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Finding New Meaning in a Pageant of Dreams
nytimes.com –
2009-11-08
EARLY in the first act of the new Broadway revival of the 1998 musical based on E. L. Doctorow 's novel "Ragtime," arriving immigrants troop through an abstract, high-vaulted structure that evokes Ellis Island. ... Full Article
Briefly: Oct. 24
wickedlocal.com –
2009-10-24
PLYMOUTH - Anne DiFrancesco of Plymouth organized Project Paws to help the many would-be pets at the Plymouth animal shelter get what they need to survive. ... Full Article
The weather has not been very kind to the Independence Junior High School marching band this year, but they avoided the rain last week marching in Chicago's Columbus Day Parade for the third year in a row. ... Full Article
I hsan Gurdal, the owner of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge and South End Formaggio in Boston, bubbles enthusiastically when asked about New England cheese makers. ... Full Article
Parenting advice and more for New Jersey parents
nj.com –
2009-10-15
Christopher Columbus , once a famous explorer. Now just some guy the Native Americans hate. When I was a boy, Columbus was an intrepid explorer. ... Full Article
Murders this Week: 5
citypaper.com –
2009-10-14
Due to the Columbus Day holiday, this week's column only covers homicides from Oct. 5 to Oct. 9. Any additional homicides will be covered online at citypaper.com/go/murderink. ... Full Article
Tabloid Cheat Sheet: Khloe's Marriage Already Over? Jon Has His Eye On Kate's Bestie?
thefrisky.com –
2009-10-14
It's Wednesday again, and if you were lucky enough to get Columbus Day off, you probably didn't even notice that the week is half over. ... Full Article
Scituate Art Festival is a sheer delight
projo.com –
2009-10-12
SCITUATE - Mary Lurgio knows firsthand the treasures to be found at the Scituate Art Festival. Lurgio, of Foster, discovered one last year, when she stumbled onto a tinsel Christmas tree from the 1960s. ... Full Article
NEW YORK - At 5:30 a.m. on a chilly 40-degree morning, Rockefeller Plaza was nonetheless filled with screaming teenage girls (many with the accessory of a cooperative parent) who sacrificed their Columbus Day holiday to check out 15-year-old Justin Bieber's... ... Full Article
Today is Columbus Day, a federal holiday when people are meant to take some time to reflect on the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World, the continents now known as North and South America. ... Full Article