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Council rejects landmark status for Avon Theater
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- There will be no encore for the Avon Theatre after all. The city's Common Council voted Monday to reject a request from the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County to give landmark status to the old downtown...Tags: Kevin Allen, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Libraries
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Sky didn't fall in South Bend, just parts of parking garages
SOUTH BEND — For some, it must have seemed like the sky was falling.
Twice in less than 24 hours, pieces of a downtown parking garage came crashing to the ground.
The first, between 9 and 10 p.m. Wednesday, occurred at the entrance to the...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Science and Technology
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Library board delays action on former Avon Theater
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- The St. Joseph County Public Library board is taking a wait-and-see approach to the former Avon Theater. Citing concerns about use of taxpayer dollars, the board delayed action Monday on a proposal to salvage and store decorative terra...Tags: Arts and Culture, Libraries
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Park honoring Fred Meijer planned for West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Construction of a new park honoring the late Fred Meijer's contribution to West Michigan's network of recreational trails is expected to be completed this summer, organizers said. The nonprofit West Michigan Trails and... -
Blight fight in Niles Township
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterNILES -- One man's trash is another man's treasure. Or perhaps, in the case of a Niles area business, another man's business. That's how the situation is stacking up at the Szucs Concrete Crusher enterprise in the 1400 block of Michigan 139 (Old U.S. 31... -
Inspection turns up no problems with Michigan Street bridge
SOUTH BEND – Concerns over falling concrete on the Michigan Street bridge last night appears to be unfounded.
You might remember INDOT placed restrictions on the bridge when it reopened back in September.
Earlier this year they found what they...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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Section of N. Michigan sidewalk closed off after sheet of metal siding hits girl
A stretch of sidewalk on North Michigan Street in South Bend has been closed after a piece of metal siding fell off a building there and struck a young girl in the arm. This happened at 137 N. Michigan around 2 p.m.The building is occupied by a law...
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Money sought for JJC improvements
SOUTH BEND — The Juvenile Justice Center is seeking to transfer about $99,000 from its 2011 budget to finance improvements at the 15-year-old facility, including new light poles and carpeting. According to Executive Director Peter Morgan, the... -
Man accused of flashing people
SOUTH BEND — Police are investigating a complaint of a man flashing people at a Goodwill store in the 1800 block of West Western Avenue Monday afternoon.
According to a police report, the man, who reportedly had his pants down, was flashing people... -
Austrian incest cellar to be filled with concrete
AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) — The liquidator of Josef Fritzl's estate says the basement of the house where Fritzl imprisoned and repeatedly raped his daughter for 24 years will be filled up with concrete. Walter Anzboeck says the move is to ensure the...Tags: Austria, Metal and Mineral
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Family fine, cat missing after Penn Township fire
PENN TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a home Thursday afternoon at the corner of Apple and Edison roads in Penn Township.
This happened around 2 p.m. The family who lives at the home is safe, according to a WSBT photographer who was at the scene, but...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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Indiana man hurt by 400-pound roofing rolls in Michigan
ZEELAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say an Indiana man was injured after being pinned by 400-pound roofing rolls at a West Michigan construction site. The Grand Rapids Press reports (http://bit.ly/yHmSrU) 69-year-old Robert Gray of Fairbanks...Tags: Health, Injuries and Wounds
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