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☆ Jaime King Is on a Journey
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Sheila Yasmin Marikar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jaime King had been feeling that something was off. “There’s this strange, volatile energy,” the actress, director and model said on a recent Saturday. “If I’m not looking at you, it’s because I’m listening,” she said to a reporter. Ms. King, a self-described introvert, was about to embark on a promotional blitz that would take her from the hillsides of Hollywood to the scrum of New York. “Once in a blue moon, I’ll go to the Bungalows,” meaning San Vicente Bungalows, the members-only club that has replaced the Soho House as L.A.’s premier venue for people of means.

Persons: Jaime King, ”, “, ’, “ I’ve Organizations: Soho House Locations: Los Angeles, Hollywood, New York, ”, Vicente, Soho

☆ Where to Start in Emilia-Romagna?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sheila Yasmin Marikar | Susan Wright | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There was also, blissfully, a restaurant, Vito San Luca, whose tagliatelle al ragù might be the platonic ideal of a post-hike meal. Local products, local artisansThe light turned golden and then faded. Did I want to join her and Ms. Mikayla for a “little concert in an adorable apartment? Very Bologna, intimate, least touristy thing in town.”I walked 20 minutes to Efesto House, which occupies the sixth floor of a centuries-old apartment building on Via Castiglione. “We decided to keep our prices very low,” said Gaia Musumeci, a neurologist who runs Efesto House with two friends.

Persons: Vito San Luca, Champagne —, Montell, Kaitlyn Mikayla, ”, Gian Marco Bucci, Mikayla, “, Gaia Musumeci, Matteo Paragona, Carracci Organizations: Americano, Via Locations: San, Bologna, Via San Gervasio, Los Angeles, ”, Via Castiglione

☆ Sheila Oliver, New Jersey's acting governor while Phil Murphy's out of the country, dies suddenly of an undisclosed medical issue at 71
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

When New Jersey Gov. Sheila Oliver took over his job. Sheila Oliver took over his role as acting governor. As acting governor, Scutari, a Democrat, has all the same powers of a traditional governor. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, Oliver was the first Black female speaker of the state's general assembly.

Persons: Phil Murphy, Gov, Sheila Oliver, Nick Scutari, Oliver's, Sheila Y, Oliver, Murphy Organizations: New, New Jersey Gov, Service, Democrat Locations: New Jersey, Wall, Silicon, Europe, of New Jersey, Italy, Scutari

Sheila Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to hold statewide-elected office in the Garden State, has died, her family said. We will remember her commitment to the people of New Jersey and her tireless efforts to uplift the community.”On Monday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s office said Oliver was receiving medical care and was unable to serve as acting governor while he was on vacation. New Jersey State Senate President Nicholas Scutari assumed the duties of acting governor as of Monday morning, Murphy’s office said. “When I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor Oliver was already a trailblazer in every sense of the word,” Murphy said in a statement.

Persons: Gov, Sheila Oliver, Oliver, “ Sheila Y, ”, Phil Murphy’s, Nicholas Scutari, “, ‘, ” Oliver, Murphy, Governor Oliver, ” Murphy Organizations: Washington CNN —, Garden State, , New, , New Jersey Gov, Democrat, Columbia University, New, New Jersey General Assembly, Lincoln University, Community Organization, Planning, Administration, General Locations: Washington CNN — New Jersey, Garden, New Jersey, ,, , New Jersey, . New Jersey, ’, of New Jersey

☆ Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s Trailblazing Lieutenant Governor, Has Died
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sheila Y. Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide elected office there, died on Tuesday after being rushed to the hospital the day before. Ms. Oliver, a Democrat and longtime resident of East Orange, N.J., was elected lieutenant governor in 2017 as Gov. In 2010, she became the first Black woman to lead the predominantly male State Assembly. Ms. Oliver had been serving as acting governor of New Jersey since Mr. Murphy and his family left over the weekend for a vacation in Italy, where they own a home. Mr. Murphy will return to New Jersey within the next few days, a spokesman said.

Persons: Sheila Y, Oliver, New, Philip D, Murphy, Nick Scutari Organizations: Democrat Locations: East Orange, N.J, New Jersey, Italy

☆ Christina Najjar’s Napa Valley
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sheila Yasmin Marikar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During her time in the region, she frequently decamped to wine country seeking revelry and respite. “I’m a super fan of Napa,” she said during a recent telephone interview. Ms. Najjar, who lives in Los Angeles, was fresh from BottleRock, an annual music festival held at the Napa Valley Expo. “I have my old favorites, but I’m always looking for the next big thing. “It’s Napa’s version of Erewhon,” she said, referencing the high-end organic supermarket, “and you know we love Erewhon.”

Persons: influencer Christina Najjar —, Tinx —, “, Najjar, I’m, ” She’s, ” Organizations: Stanford University Locations: Bay, Northern California, San Francisco, Poshmark, Napa, ”, Los Angeles, St, Helena

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