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Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies
02.09.2008 12:29
usatoday.com
Don LaFontaine, the voice behind thousands of Hollywood movie trailers, has died. He was 68. LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai ...
USA
Recreation & Entertainment
Montpelier, President Madison's Va. mansion, gets $24 million makeover
02.09.2008 12:29
usatoday.com
It isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller, or to remove the indoor plumbing. But that's what's been done at ...
USA
Tourism
United drops planned meal charges on Europe trips
02.09.2008 12:29
usatoday.com
United Airlines travelers across the Atlantic can leave their money in their pockets when the food cart comes down the aisle.
USA
Tourism
Today on the Forum
02.09.2008 12:25
brownstoner.com
Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today: Seeking Advice on DIY Kitchen Backsplash Definition of SRO Original Brownstone Door Set for Sale Can I Build a Terrace by a Landmarked Building? Question About Icestone Countertops
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Development Watch: 339 Greene Avenue
02.09.2008 12:25
brownstoner.com
Since we last looked at 339 Greene Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, the new residential development has risen from four stories to its final height of 12 stories. The slow-moving project will ultimately contain 57 units. (Anyone know how many will be "affordable"?) The developer is also working on another development down the block at 315 Greene Avenue which has also had its share of delays. Development Watch: 339 Greene Avenue Revisited [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark Development Watch: 339 Greene Avenue [Brownstoner] DOB More Shenanigans at 339 Greene Avenue [Brownstoner] Greene Ave Development Rally Attracts Pols [Brownstoner] Pillaging Clifton Place MMG-Style [Brownstoner]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Streetlevel: New Restaurant Coming to Vinegar Hill
02.09.2008 12:25
brownstoner.com
According to the permit posted in the window, the former butcher shop at 72 Hudson Avenue in Vinegar Hill is in the process of being converted into an "eating and drinking establishment." Our call to the phone number on the DOB app went unanswered, but we're starting to wonder whether this may be where former Freeman's chef Jean Adamson may be planning to set up shop. (See Eater, Grub Street and Brooklyn Based for more on Adamson's departure and plans.) After all, this cobblestone stretch of Hudson Avenue certainly has that kind of old world vibe the Freeman's folks covet. Update: Based on this Eater post, it's looking like this space will indeed be the new Freeman's! GMAP
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Report Faults Gonzales on Data
02.09.2008 12:11
nytimes.com
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified information relating to wiretapping program and prisoner interrogation policies, an internal report concluded.
Washington
All Themes
Clones' offspring may be in food supply: FDA
02.09.2008 12:00
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food and milk from the offspring of cloned animals may already have entered the U.S. food supply, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday, but it would be impossible to know because there is no difference between cloned and conventional products.
USA
All Themes
Change in the air as baseball enters final month of season
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
They are talking about magic numbers this year in Tampa. They are talking about next year at Yankee Stadium. And they are talking ...
USA
Baseball
Lee becomes Indians' first 20-game winner in 34 years
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Once inside the clubhouse, Cliff Lee's teammates popped open champagne and toasted his latest win, his biggest win.
USA
Baseball
Drew hits for cycle, D-backs beat Cardinals 8-6
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
In black magic marker, a scuffed baseball told the details of the biggest game of Stephen Drew's career. Five hits and a cycle ...
USA
Baseball
Delgado fuels Mets comeback after Sheets exits early
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
The shadows in late afternoon at Miller Park can be brutal to hitters, but Carlos Delgado made good contact anyway.
USA
Baseball
Maddux ties Clemens at 354 wins
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Greg Maddux regrets not having spent more time talking shop with Roger Clemens at the five All-Star games when they were in opposing ...
USA
Baseball
Yankees prevail in slugfest with Tigers; A-Rod has 4 RBI
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
What could have been a September showdown between the teams with the two biggest payrolls in baseball instead had very little ...
USA
Baseball
Diplomacy now an essential skill for major league managers
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Once players' futures rested on how they pleased the manager. If they did not, there were plenty of choices for replacements ...
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Baseball
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