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Small Wonders: Here's what happened in Las Vegas
I am about to break one of the cardinal rules of modern mankind. I am going to tell you what happened in Las Vegas. This isn't easy for me. On the flight to Sin City, I told my girls they may see disturbing things that would seem evil and unnatural....Tags: Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Casino and Gambling, Natural Resources, Brooklyn Bridge
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Unclassified Info: Working for the common good
Last week I was in Atlanta changing the world by building a playground for the children of Nesbit Elementary School in Tucker, Georgia. The community-service event was a joint effort organized by our company's corporate citizenship department and Kaboom...Tags: Travel, Companies and Corporations, Schools, Gardens and Parks, Economy, Business and Finance
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City cracks down on swim pass abusers
Abuse of the discounted family swim pass at the newly-opened Pacific Community Pool last summer — which cost the city $5,600 in lost revenue — has prompted calls to end the program. The Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission...
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A Word, Please: Is it really the right word?
Cruises are a great vacation value. The food, transportation and entertainment are all included in the price. Better yet, the cruise doesn’t have to end when you get off the boat. Days after disembarking the five-night Celebrity cruise I took with...Tags: Travel, Caribbean Sea, Martin Lawrence, Cruises
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GUSD opens magnet school tours
Glendale Unified officials said that they are facilitating campus tours — one step in a competitive application process that kicked off Thursday — for hundreds of parents looking to enroll their children in one of the district’s three...Tags: Travel
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Harry Potter attraction coming to Universal Studios Hollywood
Hogwarts is coming to Hollywood. Universal Studios is planning to build a replica of its successful Florida Harry Potter theme park in Los Angeles, said people familiar with the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly. A contract between...Tags: J.K. Rowling , Walt Disney, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Gardens and Parks
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Disney's first-quarter profit up 12%
Strong performances at Walt Disney Co.'s domestic theme parks and by Disney Channel helped drive a 12% increase in the company's first-quarter net income compared with a year earlier.
The Burbank media giant reported that revenue for the quarter ended...Tags: ABC (tv network), Companies and Corporations, Walt Disney, Earnings Forecasts, Earnings
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New vision presented for Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl should operate more like Yankee Stadium or the Heineken brewery, according to a report issued this week by a private urban planning group.
Experts from the Urban Land Institute, a research institute specializing in responsible land use,...Tags: Travel, Rose Bowl Game, Tourism and Leisure, Disneyland Park, Heineken International
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On Campus at GCC
Gallery Exhibit is Both Art and Web Project The exhibition “werk.by” continues in the Glendale Community College Art Gallery through Feb. 2. Los Angeles artist Andy Alexander’s exhibit is both art show and the launch of his web project...Tags: Arts, Colleges and Universities, Trips and Vacations, Martin Luther King Jr., Arts
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Park maintenance lacks oversight
Glendale could be overpaying for park landscape maintenance because the city lacks adequate oversight controls, according to a recent internal audit. The audit said the contractor hired by the city, Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, doesn’t submit...Tags: Travel, Music, Gardens and Parks, Entertainment, Concerts
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City settles suit with girl who sustained gash from swing-set
The city has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of an 11-year-old who suffered a roughly 5-inch gash on her forearm while on a school field trip at Verdugo Park nearly two years ago. Anahit Allakhverdian was pushing a younger student on a swing...Tags: Travel, Music, Gardens and Parks, Entertainment, Concerts
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Disney to announce deal for 'Avatar' theme park attractions
The Walt Disney Co. is set to announce a major licensing deal to bring "Avatar" attractions to its theme parks, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
The Burbank entertainment giant has secured the rights from 20th Century Fox movie studio,...Tags: James Cameron, Gardens and Parks, Trips and Vacations, Indiana Jones (fictional character), Amusement and Theme Parks
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