Two years ago, she competed on ‘The Voice.’ Now she’s the star of a coronavirus block party

Tribune News Service

May 7, 2020

UPLAND, Calif. — Alexa Cappelli doesn’t usually perform in the middle of the street. But drastic times call for drastic measures. So there she was on a recent afternoon, perched on a chair, guitar in hand, outside the Upland home where she was raised. A handful of people formed a wide semicircl...

Amazon unveils newer, smaller Echo — with newer, smaller price

September 28, 2017

By Matt Day The Seattle Times (TNS) SEATTLE — Amazon wants Alexa to be everywhere. The company unleashed a barrage of new hardware on Wednesday, including refreshed Echo speakers, an upgraded Fire-branded streaming device and a new alarm-clock-like Echo Spot. The new devices represent the Seatt...