{"id":980,"date":"2020-07-01T14:19:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T14:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtibfm.com\/?p=980"},"modified":"2020-07-01T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T14:20:07","slug":"five-things-to-look-forward-to-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtibfm.com\/?p=980","title":{"rendered":"Five Things to Look Forward to in July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are five things to look forward to in July . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.&nbsp; Baseball AND basketball are set to return.&nbsp; The Major League Baseball season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/chicago\/cubs\/mlb-spring-training-2020-faq-covid-19-testing-key-dates-roster-limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">starts<\/a> in about three weeks.&nbsp; Then the NBA is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nba-returns-2020-faq#:~:text=The%20NBA%20season%20is%20set,start%20date%20of%20July%2030.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slated<\/a> to return at the end of the month on July 30th.&nbsp; <strong><em>(The NHL also plans to open training camps on July 10th.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2.&nbsp; A few shows worth mentioning:&nbsp; The <strong><em>&#8220;Unsolved Mysteries&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> reboot hits Netflix today.&nbsp; The cast of <strong><em>&#8220;30 Rock&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> will reunite to host the NBC &#8220;Upfront&#8221; special on July 16th.&nbsp; And <strong>Jim Gaffigan&#8217;s<\/strong> newest stand-up set hits Amazon Prime July 24th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3.&nbsp; In movies:&nbsp; <strong><em>&#8220;Hamilton&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> lands on Disney-Plus this Friday.&nbsp; The <strong>Tom Hanks<\/strong> World War Two movie <strong><em>&#8220;Greyhound&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> premieres on Apple TV July 10th.&nbsp; And <strong>Andy Samberg&#8217;s<\/strong> new <strong><em>&#8220;Palm Springs&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> movie hits Hulu July 10th.&nbsp; <strong><em>(It follows the &#8220;Groundhog Day&#8221; time-loop formula and was a hit at Sundance this year.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.&nbsp; The Fourth of July is this Saturday.&nbsp; If you can&#8217;t go see fireworks this year, there are still ways to watch.&nbsp; PBS&#8217;s 40th annual <strong><em>&#8220;Capitol Fourth&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> special airs live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rFFQ73bdA04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5.&nbsp; And now, the OTHER holidays:&nbsp; If you don&#8217;t get your fill on July 4th, there are lots of other food-related holidays this month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next Monday is National Fried Chicken Day . . . French Fry Day is July 13th . . . Mac and Cheese Day is July 14th . . . National Ice Cream Day is the 19th . . . 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