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District to dedicate new campus
A dedication ceremony is scheduled Friday for the new Coast High School and Huntington Beach Adult School building.
The building at 17231 Gothard St. is the new home of the two schools, which share the same space and administration, said Principal...Tags: Culture, Ceremonies, Boeing Co., Arts and Culture, Ocean View
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In the Pipeline: Ham radio to the rescue
A recent headline on Reuters read: "Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse." The subsequent story documented a subculture of Americans who refer to themselves as "preppers." As the story stated, "Some are driven by a fear of imminent...Tags: Entertainment, Rollie Fingers, FBI, Entertainment Events, Baseball
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Greer's OC: Zubies celebrates 20 years
Zubies Dry Dock in Huntington Beach will celebrate its 20th anniversary Jan. 7 by rolling prices back to 1992. Celebrate and enjoy food and drink specials all day. Zubies is a great casual dining spot for seafood, steaks, ribs, chicken, pizza and oysters...Tags: Seafood, Wines, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Game, Music
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Segerstrom Center program promises eclectic variety
The Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Jan. 13 will kick off its first-ever Off Center Festival, an eclectic nine-day program showcasing cutting-edge theater, music and dance, hip-hop, mash poetry and performance art.
Aimed at drawing audiences that...Tags: Festive Events, Music, Services and Shopping, Bonnaroo, Music
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February 1: Author - Lori Andrews, I Know Who You Are
WGN NewsLori Andrews To purchase a copy of the book: I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy Event: February 1 6:00 p.m. Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State Street Chicago www.loriandrews.com Tips: Be...Tags: Culture, Harold Washington Library Center, Facebook, Sociology, Google Inc.
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Someone will choose your child's education; why not you?
This is National School Choice Week, an occasion that always makes me think back to 1976, when as a writer for my high school paper, I interviewed retiring Baltimore County schools Superintendent Joshua Wheeler. I asked Mr. Wheeler why our schools didn'...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Culture, Social Sciences, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Social media giving birth to new generation of parents-to-be
You're in labor. Is there an app for that?
There ought to be, based on the information gleaned through a new survey of more than 1,000 pregnant women conducted by American Baby magazine and Good Books, publisher of the "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy...Tags: Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Facebook, Sociology, Health
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Had to flee or 'I might be dead,' victim says of racial attack
Tribune reportersJoshua Merritt said he had no reason to be suspicious when one of his friends texted him, asking him to hang out with two other teenagers they both knew. But after Merritt, 17, arrived at the home of one of the boys in Chicago’s East Beverly...Tags: Justice System, Morgan Park, Hate Crimes, Anita Alvarez, Justice System
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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra CEO resigns
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's CEO announced Thursday that he is stepping down, according to our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Simon Crookall has been with the ISO for seven years.
He endured a fallout with past music director...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Concerts, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Standards
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The Interview: Robin Budish, community organizer for Baltimore Streetcar Campaign
Robin Budish spends her days rallying support for an idea she says will make downtown Baltimore more livable — building a streetcar line along Charles Street.
Budish was hired last fall as community organizer for the Baltimore Streetcar Campaign, a...Tags: Fells Point, Walters Art Museum, Ellicott City, University of Baltimore, Politics
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Netflix to film political thriller 'House of Cards' in Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun"House of Cards," a political thriller starring Kevin Spacey and directed by David Fincher, will be filmed in Baltimore starting this spring, it was confirmed Thursday by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The production, which involves 13 one-hour episodes for...Tags: Kevin Spacey, Thriller (genre), Television, Netflix Inc., BBC
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More with Amandeep Sandhu
As promised, here's the continuation of Rosalia Scalia's thoughtful Q&A with Indian novelist Amandeep Sandhu. He touches on inspirations, the challenge of writing in another language, and the role that emotion plays in great writing.
RS: You said that in...Tags: Entertainment, Junot Diaz, Social Sciences, Punishment, Kenzaburo Oe
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