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State grant to help upgrade Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove
With a newly awarded state grant of $400,000, Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove will undergo construction next spring for a new playground, a performance stage, pathways and landscaping. Gov. Pat Quinn announced May 11 the Buffalo Grove Park...
Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks, Pat Quinn, Buffalo Grove
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Emanuel names Desiree Rogers chairman of Choose Chicago
By Tribune staffMayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday appointed former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers as board chairman of Choose Chicago, as has been expected. Rogers, now CEO of Ebony and Jet parent Johnson Publishing Co., steps into the volunteer post vacated...Tags: Desirée Rogers, White House, Travel, Politics, Dwayne Johnson
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M&T Bank executive named chair of Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board
M&T Bank Corp. executive Atwood "Woody" Collins III has succeeded Edwin F. Hale Sr. as chair of the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board, city officials said Monday. The appointment of Collins, an executive vice president of M&T, became effective...
Tags: Ed Hale, First Mariner Bancorp, Travel, Visit Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Backyard Canvas: Adam Schwerner's urban garden
On a quiet street of century-old cottages in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood sits a house that stands out. It could be the trio of blue wooden ladders rising from the miniature woodland. Or perhaps it's the row of old doors painted in eye-popping hues...
Tags: Travel, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois), Gardens and Parks, Chicago Park District
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Seeing Long Island Sound Without Getting Your Feet Wet
The Hartford CourantBy PETER MARTEKA,pmarteka@courant.com With Memorial Day – the unofficial start of summer - finally upon us after an Ice Age-like winter and a soggy, cloudy spring, Long Island Sound may be the hot destination this weekend. But with water...Tags: Salt, East Lyme, Travel, East Haven, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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History Of Haley Farm State Park In Groton Stretches Back to 1648
Back in 1961, a developer wanted to turn an ancient shoreline farm into a housing development with 425 duplex units for the Coast Guard, which was stationed at Avery Point in Groton. Residents banded together, fought the proposal and raised money to...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Manchester, Travel, State Parks, Transportation
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Delaware Shore events 2013
MAY Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival. Come pay tribute to horseshoe crabs and migrating shorebirds native to the Delaware Bay during the 10th anniversary festival. Held in Historic Milton, the event includes arts and crafts, food, music, water...
Tags: Travel, Human Interest, State Parks, Entertainment Events, Lifestyle and Leisure
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'Arts in the Park' brings opera to the people
julieg@herald-mail.comThe south end of Hagerstown’s City Park was full of the sounds of love and heartbreak Sunday afternoon as the Hub Opera Ensemble performed excerpts from an upcoming performance of “Don Giovanni.” The performance was the first in a...Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Travel, Washington, DC, Civil Rights, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Valuable lessons for children: The (Disney) World is not fair
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Are rich people devoid of all morality, or are they too clever for their own good? Wealthy Manhattan families are allegedly hiring tour services designed for disabled people in order to skip the long lines at Disney...... -
READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Open House Day With Six Of Connecticut Landmarks' Historic Properties
HartfordJoin Connecticut Landmarks as it participates in Connecticut's Ninth annual statewide Open House Day on Saturday, June 8, and travel through four centuries of history with six Landmark properties. Explore the rich heritage of: the Bellamy-Ferriday House...Tags: Suffield, Travel, New London (New London, Connecticut), Monuments and Heritage Sites
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READER SUBMITTED: Pirie Associates Architects' Renovation Of CT Landmarks' Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Receives Award
CoventryA five-year renovation and addition project of the Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Visitor's Services, designed and orchestrated by Pirie Associates Architects of New Haven, has received the 2013 Connecticut Real Estate Exchange's CREW CT Blue Ribbon Award in...Tags: Travel, Renovation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Conservation, Environmental Issues
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