If the “Theme from Rocky” had blasted through the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night, not one of the 6,128 people that filled its seats would have been surprised.
That’s because Huntington’s spiritual doppelganger of Sly’s classic underdog, Chris Algieri, defeated Ruslan “the Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov in a split decision, earning Algieri the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight championship belt.
Read MoreWhat's it take to be called a guitar god? We interview Kenny Wayne Shepherd to find out!
(Shepherd plays The Paramount tonight, June 19; Robert Randolph and the Family Band opens. Tickets range from $25 to $65 at the box office, 370 New York Ave., Huntington, or go to ParamountNY.com.)
Read MoreIf you walk into Tilden Brakes today as a Huntington outsider, you’d never know the place had been gutted by fire nearly a year ago. Just a bit more than 10 months after a massive blaze gutted Tilden Brakes on July 26, 2013, the iconic, family-owned auto repair shop is not only back on its feet, but stronger than before.
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