US reopens Gaza pier, resuming humanitarian aid deliveries
A pier built by the U.S. military to deliver aid to Gaza was closed twice as fighting between Israel and Hamas continued, but has since reopened. The pier was up and running again on Thursday, and relief supplies were being transported to shore. Pentagon spokesman Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Thursday that […]
Port of Baltimore shipping channel fully reopens following Key Bridge collapse
The shipping channel in the Port of Baltimore fully reopened Monday, months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when it was struck by a shipping vessel. The 700-foot-wide and 50-foot-deep channel reopened for commercial use after being closed for more than 11 weeks. In March, the Dali, a 213 million-pound shipping vessel, experienced a […]
Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed
Haiti’s main international airport reopened on Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to shut it down to traffic in early March. The reopening of Toussaint Louverture Airport in the capital Port-au-Prince is expected to help alleviate severe shortages of medicine and other basic supplies as the […]
NYC-Dublin portal in Flatiron District reopens with limited hours
i’m back. Portal, a livestream between New York City and Dublin, reopened on Sunday with several new measures aimed at deterring the deviant and disturbing behavior that forced its temporary closure. Almost five days after the attraction went dark due to strange noises from both sides of the pond, organizers turned it back on at […]
Erdoğan government formally reopens another Byzantine-era church as a mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, four years after the Turkish government designated it an Islamic house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece. It was officially opened as a mosque. In 2020, Turkey officially converted the Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, known in Turkish […]
Bowling Alley Reopens Six Months After Maine’s Deadliest Mass Shooting By Former Army Reservist
In southwestern Maine, the state’s deadliest mass shooting occurred last October after a former Army reservist shot and killed 10 people at a nearby bar, leaving eight people dead, according to the Associated Press. bowling alleys reopened Friday. “We’re excited to open,” Samantha Juray, co-owner of Just in Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston, […]
Columbia partially reopens campus with desperate warning to faculty, students: ‘Remains a target’
Columbia University in New York has officially reopened its campus after weeks of unrest that included the takeover of academic buildings by anti-Israel agitators and hundreds of arrests. On Thursday, the university notified faculty that they would be able to return to work at the Morningside campus and have access to their offices as early […]
Maine bowling alley reopens 6 months after Lewiston mass shooting
Deciding whether to reopen after a mass shooting is a dilemma that business owners must face. For Justin and Samantha Juray, the answer didn’t come easy. But when they decided to reopen their bowling alley in Maine, they didn’t hesitate. Six months after the gunman opened fire, patrons returned Friday to find touching photos at […]
Oklahoma bridge hit by barge reopens to highway traffic
An Oklahoma highway reopened Saturday after being closed for several hours after a bridge over the Arkansas River was struck by a barge. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers closed a portion of Route 59 south of Sallisaw around 1:25 p.m. after a barge crashed into a bridge. State Patrol officials said no injuries were reported on […]
Port Ellen whisky distillery in Scotland reopens after 40 years
The remains of a former ‘ghost’ distillery on Islay, an excellent source of Scottish peat whisky, are now an ultra-premium distillery with a luxurious and sophisticated blueprint. In 1983, the flagship distillery, Port Ellen Distillery, closed due to overproduction of single malt whiskey in the area. Due to the surplus, many whiskey production sites were […]