my town
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 19 weeks 2 days 22 hours 1 minute ago
Under The Hawthorn Tree has already sold more than a million copies in China aloneA novel by an anonymous Chinese author living in America, which started life as a blog, has become a worldwide publishing sensation. It has been snapped up by publishers in 15 countries...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 24 weeks 16 hours 1 minute ago
St Petersburg is home to the highly prestigious Mariinsky Theatre which in its long history has welcomed all the great names in ballet.
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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 232 weeks 3 days 4 hours 5 minutes ago
The story is from the LA Times and is, as usual, not in touch with the issues:
"This week may be the last time bicyclists stage a monthly mass ride through Santa Monica following police crackdowns on their free-wheeling event that residents complain has snarled traffic...(more)
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn for team Urban farming 104 weeks 1 day 11 hours 38 minutes ago
People are returning to land like it's the 1970s all over again, but they're not packing up for Vermont, letting their hair go au naturel, and unplugging from the grid to do it. Urban agriculture is sprouting up like, well, sprouts. And while we all feel...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Bicyclism 242 weeks 4 days 20 hours 30 minutes ago
Tomorrow night's Critical Mass in San Francisco marks the 15th anniversary of the rebellious rolling ride that locally has propelled the bicycle movement into the political mainstream and globally has been copied by hundreds of cities.
What began with four dozen bicyclists riding together up Market Street...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Outdoor news 153 weeks 20 hours 6 minutes ago
Joseph Williams was a 20-year-old Midwesterner hungry for adventure in 1959 when a hike through Glacier National Park turned into a vicious encounter with a grizzly bear.
Williams tangled with the bear for 45 minutes, getting mauled, fighting back and breaking free before the beast chased him...(more)
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn for team Urban farming 104 weeks 1 day 11 hours 35 minutes ago
Located in the center of San Francisco, Hayes Valley Farm, is an education and research project with a focus on urban agriculture. Situated on city-owned lots bordered by Oak, Fell, Laguna, and Octavia streets, the project is organized by an alliance of urban farmers, educators, and...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Batboy's revenge! 151 weeks 2 days 6 hours 42 minutes ago
Watch this video to learn how to build a Gatling Gun to rapid-fire potato bullets.
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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 239 weeks 4 days 9 hours 3 minutes ago
I LOVE urban riding vids and this one about unicycles in Manhattan rocks my world. I prefer two wheels, but you've got to respect this...
Note the size of his wheel -- damn! Also, when he's cutting through stopped traffic, all I could think about was what...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 200 weeks 2 days 19 hours 3 minutes ago
Sports figures are increasingly calling the pricey coastal city home. 'On everybody's street they have a Kings player,' said a blase-sounding resident.
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submitted by Lisa 190 weeks 1 day 22 hours 18 minutes ago
Many rookie tourists stick to Midtown Manhattan, where they can easily get the impression that in New York City everyone is always rushing, that you can barely see the sky and that nature is virtually absent. In fact, its most storied natural phenomenon, the Rockefeller Center...(more)
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submitted by Jazz 199 weeks 6 days 11 hours 8 minutes ago
Tom McAlister refers to himself as the "last dog standing" -- or maybe it should be flying? -- among the handful of kite stores that once did business in the San Francisco Bay area.
"We have modest expectations, so we've been able to stick it out," said...(more)
