Kelly Slater’s luxury Texas surf park hit with $16M wipeout as construction stalls

Kelly Slater’s luxury Texas surf park hit with M wipeout as construction stalls

Kelly Slater’s Texas wave-pool dream just got hit by a $16 million breaker. Austin Surf Club, a 333-acre private surf park and luxury residential community backed by the 11-time world surfing champion, has been swamped by more than $16 million in construction liens as work on the splashy project grinds to a halt, according to … Read more

Delayed job start? How to cope if your accepted offer stalls out

Delayed job start? How to cope if your accepted offer stalls out

Even before finishing an MBA internship at a Top 5 management consulting firm last year, John (last name withheld) locked in a job that would pay well over $200,000. He was supposed to start work in June. “But that didn’t happen,” he said, explaining that he’s now been rescheduled to start in November. The 24-year-old … Read more

Hollywood power failure stalls prep work for Oscars ceremony

Hollywood power failure stalls prep work for Oscars ceremony

No one can blame a Will Smith slap for this shocking development! A temporary power outage in Hollywood Saturday briefly threw a wrench into preparations for Sunday’s Academy Awards. Shortly after 1 p.m., power dropped on an entire block along the boulevard that includes the Dolby Theatre, where rehearsals were ongoing for the Oscars awards … Read more

Ferris wheel stalls at 400 feet, leaving dozens trapped at embattled amusement park

Ferris wheel stalls at 400 feet, leaving dozens trapped at embattled amusement park

It was a wheel of misfortune. The 400-foot-tall Ferris Wheel at Orlando’s ICON Park lost power Saturday — leaving 62 riders suspended in midair at the embattled amusement destination where a teen died after plummeting off a ride earlier this year. “The Wheel lost power Saturday night and we’re working with the Orange County Fire … Read more