Sentences with phrase «even in the best neighborhoods»

But even in the best neighborhoods, disasters can still happen.

Not exact matches

By learning advantages like the quickest routes to various neighborhoods, the best times to work, and who the best tippers were, I earned more in one evening than my (non-delivering) peers could earn in a week.

«Family members are good but independent persons are even better, [like] a school teacher, a grocery store owner he may have come into contact with, someone in the neighborhood,» says Ms. Warburton in an interview.

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

Even then, I know, the shoes won't be consumed in some great final incinerator fire but will eternally appear and reappear in my neighborhood on the tired, shuffling feet of drifters and derelicts, who sample each house's garbage as though it were the best bargain counter in town.

Even though almost every student at the KIPP Academy... is from a low - income family, and all but a few are either black or Hispanic, and most enter below grade level, they are still a step above other kids in the neighborhood; on their math tests in the fourth grade (the year before they arrived at KIPP), KIPP students in the Bronx scored well above the average for the district, and on their fourth - grade reading tests they often scored above the average for the entire city.

If you're lucky enough to find a good provider in your neighborhood, so much the better — your child will feel even more at home.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

The Health Effects Institute states that the neighborhoods by the Peace Bridge are not an air quality hot spot because emissions levels are similar or even better than in other urban areas.

I know I and the people in my neighborhood and all the others like us across the country are all part of the problem, but we can't help make these kinds of failing school district better by sending our children to them even if we wanted to, because we'd have to risk our children's futures to do it.

A Buffalo Police officer is in «fair» condition and good spirits after he was shot in the head on Sunday evening in the Black Rock - Riverside neighborhood.

The wells are now being drilled in heavily populated parts of Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Colorado, and even into urban neighborhoods of Fort Worth.

Even though I built it, I would join in, and I saw people from the neighborhood, people I saw on the train, and you feel better when you know you're not alone.

But if all goes well, the team even has a prediction of where the collision is most likely to take place: In a neighborhood like the Sombrero Galaxy, where a slightly less massive supermassive black hole means the collision would happen more slowly, leaving scientists more time to spot its signature.

Even though I've spent (collectively) somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 hours or thereabouts on the various Monster Hunter games, it was still a little humbling to go hunting with a group of guys who were obviously equipped with way better gear than I had.

That school's going to get better and better, and people from the city, even people in affluent neighborhoods like where I live, are going to look at that and say, «I want a school like that.

Unfortunately, the contract is not in line with this good intention and fails to ensure the school reflects the diverse demographics of surrounding neighborhoods, or even the district as a whole.

These parents are tired of organizations coming into their neighborhoods and telling them what's in their best interest — and the folks claiming to speak for them aren't even from there!

I just hope that the they don't let the quality of the school inhibit their own efforts to be good teachers, because an incredible teacher can change lives even in a bad neighborhood or a poor school system.

Even the rabidly pro-charter school Chicago Tribune reported that «New data suggests many charter schools in Chicago are performing no better than traditional neighborhood schools, and some are doing worse.»

DC PCSB approves schools to open in neighborhoods that desperately need good schools, even in the face of pressure to not open new schools.

Leadership: DC PCSB approves schools to open in neighborhoods that desperately need good schools, even in the face of pressure to not open new schools.

Not all's good in the neighborhood: There's a slight lag in initial accelerator response when accelerating from a stop, even in Sport mode.

Finally, just because you've received a slick promotion, seen an ad for a loan or credit card in a prominent place in your neighborhood or in your newspaper, on television or on the Internet, or heard one on the radio, don't assume it's a good deal — or even legitimate.

Credit is an asset that can help build wealth, determine the home and neighborhood we live in, decide the car you drive, determine the premiums you pay, and even put a child through college giving them better opportunities in life.

However, data collected by the government did support this — even those with good credit were likely to get a «high cost» mortgage if they bought homes in minority - dominated neighborhoods.

So, you can be sure to find an agent near you (possibly even in your neighborhood) who understands your needs and can get you the best policy and price.

A combination of best - in - class service and great relationships with vendors committed to helping independent retailers, has helped Natural Pawz fight off the likes of even Petco's smaller - format Unleashed by Petco stores — modeled to look and feel like neighborhood pet stores.

Even though fireworks are illegal in Knox and Blount counties, it's not uncommon to see hear and see fireworks around neighborhoods well before the official festivities on the 4th.

roaringmad you are a fuking idiot when it comes to the breed apparently you have read too many bad articles my son has two pitbulls and a 3 yr» old as well as a 7 yr» old theses dogs are great with kids even in the neighborhood with other kids like any breed they can be bad or good it's all in how they are raised..

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels have pep in their personality and love to run and chase birds and butterflies, love a good game of fetch, and evening walks around the neighborhood.

Even «well - bred» cats will venture into neighbors» yards when allowed to roam free, and the resultant neighborhood discord has in some cases caused cat owners to move.

The caregivers that employ «best practices» for colony care enhance the lives of the cats under their care to an even greater degree and help ease any tensions in the neighborhood.

Through the Door to Door neighborhood outreach program, including tabling at Watsonville Farmer's Market first Friday afternoons 2:00 — 5:00 pm, St. Francis Soup Kitchen in downtown Santa Cruz (third Thursday mornings) and Mountain Community Resources with Second Harvest (last Thursday from 10:00 - noon), the Shelter is able to help pet owners in need to care for their pets better than they could on their own — by offering gifts of pet food, parasite control, new leashes and collars, even toys.

because the dog owners are internally leaving scraps of food on the upper left border of my yard - and where dogs eat they will usually crap; so this is what i have to deal wth - they breed dogs and let them run free as if they own my property as well; i have called animal control about 6 times within the past 2 years - i believe they are related or friends which is my assumption - and guess what not only do i have 1 neighbor who let their dogs use my yard as a toilet but another neighbor two doors down who collect stray dogs but do not feed them and let them roam the neighborhood so they can knock over my garbage can 2 - 3 times a week; i am at my wits end - i want to put red peeper on the border of my yard as well but i do nt want to be sued; i have even confronted my neighbor about this and just suggested that they would keep their dogs from crapping in my yard as well as jumping in my kids pool - what did these animal loving people say:» they're animals - we cant control where our dogs do their business or if they get hot and go into your kids pool!»»

we had a wonderful vacation in st bart one of the best vacations ever I loved the villa even the roosters and the barking dogs because I felt that I was in a neighborhood and it wanst at all touristy... the beaches were gorgeous we had a great snorkelling day with Didier and his dog Cookie they took us out one afternoon.

We've brought you posts about which spaces you probably haven't heard of yet, musings from the 2011 Bushwick Open Studios and a even useful guide to the best bar and gallery pairings in the neighborhood, to name just a few.

«With the addition of new bikes and the expansion into new neighborhoods, the most innovative and sustainable transportation network in New York is getting even bigger and better.»

And why I see more japanese than american cars in my west coast city neighborhood (in fairness, quite a few are small trucks / SUVs and even a few full - sized Toyota pick - ups, but Honda has never made a truck - chassis SUV and still does quite well here in the old USA).

So far, six households in the neighborhood are engaged in the experiment to live more consciously through a variety of low (er)- tech practices such as organic gardening, rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling, renewable energy generation and even cleaning polluted well water with a living machine.

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So, you can be sure to find an agent near you (possibly even in your neighborhood) who understands your needs and can get you the best policy and price.

You can count on something such as a condominium being in a good neighborhood, but even good neighborhoods with nice properties can turn risky.

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Though New York loses out to San Francisco, you'll find you can save a good bit of cash out East and can even find surrounding neighborhoods in New York that keep you near the heart of the city without breaking the bank.

How to expand mutual empathy by teaching partners how to «visit» each other's emotional neighborhoods and better understand even the most painful places in their psyches

Kids, even those in chains, feel better when we help create a neighborhood of parents a «there» to hold and protect them.

Fluff — Studies reveal that even in high - crime, inner - city neighborhoods, well over 90 percent of children from safe, stable, two - parent homes do not become delinquents.

«The phenomenon started with higher - quality units in the better neighborhoods, but now conversions are everywhere there is inventory — even down into the Class - B properties,» says London.

For instance, someone searching for «best neighborhoods in Austin, Texas» may not even be truly considering moving there.