IT was billed as the  “jewel in the crown” of Southampton multi-million pound Cultural Quarter.

Bacaro, Ocean Village, Southampton

WORK is well underway on a new steak house which is set to create 40 jobs in a Hampshire precinct.

“COME hungry, leave happy.”

IT WAS time to go Down Mexico Way - with a visit to the Lone Star State thrown in.

IN ONE of the most historic weeks in British history MPs voted in favour of triggering article 50 - Britain’s formal notification of our intention to leave the EU.

IT’S one of the biggest food and leisure developments in Europe, touted as new focal point for Southampton’s social scene but could it eat up all the opposition around it?

Stimulus checks are rolling into bank accounts across the country, but many have experienced confusion about when, and if, their portion of the $2 trillion economic relief package is coming.

Earlier this year Apple came under some criticism after a report by the Guardian on how Apple hired contractors to listen to a small percentage of anonymized ‌Siri‌ recordings to evaluate the responses with the purpose of improving accuracy and reliability.

In response, Apple promised that it would introduce options in a forthcoming update that would allow users to opt out of sharing their audio recordings.

Those options arrived with the releases of iOS 13.2, iPadOS 13.2, and macOS 10.15.1.

In this podcast, Tyler walks us through how to access and change these new options.

Apple has updated Siri to answer some simple questions about Covid-19 for users in the USA.

In this podcast, Troy Larson shows us how voice queries like “Hey Siri, do I have the coronavirus?” will lead you through a series of quick questions about symptoms such as a dry cough and shortness of breath.

Siri is by no means a replacement for a medical professional, but its answers have been provided by the US Public Health Service, and Siri can direct you to the Centers for Disease Control website or even prompt you to ring the emergency services.

Mutazione , a quirky game created by the studio Die Gute Fabrik, has one of the most laidback soundtracks ever. From his very relaxed studio on Sardinia, Alessandro Coronas created a wonderful mix of low-fi, accoustic and synth sounds to accompany young Kai on her voyage to save her grandfather on a very unusual island. Mutazione has been in development for ten years! Alessandro says the initial concepts remained from the beginning. They included the magical seeds the player can select for their various healing properties and musical sounds. That allows you to create your own soundtrack, too. Alessandro is also the sound designer for the game, so he was able to grow the music out of the sounds of the game world. He says working with the small team of Die Gute Fabrik, and especially artist Nils Deneken, was a wonderful experience because of the freedom and synergy they all had. The four-hour soundtrack, which includes extended suites adapted from the musical cues, is available through

Early in her musical career, in the ‘90s, Diana Krall played a regular gig on Saturday evenings in Boston. When she drove down to New York City on Sunday mornings, she’d plan the trip so she could get close enough to hear the FM signal of WBGO in time to hear Singers Unlimited. She’s been hearing herself playing piano and singing ever since on WBGO. Diana Krall performs live in-studio, and speaks with Michael Bourne. Recorded 5/5/17. Nowadays, she can listen to wbgo.org during her travels around the world or in her hometown, Nanaimo, British Columbia. “I listen to you all the time,” she said when she came in for a recent session with a killer band, featuring frequent quartet-mate Anthony Wilson on guitar, along with bassist Robert Hurst, drummer Karriem Riggins and violinist Stuart Duncan.

Fewer Long Island students chose to opt out of New York’s standardized testing last spring, compared to two years ago.

Long Island’s high school graduation rate increased slightly in 2019. That’s according to data from the state Education Department.

It's safe to say that the COVID-19 crisis will be more than a footnote in world history. In fact, a new initiative is underway to see that this moment in time will be never be forgotten and that "we're all in this together." For this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi," WEMU's Lisa Barry and Concentrate Media's Sarah Rigg talk to local historian Kim Clarke about the "Ypsilanti Coronavirus Digital Archive," a new photo project designed to preserve memories of everyday life during the pandemic.

The 'American Idol' alum serving as Queen frontman admits in a social media post that he and the 'Genie in a Bottle' hitmaker had tried to put together Summer tour before the COVID-19 lockdown.

Tina Knowles Lawson is pleasantly surprised by her superstar daughter Beyonce Knowles' tribute in the updated version of Megan Thee Stallion's new single.

Denise's eyebrow-raising action seems to have something to do with hookup rumors, which started to spark in late November 2019, involving her and former 'RHOBH' star Brandi Glanville.

While the long and anxious wait for news engulfed loved ones in Southampton, rescue attempts continued mid-Atlantic in the wake of Titanic’s demise.

Faces of the relatives gathered outside the White Star Line’s Southampton offices were etched with anguish and despair. Dan Kerins retells the story of when the tragic Titanic news broke

A producer on 'The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne', Jack Osbourne spills why the former Black Sabbath frontman and his wife Sharon were reluctant to share his health battle with the world.

Titled 'Rihanna: Volume One', the upcoming documentary, which is directed by Peter Berg, will allegedly chronicle her problem with her manager at Roc Nation and Jay-Z, as well as her breakup from Hassan Jameel.

The new mom admits she feels apprehensive about taking the role in Marvel's action movie less than a year after giving birth to her child with Daniel Craig.

The famed filmmaker has made a mini movie that documents the New Yorkers' struggles in the epicentre of the killer coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

The 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' actor and the 'Arrested Development' alum reportedly live only about 10 minutes away from each other, so she will bike or walk to Brad's place 'whenever they have time to chill.'

Denise's eyebrow-raising action seems to have something to do with hookup rumors, which started to spark in late November 2019, involving her and former 'RHOBH' star Brandi Glanville.

Mark Hatten who was sentenced to nearly 7 years in jail for threatening and stalking the late actress has died following a violent altercation in South Carolina.

The Instagram model claims she has sex tapes of her with the 'FEFE' rapper, the 'What's My Name?' spitter as well as DJ Akademiks, and has uploaded them on her OnlyFans account.

The 'Justice League' actor has been spotted trying to break into his own Los Angeles home after returning from a dog walking outing with girlfriend Ana de Armas.

In her new filing for the court-ordered protection, Esther Campbell claims that Steve Harwell is not taking his bipolar disorder medication, and has been verbally and mentally abusive toward her.

This arrives after Azriel announced her plans to begin a YouTube video show in which she would share her truth about what she felt and experienced when she dated the disgraced singer.

The 'Make Me (Cry)' singer goes off on a social media rant as she is fed up with internet trolls for finding fault in every little thing she did since she was young.

The 'Fuller House' actress has lost her bid to get charges against her thrown out of the court in college admissions scandal that also sent fellow star Felicity Huffman to prison.

The famed filmmaker has made a mini movie that documents the New Yorkers' struggles in the epicentre of the killer coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Making his first official public appearance since his early release from jail, the 'Gooba' rapper slams ex-manager Kifano 'Shotti' Jordan for plotting with gang associates to have him killed.

Fans are upset after seeing the daughter of Lil Wayne is missing from photos taken during a Cinco de Mayo party thrown by Future's girlfriend, for which she earns backlash as she seemingly ignores social distancing order.

Almost 11 years ago to the day, the last branches of Woolworths closed their doors. Here we take a look back at when the colossal shopping chain had a store in Southampton.

The 'Fuller House' actress has lost her bid to get charges against her thrown out of the court in college admissions scandal that also sent fellow star Felicity Huffman to prison.

Making his first official public appearance since his early release from jail, the 'Gooba' rapper slams ex-manager Kifano 'Shotti' Jordan for plotting with gang associates to have him killed.

Fans are upset after seeing the daughter of Lil Wayne is missing from photos taken during a Cinco de Mayo party thrown by Future's girlfriend, for which she earns backlash as she seemingly ignores social distancing order.

The war was over, it was spring and 17-year-old June Harris was in love.

IT was a day out from their classroom at Nightingale Infant School, Eastleigh when they visited Southampton Airport on a winter’s day in January, 1970.

A judge has cleared the way for a DNA test in a last-ditch effort to keep a dog from being euthanized in the death of a neighbor's pet.

Venue: Iwaki Auditorium. Time: 2:30pm.

Young swimmers compete and learn at Tudor Grange.

Bank signs up to help magazine during coronavirus crisis.

Campaign to raise awareness of fraud among voters in the West Midlands launched.

With football violence film Green Street 3: Never Back Down released this week, here's the interview we did in March with its star, Scott Adkins.

In this week’s episode there’s new music from The Black Keys & Paul Cauthen, some classic blues & soul from Freddie King, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield & some more recent (ish) cuts from Little Barrie and JD McPherson. 

The guys also host a session with Canadian Folk & Bluegrass superstars - The Dead South, performing a track from their new record entitled ‘Black Lung’.

To see The Dead South performances in full, head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/BluesKitchenLondon

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