According to weatherman Al Roker, Scott passed away this week. “We lost Willard Scott,” Roker wrote on Twitter. “At the age of 87 he died peacefully with his family, including his daughters Sally and Mary and his dear wife Paris. He was truly my second father and is where I am today because of his … Read more
Chuck E. Weiss, blues musician, club owner, and oversized Los Angeles character who was immortalized in Rickie Lee Jones’ breakout hit “Chuck E.’s in Love,” died on July 20 at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles . He was 76. His brother Byron said the cause was kidney failure. Mr. Weiss was a voracious musicologist, … Read more
The family’s wealth all but evaporated during the economic downturn, leaving the Kirbys with a 10 bedroom house, lots of boats, and virtually no choice but to sail for the kids. “You just grow up with it; it was like asking someone if they remembered learning to speak, ”Kirby told Nautical Quarterly in 1982. He … Read more
Lisa Banes, a versatile actress who rose to prominence on the New York stage in the 1980s and enjoyed a brisk career that included roles on television and in the films “Cocktail” and “Gone Girl,” died Monday of head injuries suffered 10 days earlier when she was hit by a scooter in Manhattan. She was … Read more
An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Spokane, Washington (GeekWire Photo) The news: An Amazon Fulfillment Center employee died Thursday after being found in the bathroom of a warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. Bloomberg first covered the news, saying the employee collapsed at the facility, citing unnamed sources. Amazon said it was a personal medical incident and there … Read more