level pricing Fannie Mae provides to sellers on MCT Marketplace – the largest mortgage asset exchange for the U.S. secondary market. 'As the needs of borrowers and those who serve them evolve, Fannie Mae remains committed to investing in and delivering value through the products and services it offers,' said Pete Skarnulis, Single-Family Business Account Management Solutions – Vice President at Fannie Mae. 'The new Loan Pricing API offers comprehensive pricing and a more streamlined process for obtaining the most up-to-date pricing information that creates a better experience for our industry partners.' For mutual clients, pricing from the new API is integrated seamlessly into execution analysis, commitment, and delivery processes in MCT Marketplace. Fannie Mae sellers will retain access to the other execution options they had previously, such as the Cash Window and Servicing Marketplace®. 'Through our strong collaboration with Fannie Mae over the years, we have made it a top priority to push the secondary market forward through technology for the benefit of mutual clients,' stated Phil Rasori, COO at MCT. 'We're proud to have jointly deployed Fannie Mae's new Loan Pricing API.' Learn more about the features, benefits, volume, and performance of MCT and Fannie Mae technology collaborations for mortgage lenders. MCT and Fannie Mae will be available and sharing more information about their efforts for mutual client benefit at the upcoming MCT Exchange conference in San Diego held March 27-28, 2025, including the keynote presentation by Olga Gorodetsky, Director of Capital Markets at Fannie Mae. About MCT: For over two decades, MCT has been a leading source of innovation for the mortgage secondary market. Melding deep subject matter expertise with a passion for emerging technologies and clients, MCT is the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology. From architecting modern best execution loan sales to launching the most successful and advanced marketplace for mortgage-related assets, lenders, investors, and network partners all benefit from MCT's stewardship. MCT's technology and know-how continues to revolutionize how mortgage assets are priced, locked, protected, valued, and exchanged – offering clients the tools to perform under any market condition. For more information, visit or call (619) 543-5111. MCT Media Contact: Ian Miller Chief Marketing Officer Mortgage Capital Trading 619-543-5111 NEWS SOURCE: Mortgage Capital Trading Inc. Keywords: Mortgage, Mortgage Capital Trading, MCT, Fannie Mae Loan Pricing API, fintech, mortgage secondary market participants, SAN DIEGO, Calif. Send2Press® Newswire. Information is believed accurate but not guaranteed. Story ID: S2P124735 APNF0325A
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Positive injury update provided on Wycombe Wanderers striker Richard Kone
Wycombe Wanderers head coach has confirmed that star striker Richard Kone is back in training. The Ivorian had played in every one of the club's league matches this season but suffered a knee injury in the 2-1 home victory against Barnsley on January 28. In that match, he scored a last minute winner to keep the Chairboys' automatic promotion hopes alive. Since then, he has missed the last four games in all competitions (Cambridge United, Preston North End, Crawley Town and most recently Bristol Rovers), as he continues to recover. However, the 21-year-old was seen doing some light jogging in an induvial warm up ahead of the clash against the Gas on February 18. 🇨🇮 Richard Kone isn't in the matchday squad as he continues to nurse his knee injury, but he was out doing some light jogging earlier this evening.#Chairboys — James Richings (@James_BFP) February 18, 2025 Speaking after securing his first win as Wanderers' new man in charge, Dodds said: 'Richard Kone is back in training. 'He is back in training so he has to try and get into the team.' Prior to his recent absence from the team, Kone had scored 19 goals in 37 matches in all competitions this season. The win against the West Country outfit saw Dodds make four changes to the starting 11, which included Fin Back making his debut in the right wingback position, whilst Xavier Simons shone in the centre of the park following his brief cameo against Crawley Town a few days earlier. Caleb Taylor and Beryly Lubala also came in. Mike Dodds has confirmed Richard Kone is back in training.#Chairboys — James Richings (@James_BFP) February 18, 2025 Out when Declan Skura, Sonny Bradley, Luke Leahy and Garath McCleary. Two notable absentees from the matchday squad were Anders Hagelskjær and Magnus Westergaard. The two Danes were signed during the January Transfer Window for club record fees, but have only played five times between them since their move to South Bucks. Hagelskjær featured in the 2-1 away win against Mansfield Town on January 18 and in the 1-1 draw at Cambridge United, whilst Westergaard has played in the FA Cup match at Preston North End, the late win against Barnsley and also in the draw versus Cambridge. Dodds explained: 'The club has invested in them, but with the Danish players, they are in their pre-season so in the 12 or so days I have been in, I spotted quite early that they are still getting up to speed. 'They are both on board in terms of what their plans look like but their timeline is slightly distorted. 'They need to get up to speed, but they are great investments and the Wycombe fans should be excited to see them, but at this present moment, it is not the right time for them. 'We need to introduce them at the right time.' Up next is Wigan Athletic at home on February 22.
