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Michigan Avenue merchants fear they'll be the victims of robbery hoax
The bizarre saga of a 68-year-old woman who said she was forced to hand over jewelry valued at more than $135,000 to a group of menacing young men on the bustling Magnificent Mile reverberated around the country. Some 36 hours later, police had...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Bars and Clubs, Michigan Avenue, Crime, Law and Justice, Rahm Emanuel
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911 call leads to rumors of Bigfoot in Paint Township
Daily American Staff WriterContrary to rumors, Bigfoot was not shot and killed this week in Somerset County. A turkey hunter reported seeing possible Bigfoot tracks at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Paint Township. They soon realized they weren't messing with Sasquatch when... -
Travel Picks: Top 10 quirky museums around the world
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Hear the word museum and odds are you conjure up an image of portrait halls and sculpture gardens - the traditional home of traditional art. However, the world is a huge, creative and even quirky place. So to satisfy those...Tags: Arts, Rentals, England, Museums, Australia
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City Council Meeting Wrap-Up
The following is from the May 7 City Council meeting. All council members were present. * PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS The public is allowed to speak on any subject not on the agenda. Speakers generally are limited to three minutes, but the time can be...Tags: Auction Service, Arts, Lobbying, Rentals, Politics
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Ripley's: Eight-city hunt for more oddities starts in Orlando
Ripley's wants to take your odd stuff off your hands. Orlando-based Ripley Entertainment, which operates 32 "odditorium" attractions, will visit eight cities throughout 2013, in an attempt to add more oddities to its eclectic collections. The first stop...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, International Drive
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A mermaid, a fashion film, a bath bomb and 'The Great Gatsby' [Updated 4:37 p.m. May 10]
Members of L.A.’s film music elite mingled with weather-beaten eco-warrior sailors and neo Edwardian fashionistas amid costumes from Baz Luhrmann’s "The Great Gatsby" Tuesday night at the multi-textured unveiling of musician-arranger-...
Tags: Arts, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Music, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013)
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Miguel de la Cerna tells a tragic story with 'Almas Perdidas' ('Lost Souls')
Chicago jazz musician Miguel de la Cerna likes to refer to himself as "your basic piano player, commercial musician," but that modest self-assessment greatly understates the case. De la Cerna proved the point dramatically last year, when he partnered...
Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music, Green Mill (club), Indigenous People, Politics
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With new arrest, ricin case takes a strange turn
TUPELO, Miss. — Federal agents of all sorts invaded northeast Mississippi several days ago, on a mission: Find the man who sent a poison-laced letter to the president. But the United States government quickly found itself entangled, once again, in a...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Paul Kevin Curtis, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Roger F. Wicker
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‘Odd Duck’: Cecil Castellucci’s quirky tale celebrates strangeness
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Odd Duck,” by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon, chronicles the quirky friendship between two ducks — Theodora, who swims with […]... -
PS4? New Xbox? Nah, it’s the little games that matter
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThere's a tiny orange box moving around the screen of the PlayStation Vita. Its name is Chris. It is an […]... -
Anniversary of first Loch Ness Monster sighting stirs thoughts of wonder
Eighty years ago this month, a couple driving through the Scottish Highlands spotted a whalelike creature cavorting in a vast, dark body of water. The local paper gave their account a few wry paragraphs under the headline "Strange Spectacle in Loch Ness."...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Paleontology, Research, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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A poster 'Boy' for Pacific Rim
Despite difficulties finding locations to shoot "A Werewolf Boy," a blockbuster from South Korea and this year's selection for the Newport Beach Film Festival's Korean Spotlight, filmmakers were able to capture some of the country's most scenic...
Tags: Key of Life (movie), Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Movies, Entertainment
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