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Modesto, soccer group strike park deal
The Modesto BeeThousands of Modesto youth soccer players finally have a home of their own. The City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to approve an agreement between the city and the Modesto Youth Soccer Association that calls for the MYSA to operate the soccer complex...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Public Officials, Government, Sports
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Boulder area sees sudden bounty in seasonal weeds
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.Add this to the list of phenomena that can be attributed to the particularly wet and wintry spring the Front Range has witnessed in 2013: a seeming bumper crop of dandelions and other weeds. But appearances can be deceiving. It is the timing of the...Tags: Chemical Industry, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Fertilizer
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Palo Alto City Council bans smoking in all parks
Palo Alto Daily News, Calif.Big or small, all of Palo Alto's public parks will soon be smoke-free. The city council voted 7-1 late Monday night to ban smoking in the city's 38 parks and open spaces. Council Member Pat Burt cast the dissenting vote and Council Member Karen Holman...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Respiratory Disease
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Plan floated to pave sand dune
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.A Cape Cod National Seashore advisory commission recommended Monday that the northern parking lot at Herring Cove Beach be raised and moved back to save the iconic experience of the beach. But the proposal calls for paving a sand dune; the idea makes...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, National Parks
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Playground project in top 10 of vote-getters
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.The Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville has made it into the top 10 of vote-getters in a worldwide competition for new playground equipment. Kiwanis Club President Forrest Keaton said that as of Saturday, the club had received the 10th-most votes out of 142...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Elections, Social Media, Politics
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MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: Wranglers on a roll entering national tournament
Odessa American, TexasAll it took was one look at the roster for Odessa College golf coach Paul Chavez to get excited about the 2012-13 season. The Wranglers were coming off a third-place finish at last year's NJCAA National Championships, had the fourth-place individual...Tags: Golf, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Andrew Johnson, Sports
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EDITORIAL: Game and Fish, parks are keys to state tourism
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, CheyenneTHE ISSUE: Last week, Wyoming's lawmakers were told that budget shortfalls are threatening state parks and Game and Fish programs. WE BELIEVE: The Legislature cannot afford to let state tourism languish. They need to raise fees, provide general fund...Tags: State Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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District hears request to make park accessible to all ages, abilities
Sandra Gottfried's request to tweak Sugar Sand Park so people of all ages and abilities could play there was well received by the taxing authority that could potentially pay for the changes. "You have several pairs of sympathetic ears coming into our...Tags: Science and Technology, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Backyard canvas: Adam Schwerner's urban garden
On a quiet street of century-old cottages in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood sits a house that stands out. It could be the trio of blue wooden ladders rising from the miniature woodland. Or perhaps it's the row of old doors painted in eye-popping hues...
Tags: Chicago Park District, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois)
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NBC's 'Today' to visit Orlando on May 23
Staff writerWhere in the world is Matt Lauer? Well, he'll be at Universal Orlando next week. NBC's "Today" will stop at the theme park on Thursday, May 23. The visit is part of a five-day road trip for the "Today" team of Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker,...Tags: NBC (tv network), Judges, Justice System, Travel, Today (tv program)
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Taking the Kids: Heading to see what's new at theme parks
Got a change of clothes in your backpack? "Otherwise you are going to be wet all day after the water rides," explained KateLynn Schlenker during a recent visit to Disneyland. The 13-year-old Arizonian added, "Throw in some flip-flops, too, so your...
Tags: Entertainment, Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Hersheypark, Disneyland Park
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Essential track: Glenn Jones debuts 'Across the Tappan Zee' video
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticThis post has been updated. See below for details. A few months back at Sonos Studio in West Hollywood, guitarist Glenn Jones performed solo work in conjunction with a recently completed documentary on the late guitarist John Fahey. Fahey's ability at...Tags: Allentown, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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