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The city that became a post-civil rights movement emblem of the political power held by African-Americans could have a white mayor for the first time in a generation — a possibility that has some in the black community scrambling to hold on to City Hall.
The owner of a former Kmart building thinks it would be a dandy location for a new city hall, library and police station.
Don't dust off the "Mrs. Doubtfire" garb just yet. Robin Williams will not step back into dress and pantyhose to play “Britain’s Got Talent” sensation Susan Boyle, his reps said.
A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore councilwoman on new charges in a probe of City Hall finances.
Investigators looking into the chain of events that led City Hall to spend an estimated $1.4 million for police protection and other services at Michael Jackson's memorial have turned up possible criminal wrongdoing, the city attorney said Tuesday.
On Capitol Hill, politicians are dead-set against transferring some of the world's most feared terrorists from Guantanamo to prisons on U.S. soil. But at City Hall in this impoverished town on the Northern Plains, the attitude is: Bring 'em on.
A man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for driving his car through Wichita's City Hall. Marcus Johnson, 33, also was ordered Wednesday to pay $142,000 in restitution. He pleaded no contest to criminal damage to property, making a criminal threat, and battery of a law enforcement officer.
They've already begun the countdown to Mayor Ray Nagin's last day in office a year from now. He is mocked on bumper stickers, even booed at the opera.
A Michigan mayor says a warning wasn't enough after he was stopped for speeding. So he asked for a ticket instead — and got it. Warren Mayor Jim Fouts was pulled over Monday on the way to City Hall for going 45 mph in a 40 mph zone. The officer told him to watch it next time.
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told department heads Wednesday to identify thousands of city employees for layoffs by next Monday because the city’s economic outlook has continued to deteriorate and tax revenues remain short of projections, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
The leader of the International Olympic Committee's inspection team said members were "most impressed" by Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Games and the strong support they saw from the White House, City Hall and corporate boardrooms.
It helps to have fans in high places. Just ask Stephen Colbert, who has had a peregrine falcon making its nest atop City Hall named after him.
Salma Hayek picked a most romantic time and place to get married: Valentine's Day in Paris. The Mexican-born actress wed French magnate Francois-Henri Pinault in a civil ceremony Saturday at the City Hall in Paris' chic 6th arrondissement, according to an official there.
Snellville politics have reached a low point. Jerry Oberholtzer, the mayor of the Atlanta suburb, has been asking for police escorts to the restroom in City Hall after a verbal altercation with city council member Robert Jenkins a few months ago. Oberholtzer says he no longer feels comfortable around Jenkins.
The lawyer for a former Bay Area police officer charged with killing an unarmed man says a judge's gag order should be lifted so he can defend his client against a barrage of negative publicity.
Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma could literally see the writing on the wall after his election some two months ago: Supporters of President Hugo Chavez had spray painted graffiti reading "Out With Ledezma!" across City Hall.
The mayor of Portland, Ore., said Sunday he would not resign despite calls for him to do so after he admitted he lied and asked a teenager to lie about their sexual relationship.
It's difficult enough to lead a city plagued by rampant violent crime, failing schools, widespread poverty and drug addiction. For Mayor Sheila Dixon, the job figures to get tougher this year — and not just because of the sagging economy.
The former top aide and ex-lover of disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick followed her old boss to jail Tuesday, the last step in a criminal case that shook up Detroit politics for a year after romantic text messages between the pair made headlines.
Portland became the nation's largest city with an openly gay mayor Thursday as a longtime City Hall insider took the oath of office.
Fed up with the nocturnal work habits of its mayor, a California city council has approved a curfew limiting how late she can work at City Hall.
Just in time for year-end “worst movie” lists comes “Nobel Son,” a movie far too confident in its own cleverness and charm, two elements it lacks in abundance.
FBI agents arrested a Boston city council member Friday after he was videotaped allegedly taking a $1,000 bribe from an undercover agent in an expanding investigation into corruption at City Hall and the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Thousands donned aprons and hair nets Thursday outside Seoul's City Hall in a bid to make the world's biggest batch of kimchi, the spicy pickled cabbage that is Korea's best-known dish.
Text messages of Detroit's former mayor and other city officials have been turned over to a federal court in the case of a $150 million lawsuit that alleges City Hall stifled a police probe into a stripper's shooting death five years ago.
City aims for balance with Dred Scott plaqueMore than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming slavery, a Maryland city erects a plaque to educate visitors about the decision.
Accused of Beating Wife, Dominic Carter of NY1 Goes on Leave Dominic Carter, a NY1 political reporter and program host, is taking an indefinite leave of absence, the television channel said Thursday night. The announcement came on the same day that Mr.
Mr. Clucky may be evicted from condoA celebrity rooster and Miami Beach tourist favorite named Mr. Clucky could soon be evicted from the studio apartment he shares with his owner and his hen girlfriend, Wallflower.
Mr. Clucky may be evicted from condoA celebrity rooster and Miami Beach tourist favorite named Mr. Clucky could soon be evicted from the studio apartment he shares with his owner and his hen girlfriend, Wallflower.
Workers flee in terror as motorist angry at speeding ticket drives his car into U.S. city hall... and around the corridorseAn irate motorist who was angry at being told to turn his radio down drove his car into a town hall causing more than £125,000 worth of damage. Staff jumped for their lives as Marcus Johnson's car careered through revolving glass doors and continued down a corridor.
For Those About to Rock, We Salute You: Man Drives His Car Through City Hall After Police Ask Him To Turn Down His Music (Video)Picture yourself just chilling in south Wichita, probably listening to AC/DC, when, for no reason, an officer approaches your vehicle and asks you to turn your music down. What do you do? The only thing you can do, crank up that AC/DC and show that officer how you rock and roll.
I came across and interesting little article in my local newspaper today about a new online 'forum' service our city is setting up with the aid of the newspaper (they are providing the platform). "Online forum lets people discuss city's issues" by the Sacramento Bee
Ken and BarBe Have Set a DateThe dream couple isn't getting hitched. These lovebirds are going to be grilled May 13 by this city's Design Review Board. And, the whole town's talking about it.
A Villaraigosa-Weiss-Greuel troika would consolidate power at L.A. City Hall - Los Angeles Times
Chuck Turner, Dianne Wilkerson plead not guilty to chargesBefore an overflow crowd of some 120 supporters, many wearing "We Stand With Chuck" stickers, Turner and former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson of Roxbury pleaded not guilty in U.S.
In Tennessee, 2 Endangered Groups Meet by Chance Two unexpected guests showed up over the winter at George West's farm here, rare whooping cranes that landed in Mr. West's rich, boggy turnip field five miles from Nashville and were spotted by local birders during the annual Audubon count.
7 named finalists to fill Bellevue City Council postThe Bellevue City Council has picked seven finalists for the council vacancy left by Connie Marshall, who resigned last month.
Man Kills City Council Members After Receiving 150 TicketsA gunman carrying a grudge against City Hall left a suicide note on his bed warning "the truth will come out in the end," before he went on a deadly shooting spree at a council meeting, his brother told The Associated Press on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT
Questions for the Clintons Joseph P. Riley Jr. has been mayor of this historic and often tense city since the mid-1970s. He's a Democrat, highly respected and has worked diligently to heal racial wounds that have festered in some cases for hundreds of years.
Bellevue Beats Seattle - A Tale of Two City HallsIn November, the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Architects made the most amazing announcement: One of the winners of the 2007 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture was a building in Bellevue.
Rudy's "Shag Fund" Paid NYC Police To Walk His Mistress' Dog. (But Bill Clinton Got A Blow Job)The Shag Fund not only paid for the 11 tryst visits to Hamptons. -- It paid for hotel and other expenses for mayoral aides -- in addition to the security detail -- who also went with the mayor to the Hamptons on the tryst weekends.
Wellness Center Adds to City's MuscleVictorville, CA— Thanks to a generous donation from Dr. Prem Reddy, City employees will soon be more fit and healthier, thanks to the opening of a brand new, state-of-the-art wellness center in City Hall.
Candidates Go Gonzo: Mayoral Debates in AspenAnita Thompson, window of the late Dr. of Gonzo, hosted a mayoral debate at her home in Woody Creek, CO. The candidates held a conversation moderated by resident George Stranahan.
Newsom challengers for job now number 13I wish the Bushman of San Francisco would run....but for now, I'm throwing my support behind the clow--er, Gavin.
Cracking down on 'personal' parts of the cityOnce again, street vendors are being targeted for removal by the city government
Giuliani's Vulnerability Study: Marriage to 2nd Cousin and Vietnam Draft Dodge Could Damage ElectabilityIt pulls no punches." Perhaps that is why Giuliani, as Barrett reported, ordered copies of the vulnerability study destroyed shortly after it was circulated to top campaign aides.
Sharpton's stature rises to new heightsThe morning 23-year-old Sean Bell was shot to death by police, his grieving relatives did something that has become almost routine in such cases: They called the Rev. Al Sharpton.
So Toronto city councillors voted to give themselves a 9% pay increase, bringing the total salary for a council member up to $95,000, and the mayor's to $160,000.
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