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- Ratt Theam is sitting at a long table in the cramped offices of a Seattle-area nonprofit that normally deals with health problems in the city's immigrant communities.
The professional athletes, bold-faced celebrities and corporate moguls who live in Tiger Woods' neighborhood favor it less for its clay tennis courts and Arnold Palmer-designed golf course than for its 8-foot security wall and platoon of private guards.
John and Donna Pringle were newly widowed when they fell in love and decided to slip into retirement together at a sprawling community being built for the 55-and-up crowd a few miles from their homes in this sun-bleached Southern California town.
The District of Columbia has decided not to appeal a court ruling that found its police checkpoints in a high-crime neighborhood were unconstitutional.
For just this weekend, a neighborhood in this city that has lain dormant in boxes and under plastic coverings for nearly a decade, is coming back to life.
Up the street from the new Yankee Stadium, the Concourse Card Shop sells anything a New York Yankees fan could want. T-shirts, backpacks, stuffed monkeys — all with the interlocking "NY" in colors ranging from trademark Yankee navy blue to baby pink.
No sign marks Miracle Park, a cluster of one-story yellow buildings surrounding a small church that caters to one of society's most despised demographics: sex offenders.
When Vicky Black's one-story home in Port Richey, Fla., was on the market, prospective buyers told her they liked it. Unfortunately, they made negative comments about her neighbor's home, which has a stone lawn and little curb appeal.
Boxing trainer Mike Skowronski honed his skills beside Arturo Gatti at Jersey City's Ringside Gym and said the former champ's longtime friends never liked Gatti's wife — who is suspected of strangling him.
A federal appeals court said Friday that police checkpoints in a crime-plagued Washington neighborhood are unconstitutional and ordered a lower court to reconsider its refusal to block the program.
It was a symbol of Las Vegas largesse during the good times. Now it's an emblem of recession blues.
The red brick arches on the facade of the New York Mets' new stadium rise stories above a pristine plaza of plants, bushes and walkways, encasing the baseball team's $850 million playground.
Natasha Marciano holds her breath when planes fly overhead on approach to Buffalo's airport. Matthew Doherty says he's still "somewhat in shock" after watching from his bedroom window as a commuter plane crashed and burned.
By 10 p.m., a light cloak of snow had settled over the neatly tended homes that line Long Street, the quiet interrupted only by the occasional rumble of jets overhead.
The nation's largest public utility wants to start dredging toxic-laden coal ash from a Tennessee river inundated by a massive sludge spill six weeks ago that destroyed homes in a rural neighborhood.
Two Tennessee congressmen say they are seeking $25 million from a federal economic stimulus bill to help pay for cleaning up a large coal ash spill in Kingston.
In rapper Biggie Smalls' old Brooklyn neighborhood, the building that once housed a coin laundry is now a plastic surgeon's office. A block away, a wine bar sells "artisanal" cheeses and meats.
The state of Tennessee demanded answers and cooperation Tuesday from the nation's largest public utility in the aftermath of a massive coal ash flood that is costing the utility $1 million a day to mop up.
The state of Tennessee demanded answers and cooperation Tuesday from the nation's largest public utility in the aftermath of a massive coal ash flood that is costing the utility $1 million a day to mop up.
Tom Grizzard wonders what the future holds for a spot that once seemed the perfect place to live. His pastoral enclave boasted vistas of tree-covered hills, glimpses of the Emory River and access to fishing holes and hunting havens.
The nation's largest government-run utility ignored two small leaks that could have provided a warning years before a coal ash pond collapsed, flooding a neighborhood with a billion gallons of sludge, a former federal regulator contends.
Some water samples near a massive spill of coal ash in eastern Tennessee are showing high levels of arsenic, and state and federal officials on Monday cautioned residents who use private wells or springs to stop drinking the water.
An earthen dam holding back a retention pond broke early Monday at a power plant run by the nation's largest public utility, releasing a frigid mix of water, ash and mud that damaged 12 homes and put hundreds of acres of rural land under water.
A federal judge on Thursday refused to stop a traffic checkpoint program in the nation's capital requiring motorists provide police with identification and a destination before entering a crime-challenged neighborhood.
When residents of several neighborhoods near Orlando International Airport go to bed, they wonder what most homeowners don't: Is there a bomb under my house?
New downtown bus stop built energy-efficient and high-techFederal funds pick up price tag of $875,000 for People Mover It may not look like any bus stop you've ever seen, but it ought to fit right in with the neighborhood.
Virginia mosque grapples with young members' arrest in PakistanReporting from Washington and Alexandria, Va. - The bungalow-turned-mosque has no sign out front. It sits behind a Firestone tire store and across from a busy Dunkin' Donuts in a working-class neighborhood in suburban Virginia. (By Bob Drogin and Sebastian Rotella)
Toy Grenade Forces Evacuation; Bomb Squad Called In A suspicious device that forced the evacuation of part of a Forsyth County subdivision and brought out the GBI bomb squad turned out to be a toy hand grenade.
Reflecting on all the people that live in the Newsvine cyber world and those that have vanished. A big neighborhood of people and conversation and a plethora of information being exchanged and discussed. A new found peer group to incorporate into our daily lives.
Rats Overrun Green Bay Neighborhood A rat infested Green Bay, Wisconsin neighborhood is getting some attention from the city. The six block area on the city's west side has been overrun by rodents.
Local Neighborhood on Alert, Boa Constrictor MissingLocals in Jacksonville Beach are keeping their children indoors. A 911 call went out for a missing snake. Police called homeowners using the reverse 911 system, warning them to "Be On the Look Out" for a boa constrictor that escaped from a cage.
Man claims his crime complaints are fueling retribution - St. Petersburg TimesAt a house across the street from where Ross Pavio lives, a sign pinned to a scarecrow says, "No hookers or crack heads, please!"
Upside-Down Flag Sparks Neighborhood Protest A Rockland businessman's decision to fly a large American flag hung upside down has sparked an uproar in the small South Shore town.
Police: Brick thrown through window not hate crimeEarly Friday morning, Barbara Frische said she woke up to the sound of glass breaking inside her East Austin home.
I subscribe to a newsletter from Tasting Table (http://www.tastingtable.com) and I want to share something that I received last week regarding Hillside Produce Cooperative (http://hillsideproducecooperative.org/).
Farmers' market planned for Meadowood neighborhoodMeadowood residents and community members came up with the idea last year and the Madison-Dane County Health Department and other local groups pursued the project, said Kim Neuschel, public health nurse for Madison.
Woman Crushed Between 2 Trucks, Killed - Investigators said Sabrina Stanek, a mother of two, was trying to tell a driver in her Gwinnett County neighborhood to slow down -- when he ran her over.
It's been years since I was an on the police force. Three years ago I retired and joined a friend's business. Well, more than a friend actually, he trained me when I first joined the force. We were partners for ten years when he retired.
President Obama Announces Additional Members of Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood PartnershipsThe White House has announced nine new members of the White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships:
Neighbors fear 'vicious' dog (Video Report)Excerpt: People in a West Side Albuquerque neighborhood say they are being terrorized by a neighbor's killer dog, and want the city to put it down before it hurts a child.
Bees Attack, Kill 2 DogsThousands of bees swarmed and killed two dogs outside a South Florida home over the weekend. As many as 60,000 bees came out of a hive, swarming a Davie neighborhood. They attacked Alina Alvarez's 90-pound American bulldog and a 60-pound red-nosed pit bull mix. Both dogs died.
105th will use mailmen to prevent burglariesExcerpt: The 105th Precinct will be getting an unofficial boost in police presence in the form of mailmen they are training to look for suspicious activity in the wake of a spike in burglaries that has been plaguing the area.
Neighborhood not horsing aroundTwo new residents have moved into a New London neighborhood, but will they be allowed to stay?
2-year old sleepwalker wandered streets at 4 a.m.Excerpt: The City of Miami Police Department has turned over to the Department of Children and Family Services a 2-year-old boy that was found wandering the streets of Miami's Model/Liberty City neighborhood around 4:00 a.m. Friday.
Video: Man Shoots Home Invader In GroinBullets went flying in Deltona early Sunday morning, after the victim of a chaotic home invasion fought back. (12/15/08) Link for the article, with more details: "Victim Shoots Suspect In Groin"
S.C. Baby Slapped, Day-care Operator Gets No Jail TimeA former Summit neighborhood day care operator accused of slapping a baby girl hard enough to cause bleeding on her brain pleaded guilty Monday to a felony child abuse charge.
One Woman's Christmas Nightmare Is Her Teenage Son's Christmas DreamExcerpt: Linda Santisteban, a 50-year-old mother of three in Rosedale, Queens, already has her Christmas tree set up this year. Decorated with tinsel and bows and bright, shiny balls, it is perched in her living-room window, the picture of yuletide cheer.
Strip club's risque sign troubles residentsExcerpt: Saying it is too risque for their neighborhood, concerned residents are outraged over a large advertisement for a strip club on the border of Queens and Nassau County.
Get Your Walk Score - A Walkability Score For Any Addressgo in and see how walkable your neighborhood is... a few flaws that they admit... but it is a unique tool in promoting a walking mentality.
The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us ApartAmericans are increasingly choosing to live among like-minded neighbours. This makes the culture war more bitter and politics harder. What are your thoughts? Does this unite or divide the country's social fabric?
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