Ziggy Marley recently shared photos of his mother Rita, describing her as “the backbone of everything.” Marley, the 55-year-old son of the late reggae icon Bob Marley, took a moment to appreciate his mom in an Instagram tributary post on Tuesday, June 25. Flaunting a close-up of Rita posing with a thumbs-up in an orange blouse and colorful jewelry, he captioned the post: “My strength. Mommy,” followed by a red heart emoji. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE about mom’s immense support for his late father and their family, the “proud” son heaped praise on Rita. He told the outlet: “My mom is the…
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Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller geared up to reunite on screen 19 years after Prison Break premiere. Variety reported on Tuesday, June 25, the two actors, who initially teamed up for the crime drama nearly two decades ago, are slated to star in the upcoming series Snatchbook. Purcell, 54, took to Instagram to confirm the news, revealing that the new series is produced by his wife, Tish Cyrus-Purcell, founder of Hope Town Entertainment. He expressed gratitude to his “dear friend Wentworth Miller: for joining the project and co-starring with him. “Your talents have been surely missed. Thanks brother,” Purcell added. View this post on…
Gena Rowlands has been marred with grim consequence of old age in a heartbreaking revelation by her son. The 93-year-old actress, who starred in The Notebook as older version of Rachel McAdams’ character Allie, has Alzheimer’s disease. In the film directed by her son Nick Cassavetes, Gena played a woman dealing with cognitive decline in the last moments of the iconic romance. “I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes said in a…
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki may very likely get to share the screen again for The Boys. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, The Boys creator Eric Kripke – who also created Ackles and Padalecki’s hit series Supernatural – revealed that is seriously considering bringing Padalecki on board for the upcoming season 5 to reunite with Ackles, who plays Soldier Boy. “The value of that [reunion] is to break the internet,” Kripke acknowledged, adding, “So we’ll see whether it’s right for the story.” He further explained that though he has no character or storyline for Padalecki yet, “it does seem like the planets are aligning” for Padalecki’s appearance.…
The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating one of its own officers after a local social media influencer was hospitalized following an arrest early on Sunday morning. According to a news release, Fort Worth Police officers responded to the 1000 block of Foch Street just before 3:30 a.m. after reports of a hit-and-run crash. Police said the crash involved a suspected intoxicated driver who slammed into another car and building before fleeing the scene on foot. As officers tried to investigate the crash, a woman allegedly approached them. Fort Worth police said an officer told the woman multiple times to…
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has confirmed the first mosquito sample testing positive for West Nile virus (WNV) of the year in Carrollton. The sample was collected from mosquito management area 6B. Area 6B is located between Belt Line Road, Josey Lane, Keller Springs Road, and Carrollton’s eastern city limits, according to the city. This area can be viewed in detail at cityofcarrollton.com/westnile. The city of Carrollton conducts mosquito trapping in seven areas of the city each week during the mosquito season which runs from May through October, and has collected 49 samples so far this year. Carrollton…
Mayor Eric Johnson will host the 28th Annual Dallas Mayor’s Back to School Fair on Aug. 2 at Fair Park. “The Mayor’s Back to School Fair is an annual Dallas tradition, and it’s one of my favorite events of the year,” Johnson said. “Because it is one of the most important.” The annual event helps set up children and families of Dallas for success by providing essential school supplies and services before the school year starts. Children can pick up backpacks full of supplies at the event and get free immunizations, haircuts, dental screenings, vision exams and more. “Our goal…
Dallas is making a new push to include marijuana legalization on the ballot this fall. This coincides with the Dallas City Council’s plan to present several city operation changes to voters this week. While other Texas cities have moved to legalize possession of misdemeanor amounts of pot, Dallas has not joined them until now. Catina Voellinger is the executive director of Ground Game Texas, an organization that pushes for marijuana legalization. “Dallas is by far the biggest city we’ve taken on,” Voellinger said. “I think this is something we can take and put into our community’s hands.” Volunteers showed up to…
The lights dimmed, the projector started, and mentor officers from several community-based units in the Dallas Police Department settled in at the Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center for the screening of ‘Black Ice: The Rhythm’. “A lot of our mentors have never experienced hockey,” Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center CEO Trina Terrell Andrews said. “It’s all about exposure for us.” The new movie from Dallas-based producer Ashlee C. and writer/director Gerald McBride is about a group of Black roller skaters turned ice hockey players, who confront racism and discrimination as they take on the predominantly White world of hockey. McBride got the idea…
At the North Texas Wildlife Center, every life is worth saving. Dozens of volunteers work out of an East Plano house, nursing sick, injured and orphaned Texas wildlife. “A lot of these animals come to us completely disregarded by people,” said the organization’s president Rebecca Hamlin. “We’ve had animals lay on the side of the road for hours or days and then finally someone comes, and they bring them to us and we can give them a chance.” Anyone who finds an animal in need can contact the group about potentially admitting it for care. The North Texas Wildlife Center…
