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Snake missing for a month found on Boston subway
BOSTON (AP) — Transit officials say a 3-foot-long boa constrictor that slithered away from its owner on a Boston subway car a month ago has been found in an adjoining car. A commuter spotted Penelope the snake on Thursday and alerted a train...Tags: Commuting, Travel, Transportation
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Slaying victim's ashes poured in New York City subway grate
NEW YORK (AP) — Friends and family members of a Portuguese journalist who was slain in New York City have scattered his ashes down a Times Square subway grate. A funeral was held in Newark, N.J. Saturday for 65-year-old Carlos Castro. The New...Tags: Portugal, Television Networks, New York, Travel, Manhattan (New York City)
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Mayor candidates on transportation: innovation vs. tried and true
During eight years in office, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa staked much of his legacy on transportation. He lobbied Washington for millions of dollars in federal funding. He oversaw the addition of 150 miles of bike lanes. And, five years ago, he...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Politics, Travel, Road Transportation, Local Elections
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L.A. Philharmonic concerned about potential subway noise
Nothing in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's repertoire calls for 135-ton trains. The orchestra aims to keep it that way when Metro light rail cars start rumbling through a subway tunnel near Walt Disney Concert Hall. Experts who know the hall's...
Tags: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Science and Technology, Travel, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Entertainment
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Swept up in a Toronto summer
TORONTO - Streetcars, sharks, pandas and parasols. This summer, Canada's largest city will be vibrantly alive. Just watch out for construction. The biggest news here is the planned opening this summer of Ripley's Aquarium, a $130-million project that...Tags: Fringe Festival, Travel, Toronto (Canada), Tourism and Leisure, Festive Events
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The Unappetizing Truth About Fast Food
HealthMcDonald’s got lucky this month. First, Charles Ramsey did interview after interview, telling the world over and over again that he was eating his McDonald’s when he heard Amanda Berry’s screams. Then a pair of recent studies shifted the... -
Garcetti sees Hollywood as 'a template for a new Los Angeles'
Chris Robbins could be a poster child for mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti's vision for Los Angeles. Each morning, Robbins straps on a backpack, cues up his iPod and sets out on a short walk to the subway, which whisks him to his downtown public...
Tags: Cirque du Soleil, Politics, Trials, Travel, House Building
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Adam Chisnall brings home laughs to Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGComedy’s Best Kept Secret Show came to Bethlehem's Diamonz Nightclub Saturday night and it was also a homecoming for Bethlehem Township native Adam Chisnall, who now lives in New York City. Chisnall did standup for the first time in the Lehigh... -
Wells Bridge work, jammed subway slow CTA commute
The morning CTA commute was slowed today largely by trains detoured into the subway because of the closing of the 91-year-old Wells Street Bridge. As the rush hour peaked around 8:45 a.m., trains on the Red Line between Belmont and Roosevelt -- including...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Merchandise Mart, Commuting, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel
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Plan for service disruptions as CTA closes Wells Street bridge
Chicago Tribune reporterCTA train service to the Loop is being disrupted again for the second and final nine-day closing of the Wells Street Bridge. Weekend line work has begun and will end about 4 a.m. Monday, May 6, according to CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski. "L"...Tags: Chicago Loop, Merchandise Mart, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, Transportation
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Michael Buble gives surprise NYC subway performance
Well, Michael Bublé, you've made our hearts melt yet again. The crooner gave an impromptu performance at the 66th Street Lincoln Center stop of the New York subway Thursday, singing the Jackson 5's "Who's Lovin' You." He sang the song with a capella...
Tags: Lincoln Center, Travel, Jessica Alba, Transportation, Music
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Boston Area Shut Down During Search For Bombing Suspect
The massive manhunt for 19-year-old Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev, suspected with his older brother in the bombings Monday at the Boston marathon, has Boston and surrounding suburbs in a standstill after authorities warned residents to stay home. Tsarnaev remains...Tags: Sports, Federal Aviation Administration, Amtrak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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