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| Utahn uses major job opportunity, influence to help form Japanese American Citiz |
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Utahn uses major job opportunity, influence to help form japanese american citizens league
salt lake city (kutv) — after moving from japan to north america in 1903, henry kasai learned how to speak and write english.
most of his experiences came through interacting with people and attending public school and college.
kasai grew his bilingual skills so well that opportunities came up while attending gem state business college in idaho falls.
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“new york life insurance agents asked him to come interpret for them. And he was so good at it, they said, why don’t you just become an agent?’” Said kimiyo “kimi” kasai, his daughter.
henry kasai said yes to the company’s offer and joined with his territory covering utah, idaho, nevada, wyoming and california.
kasai thrived in his new career.
and in turn, he helped first- through third-generation japanese families through challenges they faced while living in north america.
“and he was using all this experience, i guess, to help the japanese community. Start businesses, marriages and all those kinds of things. And they came to him because he spoke and wrote japanese and english so eloquently and spoke it eloquently. So, everybody seemed to come to him for that mentoring,” kimi said.
through his work and travels, kasai recognized a greater need among japanese families living in the u.S. And laid the foundation to help on a larger scale.
he helped form the japanese american citizens league, the largest and oldest asian american – pacific islander civil rights organization in the united states.
eventually, kasai decided to make salt lake city his home after traveling to regional states for work.
when he settled in his new city, kasai didn’t waste any time getting involved in the junior chamber of commerce and the sunrise optimus club.
kasai also acted as an interpreter for japanese dignitaries visiting utah.
and he used his influence among utah’s movers and shakers in business and political circles to help japanese immigrants and their families.
kasai, 47, married alice iwamoto, 21, and started a family.
just as this new family began to adjust and settle in their new life, world war ii erupted.
kasai and other issei, or first-generation japanese men, with any level of community clout, became targets of suspicion by the u.S. Government.
“he (kasai) was attending a wedding, i guess, at that moment, and that’s when they arrested him, and he was put in jail. And i don’t know how long, but then he was immediately moved to a missoula, montana jail,” kimi said.
kasai would end up being sent to five different jails during a two-and-a-half-year period.
during that time, his wife, alice, took care of home and business affairs until he was released.
more of henry kasai’s life will be shared in an upcoming belonging in utah segment.
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| Tupac Shakur Killer Duane Keffe D Davis Exclusive Jailhouse Interview |
| Posted on Saturday, September 05 @ 00:03:33 PDT (2 reads) | |
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Tupac’s murderer claims he’s innocent: “i’m not no f***ing killer” (exclusive interview)
our man in vegas sat down with convicted tupac shakur slayer duane keffe d davis, who tells thr that he isnt the least bit worried about spending the rest of his natural life in prison. Im a good man. Im a good person.
“shit, i ain’t worried. I’m getting out on an appeal,” duane “keffe d” davis says immediately upon sitting down at the clark county detention center for his first interview since being convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of tupac shakur. “We already filed it before the trial even started. They violated my civil rights!”
the most notorious inmate in this concrete tower since o.J. Simpson is upbeat on a wednesday morning in this cold, drafty and largely empty visitation area. You’d expect gloom and wrath from someone pronounced guilty only 40 hours prior, but little about the crime saga and davis’ cartoonish self-incrimination has ever resembled normalcy.
the jail, a beige 12-story obelisk, overlooks all of downtown las vegas – a bosch-in-the-sunbelt panorama. Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties. There are low-budget neon casinos, pawn shops, all-night wedding chapels, and jewelry exchanges promising top dollar for coins, bullion, and scrap. Even a mob museum. The nerve center of the nevada justice system is also here: a warren of federal and regional courthouses, heavily guarded homeland security citadels, and the 3,500-plus prisoners locked in cell blocks, awaiting their day in court.
to enter the facility, you have to fill out a few forms online and then pass through the metal detectors. The officers at the desk are polite. Everything moves orderly. I don’t get to sit down with davis — not exactly — but instead speak with him on a video terminal while he remains under guard on a floor somewhere above me. Still, even on video, davis doesn’t appear wracked with guilt or anguish about the possibility of spending the rest of his life in the nevada penitentiary system.
on monday, aug. 31, across the street at the regional justice center, a jury convicted davis following just over two hours of deliberation. It came almost exactly 30 years to the day after shakur was shot four times in the bmw of death row ceo suge knight, at an intersection directly off the las vegas strip, a hit that davis was accused of having orchestrated, even if he didn’t physically pull the trigger himself. Judge carli kierny will sentence him oct. 13.
for now, davis offers no mea culpas for his boasts about committing the crime in television docuseries, pay-to-play youtube podcasts, and his own autobiography, compton street legend, all of which he insists were largely fabricated to escape indictment on other charges and for the purposes of sheer profit.
in his latest version of the facts, though, he claims that he wasn’t in las vegas on the night of shakur’s murder. And indeed, there are no receipts, phone records, or eyewitness accounts to confirm that he was — nor any alibi to place him elsewhere.
“when my old attorney, edi faal first heard about this case, he told me, you’re going to be a rich man after it’s over,” says davis, now 63, his goatee fully gray from age. “He told me that you might have to go to jail for two or three years because of it, but … this is just local court.”
in conversation, davis is charismatic, avuncular, and profane. He comes off somewhere between john witherspoon in house party, the corrupt legislator, clay davis, from the wire, and baron munchausen. We spoke twice in the 25-minute visitation allotments allowed by the state. On the first occasion, no recording was allowed, only handwritten notes.
our second conversation was via video call routed through the prison communication system, gtl. Davis was unable to hear my questions, which required me to hold them up to the screen, hampering back-and-forth response. Accordingly, the answers from our conversation are occasionally paraphrastic, and so naturally imprecise. But perhaps inaccuracy is the best prism with which to interpret davis’ public statements.
your lawyer had mentioned that there was a possibility of you taking the stand. Why didn’t you?
he said that it would mess up my chances of appeal. So i couldn’t take the stand.
tupac’s sister, sekyiwa, and his stepbrothers and cousins were on the other side of the aisle. Is there anything you’d say to that family?
no, i ain’t got nothing to say to them. I didn’t like the way they was looking at me – like they was ready to beat me up. And i didn’t like the way the prosecutors kept bringing them in the back room where the jury was. That felt biased to me.
after all these retellings and changed stories, what do you say now is the truth is about what happened with 2pac’s murder?
we didn’t do that shit, dog. My lawyer had written up that script for me — him and [late los angeles times journalist] chuck philips. And reggie wright, he lied on the stand. He said that i was at that soul train awards with a gun. I never was at no soul train awards. Never! I’ve never been to no soul train awards. He lied.
[note: in his testimony, wright jr. Said that davis was at the soul train awards, but identified someone else as the person with the gun]
where were you the night of 2pac’s murder?
after the [mike tyson] fight, i went to a bar by ucla with my roommate. Then i went home the next morning, ate breakfast with my kids and my daughters and my son. And, shit, the next day, my colombian plug called me and told me to come meet him.
so i got in the truck with him, and he showed me the newspaper and [it] said “keffe d’s nephew.” That was what reggie wright had told [them]. That keffe d’s nephew was behind it. That’s me, you know? Why the fuck would you use my name? I got five brothers. He could have said kevin’s nephew, or craig’s nephew, but he was wilding. But he used my name. They wanted to chop the head off the snake.
in closing statements, the prosecution showed you mouthing what appeared to be “you rat” at reggie wright jr. Why did you do that?
reggie is still mad at me for fucking his sister back in 1981. That was when his mom was a crack head. I used to run a low rider business, we’d put hydraulics on all the cars, and they used to fuck with us. Then, when i went in the feds in 1998, he married my ex-girlfriend.
he was selling me out over some pussy! He’s ultimately the one who put me in jail. He’s very sneaky.
there were rumors flying around in the courtroom that sean combs was paying for your attorney and others that you attempted to get him to pay but he declined. What was the real truth?
i was trying to get him to pay. His daughters go to a school where i knew the football coach and athletic director, so i told him to tell him to at least come and help me out. But i couldn’t get a hold of him. I tried to get dr. Dre to pay too, but i couldn’t reach him. He never would’ve met suge if not for me.
i was tight with eazy-e back in the day. We used to cook up dope together every sunday back in compton. And i used to know suge from playing football with him when we were little. And i eventually linked him with harry o to help fund death row. That was how they got the money to get started.
do you have anything you’d like to tell suge?
he should tell the truth. He knows i wasn’t there in that car that night.
what would you want to say to sean combs?
help me out in here. Look out for my family. Look out for my kids and my family. Puff never said he wanted a hit out on [shakur and knight] for a million dollars. My lawyer made that shit up. Him and chuck philips. They wrote a script for me and all that.
if you were lying in the first place, what led you to lie?
the cops wanted puff daddy and zip. And they wanted to trap me to help take them down. One day my son pulled up to my trap house and said he needed money for school clothes. So i gave him and his friend some money to go school shopping. Well, they came back with like ten bags apiece up to my trap. I said, “let me see your clothes.”
so i looked at their clothes, and while the customers was coming in, i was also putting the dope in the bags for them. And it looked like my son had brought me all those kilos. But the kilos was already there. And there about 35 of them.
the cops said that he was only 14. They said, “we can’t prosecute him, but we’re going to take him away from y’all as unfit parents. They was gonna take my kids.” And so they threatened to take my son. They was gonna take my sister to jail too, because when i got off the pen she gave me $200,000 — because i had some houses in her name and i told her to take a loan out on them.
one of my colombian friends wound up doing 18 years. And my black friend, pj, he did 17 years. They were pulling over everybody that left my house that day, and some of them just got out of jail now. It became clear that everybody else was gonna get caught up. They were gonna take 48 people to jail. So i had to do something.
they wouldn’t let me use my regular lawyer, edi faal, so i call this dude wayne higgins, who was the lawyer they wanted me to have. And we go to lunch at the benihana on la cienega and he says that the fbi wants to talk to me. Next thing i know, they’ve written a script for me to read. He said, this shit gonna work, dog.
that morning was dec. 17 or 18, 2008. I just practiced that shit for about a week. Then we [had] that meeting at 9 in the morning, and i showed up at 8 and we kept on going over it. And he told me the magic words. I knew that kading was gonna be ready. I didn’t know dude was tape recording it – had shit in his pocket. That wasn’t supposed to happen. But kading had a plan the whole time, dude. Kading had a plan to make money. He quit his job. Then he made that movie, unsolved.
so i just told them the story. And they let all of us go. It worked.
how do you feel you were mischaracterized at trial?
man, they lied about me so much. I don’t even know where to begin. All those cops in there was lying like a motherfucker. The prosecutors were lying about me. The only one who didn’t was [former fbi agent] wade lee. That cop from compton [ex-compton police detective, tim brennan] was even lying about orlando – saying that he shot at him and his partner. Are you kidding me? Man, if you shooting at a police car out there in l.A.? You as good as dead.
i’m a good man, man. I’m a good person. I’m not no fucking killer. Puff never offered me no fucking million dollars for them.
brennan described you as a shot-caller. Is that what you were?
i stopped gangbanging in ’88, dog. I ain’t got no tattoos or nothing [lifts up his shirt]. I ain’t got thug life or mob written all over my body. I didn’t shoot two cops, rape no little girl, and beat up no kids in no fucking casino. They don’t even got me on videotape being in vegas.
the state put a scrapbook of 2pac clippings in front of the jury. Digiacomo told them you were scrapbooking your own murder. Why did you keep it?
those belonged to my daughters. My eldest daughter is 47, the middle one is 45, the youngest is 43. They loved 2pac and biggie. They kept that shit. But i was in the feds when most of them papers was pasted in. Those were my daughters scrapbooks. Besides, why would i — if i’m a big ol’ crip, why would i have a red scrapbook? They full of shit, man.
do you have any regrets?
well, my daughters asked me to lie to the feds for them. At the time in 2008, one of my grandsons was like two or three years old. They said to me, “you already missed 15 years out our life, daddy. Why would you want to miss another 15 to 20 years out of their life? Just lie to him, dad, follow the script.” And so i just lied and followed the script. And it worked. I stayed out of jail for 18 years. And i saved everybody’s life in the process.
your vladtv interviews were used against you. Do you have any resentment towards him?
no, i was just there making the money. I was broke and the us attorney [timothy] searight had said that i was protected [via the proffer]. And reggie wright jr. Told me to go on and get my money. So i did.
why did you write your book?
i never wrote that book. The author told me to tell them 10 stories about what happened in your life and get them some pictures. So told him about how my right-hand man’s mom caught me 168 kilos in the attic. And she was sitting on the kilos. I was like, “damn.” I told how my grandma socked me in the nose in front of all my friends. How i played football with suge, and a few other things. He added all the adjectives and adverbs and shit like that. I never read that book or went over that book or nothing. They didn’t even spell my name right on the cover.
at one point during the trial, it was reported that your colon cancer had returned. Is that true?
i’m good, now. I just do the pet scans once a year and the colonoscopy every two years. But i lost seven family members to that shit: including my mom, my granddad, my brother, my aunt, and my nephew.
that little dude [prosecutor marc digiacomo] tried to make fun of that shit. He’s stupid, man. He’s ignorant. He’s going to hell for sure with pork chop drawers on. He’s full of shit.
i’m a black dude from compton, and i made it out the streets without getting killed. And, shit, i made it past the feds, because they was gonna take like 48 people to jail that day. And i beat cancer, dude. That’s a big accomplishment. He wouldn’t understand because he’s white and privileged.
in one of your conversations with law enforcement, you accused knight of being in cahoots with all of the compton police and city government. How much of that was true?
he was connected like a motherfucker with the police. The whole compton police up to the chief. Even the mayor was plugged in with him. They was all pirus. His gang started like in ’78, or ’79. [Compton south side crips] started in ’71. So we was way before them. And we had way more money than him before that shit went down.
dr. Dre and eazy-e were from my side of town. Without me, dr. Dre never would’ve met suge. Suge shouldn’t have been gang banging like that. They waited to get a million dollars and then started gang banging. They got it backwards. People from our area try to get out of that environment. You see what ice cube did. You see what dr. Dre did. They don’t fuck with that shit no more.
what gives you confidence about your appeal chances?
the doj gave me a deal, and the ninth circuit court is not going to go for that — the federal government gave me a deal. This ain’t nothing but a fucking county jail. This ain’t nothing but a broke-ass county. The united states gave me that deal — the bush administration. Alberto gonzales gave me that deal. It came from the topand they said that they was never going to use it in court against me.
but las vegas, they break all the rules out here, dude.
what do you want to tell the world?
i’m innocent, man. They got an innocent man sitting in jail. I’ve got two grandsons that are going to the pros in football. They all-americans — one of them is in high school. He has 25 scholarship offers, and the other one is in college. And when they get their millions, they’re coming to get me out of here. |
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| Tupacs Murderer Claims Hes Innocent: Im Not No F***ing Killer (Exclusive Intervi |
| Posted on Saturday, September 05 @ 00:03:33 PDT (3 reads) | |
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Follow tupac’s murderer claims he’s innocent: “i’m not no f***ing killer” (exclusive interview) jeff weiss sat, september 5, 2026 at 12:43 am utc 15 min read add yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on google.
tupac’s murderer claims he’s innocent: “i’m not no f***ing killer” (exclusive interview) shit, i aint worried. Im getting out on an appeal, duane keffe d davis says immediately upon sitting down at the clark county detention center for his first interview since being convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of tupac shakur. We already filed it before the trial even started. They violated my civil rights!
the most notorious inmate in this concrete tower since o.J. Simpson is upbeat on a wednesday morning in this cold, drafty and largely empty visitation area. Youd expect gloom and wrath from someone pronounced guilty only 40 hours prior, but little about the crime saga and davis cartoonish self-incrimination has ever resembled normalcy.
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advertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement the jail, a beige 12-story obelisk, overlooks all of downtown las vegas – a bosch-in-the-sunbelt panorama. Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties. There are low-budget neon casinos, pawn shops, all-night wedding chapels, and jewelry exchanges promising top dollar for coins, bullion, and scrap. Even a mob museum. The nerve center of the nevada justice system is also here: a warren of federal and regional courthouses, heavily guarded homeland security citadels, and the 3,500-plus prisoners locked in cell blocks, awaiting their day in court.
to enter the facility, you have to fill out a few forms online and then pass through the metal detectors. The officers at the desk are polite. Everything moves orderly. I dont get to sit down with davis — not exactly — but instead speak with him on a video terminal while he remains under guard on a floor somewhere above me. Still, even on video, davis doesnt appear wracked with guilt or anguish about the possibility of spending the rest of his life in the nevada penitentiary system.
on monday, aug. 31, across the street at the regional justice center, a jury convicted davis following just over two hours of deliberation. It came almost exactly 30 years to the day after shakur was shot four times in the bmw of death row ceo suge knight, at an intersection directly off the las vegas strip, a hit that davis was accused of having orchestrated, even if he didnt physically pull the trigger himself. Judge carli kierny will sentence him oct. 13.
for now, davis offers no mea culpas for his boasts about committing the crime in television docuseries, pay-to-play youtube podcasts, and his own autobiography, compton street legend , all of which he insists were largely fabricated to escape indictment on other charges and for the purposes of sheer profit.
advertisement advertisement in his latest version of the facts, though, he claims that he wasnt in las vegas on the night of shakurs murder. And indeed, there are no receipts, phone records, or eyewitness accounts to confirm that he was — nor any alibi to place him elsewhere.
when my old attorney, edi faal first heard about this case, he told me, youre going to be a rich man after its over, says davis, now 63, his goatee fully gray from age. He told me that you might have to go to jail for two or three years because of it, but … this is just local court.
in conversation, davis is charismatic, avuncular, and profane. He comes off somewhere between john witherspoon in house party , the corrupt legislator, clay davis, from the wire, and baron munchausen. We spoke twice in the 25-minute visitation allotments allowed by the state. On the first occasion, no recording was allowed, only handwritten notes.
our second conversation was via video call routed through the prison communication system, gtl. Davis was unable to hear my questions, which required me to hold them up to the screen, hampering back-and-forth response. Accordingly, the answers from our conversation are occasionally paraphrastic, and so naturally imprecise. But perhaps inaccuracy is the best prism with which to interpret davis public statements.
your lawyer had mentioned that there was a possibility of you taking the stand. Why didnt you?
he said that it would mess up my chances of appeal. So i couldnt take the stand.
tupacs sister, sekyiwa, and his stepbrothers and cousins were on the other side of the aisle. Is there anything youd say to that family?
no, i aint got nothing to say to them. I didnt like the way they was looking at me – like they was ready to beat me up. And i didnt like the way the prosecutors kept bringing them in the back room where the jury was. That felt biased to me.
after all these retellings and changed stories, what do you say now is the truth is about what happened with 2pacs murder?
we didnt do that shit, dog. My lawyer had written up that script for me — him and [late los angeles times journalist] chuck philips. And reggie wright, he lied on the stand. He said that i was at that soul train awards with a gun. I never was at no soul train awards. Never! Ive never been to no soul train awards. He lied.
advertisement advertisement [note: in his testimony, wright jr. Said that davis was at the soul train awards, but identified someone else as the person with the gun]
where were you the night of 2pacs murder?
after the [mike tyson] fight, i went to a bar by ucla with my roommate. Then i went home the next morning, ate breakfast with my kids and my daughters and my son. And, shit, the next day, my colombian plug called me and told me to come meet him.
so i got in the truck with him, and he showed me the newspaper and [it] said keffe ds nephew. That was what reggie wright had told [them]. That keffe ds nephew was behind it. Thats me, you know? Why the fuck would you use my name? I got five brothers. He could have said kevins nephew, or craigs nephew, but he was wilding. But he used my name. They wanted to chop the head off the snake.
in closing statements, the prosecution showed you mouthing what appeared to be you rat at reggie wright jr. Why did you do that?
reggie is still mad at me for fucking his sister back in 1981. That was when his mom was a crack head. I used to run a low rider business, wed put hydraulics on all the cars, and they used to fuck with us. Then, when i went in the feds in 1998, he married my ex-girlfriend.
advertisement advertisement he was selling me out over some pussy! Hes ultimately the one who put me in jail. Hes very sneaky.
there were rumors flying around in the courtroom that sean combs was paying for your attorney and others that you attempted to get him to pay but he declined. What was the real truth?
i was trying to get him to pay. His daughters go to a school where i knew the football coach and athletic director, so i told him to tell him to at least come and help me out. But i couldnt get a hold of him. I tried to get dr. Dre to pay too, but i couldnt reach him. He never wouldve met suge if not for me.
i was tight with eazy-e back in the day. We used to cook up dope together every sunday back in compton. And i used to know suge from playing football with him when we were little. And i eventually linked him with harry o to help fund death row. That was how they got the money to get started.
do you have anything youd like to tell suge?
he should tell the truth. He knows i wasnt there in that car that night.
what would you want to say to sean combs?
help me out in here. Look out for my family. Look out for my kids and my family. Puff never said he wanted a hit out on [shakur and knight] for a million dollars. My lawyer made that shit up. Him and chuck philips. They wrote a script for me and all that.
if you were lying in the first place, what led you to lie?
the cops wanted puff daddy and zip. And they wanted to trap me to help take them down. One day my son pulled up to my trap house and said he needed money for school clothes. So i gave him and his friend some money to go school shopping. Well, they came back with like ten bags apiece up to my trap. I said, let me see your clothes.
advertisement advertisement so i looked at their clothes, and while the customers was coming in, i was also putting the dope in the bags for them. And it looked like my son had brought me all those kilos. But the kilos was already there. And there about 35 of them.
the cops said that he was only 14. They said, we cant prosecute him, but were going to take him away from yall as unfit parents. They was gonna take my kids. And so they threatened to take my son. They was gonna take my sister to jail too, because when i got off the pen she gave me $200,000 — because i had some houses in her name and i told her to take a loan out on them.
one of my colombian friends wound up doing 18 years. And my black friend, pj, he did 17 years. They were pulling over everybody that left my house that day, and some of them just got out of jail now. It became clear that everybody else was gonna get caught up. They were gonna take 48 people to jail. So i had to do something.
they wouldnt let me use my regular lawyer, edi faal, so i call this dude wayne higgins, who was the lawyer they wanted me to have. And we go to lunch at the benihana on la cienega and he says that the fbi wants to talk to me. Next thing i know, theyve written a script for me to read. He said, this shit gonna work, dog.
advertisement advertisement that morning was dec. 17 or 18, 2008. I just practiced that shit for about a week. Then we [had] that meeting at 9 in the morning, and i showed up at 8 and we kept on going over it. And he told me the magic words. I knew that kading was gonna be ready. I didnt know dude was tape recording it – had shit in his pocket. That wasnt supposed to happen. But kading had a plan the whole time, dude. Kading had a plan to make money. He quit his job. Then he made that movie, unsolved.
so i just told them the story. And they let all of us go. It worked.
how do you feel you were mischaracterized at trial?
man, they lied about me so much. I dont even know where to begin. All those cops in there was lying like a motherfucker. The prosecutors were lying about me. The only one who didnt was [former fbi agent] wade lee. That cop from compton [ex-compton police detective, tim brennan] was even lying about orlando – saying that he shot at him and his partner. Are you kidding me? Man, if you shooting at a police car out there in l.A.? You as good as dead.
advertisement advertisement im a good man, man. Im a good person. Im not no fucking killer. Puff never offered me no fucking million dollars for them.
brennan described you as a shot-caller. Is that what you were?
i stopped gangbanging in 88, dog. I aint got no tattoos or nothing [lifts up his shirt]. I aint got thug life or mob written all over my body. I didnt shoot two cops, rape no little girl, and beat up no kids in no fucking casino. They dont even got me on videotape being in vegas.
the state put a scrapbook of 2pac clippings in front of the jury. Digiacomo told them you were scrapbooking your own murder. Why did you keep it?
those belonged to my daughters. My eldest daughter is 47, the middle one is 45, the youngest is 43. They loved 2pac and biggie. They kept that shit. But i was in the feds when most of them papers was pasted in. Those were my daughters scrapbooks. Besides, why would i — if im a big ol crip, why would i have a red scrapbook? They full of shit, man.
do you have any regrets?
well, my daughters asked me to lie to the feds for them. At the time in 2008, one of my grandsons was like two or three years old. They said to me, you already missed 15 years out our life, daddy. Why would you want to miss another 15 to 20 years out of their life? Just lie to him, dad, follow the script. And so i just lied and followed the script. And it worked. I stayed out of jail for 18 years. And i saved everybodys life in the process.
your vladtv interviews were used against you. Do you have any resentment towards him?
no, i was just there making the money. I was broke and the us attorney [timothy] searight had said that i was protected [via the proffer]. And reggie wright jr. Told me to go on and get my money. So i did.
why did you write your book?
i never wrote that book. The author told me to tell them 10 stories about what happened in your life and get them some pictures. So told him about how my right-hand mans mom caught me 168 kilos in the attic. And she was sitting on the kilos. I was like, damn. I told how my grandma socked me in the nose in front of all my friends. How i played football with suge, and a few other things. He added all the adjectives and adverbs and shit like that. I never read that book or went over that book or nothing. They didnt even spell my name right on the cover.
at one point during the trial, it was reported that your colon cancer had returned. Is that true?
im good, now. I just do the pet scans once a year and the colonoscopy every two years. But i lost seven family members to that shit: including my mom, my granddad, my brother, my aunt, and my nephew.
advertisement advertisement that little dude [prosecutor marc digiacomo] tried to make fun of that shit. Hes stupid, man. Hes ignorant. Hes going to hell for sure with pork chop drawers on. Hes full of shit.
im a black dude from compton, and i made it out the streets without getting killed. And, shit, i made it past the feds, because they was gonna take like 48 people to jail that day. And i beat cancer, dude. Thats a big accomplishment. He wouldnt understand because hes white and privileged.
in one of your conversations with law enforcement, you accused knight of being in cahoots with all of the compton police and city government. How much of that was true?
he was connected like a motherfucker with the police. The whole compton police up to the chief. Even the mayor was plugged in with him. They was all pirus. His gang started like in 78, or 79. [Compton south side crips] started in 71. So we was way before them. And we had way more money than him before that shit went down.
advertisement advertisement dr. Dre and eazy-e were from my side of town. Without me, dr. Dre never wouldve met suge. Suge shouldnt have been gang banging like that. They waited to get a million dollars and then started gang banging. They got it backwards. People from our area try to get out of that environment. You see what ice cube did. You see what dr. Dre did. They dont fuck with that shit no more.
what gives you confidence about your appeal chances?
the doj gave me a deal, and the ninth circuit court is not going to go for that — the federal government gave me a deal. This aint nothing but a fucking county jail. This aint nothing but a broke-ass county. The united states gave me that deal — the bush administration. Alberto gonzales gave me that deal. It came from the topand they said that they was never going to use it in court against me.
but las vegas, they break all the rules out here, dude.
what do you want to tell the world?
im innocent, man. They got an innocent man sitting in jail. Ive got two grandsons that are going to the pros in football. They all-americans — one of them is in high school. He has 25 scholarship offers, and the other one is in college. And when they get their millions, theyre coming to get me out of here.
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Abc30 action news fresno city college highlights growth, new bachelors programs during state of the college address jessica harrington sat, september 5, 2026 at 12:56 am utc 2 min read add yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on google.
fresno city college leaders celebrated student success, academic growth and future plans during the colleges annual state of the college address friday morning.
the event began with a breakfast gathering in the courtyard of the colleges old administration building, bringing together educators and community leaders from across the region.
school district superintendents, presidents from other state center community college district campuses and representatives from four-year universities attended before moving into the auditorium for the presentation.
advertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement on behalf of the college, i welcome you all here today, fresno city college president dr. Denise whisenhunt told attendees.
throughout the presentation, college leaders highlighted major accomplishments from the past year, including fresno city colleges designation as a california black-serving institution, recognizing its efforts to support black student achievement and success.
administrators also celebrated continued growth in degree and certificate completion.
among the milestones was the graduation of the colleges first class of students earning bachelors degrees in dental hygiene this spring.
advertisement advertisement the college is already preparing to expand its bachelors degree offerings.
while this has been a long path to get here, just like any bachelors degree program, we will begin programming in 2027, said vice president of instruction dr. Lisa gaetje. So we will have two bachelors degree programs at fresno city college.
the new bachelors degree will be in medical imaging supervision and leadership, providing students another opportunity to earn a four-year degree while remaining at fresno city college.
college officials also highlighted significant growth in dual enrollment programs, which allow high school students to earn college credit before graduation.
advertisement advertisement according to dr. Ghada al-masri, vice president of educational services and institutional effectiveness, participation in dual enrollment has more than doubled over the last five years. Those students have maintained a 97% course retention rate.
that is significant because that means were holding on to them, al-masri said. Students not giving up on themselves or on the partnership. Thats important.
the college also pointed to workforce development partnerships that continue to create career opportunities for students.
through its collaboration with fresno regional workforce development, students can access pathways in fields such as ems and wildland firefighting, with an automotive apprenticeship program expected to be added in the future.
advertisement advertisement whisenhunt said the college remains focused on listening to community needs and developing programs that align with workforce demands.
i hope people are inspired, whisenhunt said. I think pretty much already theyre inspired by the campus, but inspired to even engage more. We have so many great partners, and we look forward to working closer in the future.
looking ahead, college leaders said fresno city college is currently developing a strategic plan that will help guide the institution over the next decade, shaping academic programs, student services and workforce partnerships through the next 10 years.
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| I Was A Hot Mess: Kristen Johnston On Struggling With Addiction During Her Iconi |
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‘i was a hot mess’: kristen johnston on struggling with addiction during her iconic sex and the city episode
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if you go back and watch sex and the city with an hbo max subscription, you’ll see all sorts of famous actors you might forget were in the series. But one guest spot that’s too memorable to overlook is when kristen johnston was on an episode in season 6. Johnston just reflected on where she was at in her life when she took on the role in 2004.
in an episode called “splat!”Johnston plays lexi featherston, who carrie calls one of “new york’s legendary party girls”. During a party carrie is also at, she sees lexi snorting a line of cocaine before she starts smoking at the function, and is asked to put it out or go out in the snow. It leads lexi to go on a rant about how new york is changing. She declares she’s “so bored i could die! Before falling out of a window. Mind you, the party was on the 18th floor of a nyc skyrise.
when johnston was recently talking about the scene, she was asked if she was sober herself during the time of her special appearance. In her words:
johnston then clarified that she would “never” be on anything while on set, but at the time she was definitely struggling with addiction. Previously, the actress has described her struggles as an “off-and-on relationship” that got worse after wrapping her hit sitcom 3rd rock from the sun in 2001. As she added in this new interview on dear chelsea:
in johnston’s 2012 memoir, guts: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster, the actress got honest about her struggles with addiction, which started while she was in high school. The worst they got for her was reportedly drinking two bottles of wine and having 10 to 30 vicodin pills a day at its peak.
these days johnston says she’s been sober for ten years straight after a “little burble” of a relapse a decade ago, which came after ten previous years of sobriety. While johnston may have related more to lexi featherston back when she was filming the episode than she would have liked, she’s proud of the episode. She said she’s often approached about it as well.
these days kristen johnston is the star of the new chuck lorre sitcom, leanne, now streaming with a netflix subscription. The show about a woman who grapples with life after her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman was added to the 2026 tv schedule a month ago and remains on netflix’s top 10.
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sarah el-mahmoud has been with cinemablend since 2018 after graduating from cal state fullerton with a degree in journalism. In college, she was the managing editor of the award-winning college paper, the daily titan, where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features, profiles and arts & entertainment coverage, including her first run-in with movie reporting, with a phone interview with guillermo del toro for best picture winner, the shape of water. Now shes into covering ya television and movies, and plenty of horror. Word webslinger. All her writing should be read in sarah connor’s terminator 2 voice over.
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| From cosplay to kickoff: Atlantas Labor Day weekend offers something for everyon |
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From cosplay to kickoff: atlanta’s labor day weekend offers something for everyone
atlanta, ga. (Atlanta news first) — warm weather is expected to stick throughout the holiday weekend, which is packed with events across the city, including college football, concerts, festivals, plays and a convention.
dragon con has returned to atlanta for its 40th year. Around 75,000 fans are expected to fill a handful of hotels across downtown atlanta.
“it’s everything from high fantasy, to sci-fi, comic books, music, art and just about anything else you can think of,” said dragon con spokesperson jo garland.
related: everything you need to know about dragon con 2026
organizers say attendees are spending money during their visit. In the last five years, dragon con has generated $340 million in economic impact.
heat prompts safety concerns
this year, extreme heat has been a factor at the event.
garland said there is increased ems outside, including several on bicycles, so they can get through the crowds faster.
“it’s always hot, but this is the worst i’ve ever seen it,” attendee matthew martin said. “When i was waiting in line to pick up my badge, i actually saw somebody literally pass out in line in front of me.”
martin has been coming to dragon con for years from orlando. He brought a neck fan friday and said he will get more creative as the weekend goes on.
“i have another look that has armor and i have an ice vest that i wear underneath it,” martin said.
other events across the city
for football fans, the aflac kickoff game features auburn and baylor on saturday inside the climate-controlled mercedes-benz stadium. The game has been played in atlanta since 2008.
peach bowl inc. President/ceo david epps said, “we’re unabashed when we say that atlanta is the capital of college football.”
epps said the aflac kickoff game is expected to be worth $30-35 million to the city.
more coverage:
atlanta braces for nearly 50 events over labor day weekend
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| Calvin Mens Soccer Suffers First Defeat at Geneva College |
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Ashley sap box score 1 calvin cal (1-1-0, 0-0-0) 2 winner geneva gen (1-1-0, 0-0-0) calvin cal (1-1-0, 0-0-0) 1 final sep. 04, 2026 2 geneva gen (1-1-0, 0-0-0) winner score by periods team 1 2 f calvin cal 0 1 1 geneva gen 1 1 2 game recap: mens soccer | 9/4/2026 8:31:00 pm calvin men’s soccer suffers first defeat at geneva college beaver falls, pa. – The calvin university mens soccer team lost 2-1 in non-conference action at geneva college on friday night. Calvin (1-1-0) fell behind 2-0 and rallied late but could not find the equalizer in the final minutes geneva (1-1-0) took a 1-0 lead into halftime thanks to a goal by travis miller in the 26th minute of play on a ball headed back into the box off a throw in that found miller in front of the goal to give the golden tornadoes a 1-0 lead. The knights had several opportunities later in the first half, including one chip attempt by colin nieuwenhuis (hudsonville, mich./Unity christian) that the geneva keeper made a leaping save on, while the knights also won five first-half corner kicks but could not cash in. Calvin keeper john hargett (powell, ohio/olentangy) kept the score 1-0 on a point-blank save in the opening minutes of the second half but the golden tornadoes found their second goal on a free kick from outside the box by logan pappert in the 65th minute to extend their lead to 2-0. The knights got on the board in the 88th minute when nieuwenhuis sent a left-footed laser from the left side of the box into the far, top corner for his third tally of the season to cut the deficit in half with 2:53 to play. Calvin had several chances in the final minutes, but a blocked shot and corner kick in the final 15 seconds did not get through as geneva held on for the win. The knights finished the match with 19 total shots, five of which were on goal, and held a 13-5 advantage in corner kicks. Hargett finished the game with three saves. Nieuwenhuis and matt torrell (webster, n.Y./The charles finney school/liberty university) each recorded a pair of shots on goal. Coachs comment: certainly a disappointing result tonight, head coach ryan souders said. But credit geneva. Coach dunda had his group well prepared and exceptionally hungry from the first whistle. We stand to learn a lot from their commitment and discipline. Well need to rest up and recover quickly to get a result tomorrow. Thanks so much to our incredible fans who were loud and supportive tonight. Wish our output was able to match theirs. Next up: calvin mens soccer will return to action tomorrow (saturday, september 5) when it travels to grove city college for a contest scheduled to start at 5:30 pm. Print friendly version |
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| Biddle wins Mike Baumer Invitational, Cross Country opens 2026 campaign |
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Womens cross country 9/4/2026 8:17:00 pm biddle wins mike baumer invitational, cross country opens 2026 campaign fairborn, ohio – northern kentucky university norse mens and womens cross country teams opened the 2026 season on friday evening, racing in the mike baumer invitational hosted by wright state. Grace biddle headlined the night by winning the womens race by just three-tenths of a second, earning her third career individual victory. Overall, the norse women finished in fourth place out of 13 competing teams. The norse men, led by freshman noah towne, finished in seventh place out of nine teams that placed five finishers. The basics results: men - 7th/9 - 179 points | women - 4th/13 - 93 points location: fairborn community park - fairborn, ohio meet: mike baumer invitational notables - women – biddle clocked a time of 17:57.4, earning her third career collegiate victory after winning the queen city invitational in both 2023 & 2024. – Sami govey finished 17th overall, running a 19:02.9 in the five-kilometer race. – Carlie condit notched a 24th-place finish, running a 19:15. – Julia verhoff ran a 19:29.0, while brittany arnold finished a tenth of a second behind her as they finished in 29th and 30th, respectively. – Emily foley (19:39.6, 37th) and allie atchley (20:16.1, 56th) each rounded out the top seven for the norse. Notables - men – noah towne paced the norse with a 16:20.5 5k run, finishing 33rd in his first collegiate race. – Nathan ruth finished in 35th overall, running a 16:21.9, just behind towne. – Brady messer finished in 40th, running a 16:28.7 on the night. – Gregory beard (16:50.1, 54th) and brayden rice (18:53.9, 95th) rounded out the norse group of runners. Up next the norse will run in shelbyville, indiana in two weeks, taking part in the crimson pride invite hosted by iu columbus. Follow nku norse cross country get in the game and follow northern kentuckys ncaa division i college cross country teams through @nkunorsexctf on twitter, @nkunorsexctf on instagram, northern kentucky university cross country/track & field on facebook and subscribe to the nku norse youtube channel. Print friendly version players mentioned gregory beard junior brady messer fifth year nathan ruth junior brayden rice junior noah towne freshman brittany arnold junior grace biddle senior carlie condit junior julia verhoff senior sami govey freshman players mentioned gregory beard junior brady messer fifth year nathan ruth junior brayden rice junior noah towne freshman brittany arnold junior grace biddle senior carlie condit junior julia verhoff senior sami govey freshman |
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| 12 Virginia Farmers Markets Wed Happily Spend A Saturday Morning Exploring |
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The first stop of the day might be a table piled with peaches, a basket of fresh bread, or a stand pouring hot coffee. Add the sound of conversation and a little music in the background, and suddenly saturday feels less like a day for errands and more like time well spent.
across virginia, farmers markets bring that easygoing feeling to cities, small towns, and historic downtowns. You can browse seasonal produce, pick up breakfast, discover handmade goods, and chat with the growers and makers behind them.
some markets buzz with activity, while others have a quieter rhythm that invites you to slow down.
for travelers, these gatherings offer a simple way to taste local virginia and see communities from a more personal perspective, all while supporting the people who help keep them thriving.
here are 12 virginia farmers markets we’d happily spend a saturday morning exploring.
old town farmers’ market – alexandria © old town farmers’ market the morning here feels older than the city traffic nearby, with brick sidewalks, market tents, and the smell of bread warming the air. Before long, you realize the best part is not rushing at all.
in alexandria, the old town farmers’ market turns a simple errand into something that feels almost ceremonial. It has deep roots reaching back to the 1700s, and that sense of history still lingers as shoppers browse greens, berries, cheeses, and bouquets near north royal street and tavern square.
come early if you want the fullest selection and the coolest air, especially in warmer months. A breakfast sandwich and coffee make an easy first stop, and from there it is fun to build a bag slowly, adding fruit for the week, a loaf for lunch, and maybe a jar of jam you did not plan to buy.
nearby streets, old row houses, and the walkable waterfront give the whole outing extra charm. It is the kind of market where even standing in line feels like part of the morning.
del ray farmers market – alexandria © del ray farm market some markets feel grand, but this one wins people over with pure neighborhood warmth. You hear dogs barking, friends calling hello, and baristas steaming coffee before you even reach the stalls.
that easygoing spirit is what makes the del ray farmers market such a pleasant stop in alexandria. Set along mount vernon avenue, it blends right into the rhythm of the community, with shoppers picking up leafy greens, herbs, eggs, baked goods, and bunches of flowers before wandering toward breakfast nearby.
it helps to arrive with a loose plan instead of a strict list. A market like this rewards curiosity, so one minute you may be buying peaches and the next you are tempted by pastries, handmade treats, or a ready-to-eat snack that turns shopping into brunch.
the smaller scale also makes conversations easier, which is part of the draw. You can ask a grower what is sweetest that week, get a tip for storing tomatoes, and still have time for a stroll through the surrounding blocks before noon.
vienna farmers market – vienna © vienna farmers market (may-october only) there is a calm kind of energy here, the sort that makes even a short visit feel like a break from the week. Instead of noise and hurry, you get friendly chatter, neat rows of produce, and the scent of something sweet cooking nearby.
that softer pace defines the vienna farmers market, a seasonal favorite in downtown vienna. Shoppers come for vegetables, fruit, meats, mushrooms, and baked goods, but the experience often stretches longer once coffee is in hand and a hot breakfast item, like donuts or crepes, enters the picture.
this is a good market for people who like to browse without feeling overwhelmed. Bring a cooler if you plan to buy meats or cheese, and wear comfortable shoes so you can linger, compare stands, and maybe pick up an extra item for dinner that was not on the list.
because the market is woven into everyday town life, it feels genuinely local rather than staged. Kids, longtime residents, and first time visitors all seem to settle into the same easy rhythm, which is a lovely reason to spend a saturday here.
williamsburg farmers market – williamsburg © williamsburg farmers market history hangs in the background here, but the market keeps the morning feeling fresh and alive. Fiddles, footsteps, and the smell of baked goods can make the street feel festive before your shopping bag is even open.
in williamsburg, the farmers market sits right in a setting that already draws people out of bed early. Along duke of gloucester street, virginia growers and makers bring produce, honey, breads, meats, and other local goods, creating a saturday stop that feels both rooted in the past and fully part of the present.
families do especially well here because there is so much to notice beyond the food. One child may be excited by strawberries, another by music, while adults compare tomatoes, pick up soap, or chat with a vendor about what is in season.
it is smart to leave room in your morning schedule after shopping. Once you have a pastry or coffee in hand, the surrounding historic district invites a longer walk, and suddenly the market becomes the start of a fuller day rather than a quick stop.
blacksburg farmers market & market square park – blacksburg © blacksburg farmers market & market square park a college town can surprise you on saturday morning by slowing down just enough to smell like basil, coffee, and warm bread. That mix of youthful energy and local routine gives this market its own personality.
the blacksburg farmers market fills market square park with growers and makers from nearby farms and kitchens. Because it is producer only and centered on local vendors, the selection feels personal, whether you are looking at eggs, cheese, meats, vegetables, or prepared foods that make an easy lunch later.
one useful strategy here is to walk the whole market once before buying everything. You may spot greens at one table, mushrooms at another, and a loaf you want to pair with both, and it is much easier to build a thoughtful basket after a full loop.
the park setting helps people settle in instead of rushing off. You can sit for a bit, listen to the crowd, and enjoy the fact that a regular grocery run has turned into a social part of the weekend in blacksburg.
falls church farmers market – falls church © falls church farmers market busy without feeling chaotic, this market has the confident rhythm of a place that locals truly depend on. You can smell flowers and baked goods in one breath, then turn and see shoppers carrying bags packed for the week.
the falls church farmers market is one of those saturday spots where variety really matters. In the city hall area of falls church, vendors bring produce, meats, cheeses, pastries, plants, and specialty foods, so the trip works whether you need serious groceries or just want one excellent treat and a stroll.
if you visit for the first time, give yourself more time than you think you need. Larger markets reward patience, and the best approach is to wander steadily, compare prices, ask what is at peak flavor, and keep a cooler in the car for delicate items.
another nice part is how easily the outing can stretch into the rest of the morning. Pick up fruit, bread, and coffee, then find a nearby spot to sit and enjoy the simple pleasure of eating something fresh while the market still hums behind you.
ashland farmers market – ashland © ashland, va farmers market quiet charm can be just as appealing as a big crowd, and this market proves it. The pace invites you to exhale, look around, and notice little things, like the color of fresh herbs or the sound of neighbors catching up.
in ashland, the farmers market offers a smaller town experience that feels easy to settle into. Around thompson street, shoppers browse produce, baked items, and handmade goods while enjoying the kind of friendly atmosphere that makes asking questions feel natural instead of awkward.
because the market is less overwhelming than some larger ones, it is a great place to shop more thoughtfully. You can ask how to cook a vegetable you have never tried, get advice about what will keep best through the week, and leave with ingredients that feel chosen rather than grabbed.
the town itself adds to the mood, making the morning feel nicely unhurried. If your ideal saturday includes local food, a bit of conversation, and a setting that rewards slowing down, ashland makes a strong case for staying awhile before heading home.
historic manassas farmers market – manassas © historic manassas farmers market music has a way of making a market feel like an event instead of an errand, and that is part of the pull here. The air seems fuller, with food smells, conversation, and a little downtown energy bouncing between historic buildings.
the historic manassas farmers market brings that lively mood to prince william street on saturday mornings. Along with produce, meats, cheeses, and baked goods, you may also find handmade crafts and other local items that turn shopping into more of a browse than a checklist.
this is a good market to visit hungry, but it is also smart to save room for flexibility. A loaf of bread may lead to buying jam, fresh greens might inspire dinner plans, and live music can tempt you to stay longer than you expected.
what stands out most is the way the market fits its surroundings. In manassas, the old downtown setting gives the whole experience extra character, and the mix of food and atmosphere makes it easy to understand why many people return week after week for the same saturday ritual.
leesburg farmers market – leesburg © leesburg farmers market meeting the person who grew your food changes the whole experience. Suddenly a basket of tomatoes is not just produce, but part of a conversation about weather, soil, and what tastes best right now.
that direct connection is a big reason the leesburg farmers market stands out. In leesburg, this producer only market gathers regional farmers, bakers, and food artisans, so shoppers can find vegetables, meats, eggs, breads, honey, and other goods while also hearing the stories behind them.
the best approach here is to ask a few questions, even if you are shy. Vendors can often tell you which peach is sweetest, which greens cook down fastest, or how long a loaf stays fresh, and those small tips make the food feel more useful once you get home.
because the market is rooted in real regional agriculture, it feels grounded rather than flashy. That makes the morning satisfying in a simple way, especially if you enjoy leaving with both a full bag and a better sense of where your weekend meals began.
fredericksburg farmers market – fredericksburg © fredericksburg, va farmers market early risers get rewarded here. The light comes in soft through the park, vendors are still setting out their best produce, and the whole market feels full of possibility before much of the town is even awake.
at hurkamp park in fredericksburg, the farmers market makes a strong case for starting saturday sooner rather than later. Shoppers can pick from homegrown produce, local meats, baked goods, honey, and other regional foods, all in a setting that feels green, open, and welcoming.
if you go, bring cash if possible, a sturdy tote, and maybe a rough meal plan for the weekend. Markets with a broad range can be wonderfully distracting, so it helps to know whether you are hunting for breakfast pastries, salad fixings, or ingredients for a full dinner.
still, some of the fun comes from being a little unplanned. A jar of honey, a loaf of bread, or fruit that smells too good to ignore can shape the rest of the day, and fredericksburg gives you plenty of chances to change your mind in the best way.
lynchburg community market – lynchburg © lynchburg community market few places make a saturday feel layered with stories the way this market does. The building, the downtown setting, and the mix of food and crafts all suggest that people have been gathering here for a very long time, because they have.
the lynchburg community market brings together local farm goods, artisan foods, and handmade items in one of the most interesting market settings in virginia. In lynchburg, shoppers can move between produce, eggs, meats, plants, baked goods, and indoor spaces that add even more to explore.
that variety makes it a smart pick for groups with different interests. One person may want breakfast, another may drift toward crafts, and someone else may be comparing tomatoes or looking for cheese, yet everyone still feels part of the same outing.
give yourself time to wander instead of treating it like a quick stop. The charm here lies in discovery, and the market rewards curiosity with unexpected details, whether that is a favorite snack, a local maker, or simply the pleasure of spending a morning in a place with genuine character.
harrisonburg farmers market – harrisonburg © harrisonburg farmers market fresh mountain valley produce seems to carry its own kind of brightness, and you notice it quickly here. Colors look richer, conversations feel unforced, and the morning has a grounded, practical warmth that is easy to like.
the harrisonburg farmers market captures that feeling well in the heart of the shenandoah valley. On south liberty street in harrisonburg, shoppers find seasonal produce, eggs, meats, baked goods, and handcrafted items, which gives the market a nice balance between food shopping and casual exploring.
one of the best reasons to visit is how clearly local the experience feels. You are not just passing rows of stalls, you are seeing the region show up in edible form, from what is growing well that week to the handmade goods that reflect local skill and taste.
it is especially rewarding for cooks who like building meals around the season. Even a simple haul of greens, bread, and fruit can feel exciting when the ingredients are fresh and the setting encourages you to slow down enough to appreciate them. |
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| Ranking Every Current Blazers Contract From Best to Worst |
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Ranking every current blazers contract from best to worst
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in an offseason that featured a blockbuster trade surrounding a former nba all-star and all-nba player, it is rather impressive where the portland trail blazers sit financially.
with an active team salary of $191.8 million, ranked 19th in the league according to spotrac, the blazers and their current 15-man roster are around $8.3 million below the tax level, $16.9 million below the first apron and about $29.6 million below the second apron. Portland has no trade or buyout restrictions, and retains its non-taxpayer mid-level exception, worth just over $15 million.
its a great place to be. The blazers have decent cap flexibility and a trove of draft picks to entertain potential suitors. Not all contracts are created equally, however. Although portland does not possess any terrible contracts, a hierarchy does emerge when tradeability, production and market value are considered.
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ja morant | 27 | $42,166,510 | $44,886,930 | $87,053,440 | ||
jrue holiday | 36 | $34,800,000 | $37,200,000 | $34,800,000 | ||
shaedon sharpe | 23 | $20,089,287 | $21,696,429 | $23,303,571 | $24,910,713 | $90,000,000 |
toumani camara | 26 | $18,080,358 | $19,526,786 | $20,973,214 | $22,419,642 | $81,000,000 |
robert williams | 28 | $14,000,000 | $14,500,000 | $15,000,000 | $14,500,000 | |
scoot henderson | 22 | $13,585,523 | $13,585,523 | |||
damian lillard | 36 | $13,398,000 | $14,104,000 | $13,398,000 | ||
deni avdija | 25 | $13,125,000 | $11,875,000 | $25,000,000 | ||
donovan clingan | 22 | $7,519,920 | $9,550,298 | $7,519,920 | ||
yang hansen | 21 | $4,643,520 | $4,864,920 | $7,462,788 | $4,643,520 | |
micah potter | 28 | $2,801,346 | $2,801,346 | |||
vit krej?í | 26 | $2,667,944 | $3,005,085 | |||
sidy cissoko | 22 | $2,497,812 | ||||
jeremy sochan | 23 | $2,449,421 | $2,449,421 | |||
branden carlson | 27 | $2,449,421 | $2,449,421 | |||
team totals | $191,824,461 | $181,209,448 | $66,739,573 | $47,330,355 | $379,200,591 |
the best
deni avdija
arguably the best non-rookie contract in the league, avdija’s ascent to all-star status last season secured him a massive payday in the future. His $13.1 million salary this upcoming year is only 8% of the blazers’ cap as portland’s eighth-highest paid player.
clearly avdijas current deal is well under market value. For comparison, he is set to make less than utah jazz rookie darryn peterson, the los angeles lakers’ luke kennard and the miami heat’s nikola jovic. At some point the blazers have to throw a bag his way, but for now they can enjoy the luxury of paying a cornerstone peanuts.
damian lillard
when the milwaukee bucks waived lillard and stretched the remaining $113 million on his deal, it opened the door for the nine-time all-star to sign at a discount to whichever team he chose. He was a hot commodity, reportedly pursued by big-market teams like the golden state warriors, boston celtics, lakers and heat.
ultimately, portland brought him home. Lillard returned to the rose city on a three-year, $42 million contract. The $13.4 million he is receiving this year is the cheapest per-year rate since his fourth season in the league. Though lillard retains a no-trade clause, it’s hard to imagine the organization would be interested in such a transaction. Even if lillard’s all-star days are over, it’s a fantastic price for one of the premier shooters in the nba.
toumani camara
quickly establishing himself as a durable two-way player, camara’s four-year, $82 million extension is set to kick in this year. The former nba all-defensive second-team selection is an integral piece to the blazers’ defensive scheme, often charged with guarding the opposing team’s best perimeter player. Portland is getting its money’s worth, as the 6-foot-7 forward has missed only 12 regular season games across his career, playing all 82 games last year.
and though it’s not recommended, camara’s contract is friendly enough that if the blazers ever decide to trade him it should be fairly easy to do so.
donovan clingan
the first rookie contract on our list, clingan is owed just $7.5 million this year. For a starting center, that’s an absolute steal. Averaging 12.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 blocks per game last season -- while playing 77 games -- clingan’s production far exceeds his contract.
an elite rim protector, clingan’s value grows with the expected defensive deficiencies in the backcourt. The uconn product is crucial for the blazers this year, and likely for years to come.
robert williams iii
williams’ three-year, $44 million extension is a bargain. His defensive prowess is unmistakable -- at his peak, the 28-year-old center was an nba all-defensive second-team selection, averaging nearly a double-double and 2.2 blocks per game back in the 2021-22 season.
but that was five seasons ago. Since then, williams has appeared in less than 37% (120/328) of regular season games. His 59-game campaign last year was the most he’s played since that all-defensive year, and even then he appeared in only 61 regular season games, the most of his career.
his biggest weakness is availability. The blazers took this into account. His extension is fully guaranteed at $14 million this season, while the second year of his deal is just $5 million guaranteed and the third year is entirely non-guaranteed. However, the second and third years become fully guaranteed if he plays 50 games.
that sounds fair for both sides, and his guaranteed money this season is around what’s expected for back-up centers.
the ok
scoot henderson
there’s not a whole lot to be happy or upset about regarding henderson’s contract. If anything, it’s disappointing the former no. 3 overall pick is in this position, while many of his contemporaries have inked themselves major deals. In a different (more efficient) world, henderson would be signing a five-year, $251.9 million rookie scale extension.
unfortunately, we don’t live in that world. There’s a decent chance the oct. 19 extension deadline passes and henderson remains without a deal. If so, he enters the summer of 2027 a restricted free agent, where portland is positioned to hold all the leverage, barring an unexpected breakout season.
as for now, his current salary is around what most front offices pay a back-up point guard.
yang hansen
this isn’t a slight toward yang or his development, but rather that rookie contracts are hard to judge when the player in question falls out of the rotation. That’s not yang’s fault. It was clear the 7-foot-1, 270-pound big man from china was not ready to contribute immediately, nor was he expected to.
he was always viewed as a project, which is why 43-games played at seven minutes per game does not really raise eyebrows. His contract only falls under this section due to his lack of exposure. If the blazers desire to deal yang, potential is at the center of the sale, not production. That is a bit harder to sell.
jrue holiday
at 36-years-old and entering his 18th season, it is hard to ignore holiday’s age, especially at $34.8 million this year, 21.1% of portland’s cap. The blazers’ second-highest paid player, holiday is expected to shoulder much of the perimeter defensive responsibilities alongside camara, while his points per game likely takes a dip.
it’s highly probable holiday picks up his player option for the 2027-28 season when the time comes, raising his yearly salary to $37.2 million. Holiday has proven his value, but that is a lot of change to dedicate to an aging guard.
ja morant
this placement might look really silly come april. Morant is a box-office talent, worth the price of admission alone when he’s healthy. Once an mvp candidate, all-star and all-nba second-team selection, morant’s stock has fallen drastically the last few years. From off-court controversies to a lack of availability, the memphis grizzlies opted to move in a new direction, discarding the most captivating asset the franchise has had this century.
eating 25% of portland’s cap, morant’s acquisition is not without risk, even if there is a ton of upside. Long term, the blazers are fine, but it will sting if the highest-paid player over the next two years rarely sees the floor. 79 games across the last three seasons doesn’t inspire much confidence. If – and it’s a big if – morant can stay relatively healthy, few are going to care about his contract, celebrating his resurgence instead.
shaedon sharpe
it was viewed positively around the league and received warmly by fans when sharpe signed his four-year $90 million rookie extension. Missing a large chunk of last season, concern grew but a career-high in scoring assuaged those feelings, and made it easier to excuse sharpe’s poor postseason performance as inexperience.
then the poor guy tore the meniscus in his right knee, casting a dreary cloud over the 23-year-old athletic marvel. Injuries have plagued sharpe throughout his young career, making it difficult to retain a positive outlook on his overall trajectory. He is likely to miss the majority of the upcoming season after playing in just 50 regular season games last year. The nba is filled with stories about athletic guards falling victim to their knees; portland can only hope sharpe is able to avoid that fate.
the uninspired
this category is not meant to reflect negatively on micah potter, vit krej?í, Sidy cissoko, branden carlson and jeremy sochan. Again, there are no bad contracts in portland.
given the benefit of the doubt, a few of these guys may blossom into contributing members off the bench. But for now, they are just the type of contracts a team uses to fill out its roster. Nothing wrong with that, but nothing to excite the masses either.
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elias esquivel
elias esquivel is a graduate from the university of oregon with a bachelors in journalism and minor in sports business. He freelanced for multiple national and international publications during his time at oregon, covering events ranging from state, college and world championships. Post graduation he transitioned to covering local preps in the willamette valley. Hes been published in world athletics, the oregonian and the portland tribune. His favorite book is orson scott cards speaker for the dead and his favorite video game is god of war ragnarök. He has two cats.
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