Sentences with phrase «on city history»

As a community activist and artist in Detroit focusing on city history and neighborhood empowerment, Nicole creates large - scale paintings for installation on abandoned buildings.

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Florence is a city not only rich in culture and history but food as well, and the «Pizza and Gelato Cooking Class in Tuscan Farmhouse from Florence,» operated by Walkabout Florence Tours, places second on TripAdvisor's list.
This week, with the on - field action (and the media's attention) shifting to games in Kansas City, the sport has a great chance to provide even more public support to an important cause — one with which its history is inextricably intertwined.
«You have to stop thinking of relating metallic value to value of the medal,» said Jim Greensfelder, a one - time Proctor & Gamble executive, software entrepreneur and former elected city government official who wrote «the bible» on the history of the modern Olympic Games medals.
San Francisco's density, history and weather have led many to dub it «the East Coast city on the Pacific.»
Icahn says that he spent $ 100 million trying to revive the Trump Taj Mahal, but was he was stymied, in part, by the longest strike in Atlantic City history, which started on July 1.
Bryant Simon, a professor at Temple University, whose book Boardwalk of Dreams chronicles the history of Atlantic City, including Trump's business dealings there, says business owners who worked on the Taj Mahal were often paid just 10 cents to 20 cents on the dollar in the bankruptcy.
On July 18, the city of Detroit became the largest municipality in U.S. history to declare bankruptcy, with debt estimates ranging from $ 14 billion to $ 20 billion.
Congress had initially set aside more than $ 49 million for the organizing committee, but — like many other host cities throughout Olympics history — Lake Placid ran way over, spending upwards of $ 100 million on the Games.
On the one side is an American technology company with a history of questionable business practices, and on the other is an outdated bureaucracy that does much to keep transportation costs high in the citOn the one side is an American technology company with a history of questionable business practices, and on the other is an outdated bureaucracy that does much to keep transportation costs high in the citon the other is an outdated bureaucracy that does much to keep transportation costs high in the city.
From a mix of culture, landscape and history on the one hand, to a money trap on the other, being a tourist in Europe's most popular cities proves...
The Comptroller serves as investment advisor, custodian and a trustee to the New York City Pension Funds, which have more than $ 160 billion in assets and a long history of active ownership on issues of corporate governance and sustainability.
We analyzed data on the age and educational history of New York City tech founders, and found that these myths do not tell the full story of the city's founders or the sector's succCity tech founders, and found that these myths do not tell the full story of the city's founders or the sector's succcity's founders or the sector's success.
Facebook F8 Conference began with Mark Zuckerberg's Keynote; Facebook to introduce new online dating feature; Facebook now gets a new «Clear History» option; Facebook Messenger will get cleaner and faster after major update; OnePlus 6 pre-sale pop - up events to be organized in 8 Indian cities; Apple announces financial results of quarter ending on March 31 and watch more in this episode of Daily Tech Wrap with Danny D'Cruze.
VA has mountains, beaches, city and country, agriculture and history, proximity to many different types of weekend getaways, and four seasons to enjoy it in for a cost that either let us live on one income or will keep some savings in the bank for me to afford to take dream vacations and send our kids to a great university.
Making and marking history in low - income community struggle at the edge of Metro Vancouver On May 2nd 2017 a small group of homeless people and supporters marched from Maple Ridge's soon - to - close Rain City
Since we last met, our Collective Ambition has united us on every front, and helped us significantly improve our financial position even after making the largest acquisition in our history, in City National Bank.
Developers at the time could access virtual anything of any value that a person's friends had posted on the social network: her hometown, current city, events and location check - ins; her interests, groups and all the pages she'd liked; her relationship statuses with romantic partners, friends and family; her birthday, activities, work history and political and religious affiliations; and her photos, notes and videos.
In what is believed to be the largest venture - backed funding round in the Kansas City area's history, C2FO is lighting the fuse on its global expansion with a $ 100 million capital raise.
Recently, the Washington City Paper reported on what might sound like a dream job to qualified applicants — the Smithsonian National Museum of American History sought a «Beer Historian» for a three - year appointment.
As Augustine argued in the City of God, the fall of the eternal city, or any city on a hill, does not mean the failure of history's purpose and humanity's flourishCity of God, the fall of the eternal city, or any city on a hill, does not mean the failure of history's purpose and humanity's flourishcity, or any city on a hill, does not mean the failure of history's purpose and humanity's flourishcity on a hill, does not mean the failure of history's purpose and humanity's flourishing.
This city, which had, in the perspective of Japanese history, a long experience with Christianity, was annihilated by a nuclear bomb on August 9, 1945.
From the Puritans to the Projects is a compelling history of the treatment in Boston of «public neighbors» — needy people unable to provide fully for themselves — from the early 17th century to the present, focused on the construction and management of public housing in that city since the mid-1930s.
On Public Discourse, Ian Marcus Corbin provides a bit of the history behind the design of City Hall Plaza in Boston.
Many cities across the United States and the world have museums focused on the history and contributions of black people.
We did it regardless of me touching the rock or not and doesn't take away from the coolness factor, BUT getting to touch history is a pretty rare occurence, it's sort of like getting goosebumps walking around in Jerusalem because you know that the city has been around for an incredibly long time and that certain paths have had people walking around on it for thousands of years.
American dominance and isolation and perfect security ended with the launching of Sputnik and the rise of a third world with its commitment to neutrality rather than to either communist or capitalist ideologies, and it challenged your notion and mine of this country's manifest destiny to be the city on the hill, the new Eden, the covenanted people — as never before in U.S. history.
A man with a long history of criminal violence became a serial killer while working on a Ph.D. thesis at the University of Bradford, the subject of his thesis being the methods of homicide used in the city during the nineteenth century.
Reuters: Strong Swiss franc forces Reformed church group out of Calvin's city Geneva The Swiss city of Geneva has a long history of affording refuge to religious dissenters, most notably the 16th - century reformer John Calvin, but the strong Swiss franc currency has made it hard on his followers.
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell - a fascinating book about the history of New York City, from the perspective of the oysterHistory on the Half Shell - a fascinating book about the history of New York City, from the perspective of the oysterhistory of New York City, from the perspective of the oyster trade.
In the largest climate march in history, over 400,000 people made their voices heard at the People's Climate March on the streets of New York City on Sunday, with thousands taking part in solidarity events in 166 countries.
Until he took on the herculean task of combing through over a century's worth of menus from L.A. restaurants to see if he could learn something about the city's history.
Fashioned as miniature replicas of Philadelphia's most cherished winter landmarks, such as the illuminated Boathouse Row and famed Cassatt House on Rittenhouse Square, the gingerbread creations offer guests a playful view of the city's venerable architecture and rich history.
According to BBC Sport, City will pay an initial # 44m for his signature — which makes the winger the most expensive English player in history — but the fee could rise to # 49m with add - ons.
The 55 - year - old might not be the most popular of choices given his history with bitter rivals Birmingham City, but his record at this level will undoubtedly reflect well on him if Villa begin to consider alternatives.
Yards rushing for the Browns» Jerome Harrison in Cleveland's 41 — 34 win over Kansas City on Sunday, the third - highest single - game total in NFL history.
Manchester City have overtaken Arsenal to put together the longest winning streak ever in English football, and will now have their sights set on European history.
Over at Windy City Gridiron, they talk about how history is on their side, given the most recent Super Bowls and the late - entry teams that played in them (and won them).
In the Battle of Los Angeles over the city's and region's history, both on and off the soccer field, there is no contest: the Galaxy and their Carson - centered home are clear champions.
13 — Man City will be 13 points clear of Man Utd on Christmas Day — the biggest points gap between first and second place on Dec 25th in English top - flight history.
The tournament, which is taking place in Montpellier for only the second time in its history — it was formerly played in Lyon, a bigger city a few hundred miles to the north — gets in full swing on Tuesday, when Feliciano Lopez, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Nicholas Mahut are in action.
He would be a beast on those games that we meet Chelsea the only «Formerly top four» side that took unnecessary points from us, obviously for reason of history, he would be fired up against Man United, they hired someone who didn't give him a chance, against Man City he would probably be in competition with Aguero for the golden boot... Everton made 360 chances to Arsenal's 464.
History will repeat again Arsenal will be knocked out of UCL round of 16 Arsenal will be 15 points behind City in January We will finish 4th by beating Bournemouth on final day Third time lucky if we win FA cup or League cup Arsenal players will celebrate 4th by doing selfies and fans will say In Arsene We trust and Jack will say on bus pararde what do u think of tottenham?
Arsenal also have a pretty good record against Moneybags Man City, with just one defeat in our last 7 meetings, so you could say that history is on our side.
Westbrook became the fourth player in NBA history to record 100 triple - doubles and sparked a 16 - 0 run down the stretch that carried the Oklahoma City Thunder to their fourth straight victory, 119 - 107 over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
Hes a jedi but i agree we need cazorla back or player like him or rosicky or song and coquin wasnt song who can still play with the passing of the other players in the team xhaka is usually good on ball but so bad off of it hes been a bust so far we almost need the french connection again they have quality players we could use but honestly i think auba will be more effective on flank pnce we get laca back it takes alot of strength to play up front in the premier league it takes two years to rebuild in pl at least bit we have had two rough years and not nearly as rough as chelseas or man u or Liverpool or well this is as big as totteham will be before we make them drop down again and oh do nt forget man city either lets remember our history
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Ask yourself why Ferguson was happy to allow the likes of David Beckham, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Jaap Stam and Cristiano Ronaldo to leave the club, when seemingly their intentions to do so were not motivated by greed, yet a young upstart tells the club «I want an obscene wage like the players at Man City, if you don't give it to me then I am off» and for some reason rather than choosing to cash in on a player who appears to not know the meaning of the word «loyalty» (just ask Everton supporters), instead hands the player the biggest deal in the club's rich history.
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When something vaguely historic happens it's always best to start with the history, but when it comes to Leicester City's return to European football, we really don't have too much to go on.
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