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Peninsula swimming spots open for the season Memorial Day
It's officially the season to take a dip in the swimming pool, but buying an annual membership to a swimming club can be pricey. Here are some public swimming spots with a lower price tag. Free swimming Doris Miller Swimming Pool. This kid-friendly...
Tags: Holidays, Memorial Day, Travel, Swimming, Busch Gardens Orlando
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Section of L.A. River opens for kayaking, recreation
Los Angeles TimesA section of the Los Angeles River will open for public use Monday for the first time since the river was encased in concrete in the 1930s. Public officials will gather Monday morning at Marsh Park north of downtown for a ceremonial kayak ride down a...Tags: Sports, Canoeing and Kayaking
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Beaches open as Chicago basks in low 60s
Temperatures struggled to reach 60 today as Chicago’s beaches opened for the season. The beaches will be open through Labor Day, Sept. 3, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The forecast called for a high in the low 60s, about 10 degrees below the normal high...
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Cheap beers getting pricier
Thirsty beachgoers and barbecuers will be paying more for their cheap beer this Memorial Day weekend, one of the nation's biggest drinking holidays. Two recent studies found that prices for low-cost beers have been steadily climbing at bars and...
Tags: Holidays, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Prices, Memorial Day
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Summertime, and the living is zzzzzzz-zy
Change of SubjectAs goals go, getting more sleep sounds like it’s right up there with eat more calories, read fewer books and cut back on exercise as the resolutions of the determinedly indolent. Yet that’s my aim for the next 14 weeks...... -
New residents welcomed to Northbrook
Lively chatter filled the air outside of Northbrook Village Hall recently as officials welcomed new residents into town and encouraged them to interact with their neighbors. About 150 people stopped by the hall one day earlier this month to get familiar...
Tags: Memorial Day, YMCA
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What 100 years of Florida hurricane history reveals
Sun SentinelEvery hurricane season is different, yet history shows some interesting trends. For example, an analysis of storms over the past 100 years shows Florida was hit most frequently (21 times) by Category 1 systems. Next most likely to hit: Category 3's (18)...Tags: Palm Beach County, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Hurricanes, Fort Lauderdale, Monroe County (Florida)
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Scott to sign texting-while-driving bill Tuesday
Gov. Rick Scott's office has announced that he'll sign a bill banning texting while driving next Tuesday in Miami. “As a father and a grandfather, texting while driving is something that concerns me when my loved ones are on the road," Scott...
Tags: Rick Scott, Memorial Day
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Realty, Coca-Cola Co., Memorial Day, United States Consumer Price Index, Economic Stimulus Plan
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Miniature train rides offered again
BENTON HARBOR -- Once again, preservationists at Eden Springs Park on the grounds of the former House of David Amusement Park are offering miniature train rides for just $2. The park just off Michigan 139 will offer the rides beginning this weekend and... -
Butterfly exhibit opens Saturday
SOUTH BEND -- Potawatomi Zoo's full-immersion butterfly exhibit will reopen for another season Saturday and remain open through Labor Day weekend. Tickets for admission to the "Butterflies in Living Color" exhibit are $2 per person; those age 2 and... -
ACC releases
ReutersThe Sports Xchange ACC releases The ACC released the college football early season television schedule on Thursday. North Carolina and Wake Forest kick off the ACC schedule on Aug. 29, with the Tar Heels heading to Columbia to face South Carolina in...Tags: Clemson Tigers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, North Carolina Tar Heels, College Football, Florida State Seminoles
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