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Miami Herald
30-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Fire at trailer leads to dead 86-year-old, Ohio officials say. Grandson indicted
A 36-year-old man was indicted in connection with the death of his grandma, Ohio officials said. In December 2024, Darke County deputies responded to a mobile home community in Greenville after getting reports of a fire, according to a June 27 Facebook post by the sheriff's office. While putting out the fire, crews found the body of 86-year-old Beverly Lees, deputies said. Lees was living in the home with her grandson, later identified as Jamin Brenner, deputies said. An investigation revealed Brenner set Lees on fire, the sheriff's office said. Deputies didn't specify what led to the attack. He was charged with aggravated murder and aggravated arson, deputies said. After a six-month-long investigation, Brenner was indicted on the charges, the sheriff's office said. He is currently lodged at the Dark County jail awaiting his arraignment, deputies said. Greenville is about a 100-mile drive northwest from Columbus.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
iBio Presents Next-Generation Obesity and Cardiometabolic Pipeline Candidates on June 24 Conference Call
Review of promising Myostatin and Activin E antibody data iBio to announce 3rd target in Astral Bio Collaboration Conference call Tuesday, June 24 at 8:30 a.m. ET SAN DIEGO, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iBio, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBIO), an AI-driven innovator of precision antibody therapies, today announced the Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, June 24, at 8:30 a.m. ET to review its latest advances in obesity and cardiometabolic disease treatments and announce a third target in the AstralBio Collaboration in addition to Myostatin and Activin Brenner, DVM, Ph.D., iBio's CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, will outline how iBio is pioneering the next generation of antibody medicines—targeted, longer-lasting, and potentially better tolerated therapies with more sustainable efficacy. Dr. Brenner will present a strategic overview of the obesity strategy, including details on their long acting Myostatin, IBIO-600, new preclinical data on Activin E and, more safe and effective treatment webcast of the live call may be accessed on the Investors section of the iBio website at A replay of the webcast will be available on the iBio website for approximately 60 days following the join the live call, participants need to access this link for dial-in numbers and a unique participation code. About iBio, Inc. iBio (Nasdaq: IBIO) is a cutting-edge biotech company leveraging AI and advanced computational biology to develop next-generation biopharmaceuticals for cardiometabolic diseases, obesity, cancer and other hard-to-treat diseases. By combining proprietary 3D modeling with innovative drug discovery platforms, iBio is creating a pipeline of breakthrough antibody treatments to address significant unmet medical needs. Our mission is to transform drug discovery, accelerate development timelines, and unlock new possibilities in precision medicine. For more information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn. Forward-Looking Statements Any statements contained in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute 'forward-looking statements.' These statements include statements regarding pioneering the next generation of antibody medicines, which are potentially better tolerated therapies with more sustainable efficacy, and Activin E and amylin agonist, which are promising pathways for more safe and effective treatment options. The words 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'continue,' 'could,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'plan,' 'potential,' 'predict,' 'project,' 'should,' 'target,' 'will,' 'would' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including iBio's ability to obtain regulatory approvals for commercialization of its product candidates, or to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements; regulatory limitations relating to iBio's ability to promote or commercialize its product candidates for specific indications; acceptance of iBio's product candidates in the marketplace and the successful development, marketing or sale of products; and whether iBio will incur unforeseen expenses or liabilities or other market factors; and the other factors discussed in iBio's filings with the SEC including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024 and its subsequent filings with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The information in this release is provided only as of the date of this release, and iBio undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release on account of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Corporate Contact: iBio, Inc. Investor Relations ir@ Media Contacts: Ignacio Guerrero-Ros, Ph.D., or David Schull Russo Partners, LLC (858) 717-2310 or (646) 942-5604
San Francisco Chronicle
06-06-2025
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bay Area library visits have sharply declined. But not in this tranquil suburb
Across the Bay Area, libraries saw just about two-thirds as many visits per capita last year as they did seven years ago, a Chronicle analysis of state library data found. Most libraries in the nine Bay Area counties have yet to see visits climb back to pre-pandemic levels. Large public library systems like San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland are all still seeing about 30% fewer visits per capita than they used to. A handful of systems, though, have not only recovered — they've grown. The data comes from the California State Library, which surveys each public library system each year. To calculate visits per capita, the number of visits at a library in a given fiscal year is divided by the population of that system's service area. Declining visitation is virtually a universal problem. Almost no local public library system saw growth between the 2018-2019 and 2023-2024 fiscal years, the Chronicle found. The numbers are in keeping with national trends, according to a report by the Urban Libraries Council, an advocacy group. But those numbers aren't so bad when viewed in the context of other amenities post-pandemic. 'When you compare what's happening with libraries to what's going on in commercial (office) space, libraries are doing pretty well,' said Brooks Rainwater, the president of the Urban Libraries Council. And though they're still not at pre-pandemic levels, visits per capita in the Bay Area and nationally have been slowly ticking up since their shutdown-induced low points, said Rainwater. He compared the slow but steady recovery of libraries to shifts in all parts of city life, like transit ridership, office visits, tourism and retail shopping, all of which still have yet to reach what they were before COVID. And he expects the recovery will continue. Early data being collected for the council's 2025 report indicates that in-person library visits are up to about 75% of pre-pandemic levels. Part of the picture — and a reason for hope — is the shifting role of what a library is within a community, a change that was happening even before the pandemic, Rainwater said. While an increasing number of people are borrowing ebooks instead of physically checking out books, libraries are also increasingly used as a 'third space' for people to gather, to work or to just hang out, he said. 'Literacy and books are always going to be our stock and trade,' he said, 'but libraries are reflective of community needs.' That's a philosophy Anji Brenner, the city librarian at the Mill Valley Public Library, believes in wholeheartedly. The library, nestled among redwood trees and boasting floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the forest, a deck overlooking the nearby creek and even a wood-burning fireplace, is one of the few in the Bay Area to have fully recovered its visit numbers — an especially impressive feat given that its per capita visit rate was already one of the highest in the Bay Area. 'What's not to love about this place?' Brenner said. Brenner said the recovery didn't happen automatically: Staff worked hard to adapt programming during and after the pandemic. That has meant, for example, everything from author talks to nature walks, and experimenting with the times those programs are offered: Weekends have proven very popular. The library also hired a more diverse staff, which Brenner said helped it to engage with more members of the community. Likewise, Brenner also said that the demographics of visitors have shifted. Twenty- and thirty-somethings come to the library regularly now, a relatively new phenomenon, and teens, who were always reliable patrons, spend even more time there. It also helps that Mill Valley is rich. Brenner noted that both the Mill Valley Library Foundation and Friends of the Mill Valley Library fundraise for the public library. In general, library visits were higher in wealthier places like Marin County. Still, none of that matters if a library system isn't attuned to the community. 'You have to be grounded in who you're serving and why you're here,' she said. 'We want to bring joy to people's lives.'
Los Angeles Times
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Turn your kitchen into a taverna with these local Greek cookbooks
Just over a decade ago, Sharon Brenner moved to Athens and became enamored with the flavors and fragrances of Greece, the allure of fried dough drizzled with honey, the communal joys of sharing meze in a taverna late into the evening. The immigration attorney and food writer, now based back in Los Angeles, has written three self-published cookbooks to help share and recreate some of her experiences there. 'I felt like this country gave me so much, I really fell in love with it,' she said. 'A way to give back through food was to educate people about the country and their cuisine and the history, because it's all so intertwined.' Brenner, who is not Greek by descent, moved to Athens in 2014 with a then-boyfriend. Though their yearslong relationship ended almost as soon as they'd arrived — with Brenner's belongings still on a boat being shipped over — she chose to stay, and her love affair with the city bloomed. She worked remotely for an American law firm by day, and dove into the burgeoning community of food blogs in her off-time. She spent evenings sharing raki with friends in tavernas. The avid home cook began chronicling her own recipes online, and scouring the Greek markets for seasonal and new-to-her ingredients. She photographed her dishes with her cell phone. A year later, she bought a digital camera. Eventually she realized these recipes and photos could be compiled into a zine-like cookbook not to detail the breadth of Greek cuisine, but to provide a snapshot of her time there and inspire others to experience it. 'This was before Athens was as trendy as it is now and I felt like no one goes to Athens, or if they did, they stopped for a day on their way to the islands,' she said. 'It's this incredible city with all this artistic momentum and I thought it deserved its due. Any person you see in that book is my friend, any street you see is a street that I would walk normally. It was really [made] to holistically introduce people to the city, to encourage them to give it their attention.' When she returned to the U.S. in 2017, she finished her first self-published cookbook. 'Athena' debuted in 2020, and in 2022 she released a second run due to its popularity. She followed it with a digital cookbook, 'A Pie Project,' wherein she shared recipes for spinach pie, phyllo dough and other specialties. Then came 'Fry Day' — her latest — a cookbook devoted to all things golden and crunchy from a dunk in hot oil, and the kinds of dishes she missed eating there. 'How can I give cultural context and dispel stereotypes?' she asked of her work. 'Another thing I feel really strongly about in Greece — and I'm sure people from all over the world feel this way — is that people maybe know one dish from a country, and then they go there and they want to eat that dish. In Greece in particular, I felt like people would go to Greece and want to eat tzatziki and gyros and all these things that my friends aren't really eating on a daily basis.' A dish like horta — boiled greens with olive oil and lemon — is ubiquitous in Greece but fairly unknown in the U.S. in comparison. Brenner's cookbooks include recipes for recognizable dishes such as dolmadakia (stuffed grape leaves) and soutzoukakia (meatballs in tomato sauce), but also Cretan pasta with farmers cheese, a simple dish of pantzaria (roasted beets with garlic) and the comforting revithia (chickpea stew). During her first foray into cookbook publishing, she launched an intimate Greek dinner series in promotion. Athena Dinners took off. Friends, friends of friends, and total strangers gathered in art galleries, her own home and various other L.A. spaces for ticketed meals cooked by Brenner. Some served collaborative dinners from Brenner and local chefs such as Chainsaw's Karla Subero Pittol. She paused the dinner series in late 2023, hoping to revive it. Now that she and her husband are displaced due to January's Altadena Fire, Brenner is unsure of where or when it could return. Perhaps, she said, it might reappear in its more collaborative form, with local chefs and in a new space. She's also considering reprising her in-person, hands-on pie classes, teaching others by demonstrating just the right thinness of fresh phyllo dough stretched between her fingers. Making spinach pie, she said, is both therapeutic and a practice she hopes to constantly improve upon for the rest of her life. 'Since the fires, I obviously have been doing it a lot less,' Brenner said, 'but now that we're somewhat more stable, I've been making pie again, and I really missed it.' Brenner can be found popping up with her signature chocolate chip cookies — and occasionally her spinach pie — most often at neighborhood wine and culinary shop Altadena Bev. Her next appearance is June 7, and all three of her cookbooks can be purchased online. Eating out this week? Sign up for Tasting Notes to get our restaurant experts' insights and off-the-cuff takes on where they're dining right now. With a golden crust and drizzle of honey, these planks of sesame-coated Greek feta offer the perfect balance of sweet and savory. Mozzarella sticks will always have a place in my heart, but Brenner's 'Fry Day' recipe for fried cheese is otherworldly. The feta isn't stringy and melty so much as soft and fluffy, its natural saltiness curbed by the earthiness of sesame. Drizzle with copious honey or, as Brenner points out in this recipe, lend it an even more savory edge with oregano, olive oil and chile the time: 45 minutes. Serves 2. I often keep a ready-made tin of stewed gigantes on hand for a snack, a small meal unto itself, or a salad topping. The plump white beans in an allium-laced tomato sauce manage to hit the spot in a way other legumes can't quite manage. But after making and tasting Brenner's recipe, I think I'll always keep her homemade variety stocked in my freezer instead. Her version — with instruction from the owner of her favorite taverna in Athens — involves plenty of whole carrots, onion, celery stalks and garlic, which pack the already nutrient-rich dish with even more vegetal the recipe. Cooking time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, plus overnight bean soak. Serves 8.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Meet Rockford's Honorary Grand Marshall for the 2025 Memorial Day Parade
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — 100-year-old and World War II Veteran Robert 'Bob' Brenner will serve as the Grand Marshall in Rockford's 2025 Memorial Day Parade. Brenner served in the Navy during WWII from 1943-1946. He rode the USS MAZAMA, an ammunition ship in the South Pacific. 'I was a motor machinist mate third class,' Brenner said. 'I stayed third class because my opportunities to go on to more schooling was better as a third class than if I took another rate higher.' Brenner said he left the service when his wife was giving birth to their child. 'I enjoyed the Navy,' Brenner said. 'The Navy was a good life. If I hadn't married and had a child, I probably would have stayed in the service.' After the Navy, Brenner said he worked for Com-Ed for 39 years. As he reaches his 100th year of life, Brenner said he is excited to serve a new role as the Grand Marshall in Rockford's parade. 'Well, I'm kind of looking forward to it,' he said. 'I've never experienced anything like this.' Brenner said he will serve this position next to his wife and biggest supporter, Judy Brenner. 'I'm just so honored to be his wife,' Judy said. 'I'm just very honored.' Brenner said he is thinking of all of those who served before and after him this weekend, especially those who did not make it home. 'I don't know why me, I'm just an ordinary person,' Brenner said. '{I} did my job when I was in the service and that is about it. The people {that} didn't make it home, those are the people that we need to really honor.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
