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Is FPL's $690 million proposed rate hike really needed?
Does Florida Power & Light really need to boost base rates $690 million a year? Opponents of the increase, including consumer groups and advocates, are gearing up to fight the proposal at hearings next month. They said FPL's annual profit increased...Tags: Florida Hospital, Brevard County, Miami Gardens, FPL Group, Florida Memorial University
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Why hasn't Gov. Rick Scott taken a stand on FPL's proposed rate hike?
Sun SentinelCritics of Florida Power & Light's proposed $690 million base rate hikehave questioned why Gov. Rick Scotthasn't taken a position on it. The increase would amount to $7.09 more a month on the base part of a monthly bill for customers who use 1,000...Tags: Credit Ratings, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Charlie Crist, Miami Gardens, FPL Group
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Pop legend Whitney Houston dies at 48
Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48.
Kristen Foster, a...Tags: Grammy Awards, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Manhattan (New York City), Bobby Brown
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Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for the musician
Whether a pianist, guitarist or someone who enjoys listening to great sounds, these gifts for musicians will bring a happy note to the holidays.
1. The Otamatone Musical Instrument from Maywa Denki is an easy-to-play electronic musical instrument....Tags: Music Theater, Music Industry, Clarksville, Museum of Modern Art, Catonsville
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Tom Garvin dies at 67; versatile jazz pianist, composer
Tom Garvin, a jazz pianist and composer-arranger who was best known as an exceptional accompanist, died July 31 at an assisted living facility in Encino. He was 67.
The cause was cancer, which diagnosed three years ago, said Tom Mitchell, a close friend....Tags: Music Industry, Television, Arts and Culture, Peggy Lee, Celebrities and Health Issues
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A Cooking Jazz Scene in Bethel
Pizzeria Lauretano
291 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, (203) 792-1500, www.pizzerialauretano.com
Jay Nachowitz books jazz musicians in top-notch venues around the world, but when he tells his artists about an opportunity to play at a pizza parlor in Bethel,...Tags: Pizzas, Music Industry, Foods and Beverages, Ridgefield, Jazz (genre)
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The Christmas Song: the first carol to cross the color line
The Religion WorldMel Torme, the Chicago-born, Jewish jazz singer, wrote “The Christmas Song” in 1946 based on some impressionistic images by lyricist Robert Wells: Chestnuts roasting…Jack Frost nipping…Yuletide carols…Folks dressed up like.... -
Ed McMahon dead at 86
![Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed "The Tonight Show" couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital, surrounded by family and friends.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-03/45310158-01074158.jpg "Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed "The Tonight Show\" couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital, surrounded by family and friends.")
Tribune NewspapersEd McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed "The Tonight Show" couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital, surrounded by family and friends. McMahon, whose role as...Tags: Family, Washington, DC, Game Shows, Colleges and Universities, Health
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Who's the Simon Cowell of Bravo's 'Launch My Line'? Hint: She's from L.A.
All The RageIt's not New Yorker Stefani Greenfield of Scoop boutique fame or Dsquared's Dan and Dean Caten from the snooty European fashion establishment filling the Simon Cowell mean judge role on Bravo's "Launch My Line," which premieres tonight at 11 PST....... -
Buddy Guy relocates Legends; new state-of-the-art blues club set to open
Turn It UpAfter a decade of uncertainty, Buddy Guy’s Legends finally has a new home – and it’s a lavish improvement on just about anything the venerable Chicago blues scene has ever seen. When the new space (above, with Guy) is unveiled...... -
Ed McMahon dies at 86; Johnny Carson's sidekick on 'The Tonight Show' for 30 years
![Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed "The Tonight Show" couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday. He was 86.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-06/47654661-23194409.jpg "Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed "The Tonight Show\" couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday. He was 86.")
Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed "The Tonight Show" couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday. He was 86.
McMahon died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to his publicist,...Tags: Washington, DC, Game Shows, Colleges and Universities, Health, Crime, Law and Justice
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