Sentences with phrase «river towns like»

Gibson, 48, is a lifelong New Yorker and a talented campaigner with an appealing personal story, especially for a district that includes newly gentrified river towns like Hudson * but also covers a wide swath of depressed rural territory: He's a former Army colonel who served four tours in Iraq and was awarded a Purple Heart.

With no viable alternatives to driving and paying soon - to - be double digit (no one knows how high) tolls, we need a solution to preserve growth and economic development that makes historic Hudson River towns like Haverstraw more attractive to those seeking downtown living in the Hudson Valley.

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Hi... this summer I have been reading through Robin Carr's Virgin River series... She writes about life in a small town and creates characters that make you feel like they are your own friends and family... she make you laugh with them cry with them and fall in love... Robin has a way of pulling you in and keeping you interested....

Narrator: Once a fierce political rival of Cuomo's, real estate developer Carl Paladino was so moved by the governor's Ogdensburg Address that he and a group of like - minded Buffalonians decided to stage a raid on the Ontario town just across the Niagara River.

His job is to count the water used by towns like Needles and the farms around them — lands close by the legendary and essential Colorado — and make sure they don't take more than their share of the river.

The left part looks like an unfortunately pixelated photo, but the square shapes are actually towns and fields around the Mississippi River.

Ride more than 20 paved miles along the Hocking River — through woods, countryside, and the Ohio University Campus — on what USA Today called one of 15 scenic bike rides in the U.S. Along the way, you'll pass historic sights like the old Eclipse Company Town mining village and the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway.

With your date and a map, scout out famous film locations like Faneuil Hall, the South End, and the Public Gardens, or celebrate Boston with a made - at - home movie night including The Social Network, The Town, The Proposal, The Departed and Mystic River.

It's kind of like an overhead map and you choose where to lay out the track; across rivers, over mountains, in forests, in a little town.»

In a scene where the town's men torture Ben to suss out Tom's whereabouts, I was reminded of Elia Kazan's Wild River and that film's establishment of a hero who, towards the end, moans that he'd like to win just one fight.

The two hang out at a local diner and by the river in this nameless town / city, Murphy often plying the young adult with gifts — like a leather - strapped watch which is waterproofed to 200m — a key fact.

It's a setting grubbily familiar from the cinematic likes of Mystic River and The Departed, as well as Ben Affleck's own directorial debut Gone Baby Gone; now it plays host to his sophomore effort The Town, a heist drama with a heart.

That means you can add practical objects like a second (or third) bridge over the river that runs through your town, or add aesthetically pleasing scenery elements like fountains or a lighthouse.

The program has the look and feel of a video game, but it supports the learning of scientific inquiry and method; students learn to think like scientists as they help the town determine why residents of River City are becoming sick.

Where the main show grounds are now is actually the mayor's front yard, or something like that, its private property that they let the show use because its gotten so big, but the whole show used to be on the town side of the river, and was pretty much just a bunch of old school dubbers hanging out having a few beers.

The town emerged from the lush green of the trees and meadows like a tumbled heap of treasure; the golden stone of the buildings, the ruby red tiles of the rooftops and the silver curve of the river running through it.

Like the river, the «town» itself becomes a vital force as it tries to convince the father to sell the large parcel of land that has been in the family since 1789, meanwhile letting Adam know he is no longer welcome.

I'm currently writing my third novel, which, like my first two, is set in the fictional town of Mill River, Vermont.

And when all is said and done, town midwife Adelaide Lyle finally feels like the church is again a place of sanctuary.Strange goings - on at River Road Church of Christ in Signs Following have been taking place ever since...

Her metaphors instantly create a deep sense of place (Across the river, the skyline of Old Town rose from the early - morning mist like sentences written in invisible ink) and character as she describes the vibrant zoo and its lovable keepers.

We service all of Connecticut but specialize in small local towns like East Hampton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Lyme, Glastonbury, Hebron, Madison, Marlborough, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Salem.

Like many of Alaska's coastal towns, fishing is a favorite pastime and you'll find an abundance of king, red, silver and pink salmon inhabiting the Kenai River.

i would like to speak to an insurance broker regarding home insurance in the town of High River.

However, many smaller towns like Wetaskiwin, Lacombe, High River, Strathmore and Sylvan Lake to name just a few, have their share of motorcycle enthusiasts as well.

A more glamorous town than other more low - key hamlets, like Nature's Valley and Storms River, Plettenberg Bay serves as a seaside playground for the more affluent, and as a post-matric party destination (you'll want to avoid town during the annual Plett Rage Student Festival in early December).

As you travel up Vancouver Island, you'll drive through beachside resort towns like Parksville and Qualicum Beach towards Campbell River, which is considered by some to be the salmon fishing capital of Canada.

Head east to witness some stunning coastal views in quaint tourist towns like Cannon Beach or Newport, or just 20 minutes west to the towering Columbia River Gorge.

Many of Egypt's cities and towns developed along the Nile, so a luxurious cruise on - board the River Tosca is like a window to the heart and soul of this amazing country.

Aan de Oever, meaning on the river bank, is a house built in the Cape Dutch style, like many others in historic Swellendam, the third oldest town in South Africa.

From iconic «must - sees» like Paris, Amsterdam and Budapest to quaint villages and towns waiting to be discovered, a river provides you easy access to savor the delights of both.

And drugs are still readily available around town, however, if you are like me and came for the adventures, not the «trips» then you will spend most of your time across the river.

I'd really like to get a feel for the whole country, so there is a lot that I'd like to see - The beach (of course), rainforests, towns, rivers, lagoons, Mayan sites, etc..

Within an hour of the Resort you'll find secluded picnic spots with a variety of activities like gold panning, lake photography, frontier towns and jet boating up the Dart River.

I enjoy reading your blog and especially looking through your photos so I feel like I kind of know you a little bit already Recently posted by Bonny: An Afternoon Bush Walk Near Margaret River Town

On the banks of the River Danube lie majestic and historic cities such as Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava as well as picturesque towns and villages like Passau, Melk and Krems.

With cobblestoned streets, old stone buildings, and its beautiful bridge spanning the picturesque Neretva River, this town looks like it was plucked from the pages of a fairytale.

River tours of the Rhine are popular and Rudesheim feels like a town keen to make a few quid from passing travellers.

Activities available in the Lowveld area: Kruger National Park â $ «40 minâ $ ™ s away Blyde River Canyon area â $ «including Bourkeâ $ ™ s Luck Potholes, Three Rondavels, Gods Window, Mac - Mac falls etc Historical towns like Pilgrims Rest, Sabie, Graskop, Barberton The town of Kaapsche Hoop with wild horses and hiking trails Sudwala Caves â $ «the oldest known caves in the world Lowveld Botanical Gardens Emnotweni Casino

Snowy River Bush Retreat is ideal for families, couples or small groups who would like to totally retax in an Australian bush environment where there is none of the stress associated with city life, yet still within reach of facilities at the towns of Dalgety, Jindabyne, Berridale and Cooma.

When you come driving down out of the mountains or head from one town to another across a river, or along a highway, or cruising through rolling farmland, it just feels like a big world.

But it was also the intricate way that humanity's past was still present, rotting away in plain sight, while the cluster of colonies you discover are placed in places that make sense, like the top of a ridge for a defensive advantage, or the town built up from the river.

The multiple rivers that carry torrential tropical / sub-tropic rains to the coast will be immediately affected in the river mouths and that will get worse and WILL fundamentally CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF 2,300 kilometres OF Coastline, m river systems and farming land and cities and towns and villages and MINING OPERATIONS like open cut coal mines etc inland before one gets to the great dividing range which BTW supports a population of approximately 1 million people and contributes possibly 25 % or more of QLD GDP and it's massive Exports to the world including FOOD SUPPLY.

«A town needs a river just like it needs a mosque or a school,» villager Süleyman Bilgi says in the film.

If you find yourself facing a driving while intoxicated offense in Bergen County in towns like Mawhah, Glen Rock, Upper Saddle River, North Arlington, Ridgefield or Fair Lawn, we can help.

We serve all of Bergen County including towns like Mahwah, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, Edgewater, Teaneck, Garfield, Bogota and Fair Lawn.

However, many smaller towns like Wetaskiwin, Lacombe, High River, Strathmore and Sylvan Lake to name just a few, have their share of motorcycle enthusiasts as well.

With properties available in any of the area's smaller neighborhoods like Bucktown, the Gold Coast, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, the Near North Side, Old Town, River East, River North, the South Loop, the West Loop, Streeterville and Uptown, there are all kinds of opportunities to make this bustling city home.