Starbucks is offering a complimentary short cup (8 oz) of the new Pike Place Roast™ today at noon. We heard that it is only for 30 minutes. So is it worth spending the gas? :) www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressdesc.asp?id=855
Project Homeless Connect is happening Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 09) from 8:30 - 4pm at the Joel Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem. PHC is part of the Ten Year Plan Commission on Homelessness. For more information or to volunteer: Contact Andrea Kurtz at 721-9364
Residents in Raleigh can now wash cars and use pressure washers on weekends. Because of the recent rainfall across the state, the Mayor in Raleigh is easing up on water restrictions. Outdoor watering and washing had been banned since February. (News14Carolina)
A funeral-picketing law has been signed into law in Kansas. The new law, which goes into effect next Thursday, states that protesters cannot stand within 150 feet of a funeral one hour before and during or two hours after a service ends. Kansas is the home state of Fred Phelps, whose Westboro Baptist followers regularly protest services for U.S. soldiers killed in combat.
www.onenewsnow.com/Business/Default.aspx?id=74693
South Dakota has joined 11 other states requiring abortion clinics to give a woman seeking an abortion the opportunity to see an ultrasound of her unborn child and to hear the heartbeat, if possible, before going through with an abortion. Research from the National Right to Life shows that ultrasound technology plays a major role in many women changing their minds when it come to having an abortion. www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=74789
Senators McCain, Clinton and Obama will have opportunities to question two top officials about troop levels and conditions in Iraq. Army General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the top U.S. diplomat in Iraq are expected to face some tough questions during congressional hearings later today.
The wife of Senator Barack Obama is making three stops in North Carolina today. Michelle Obama will speak at Winston-Salem State University this afternoon…with additional stops in Charlotte and Raleigh.
Police have arrested protesters in San Francisco…the next stop for the Olympic torch. Three people protesting China's human rights record were arrested yesterday after scaling the Golden Gate Bridge with a Tibetan flag and two banners. Anti-Chinese protesters have disrupted the Olympic Torch relay in London and Paris. Officials saying that the relay will go on as planned in San Francisco on Wednesday. The Summer Olympics: August 8, 2008 in Beijing.
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/oly.torchrelay/index.html
If you want to vote in the upcoming North Carolina Primary…the registration deadline is this Friday (April 11th). The North Carolina Primary is Tuesday, May 6th.
Hello, can you smell me now? Japanese cell phone users will test a new service that allows downloadable fragrances. "Mobile Fragrance Communications" is currently being tested…
‘Scent’ playlists can be downloaded which can be accompanied by music or video clips.
www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/04/07/mobile.scent.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
SPORTS: Kansas beating Memphis in OT (75 - 68) to win the Men’s NCAA National Championship. Memphis blew a 9 point lead with 2 minutes to go
in the game. www.ncaa.com/basketball-mens/default.aspx?id=147034
Local Baseball action: Grasshoppers at home this week
Home opener: Warthogs (vs the Lynchburg Hillcats) tonight at 7pm
www.warthogs.com/
Downtown High Point: The Spring Furniture Market runs thru the weekend.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy this morning then some sunshine this afternoon…High 63
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 45
Wednesday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 68
Thursday and Friday: Partly sunny…High 77.
