Sentences with phrase «old rural town»

Indeed, Osogbo had come a long way from the old rural town, to a growing modern city, gradually holding its own in serenity and winning infrastructure, drawing new businesses across different sectors.

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Siblings bury decades - old conflicts; warring churches forgive each other and bless their villages and towns; rural areas blossom and bear fruit.
«We serve the greater Atlanta area, from the wealthy suburbs of Alpharetta, historic Old Fourth Ward, and eclectic Little Five Points village to the sleepy rural towns dotted south of Atlanta,» President Kiefer Pirrung says.
About Old Sturbridge Village Old Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast, depicts a rural New England town of the 1830s.
Old Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast, depicts a rural New England town of the 1830s.
With the late Benazir as her role model, the 16 - year - old girl from a rural town says she wants to become the prime minister of Pakistan.
We are fortunate to live in a place that is marked by its proximity to the majestic Hudson River, its green rolling hills, and extraordinary history: from our place on the National Historic Register for many of the incredible old homes and other structures in our town, to our amazing agricultural and rural back story over the centuries which may be best exemplified by the annual New Baltimore Agfest.
A recurring theme throughout the night was the town board's recent «whitespace» initiative, a public - private partnership spearheaded by Wood and supported by a $ 200,000 state grant which broadcasts data signals over unused electromagnetic frequencies between old analog television channels to bring internet to sparsely populated rural areas.
Profile: The seat covers the old pottery and mining town of Swadlincote and the more rural commuter towns and villages in Derby «s southern hinterland.
Shy singles can search for shy people, party goers searching for a fling or a casual date can also search for a similar mate, those who live in isolated regions can be assured that there are dating sites catering for rural singles and will hook you up with someone in a near by town that you never even knew existing, so your friends are married and there is no hope for them to fix you up with their single friends like the good old days when you were younger - there are plenty online in your exact situation and would love to meet you, no excuses if your feeling lazy and cant be bothered getting dressed up just go online and visit a singles chat room, you don't even need to have a shower and get changed no - one will see you all they will see is your profile which includes a great picture for them to see anyway, its no problem if there seems to be a lack of available singles in your local suburb, simply move onto the next closest suburb when pursuing your relentless search for romance.
In Ingmar Bergman's feature directing debut, urban beauty - shop proprietress Miss Jenny arrives in an idyllic rural town one morning to whisk away her eighteen - year - old daughter, Nelly, whom she abandoned as a child, from the loving woman who has raised her.
Jasper Jones (Film Movement), adapted from Craig Silvey's best - selling coming - of - age novel, is the story of Charlie Bucktin (Levi Miller), a bookish 14 - year - old boy who lives in fictional Corrigan, a small rural Australian town.
Creating wall - sized portraits of locals as they travel from town to town, the two inquisitive, kindred - spirit directors peer into the day - to - day life of rural and working - class France, the camera listening and learning as old and middle - aged villagers remember how coal miners used to bathe and eat back in the day or goat - cheese makers give their differing opinions on the subject of dehorning.
When Black Panther star Danai Gurira was five - years - old, her parents moved her from Grinnell, Iowa, population 9,218, to their homeland of Harare, Zimbabwe — a bustling, urban city over two - and - a-half-thousand times bigger than the rural former factory town where she was born.
19 - Old rural grandparents get a birthday invitation to travel into the faraway town for a birthday gift only to find out that after all their problems, they bought the exact same present as everyone else.
But too many rural and coastal areas and the towns of Britain's old industrial heartlands are being left behind economically and hollowed out socially.»
Thirty - something Sheryn Maples's peaceful life with her dog Ginger in her southern Indiana town is rudely interrupted when she purchases her first home in a rural neighborhood, close to a grungy old house that radiates darkness...
Within these pages, a desperate asylum seeker is pacing the hallways of Sydney's notorious Villawood detention centre; a seven - year - old Sudanese boy has found solace in a patchwork bike; an enraged black militant is on the war - path through the rebel squats of 1960s Brixton; a Mississippi housewife decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her son from small - town ignorance; a young woman leaves rural Jamaica in search of her destiny; and a Sydney schoolgirl loses her way.
Your tour begins in Copenhagen and ends in Oslo with overnights also in Arhus, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Karlstad, Lillehammer, Flåm, Bergen, and Geilo.Guided sightseeing in the cities includes Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue and Tivoli Gardens, the world's second - oldest amusement park; Stockholm's City Hall, where the annual Nobel Prize banquet is held; Lillehammer's Maihaugen Open - Air Museum, where you'll learn about life in Norway over the past 500 years through a re-created rural town; and Oslo's Frogner Park, with Gustav Vigeland's 200 + bronze and granite sculptures.
Whenever you heard the word Vietnam you get reminded of the best holiday destination ideas which include the old town exploration, rural adventures, emerald waters and islands as Vietnam tourist spots.
Mountain Biking is a great way to experience the beautiful Luang Prabang countryside with one - day tours taking you round the old town, across rivers, through rural villages and past stunning mountains.
First decide what kind of real estate you prefer to work with; choose actual categories: condo apts, condo towns, new or preowned, estate sales, new detached, very old detached, «special properties, country rural settings, recreation and or waterfront, conservation land properties.
Hoping to boost rural populations with old - fashioned homesteading, a handful of small towns in Kansas are offering free land to people who agree to build a house there.
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