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BUZZ: Fellow stars remember comedian Bernie Mac
Julie.gordon@am-ny.comCelebrity friends and colleagues remember comedian Bernie Mac, 50, who died Saturday from complications from pneumonia. "The world just got a little less funny. He will be missed dearly." -- "Oceans" co-star George Clooney "He was one of those comics...Tags: Celebrity, Terence Blanchard, Matthew McConaughey, Britney Spears, Don Cheadle
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Renowned architects seek to design UB law school
Sun architecture criticThe British company that designed what it calls the "largest single building on the planet," the Beijing Capital International Airport, now wants to create a new building for midtown Baltimore. So does the French architect of the world's largest library....Tags: Somerville, Celebration, Manhattan (New York City), Peter G. Angelos, Mount Royal
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Where to get your dance fix in the city
In addition to "La Passion De Simone" making its American debut this weekend (see Linda Winer's theater picks), there are other places to get your dance fix. Here are four: 1 WHAT Battery Park City showcases a West African Family Dance featuring the...Tags: Fringe Festival, Dance, Battery Park City, New York
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Skip the lines and save at New York's main attractions
Quit standing around in museum lobbies. To save dollars and time in line at eight more-or-less mandatory Manhattan destinations, consider a Citypass ([888] 330-5008, www.citypass.com). For $74 per adult (or $54 if you're 12 to 17), this booklet gets you...Tags: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Subway Transportation, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Manhattan (New York City)
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Children, hosts form bond
247-4538For several weeks this summer, two families in Isle of Wight County opened their homes to three children from Belarus. Located north of Ukraine, that country was among the places contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident on April 26,...Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Nuclear Power, Diseases, Space Mountain, Cancer
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Patriot games: NYPD backs down on parade permit
Associated Press WriterIn a city where the NYPD hands out parade permits to hundreds of ethnic and civic groups, it refused one for a patriotic organization that wanted, for the first time since 1983, to mark the anniversary of the British departure from New York after the...Tags: George Washington, Festive Event, Manhattan (New York City), Society, Revolutions
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Doctor added to 9/11 victim list
msweeney@am-ny.comLike countless others, her face was seen on fliers all across the city in the months after 9/11. But only now has Sneha Anne Philip been declared the 2,751 person killed at the World Trade Center, nearly seven years after the attack. "I just found out...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Justice System, Manhattan (New York City), Court Administration, Battery Park City
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After long struggle, doctor added to 9/11 victim list
michael.frazier@newsday.comThe name of a doctor last seen near the Twin Towers a day before the 2001 terror attacks is now on the list of World Trade Center victims, the city's medical examiner office said Thursday. The death certificate showing Dr. Sneha Anne Philip, 31, of...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Terrorism, Justice System, Manhattan (New York City), Court Administration
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Report: Stores overcharging for milk
dfreedlander@am-ny.comNew Yorkers are being shaken down for their milk money by their neighborhood bully -- in this case, their local grocery store. A report released Thursday by the City Council found that 86 percent of city food stores are gouging customers on the price...Tags: Fresh Meadows, Elections, Manhattan (New York City), Financial District, Bushwick
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Partying all day long
ONE FAMOUS CONTEST "Badlands" will have less acreage when he returns to the Super Bowl of competitive eating Friday, nearly two years after retiring from the game.
Eric Booker, better known by his nickname, has shed 90 pounds since he competed in the...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Multi-Sport Events, Festive Event, ESPN, Nathan's Famous
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Events to celebrate NYC's Latino culture
June 6: Latino Laughter New York Comedy Club, 8 p.m. A showcase for top Latino comics in New York. Hosted by Hector Luis. 241 E. 24th St., 212-696-5233 June 10: Oscar de la Hoya Borders Books Wall Street, 1 p.m. The boxer reads from his new memoir,...Tags: Music Industry, Festive Event, Music, Cinderella, Popular Music
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Highlights of summer's free music concerts in New York
Special to amNewYorkFor music fans in New York, summertime means free music. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, hundreds of musicians will play free concerts in parks across the city, offering everything from rock to classical to jazz to world music. The free concerts aren't...Tags: Wilco, Music Industry, Classical Music, Festive Event, Music
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