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Earl weakens a bit; watch extended to Canada
Maryland WeatherThe National Hurricane Center is reporting at 2 p.m. Thursday that Hurricane Earl's top sustained winds have slowed to near 125 mph as it continues to spin north toward a brush with North Carolina's Outer Banks.Hurricane Warnings are posted for......Tags: Weather Reports, Chesapeake Bay, National Hurricane Center, Delaware, Massachusetts
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Win Cirque du Soleil tickets from Charm City Cakes
Dining@LargeDetails here about a chance to win tickets to an invite only performance of Cirque du Soleil’s touring show Totem and a tour of Charm City Cakes bakery.Contestants have until March 31 to create your very own Totem-themed by cake......Tags: Circuses, Cirque du Soleil, Entertainment
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Your weekend dining PLUS featuring the sleeping pet of the week
Dining@LargeSo, what's everyone doing this weekend? Who's eating what where?Cirque du Soleil is back in Baltimore, this time down at the Westport Waterfront. What and where is the Westport Waterfront? Answered. Unanswered: Where are people headed to the cirqueus...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Cirque du Soleil, Pigtown, Washington (U.S. state)
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Paul Newman
The TV ZoneOver the next few days, weeks, we'll all have and cherish our various memories of Paul Newman, who died in Westport last night at age 83. Mine are indelible, beyond the big and small screen (yes, he had numerous......Tags: David Letterman, Paul Newman, Ed Harris, Helen Hunt
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'Hello I Must Be Going' finds post-divorce solace close to home ★★ 1/2
As a teenager the New Zealand-born Melanie Lynskey came to international attention opposite an equally young and skillful Kate Winslet in the Peter Jackson true-crime drama "Heavenly Creatures." More recently she enjoyed (at least financially) a long,...
Tags: Kate Winslet, Two and a Half Men (tv program), Todd Louiso, Melanie Lynskey, Entertainment
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Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta
Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...Tags: Bayport, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Wilmette, Severna Park, Kensington
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Bun Lai, Bill Taibe Tapped As James Beard Award Semifinalists
This year's list of James Beard Foundation Awards Restaurant and Chef semifinalists is in, and two Connecticut chefs are in the running for one of the food and beverage world's highest honors. Bun Lai of Miya's Sushi in New Haven and Bill Taibe of...Tags: Seafood, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Awards and Prizes
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Newman legacy at Weinstein Co.: Showbiz Philanthropy Leader Report 2012
VarietyPaul Newman was Harvey Weinstein's Westport, Conn., neighbor. The kind of neighbor who stops by just to drop off a loaf of bread. As Weinstein remembers it, "So Paul called me one day and said, 'Come on up to the camp.' I said, 'How far is it?' Paul said,...Tags: Sharon Stone, Sean Penn, Harvey Weinstein, Julia Roberts, Elizabeth Taylor
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Mystery surrounds Maryland's Mega Millions winner
A woman who lives in Baltimore's Westport neighborhood believes she is one of three winners of the world-record Mega Millions jackpot. Merlande Wilson is an immigrant from Haiti, and a mother of seven children. She says she and her co-workers went in...
Tags: Haiti, Foreign Exchange Market, Mega Millions Lottery, McDonald's, Immigration
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Heavy Lobbying Keeps Red Light Cameras On Track
The Hartford CourantUp to now, the Connecticut General Assembly has never approved any of the bills offered in recent years that would enable cities and towns to install cameras at red lights and collect fines by mailing tickets to violators. But this year's bill —...Tags: Wethersfield, North Haven (New Haven, New York), Michael A. McLachlan, New Fairfield, Connecticut General Assembly
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Remembering Nike Missile Sites Throughout The State
The Hartford CourantSomeone who once worked at Plainville's Nike missile base in the late 1950s left me a voicemail shortly after I wrote about exploring the remains of an old Army complex off the Metacomet Trail. He explained the "ack, track and smack" protocol. "The 'ack'...Tags: Ansonia, East Windsor, Weaponry, New Britain, Armed Forces
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City of Santa Clarita gets AAA credit rating
L.A. NOWSanta Clarita gets credit rating upgrade: At a time when many California cities are facing major fiscal shortfalls, and even bankruptcy, Santa Clarita’s credit rating has been upgraded to AAA status--the highest score a municipality can receive&#...
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