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Life's a beach at Winchester's Griffin Museum
May 8, 2008
(The MetroWest Daily News) wrote:
Photographer Marla Sweeney reveals humanity in the everyday in "Salisbury."
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THE VENICE MEDIA DISTRICT HOSTS SPRING 2008 MIXER AT WIT ANIMATION
May 8, 2008
(Broadcast Newsroom) wrote:
DMN Newswire--2008-5-8-- The Venice Media District will host its Spring 2008 Mixer at member company, Wit Animation , on Thursday, May 22, 2008 from 6-9 pm.
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People's Party trucks on
May 6, 2008
(Massachusetts Daily Collegian) wrote:
Amid the Frisbees, footballs and basketballs, the Horseshoe in Southwest was suddenly transformed into a concert venue. A truck pulled in, a band got out, set up and started playing. The band was The People's Party and the reason - because they felt like it.
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May 6, 2008
(Boxing Insider) wrote:
Status: Super middleweight prospect is now a force to be reckoned with after his KO of Anthony Hanshaw last Friday night.
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Bellflower man's death is `a shock'
May 6, 2008
(Long Beach Press-Telegram) wrote:
BELLFLOWER - Christopher Wootton had his mind on graduating from UC Berkeley this month and on getting a master's degree in nuclear engineering there.
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Marta Hepler Drahos: Dream turns nightmare
May 5, 2008
(Traverse City Record-Eagle) wrote:
We're a week away from a Hawaiian vacation with overseas friends when "the curse" strikes. As women of a certain age know, what may have been a routine event in earlier adulthood can be cataclysmic now. I know something is wrong when my face in the mirror blends into the white wicker frame. I'm dizzy. My heart pounds when I cross the room.
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Making a splash in Lucerne
May 5, 2008
(Swissinfo) wrote:
When Switzerland's first mixed bathing area opened at Weggis near Lucerne in 1919, the authorities had to ban hobby photographers from taking pictures.
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Volunteers take steps to enjoy themselves on Big Sunday
May 4, 2008
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
An event begun 10 years ago has grown to encompass a weekend of activities across the Southland -- both practical and fun, including dance. It's barely 11:30 a.m. on this bright May morning, and the South Carondelet Street septuagenarians are already out on the dance floor, boogieing with Carson High School teenagers to Latin-style '60s rock.
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Entertainment in Brief: 05/04/2008
May 4, 2008
(Traverse City Record-Eagle) wrote:
Richie Havens sets Opera House show; Students serenade moms at concert; Anime Convention is a first here; Noel Coward farce at Crooked Tree; Writer coming to Opera House; Lunafest Film Fest set at Ramsdell; Gilbert Lodge is contra dance site; Cabaret show at Grayling Ramada; Guyton to visit Manistee school
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Paige Donner: Greening Hollywood: Bioneers Host Ed Begley, Jr.
May 2, 2008
(HuffingtonPost) wrote:
Ed Begley, Jr., resident Rockstar of the Hollywood Green Movement, spoke at last Tuesday's Venice Beach Bioneers meeting held at the Electric Lodge.
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Calif. town cracking down on 'Pastie Lady'
May 2, 2008
(The Arizona Republic) wrote:
Ojai's citizens have divided into pro and con Pastie Lady camps, venting their opinions in the local newspaper nearly every week.
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SAT | MAY 3
May 1, 2008
(The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles) wrote:
Venice Beach is showcasing 30 of its unique homes and gardens for the public's viewing pleasure.
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Daniel Myrick's "The Objective"
May 1, 2008
(International Herald Tribune) wrote:
Myrick, director of "The Blair Witch Project" (1999) has returned from the woods to direct a military-horror-thriller set in Afghanistan that suggests that Osama bin Laden has not been the only seemingly supernatural force haunting the mountains there.
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Sewage spill at Del Rey condominium complex into Ballona Creek forces beach closures, angers residents
May 1, 2008
(Marina del Rey Argonaut) wrote:
An open sewer pipe at a Del Rey condominium complex near Ballona Creek led to the closure of two local beaches and heightened anxiety for several residents who complained that their homeowners association board did not respond quickly enough to the sewage spill.
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Parks unveils its Fury
May 1, 2008
(Niagara Falls Review) wrote:
The secret's out. On Wednesday, the Niagara Parks Commission let its staff hear details about Niagara's Fury - the $7-million attraction being built at Table Rock that has been kept tightly under wraps since plans to overhaul the facility were announced last year. Over [...]
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Chicago native grabs lots of laughs in Park City
Apr 30, 2008
(Park Record) wrote:
The stage lights came up last Monday at the Egyptian Theatre for the first rehearsal of this year's Park City Follies.
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Behind the Memes With ROFLCon's Biggest Cewebrities
Apr 28, 2008
(Addict 3D) wrote:
: Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Who are the geek elite that make us laugh out loud?
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Lined up against RVs
Apr 28, 2008
(Daily Breeze) wrote:
Harbor City residents say vehicles parked on Palos Verdes Drive North are creating security concerns.
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Steve Coogan - Coogan Hits Back At Love Over Wilsons Failed Suicide
Apr 28, 2008
(ContactMusic) wrote:
Funnyman STEVE COOGAN has hit back at former girlfriend COURTNEY LOVE for claiming he was to blame for alleged OWEN WILSON's suicide bid. The Wedding Crashers star was ...
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Coogan: 'I don't take drugs anymore'
Apr 28, 2008
(Digital Spy) wrote:
Steve Coogan claims he has overcome his problems with drugs.
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Seen on Sunday morning: April 27th
Apr 27, 2008
(WABC-TV New York) wrote:
BBQ SAUCE TASTE TEST, CHIC, XANADU and SMOOTH SHAPES
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Rialto police reintroduce bicycle patrols, anti-gang unit, mobile command
Apr 27, 2008
(The Press-Enterprise) wrote:
RIALTO - The two Rialto police officers outside Wal-Mart didn't turn heads. It was a quiet Sunday morning, and officers Shaun Mooney and Mike Morales were ticketing a car illegally parked in a handicapped space.
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Behind the Memes: JibJabbin' the Day Away
Apr 26, 2008
(Wired News) wrote:
Underwire introduces Adam Mutterperl and Andy Ochiltree, in-house producers for the online comedy network, JibJab. They have free range to lampoon almost anything in their animated shorts.
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Spring jewelry has a garden glimmer
Apr 25, 2008
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
Birds, butterflies and blossoms are a theme on real and costume jewelry. NOW that the patina of the "it" bag has worn off, along with the appeal of the red sole of a Christian Louboutin pump, jewelry -- both fine and faux -- is having its moment.
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Rock fans roll on Coachella Express
Apr 25, 2008
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
Music festivals are hotter than ever as a pop-culture force -- they even play near Peoria. This weekend, Coachella Valley kicks off the season. More than 300 music fans, some of them dancing in the aisles, rode this chartered Amtrak train Thursday from Los Angeles' Union Station to the low-desert city of Indio where this weekend they will join thousands of others for one of the signature ...
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Walking in LA - your Walk of Fame
Apr 25, 2008
(Times Online) wrote:
WALKING in Los Angeles? Isn't that like ice-dancing in the Sahara? In the car capital of the world, the locals treat their “vehicles”, as they call them, as casually as golf buggies.
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House of Repentance: Where no one is beyond redemption
Apr 24, 2008
(The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles) wrote:
In the small lobby, a teenage boy with blondish hair sits passively on a couch, staring at the wall, not reacting to the threats thrown his way.
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Off the Grid
Apr 23, 2008
(Hospitality Design) wrote:
Venice Beach has always been known for its free spirit and laissez-faire charm.
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Life After That Very Profitable Fake Witch
Apr 23, 2008
(New York Times) wrote:
The offers came in, but Daniel Myrick, a creator of ?The Blair Witch Project? and director of the new film ?The Objective,? has been happy to stay independent.
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Heidi Lehman wrapping up stellar career at MSUB
Apr 23, 2008
(Billings Gazette) wrote:
Academic scholarship in hand, Heidi Lehman could have attended any university or college in the state of Montana following high school graduation.
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DREAM JOB: NAKED COWBOY
Apr 21, 2008
(New York Post) wrote:
FOR Robert John Burck, a workday starts typically enough. He takes his laptop, leaves the New Jersey home he shares with his girlfriend and her three children, climbs into his car and commutes into midtown Manhattan. What happens next is less...
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Film grazes behind scenes of Derby
Apr 18, 2008
(Louisville Courier-Journal) wrote:
Highlights from the documentary "The First Saturday in May" are certain to whet your appetite for this year's Kentucky Derby on May 3. The 97-minute film goes behind the scenes into the stables of six trainers as they prepare their thoroughbreds for the most famous horse race in the world.
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Film documents scenes of Kentucky Derby
Apr 17, 2008
(Louisville Courier-Journal) wrote:
The 97-minute film was written, shot and directed by brothers John Hennegan, 39, and Brad Hennegan, 36. It goes behind the scenes into the stables of six trainers as they prepare their thoroughbreds for the most famous horse race in the world.
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How Elijah Wood became lord of the record label
Apr 17, 2008
(Independent) wrote:
The childlike Hollywood star Elijah Wood, 27, the one with the massive eyes, is better known for wearing prosthetic feet in his role as the hobbit Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy than he is for signing pop bands. He is sitting bolt upright in the corner of a London hotel restaurant, and is midway through a hamburger when the American singer Heloise Williams arrives. She is ...
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Getting to Know People
Apr 17, 2008
(The Press-Enterprise) wrote:
A dozen high school students and two teachers from Caen in northwestern France are learning more than just English while visiting Moreno Valley this month.
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Earth Day on the Promenade
Apr 17, 2008
(Santa Monica Mirror) wrote:
(left) Brandon Csupo from STAR ECO Station, an exotic wildlife rescue and education organization based in Culver City, holds a 9-year-old African Spur Thigh tortoise.
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CURRENTS | For Those Traveling With a Light Carbon Footprint
Apr 16, 2008
(New York Times) wrote:
The Venice Beach Eco Cottages
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Artists Celebrate adidas Originals in 'Left-Right Project'
Apr 16, 2008
(Spin) wrote:
As part of adidas Originals' new initiative, Celebrate Originality, which invites sneakerheads worldwide to express their creativity in web films throughout the year, New York City's Surface2Air (Gordon Hull, Daniel Jackson, and Alexia Stamatiou) and San Francisco's Upper Playground (Sam Flores) have joined forces to honor their favorite kicks -- adidas Originals' shell-toed icon, the ...
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Cooper Brown: He's Out There
Apr 16, 2008
(Independent) wrote:
Road rage: it's the rare time when you Brits actually get hot under the collar and lose your homosexual inhibitions. I think it's because you think you're all safe in your tiny little tin boxes and can start shouting and honking at everyone and think you're safe – not when the Cooperman is about.
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Apr 16, 2008
(The San Francisco Examiner) wrote:
LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) - The Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles is famous for colorful artists and vendors selling wares from blankets and card tables. Now, a new law will limit their noise and put them in their place - literally.
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Couch Slouch: Splendid swimsuits make pigs fly
Apr 15, 2008
(Houston Chronicle) wrote:
Backlash against the technologically advanced swimsuits responsible for world records is akin to complaining that George Clooney gets all the women because he wears better cologne.
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Suit does not make swimmer
Apr 15, 2008
(Albany Times Union) wrote:
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Write your own LA stories
Apr 15, 2008
(Adelaide Now) wrote:
BEYOND Hollywood glamour and celebrity obsession, the City of Angels offers a wealth of fun things to do, writes Jennifer Conley.
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best show
Apr 13, 2008
(icWales) wrote:
Buena Vista Social Club @ St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Thursday
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Ironman dad driven by gift of son's life
Apr 11, 2008
(The Arizona Republic) wrote:
Lamar Sepulveda embarked on a 428.6-mile solo triathlon from Venice Beach, Calif., to Tempe this week to raise money for a cancer institute that helped cure his son. Oh, and Sepulveda also is competing in this Sunday's Ironman Arizona triathlon.
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Remembering Charlton Heston, the nicest man 'that ever lived in movies'
Apr 11, 2008
(International Herald Tribune) wrote:
Manohla Dargis writes that Heston, with square jaw and raging consciousness - the horrified hero in "Planet of the Apes" - was one of the last American movie stars, and a nice guy too.
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LA stories
Apr 11, 2008
(The Australian) wrote:
IF cities were people, if Los Angeles lived and breathed in human form, it would be a teenager with a filthy room.
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David Andersen Pianos to be the First Los Angeles Franchise of Steingraeber & Sons, Steingraeber Pianos
Apr 11, 2008
(PRWeb) wrote:
David Andersen Pianos, a new and different custom piano boutique in Los Angeles, California, is pleased and proud to announce that Steingraeber & Sohne has awarded their coveted southern California Steingraeber pianos franchise to the dedicated team of artisans and piano lovers (PRWeb Apr 11, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Lines in the Venice sand
Apr 10, 2008
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
L.A. council zones the boardwalk to regulate artists and vendors and reduce conflict. Vendors and performance artists who sell their wares and entertain on the Venice Beach boardwalk will soon be operating under a new set of rules.
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Apr 9, 2008
(The San Francisco Examiner) wrote:
LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) - The Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles is famous for colorful artists and vendors selling wares from blankets and card tables. Now, a new law will limit their noise and put them in their place - literally.
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If There Are Families Here in San Diego, I'd Like to Find One
Apr 9, 2008
(San Diego Reader) wrote:
D. is dressed as if he is off to the ComicCon or a Clockwork Orange theme party: boots laced up to his knees, raggedy black and red clothes, an old leather jacket with metal studs, a bowler hat with bright burgundy-dyed hair sticking out, eyeliner, and some other makeup.
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New rule for LA's Venice Beach vendors: Permit required
Apr 9, 2008
(The Fresno Bee) wrote:
The Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles is famous for colorful artists and vendors selling wares from blankets and card tables. Now, a new law will limit their noise and put them in their place - literally.
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Permits Required; Vending, Noise Restricted Along Venice Boardwalk
Apr 9, 2008
(NBC 4 Los Angeles) wrote:
Artists and other vendors who want to sell their work on the Venice Beach Boardwalk will have to obtain a permit for a designated space under an ordinance unanimously approved by the Los Angeles City Council.
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Say g'day on the sexiest beaches Down Under
Apr 7, 2008
(MSNBC) wrote:
Australia features 16,000 miles of coastline with nearly 11,000 beaches—the most in the world. New Zealand also boasts more than 9,000 miles of coastal edging and more than 2,000 beaches. So, say g'day to the sizzling sands of southern hemisphere.
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The Man Who Touched Evil and Saved the World
Apr 6, 2008
(New York Times) wrote:
In the wake of Charlton Heston?s death, I would like to offer a few words about one of the last American movie stars.
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Chef Manzre at Taste of Vail
Apr 4, 2008
(Vail Daily) wrote:
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Bronx native Joseph Manzare says he learned everything he knows about cooking from Wolfgang Puck. Manzare got his big break at the original Spago in West Hollywood, Calif., where he cooked on the line with Puck. Today, both chefs head restaurant empires.
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Bayno: 'It was bittersweet leaving'
Apr 4, 2008
(Portland Tribune) wrote:
Bill Bayno has the sleeves rolled up, ready to go to work as Loyola Marymount’s new basketball coach. A Trail Blazer assistant coach the past two seasons, Bayno, 45, will be announced at a press conference Wednesday in Los Angeles to replace Rodney Tention, who went 30-61 during his three ...
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Zero to the rescue?
Apr 4, 2008
(Baltimore Examiner) wrote:
The drama, or at least the wait, is over; Gilbert Arenas has returned.
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From Santa Monica, Presidentially Yours
Apr 3, 2008
(WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance) wrote:
Shutters on the Beach has matured into a well-run resort complex. A popular haunt for stylish locals, it adds a touch of class to the stretch of beach best known for the ticky-tacky Santa Monica pier and the people-watching along the bike path to Venice Beach.
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Hammer hits the Central Coast with his harmonica
Apr 3, 2008
(The San Luis Obispo Tribune) wrote:
A surf trip to Malibu normally entails hours in the water at one of California’s most legendary point breaks. But when Chris “Hammer” Smith took a surf trip there at age 17, he couldn’t even think about the waves. A friend had let him borrow a harmonica, and Smith couldn’t pull himself away from the instrument. “I got so into it, I didn’t even wind up going surfing,” Smith said. “And I was ...
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In-N-Out: The Cult of Hamburger
Apr 2, 2008
(Blogcritics.org) wrote:
There's a fast food cult, and its leader is In-N-Out When a person like me visits California from a staid Midwestern state like mine, one of two reactions is bound to occur. Either people love the offbeat and the weird, or they absolutely hate it. Sure, it’s California, and you expect the people there to be fanatics of one thing or another. If it’s not the wackiness of Venice Beach or the...
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Acclaimed chef comes to Vail
Apr 2, 2008
(Vail Daily) wrote:
Joseph Manzare maxed out his credit cards to open Globe restaurant in San Francisco. It paid off.
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Sexy beaches down under
Apr 2, 2008
(Adelaide Now) wrote:
WHERE the sand sizzles: Forbes Traveler uncovers the sexist beaches in Australia and New Zealand.
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Power Trios, Ripped Boxers, and Jumping Beans
Apr 2, 2008
(San Diego Reader) wrote:
Thursday 3 Boston street punks Unseen slam Soma tonight. The 15-year-strong hardcore band hit Warped last year behind Internal Salvation , their eighth collection of metal-edged screamo. Post-fest, the quintet continues to carry the crunk ’round continental U.S. and Canada.
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Red tide impacts businesses' bottom line
Apr 2, 2008
(Naples Daily News) wrote:
When red tide piles rotting fish onto Lee County's coastline, the stench spreads to the bottom line of local businesses.
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The Bette Davis Collection, Vol. 3
Apr 2, 2008
(DVD Talk) wrote:
Warners is back with another Bette Davis box, and her filmography still hasn't run dry. The Bette Davis Collection, Vol. 3 concentrates on the war years at WB, where it seemed that the town's top acting diva came up with one winner after another.
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Rodriguez: What if homeless shelters had exit interviews?
Apr 2, 2008
(San Jose Mercury News) wrote:
Exit interviews are routinely conducted when companies shut down or issue pink slips. Are your severance and benefit packages clear? What is your preferred contact address? Please turn in your badge, keys and parking permit. Stories from the LifeBuilders shelter
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Changing the Big Pass channel
Apr 1, 2008
(The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) wrote:
After spending 500,000 studying the pass, engineers say it can be dredged for sand without damaging the area beaches.
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“Sing-the-Jingle” contest winners make most of visit to Hollywood
Mar 31, 2008
(Lebanon Daily News) wrote:
Taylor Kauffman and Jordyn Boyer are still trying to get over their jet lag after a whirlwind trip to California.
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Obituaries March 31, 2008
Mar 31, 2008
(Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal) wrote:
Bethany T. Claunch IUKA- Bethany T. Claunch, 89, died Sunday March 30 at Carrington House in Iuka. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m.today at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Cutshall Funeral Home.
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Obituaries March 30, 2008
Mar 30, 2008
(Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal) wrote:
Bobby Joe Miller West Point - Bobby Joe "Bob" Miller, 74, died, Saturday, March 29, 2008, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Bobby Joe was born January 6, 1934, in Una to Ruth Rebecca McLemore and William Titus Miller. He was a retired barber, owning Bob's Barber Shop in West Point for 33 years.
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Making California a Cooler Place
Mar 28, 2008
(The New York Sun) wrote:
When New York gallery legend Ivan Karp refers to the Los Angeles art scene of the 1950s as a "miasmal mist in the distance," he's not kidding. Isolated in a city that couldn't have cared less about them, the artists who forged a tight creative community in Los Angeles — including Billy Al Bengston, Ed Kienholz, Larry Bell, Kenneth Price, and Ed Moses — were practically nonexistent. As Mr. ...
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Mar 27, 2008
(Louisville Voice-Tribune) wrote:
After five years of designing, making and selling her elegant jewelry primarily to Kentuckiana customers, Cindy Borders is taking her precious stones and metals on the road.
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Artist Spotlight: The Red Elvises
Mar 27, 2008
(Santa Monica Mirror) wrote:
The Red Elvises’ Igor Yuzov and Oleg Bernov met when their homelands of the Ukraine and Russia were joined under the Soviet flag. Yuzov was a musician and Bernov an actor with musical leanings. The two jammed together a few times, but never formed a band.
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Book Review
Mar 27, 2008
(Santa Monica Mirror) wrote:
Jennifer Colt hails originally from Texas. But now she lives in Santa Monica, and for several years she has been humorously observing the local Los Angeles area in a series of detective novels starring an unlikely pair called the McAfee Twins.
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NIGHTLIFE
Mar 27, 2008
(The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) wrote:
BARS
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March madness
Mar 27, 2008
(Colorado Springs Independent) wrote:
Winter has its charms, but the cold, the early nightfall and the absence of green get old. March, though, can be maddening — the days as likely to be cold and snowy as mild and golden.
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Key Challenges and Issues facing the World Sports and Fitness Clothing Market
Mar 27, 2008
(Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) wrote:
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Sporting goods industry is available in its catalogue.
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Movie Review: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Mar 26, 2008
(Blogcritics.org) wrote:
Peter Sellers -- the square or the hippie? Find out in I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! After seeing Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice I felt inclined to see I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! since it is also written by Mazursky. Unfortunately for me, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! is not nearly as good, or humorous, as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Sure, it has its moments but it's just not ...
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No Car Needed: on Foot, Bicycle or Boat Once in Marina del Rey, Your Getaway Is Car-Free
Mar 25, 2008
(PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) wrote:
From the estuary where Ballona Creek meets the Marina Channel to the sands of Venice Beach, Marina del Rey features a bastion of locals that offer interesting water and land based activities, all in a compact 400-acre area located just 10 minutes from Los Angeles International Airport.
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Norco teen pilot's future takes flight
Mar 25, 2008
(The Press-Enterprise) wrote:
CORONA - From long-haired rocker to future global intelligence specialist, Brett Watts has come a long way in the past few years. His mom says an inner drive has always propelled him, and a resume as long as your arm shows Watts, 17, does not balk at having to work for what he wants.
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Pool Boy
Mar 25, 2008
(RainbowNetwork.com) wrote:
There are times when the conscientious reviewer is confronted with a book to which the only honest, sensitive, sane, finely tuned critical response is, “Huh?” Thus, on picking up R. W. Clinger’s The Pool Boy , the only reaction anyone could possibly have is, “Huh?”
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REVIEW | Wistful Thinking: Morgan Neville's "The Cool School"
Mar 24, 2008
(indieWIRE) wrote:
" The Cool School " is one of a subset of documentary biographies that might best be called "Scenes of Yesteryear." Like the recent " Weather Underground ," " Commune ," and " American Hardcore "--whose respective subjects include radical terrorists, hippie collectives, and indigenous, anticommercial punk rock--"The Cool School" weaves testimony from participants of a faded fringe movement with ...
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Watching from the outside
Mar 24, 2008
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) wrote:
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks believes the writer has a role as part of and apart from the world.
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Western star makes transition to Arena Football League
Mar 23, 2008
(St. Joseph News-Press) wrote:
Among the All-Americans and first-team conference performers from Division I seasons past, a former Griffon continues to make his case for peer status.
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Welcome to Arizona
Mar 23, 2008
(Long Beach Press-Telegram) wrote:
PHOENIX - The carpet in the clubhouse was green, an "Athletics" logo is painted behind home plate and the ushers wore caps with yellow bills.
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Tats not all, folks
Mar 22, 2008
(Today's News-Herald) wrote:
Late this Friday afternoon, Jeremy Kinison stood on the balcony of his room at the Nautical Inn, ironing a bloodstained shirt, sipping on a bottle of MacGregor Scotch, and preparing for his last show ever as his sideshow alter ego, Cut Throat.
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Australian Idol Seeking Aussie Expats
Mar 21, 2008
(Broadcasting and Cable) wrote:
Australian Idol, the Aussie spinoff of Pop Idol and American Idol, is seeking contestants somewhere decidedly not down under: the United States and Europe.
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Watching from the outside S
Mar 21, 2008
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) wrote:
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks believes the writer has a role as part of and apart from the world.
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KATSIDIS: "In The Ring There Are No Lies"
Mar 21, 2008
(The Sweet Science) wrote:
He does not fight looking to come away bruised and bloody but he accepts it willingly, lightly really, as the cost of doing business.
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Buying home with help from parents
Mar 21, 2008
(Baltimore Sun) wrote:
With today's turmoil in the housing market, hitting up mom and dad for a down payment might be a young buyer's best route to homeownership.
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Discovering Australian Talent
Mar 21, 2008
(Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) wrote:
With well over 1 million Australians living abroad, AUSTRALIAN IDOL is on the search for talented ex-pats, and has set Sunday, April 13 as the official U.S. audition date for 2008 season hopefuls -- those talented Australians who are living and working overseas in the United States. Auditions for the new season of AUSTRALIAN IDOL will take place at the legendary Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on ...
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Jayhawks Fall In First Game Of Florida Trip
Mar 20, 2008
(The Post-Journal) wrote:
3/21/2008 - VENICE BEACH, Fla. — The Jamestown Community College Jayhawks lost their first baseball game of their Florida baseball trip on Thursday, but Coach Anthony Barone remained philosophical.
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Falling in Love Again: Paul Gordon's Musical 'Emma' Will Play St. Louis and Cincinnati
Mar 20, 2008
(Playbill via Yahoo! News) wrote:
Paul Gordon's romantic musical, Emma, seen in a 2007 world premiere by TheatreWorks in California, will have a fall 2008 co-production by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
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Falling in Love Again: Paul Gordon's Musical Emma Will Play St. Louis and Cincinnati
Mar 19, 2008
(Playbill) wrote:
Paul Gordon's romantic musical, Emma, seen in a 2007 world premiere by TheatreWorks in California, will have a fall 2008 co-production by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
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Signature's Need for Stage Directions
Mar 19, 2008
(Washington Post) wrote:
Lots of buzz at Signature Theatre these days: The four-month Kander & Ebb festival ("Kiss of the Spider Woman" opened Monday to early raves) is bringing in Broadway VIPs -- John Kander, Chita Rivera, George Hearn -- and fans from New York, Chicago and L.A. One teensy problem: They can't find the theater.
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Lauren Hutton, at 64, is still a fashion icon
Mar 19, 2008
(The Buffalo News) wrote:
LOS ANGELES — Lauren Hutton is sitting at her favorite Santa Monica coffee shop, voraciously reading the morning paper. Above the table, her impeccably tailored gray Armani blazer is the kind of chic item you would expect to see worn by a woman whose style is constantly noted by everyone from socialites to designers, but one glance toward the floor reveals mismatched slouch socks, one green-and- ...
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The Greatest March Break
Mar 17, 2008
(Cornwall Standard Freeholder) wrote:
This year on March break was the first time that I actually did something, and this something wasnt a little thing. I went to Los Angeles California, home of the rich and famous, and I had the time of my life.
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The Power of One: Ballona Lagoon and Iylene Weiss
Mar 15, 2008
(Great News Network) wrote:
Venice Beach, California, USA - The Ballona Lagoon is a tidal stream about 100 feet wide, flowing roughly parallel to Venice Beach, past the Silver Strand subdivision, where houses sell for upwards of $1 million.
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Italian revives city's Irish parade
Mar 15, 2008
(The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) wrote:
'Singing DJ' Bruno Mollica brings back the St. Patrick's Day parade -- and a host of other events -- after a year without.
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Today's Edition »
Mar 15, 2008
(The Sierra Vista Herald) wrote:
SIERRA VISTA — Two friends and competitors who’ve been a part of bodybuilding since its infancy, are reunited this weekend at the 25th annual Copper Classic today at the Buena Performing Arts Center.
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Paige Donner: Where Art and Nature Align
Mar 14, 2008
(HuffingtonPost) wrote:
Art in harmony with Nature is what the G2 Gallery in Venice Beach, CA, is all about. The gallery opened March 11th and is housed in its very own eco-friendly building.
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An eclectic mix for a folk duo
Mar 14, 2008
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
Los Angeles has deep roots in folk music -- from Joni Mitchell's Laurel Canyon scene in the 1960s to the rise of intimate acoustic venues such as Largo and Hotel Cafe in the last decade.
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Building a beach icon
Mar 14, 2008
(The Myrtle Beach Sun News) wrote:
Blight and competition. The two words seem to echo throughout downtown Myrtle Beach these days, ringing off the bare walls and boarded windows of buildings whose tenants closed their doors when they heard The Pavilion was leaving or braved it out to see if they could make things work without the amusement park. Yes, the beach is still the No. 1 attraction and the city's most precious asset. But ...
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Make the ride luxurious
Mar 14, 2008
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
Beau Boeckmann of Galpin Auto Sports in Van Nuys knows a few things about tricking out cars, such as the Navigator at right that boasts a diamond clock. One of the stars of MTV's "Pimp My Ride," Boeckmann has helped turn an El Camino into a mobile tailgating machine complete with barbecue grill, and modernized a Long Beach ice cream truck by adding a robotic dispensing arm and touch-screen ...
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The Green Issue - March 2008
Mar 13, 2008
(Hospitality Design) wrote:
URBN Shanghai 116 China's first carbon-neutral hotel.
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Brazilian craze fuels sex surgeries
Mar 13, 2008
(AAP via Yahoo!7 News) wrote:
The "all off" Brazilian hair trend is having a spin-off, with more Aussie women requesting surgery so their exposed sex parts fit their new look, experts say.
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NESTING: A garden conundrum
Mar 13, 2008
(Eureka Times-Standard) wrote:
There's a tree in my garden that is partially engulfed by an invasive vine. The tree was engulfed when I moved into the house, and the vine continues to suffocate the tree.
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Faris steps up in Never Back Down
Mar 13, 2008
(Miami Herald) wrote:
By mixing the complex fighting senses of Fight Club with the lessons of discipline in Karate Kid, the producers of the mixed martial arts action flick Never Back Down have created a surprisingly good teen movie.
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Club News: German American Social Club set to host Gartenfest on Saturday
Mar 12, 2008
(The News-Press) wrote:
The German American Social Club of Cape Coral will host the third of four Gartenfests from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday at 2101 SW Pine Island Road.
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Sarasota County expects ATM profit
Mar 12, 2008
(The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) wrote:
Authorities will allow a company to place ATMs at three public beaches and several libraries.
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Homeless Man Murdered, Found On Venice Beach
Mar 12, 2008
(CBS 2 Los Angeles) wrote:
Authorities Wednesday were searching for the killer of a 25-year-old homeless man whose body was found in the sand near the Venice Boardwalk. An employee of the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks discovered the victim near Ocean Front Walk and Breeze Avenue at 9 p.m. Sunday.
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Downtown boom brings surge in public art
Mar 11, 2008
(The Arizona Republic) wrote:
A surge of $1.4 billion in downtown redevelopment the past five years has altered the skyline but also brought more public art to the area's streetscape.
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Mom's options go from bad to worse
Mar 11, 2008
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
When a daughter wants a tattoo or a piercing, what's the 'right' answer? O ther mothers I know are talking with their 11th-grade daughters right now about SAT scores and college choices. My youngest child and I have been wrestling with a different choice:
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Top 10 Red Photos, Decided by You
Mar 9, 2008
(Wired News) wrote:
We challenged our readers to give us their best red photos and vote on which ones they liked best. Here are the results.
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A case study in beach replenishment
Mar 9, 2008
(Eagle-Tribune Online) wrote:
Venice, Fla., is a community of about 20,000 people located on the Gulf of Mexico, a few miles south of Sarasota. It is a vacation destination, with a quaint shopping district of small shops and boutiques and a broad, graceful main boulevard that leads to its beach.
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Big-city distrust slowly giving way
Mar 9, 2008
(Portales News-Tribune) wrote:
I grew up in an apartment in a busy section of Rome, and aside from my cousins who lived on different floors of the same building, we never socialized with our neighbors. In fact, we were taught specifically not to trust anyone.
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Letter from America
Mar 8, 2008
(All About Jazz) wrote:
It is often necessary to do a cost-benefit analysis when including a “name” on a jazz recording. Will the added recognition be offset either by a lackluster performance that seems purely mercenary or a star shining that much brighter than those around them, creating unevenness?
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The Explorers Club
Mar 7, 2008
(Spin) wrote:
What's the Deal? The Explorers Club ditch the coal-ridden hills of South Carolina for sunny 1960s SoCal, offering a sound as quintessentially Venice Beach as a Woodie hugging the curves of the PCH.