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Axios
a day ago
- Automotive
- Axios
Seattle's I-5 closures are just beginning
If you think this summer's construction closures on Interstate 5 through Seattle are bad, just wait until next year (and the year after that). The big picture: The current work — which involves lane reductions and weekend closures through Aug. 18 — is just a fraction of what Seattle drivers will experience over the next two years as the freeway undergoes a major overhaul. Zoom in: Workers are currently repairing part of the deck on the Ship Canal Bridge, the part of I-5 that stretches from downtown Seattle to Northeast 45th Street near the University of Washington. Crews have narrowed the northbound stretch of the freeway to two lanes between State Route 520 and 45th Street, which will also allow workers to partially repair expansion joints and replace drain inlets. The four-week job will conclude with a weekend closure of northbound I-5 from Aug. 15 to Aug. 18 — something Seattle drivers also experienced when the work began this month. Yes, but: This type of work on I-5 will also go on for several months next year, except for during a break for the FIFA World Cup in Seattle in June and July. There also will be monthslong construction in 2027, as workers tackle other parts of the ailing bridge. The intrigue: The work this year was originally supposed to last longer. But budget pressures caused state officials to temporarily cancel the construction, then reschedule it in a scaled-back form. Transportation officials say they hope commuters use this year's shorter construction period to test different routes to work, or experiment with different types of transit — anything that could help them prepare for the bigger closures in 2026 and 2027. What they're saying: Although some drivers get frustrated with prolonged lane closures during busy summer travel months, crews often need long stretches of dry weather to do their work, WSDOT spokesperson RB McKeon told Axios. Long-term lane closures that affect weekday commutes are also unavoidable when dealing with this scale of repair, she said. "If we only worked at night and weekends, it would take us a decade to do what we're going to do in three seasons," McKeon said. The fine print: To help alleviate traffic, the I-5 express lanes will be open 24/7 in the direction affected by each closure. That means those lanes won't be available at the usual times to commuters traveling in the opposite direction.
Fox Sports
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 MLB All-Star Game: Building the Best Marlins Lineup
It's sink or swim for the Marlins. Only four playoff appearances ever, but two have resulted in World Series titles. Fish fans will take that. An expansion team in 1993, no Marlin has had his number retired. But still no shortage of stars in South Beach. Manager: Jack McKeon The Marlins followed up winning the 1997 World Series by posting five consecutive losing seasons and beginning the 2003 season at 16-22, which led to manager Jeff Torborg getting fired and McKeon becoming the team's new manager. Then, something notable happened: Florida went 75-49 the rest of the season, was the NL wild-card seed and later beat the New York Yankees in the World Series in six games. The Marlins never made the playoffs again under McKeon, who was the 2003 National League Manager of the Year. Granted, they posted back-to-back winning seasons from 2004-05. In the end, though, the Marlins went 281-257 in the regular season under McKeon from 2003-05 and the final 90 games of the 2011 season, as he took over as interim manager in said season. McKeon's 52.2% winning percentage ranks first among full-time managers in Marlins history and his 281 wins rank second. Starting pitcher: Josh Beckett Beckett spent the first five seasons of his MLB career with the Marlins (2001-05), with whom he came into his own as one of the best pitchers in the sport and was part of the franchise's 2003 World Series triumph. In the 2003 postseason, Beckett posted a 2.11 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 47 strikeouts across six appearances/five starts (42.2 innings), including two complete-game shutouts, one of them coming in the closeout Game 6 of the World Series in Yankee Stadium; Beckett won the 2003 World Series MVP Award (Beckett posted a 1.10 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 16.1 innings pitched in two starts throughout the series). Despite pitching just five seasons in South Florida, Beckett is second in Marlins history with a 3.46 ERA and eighth with both 607 strikeouts and a 10.7 WAR among pitchers and ninth with 41 wins. Reliever/closer: Robb Nen Florida acquired Nen midway through his 1993 rookie season, and the right-handed reliever became an integral part of its bullpen in his first complete season with the team (1994). From 1994-97, Nen posted a combined 2.98 ERA and 27 saves per season. His 108 combined saves with the Marlins ranks first in franchise history. In Miami's 1997 World Series season, Nen pitched in eight postseason games, including 1.2 shutout innings in the team's closeout Game 7 victory against Cleveland. Catcher: Charles Johnson Johnson had two stints with the Marlins, the first coming from 1994-98, with him helping the franchise win its 1997 championship and then returning from 2001-02, earning an All-Star nod in 2001. A steady, all-around catcher, Johnson, a four-time Gold Glover and two-time All-Star, ranks first in Marlins history with an 8.6 defensive WAR and was a consistent offensive catalyst from the right side for Miami, hitting 19 home runs in 124 regular-season games in 1997. 1B: Derrek Lee Lee arrived in Miami in 1998 and would become one of the most consistent first basemen in the league. From 2000-03, the first baseman averaged 27 home runs and 81 RBIs per season, while posting a combined .276/.368/.495 slash line. Lee was a reliable hitter with power from the right side who held his own at first base for Miami. Lee is sixth in Marlins history with 129 home runs, seventh with 417 RBIs, eighth with 422 runs scored and ninth with both 746 hits and 159 doubles. While the 2003 season would be Lee's last with the Marlins, he did help them win their last championship. 2B: Luis Castillo Castillo wreaked havoc for the Marlins. Spending the first 10 seasons of his MLB career in Miami (1996-2005), Castillo was one of the best second basemen of his era, a contact hitter and swiped bags at a high rate; Castillo led the NL in steals in 2000 and 2002. Castillo is first in Marlins history with 1,273 hits, 281 stolen bases, 675 runs scored, 42 triples and 4,347 at-bats, third with a 22.4 WAR, fifth with a .370 on-base percentage and seventh with a .293 batting average. Castillo, who started for the 2003 title team, was one of the most consistent players to suit up for the Marlins, with whom he earned each of his three Gold Gloves and three All-Star nods. 3B: Miguel Cabrera Before Cabrera mashed at the plate like he had a grudge on the Detroit Tigers, he did so with the Marlins from 2003-07. The intimidating, right-handed hitter was thrown into the fray as a rookie, starting and helping the Marlins win the 2003 World Series. Across his first four complete seasons in Florida (2004-07), Cabrera averaged 32 home runs and 115 RBIs per season, while posting a .318/.396/.551 slash line. He was an All-Star in all four seasons and a Silver Slugger in two of those seasons (2005 and 2006). Cabrera is first in franchise history with a .313 batting average, second with a .388 on-base percentage, third with a .542 slugging percentage, fourth with both 523 RBIs and an 18.3 WAR, tied for fourth with 183 doubles, is fifth with 138 home runs and sixth with 842 hits. All of that production was in five seasons. SS: Hanley Ramirez It took about five seconds for Ramirez to become one of the most exciting players in baseball in 2006. Ramirez hit for both contact and power, was a menace on the basepaths and made highlight-reel plays at shortstop. In 2009, he won the NL batting title, hitting .342. Ramirez spent the first six-plus full seasons of his career with the Marlins (2006-12), with whom he was a three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger. Ramirez is second in Marlins history with 1,103 hits, 232 doubles, 230 stolen bases, 666 runs scored and a 26.9 WAR, third with both 148 home runs and a .300 batting average, tied for third with a .374 on-base percentage, is fifth with 482 RBIs and sixth with a .499 slugging percentage. OF: Giancarlo Stanton There are home runs, and then there are Giancarlo Stanton home runs. Before being traded in the 2017-18 offseason, Stanton was the most dangerous hitter in baseball, as his unreal power from the right side — which, at times, generates line-drive home runs that have to be seen to believe — was an ability second to Barry Bonds, if anybody in the 21st century. Spending the first eight seasons of his career with the Marlins (2010-17), Stanton led the NL in home runs and WAR twice apiece and slugging percentage three times, while hitting an MLB-best 59 home runs in his final season with them (2017). Stanton is first in Marlins history with 267 home runs, 672 RBIs, a .554 slugging percentage and a 35.8 WAR, third with both 202 doubles and 576 runs scored and fifth with 960 hits. Four of his five All-Star nods came with the Marlins. OF: Gary Sheffield Sheffield only spent five years with the Marlins (mid-1993 through mid-1998), but they were impactful — and loud. In 1996, the electric, right-handed hitter totaled a then-career-high 42 home runs and 120 RBIs. The ensuing season, Sheffield was part of the Marlins' 1997 title run and was spectacular in the postseason, totaling three home runs and seven RBIs, while posting a .320/.521/.540 slash line. Sheffield is first in Marlins history with a .426 on-base percentage, second with a .543 slugging percentage, seventh with 122 home runs, ninth with 380 RBIs and tied for 10th with a .288 batting average. OF: Juan Pierre Pierre landed in Miami at an opportune time: 2003. The outfielder played in every regular-season game in each of his first three seasons with the Marlins (2003-05), with whom he averaged an astonishing 202 hits and 56 stolen bases per season while batting a combined .303 (Pierre left the Marlins after the 2005 season but played one more season for the franchise in 2013, his last MLB season). Pierre, who hit .333 in the 2003 postseason for Florida, was a nightmare for opposing teams. He was an elite contact hitter with elite speed who was elite in center field. Pierre is second in Marlins history with 34 triples, third with 190 stolen bases and fifth with both 561 singles and a .295 batting average. DH: Mike Lowell Lowell spent the first seven seasons of his MLB career with the Marlins (1999-2005). A three-time All-Star, one-time Gold Glover and one-time Silver Slugger with the Marlins, Lowell gave Florida some of the best years of his career, serving as one of the best third basemen of the 2000s and a consistent, high-level run-producer, highlighted by a pair of 100 RBI-seasons in 2001 and 2003. From 2000-04, Lowell averaged 25 home runs and 95 RBIs per season, while posting a combined .280/.349/.485 slash line. Lowell is first in Marlins history with 241 doubles, second with 578 RBIs, fourth with both 965 hits and 143 home runs, fifth with 477 runs scored and eighth with a 14.2 WAR. Honorable mentions: Dontrelle Willis (starting pitcher) Sandy Alcantara (starting pitcher) Jose Fernandez (starting pitcher) Steve Cishek (reliever/closer) Antonio Alfonseca (reliever/closer) AJ Ramos (reliever/closer) Armando Benitez (reliever/closer) Ivan Rodriguez (catcher) J.T. Realmuto (catcher) Jeff Conine (1B) Dan Uggla (2B) Cliff Floyd (OF) Marcell Ozuna (DH) Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Major League Baseball Miami Marlins recommended Item 1 of 3 Get more from the Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Los Angeles Times
11-06-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Huntington Beach draws from reserves to adopt structurally balanced 2025-26 budget
The Huntington Beach City Council has passed a budget with a listed surplus of $1.1 million for fiscal year 2025-26, though the city will be dipping into reserves and slashing some programs to do so. The council unanimously voted to adopt the budget at its June 3 meeting. The fiscal year begins July 1. Robert Torrez, the city's interim chief financial officer, presented the budget at the meeting. The nearly $555-million budget includes more than $298 million in general fund revenues. Torrez said the budget balancing included the elimination of six positions, including a deputy city manager and senior deputy city attorney, which would save about $2 million. Nearly $3 million in ongoing operating expenses will also be cut, including the mobile mental health program Be Well. Laguna Beach also recently decided to scale back its Be Well hours. Another part of the budget balancing included withdrawing $1.5 million from a Section 115 trust, as well as reducing $4.5 million in general fund transfers to self insurance worker's compensation and general liability funds. Additionally, the budget calls for a transfer of $2.4 million to the general fund from the Waterfront Loan repayment. Mayor Pro Tem Casey McKeon said he and his colleagues have worked hard every year since being elected in 2022 to turn a budget deficit into a surplus. 'This one was the hardest one — $8.8 million and we did it,' McKeon said. 'To touch on the reserves, we used strategic and prudent use of reserve funds, which is what these reserve funds are designed for in situations like this.' But some residents were critical of the portrayal of a balanced budget, especially with more budget deficits projected in the future. 'We are in fiscal crisis, and the way you present things will not change those facts,' Ken Inoue said. Nearly half of the city's revenues are taxes, with property tax accounting for 37.9% of the revenue and sales tax an additional 17.6%. More than half of general fund expenditures go to the police department (32.2%) and fire department (21.6%) combined. Council members also discussed hiring additional fire captains, with McKeon moving to add one more administrative fire captain and upgrade the ambulance model from 14 hours to 24 hours. The department had asked for two additional captains, Councilman Chad Williams said. He then asked why the council couldn't approve the second captain position for special events, calling it a necessity rather than a luxury. 'They wouldn't be asking for it if they didn't need it,' Williams said. 'We have over 1,000 employees in the city, and I can't wrap my mind around the idea that these two fire captains would somehow end up at the very bottom of that barrel.' But McKeon said he had talked with officials there. 'They understand that we need to get our revenues up and our expenses down, and we'll readdress that second captain position later this year,' he said. Williams' substitute motion for two administrative fire captains rather than one failed 5-2, with only Don Kennedy joining Williams in support. McKeon's amended motion for the one captain then passed 6-0-1, with Williams abstaining.
Miami Herald
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Barry University's new women's hoops coach learned tips from NBA legend
Allison Bustamante, a former Notre Dame recruit and one of the greatest women's basketball players ever to come out of Miami, is the new coach at Barry University. Bustamante, in a phone interview with the Miami Herald on Wednesday night, let it be known that she's 'ready' for this opportunity. 'I'm ready to compete,' said Bustamante, 42. 'I'm ready to recruit, and I'm ready to grow something special at Barry.' Bustamante, a 6-foot guard, was a four-time, first-team All-Dade player at Lourdes Academy, where she was coached by her stepfather, Chris McKeon. In addition, Bustamante was twice named first-team All-State, and she was twice named The Herald's girls' basketball Player of the Year. She split her college career between Notre Dame – where she was part of the Fighting Irish's 2001 national championship team – and FIU. After college, Bustamante sold medical equipment for nearly two years. But one day, McKeon came home and found Bustamante watching his old Hubie Brown 'coaching tips' VHS tapes. 'She was working in sales, but I knew her passion for basketball was still there,' McKeon said. 'I just had to give her a nudge toward coaching, but she was a natural.' After that 'nudge,' Bustamante started showing up at Lourdes practices, giving the girls her own tips. From there, she took a seat on the bench as a Lourdes assistant coach. By then, Bustamante had found a new passion, going back to school to become a physician's assistant. Ultimately, though, she had to choose her path, and basketball won her heart … just like always. From there, she became a high school head coach, leading Carrollton to the first district title in program history. For the past couple of years, Bustamante coached at Doral Academy, leading the Firebirds to the state semifinals in 2023 and 2024. Prior to her arrival, Doral had never reached that far in girls' hoops. Since 2017, Bustamante has also had her own skills-development business, 'AB Basketball', where she trains players of all ages. And, she started a girls' basketball travel team named Miami Impact. 'I wanted to make an impact, hence the name,' Bustamante said. Bustamante has indeed made an impact, and she wants to continue that at Barry, where there are currently just three players on the roster and no assistant coaches. 'We have a lot of work to do,' Bustamante said. Still, this feels right for a woman who grew up with basketball in her life on the daily. 'After I graduated college, I thought I was done with basketball,' she said. 'My body had been put through the ringer because I played such a reckless style, and I wasn't the most patient person when it came to rehab.' But then the opportunity to coach came her way, and she's not looking back. 'I'm a Miami kid born and raised,' she said. 'I'd love to stay at Barry for a long time. 'It may sound crazy, but I'm going to try to build it in a year. If not, I think in two years we're going to have a program that everyone in the community will be proud of. 'I want to compete nationally.' Hubie Brown would expect nothing less. THIS AND THAT ▪ Barry's men's tennis team (21-4) lost 4-3 to ninth-ranked Washburn in the second round of the recent NCAA Division II national tournament at Altamonte Springs. Barry had been ranked third in the nation. ▪ Nova Southeastern University's women's golf team finished 10th in the national NCAA Division II tournament at Boulder City, Nevada. ▪ St. Thomas University's softball team finished its impressive season with a 49-8 record, losing twice to Georgia Gwinnett in an NAIA regional.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Blow to Asda as key executive quits turnaround after only six months
A key Asda executive has left after less than six months in a blow to the supermarket's turnaround plan. The retailer has begun searching for a replacement for Adrian McKeon, its vice president for commercial ambient, just five months after hiring him. His departure was first reported by The Grocer magazine. Mr McKeon, a well-known figure in the industry who previously worked for Asda in the early 2010s, rejoined the supermarket in January amid a push by executive chairman Allan Leighton to reinvigorate the ailing grocer. Mr Leighton's turnaround effort has seen the supermarket kick off a spiralling price war with its high street rivals as it attempts to claw back lost market share. Asda's share of UK grocery sales has plummeted since it was taken over by the private equity company TDR Capital and the billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa in a deal that lumbered it with billions of pounds of debt. Its market share has dropped from as high as 15pc in March 2021 to 12.3pc last month. Experts have speculated that, should its decline continue, it could be overtaken by Aldi, which is now the UK's fourth-largest supermarket. Mr Leighton made his name running Asda during the late 1990s, and he is credited with pulling off a spectacular turnaround of the supermarket that culminated in its sale to Walmart in 1999, before stepping down in 2001. In November, he returned to the helm of the supermarket, founded in Yorkshire in 1949, vowing to 'fix the basics' and return it to growth. However, the retailer been plagued by a string of departures of high-ranking staff since he rejoined. Hayley Tatum, its chief people and corporate affairs officer, left in April, while David Hills, the former chief customer officer, stepped down in McKeon was in charge of teams running its alcohol, grocery, non-edible foods and healthcare products before stepping down. A spokesman for Asda said staff had been informed of his departure in an email this week. He said: 'Ade rejoined Asda to support a significant period of change and has played a key role in helping to deliver this during the last six months. 'Ade has signalled his desire to be nearer to home (he lives in west London) and get some balance back into his life. 'Given the amount of work we have to do, it was felt that the time was right to make a change now and to implement the right succession plan which we will communicate in due course.' The Telegraph contacted Mr McKeon for further comment. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more. Sign in to access your portfolio
