BLDGBLOG: California City Expedition Update!
That being the case, our initial meet-up in the parking lot of the California City Rite Aid—as the current plan now stands—will actually be quite hard, if not impossible, to manage. So I think we need to activate Plan B: we will still ...

Solar City Tower to Provide Renewable Energy for Rio Olympics ...
The self-sustaining tower for the 2016 Olympic Games is designed to create renewable energy for use in the Olympic Village as well as the city of Rio. A large solar power plant generates energy during the day. Any excess power not used ...

Uni Watch » Spin City
Spin City. Filed Under: Curling, Equipment/Accessories, Golf. ping eye 2 wedge ban header. By Phil Hecken, with Johnny Okray. Golf kind of gets the short shrift at Uni Watch, but that's understandible — it's not (technically) a team ...

Tualatin's urban renewal extension held up as city, Tualatin ...
In an effort that's played out more like a family squabble than wonkish political work, Washington County leadership is acting as mediator as a $120 million urban renewal proposal divides fire district and city officials. ...

'Sex And The City 2' Stars Do Vegas Without Kim Cattrall (PHOTOS)
Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrall won the award for best film ensemble at ShoWest Thursday night, even though their "Sex and the City" sequel isn't out till May. Earlier in the day they introduced the ...

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Will a Dying City Finally Turn to Immigrants? | Newgeography.com
The great shame is that this was once proud city of immigrants (nearly 1/3 foreign-born in the early 20th century). But it now only 5% of its population is foreign-born, well-below the national average of 12%. ...

GTA: Episodes From Liberty City for PC, PS3 delayed two weeks due ...
If you've waited this long for Episodes from Liberty City, another two weeks shouldn't hurt, right? Rockstar Games has pushed back the PS3 and PC releases of the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto IV expansions by two weeks due to "a request ...

Lost City: Lost City Asks "Who Goes to Trieste?"
A running Jeremiad on the vestiges of Old New York as they are steamrolled under or threatened by the currently ruthless real estate market and the City Fathers' disregard for Gotham's historical and cultural fabric. Est. January 2006. ...

Man City coach says Bridge should use injury lay-off to reconsider ...
LONDON - Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini wants full back Wayne Bridge to use his month-long injury lay-off to reconsider his decision to quit England.

Queens Crap: City cracking down on illegal hotels?
The "Candy Hostel" on Manhattan's Upper West boasts of being New York City's "newest, sexiest, hippest and hottest boutique hostel." It offers amazingly cheap rates -- as low as $17 a night in a city where the average hotel charges $312 ...

Forget Charlotte, Oklahoma City destroys Toronto 115-89 | Daily ...
Oklahoma City wasn't about to let it happen again. The Thunder led by 19 with 2:45 left in the half against Toronto tonight and instead of falling on their faces, OKC extended the lead to 27 and basically ended the game right then and ...

Killer of Malcolm X Granted Parole - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
After 16 failed attempts, Thomas Hagan, the man who admitted shooting Malcolm X as he lay bleeding, has been given his freedom by the state.

Killer of Malcolm X Granted Parole - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
The Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum played host to the OHSAA district tournament games, pegging all of the top Cap-City teams against each other. We got a chance to peep Columbus Northland (the nation's No. 1 team with Ohio State recruits ...