Sentences with phrase «were in the neighborhood for»

His family has been in the neighborhood for generations, but many fled conditions in tenement buildings that would now be landmarked.

As many as 250,000 people were in the neighborhood for J'ouvert celebrations.

GA and I live in Michigan, but happened to be in her neighborhood for a conference and we got together.

The next time we're in the neighborhood for a vehicle, we'll definitely come here.

Key rivals from Mercedes and Audi put out 355 horsepower and 340 horsepower, respectively, so the BMW X1 M's output would have to be in this neighborhood for the performance model to make sense.

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In a statement, Lee said that the «growing «sharing economy» is leveraging technology and innovation to generate new jobs and income for San Franciscans in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.&raquIn a statement, Lee said that the «growing «sharing economy» is leveraging technology and innovation to generate new jobs and income for San Franciscans in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.&raquin every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.»

On this track, the rapper bemoans rising real estate values in his home city, calling out one of Brooklyn's trendiest neighborhoods and saying, «I could have bought a place in Dumbo before it was Dumbo for like $ 2 million.

We visited the flagship stores for Under Armour and Nike in New York City's Soho neighborhood, and it was clear which company had a better grasp on today's styles:

We also suggest reimagining the Community Reinvestment Act — which provides incentives for banks to lend to people in low - and moderate - income neighborhoods — to allow more funding to be funneled to startups.

In mid-April — in an over-the-top, celebrity - gawking, Lady Gaga — serenading event that brought 900 people in black tie to his 2 1/2 - acre backyard in L.A.'s Holmby Hills neighborhood — Parker announced a $ 250 million cancer research hack that he'd been working on quietly, diligently, for three years: the Parker Institute for Cancer ImmunotherapIn mid-April — in an over-the-top, celebrity - gawking, Lady Gaga — serenading event that brought 900 people in black tie to his 2 1/2 - acre backyard in L.A.'s Holmby Hills neighborhood — Parker announced a $ 250 million cancer research hack that he'd been working on quietly, diligently, for three years: the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapin an over-the-top, celebrity - gawking, Lady Gaga — serenading event that brought 900 people in black tie to his 2 1/2 - acre backyard in L.A.'s Holmby Hills neighborhood — Parker announced a $ 250 million cancer research hack that he'd been working on quietly, diligently, for three years: the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapin black tie to his 2 1/2 - acre backyard in L.A.'s Holmby Hills neighborhood — Parker announced a $ 250 million cancer research hack that he'd been working on quietly, diligently, for three years: the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapin L.A.'s Holmby Hills neighborhood — Parker announced a $ 250 million cancer research hack that he'd been working on quietly, diligently, for three years: the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

For instance, when a Twitter follower gets within, say, 100 yards of Martha's Pastries, he or she might receive a tweet or text message saying something like: «Looks like you're in the neighborhood.

Jeff Weissman, who has run his Great Harvest location in Washington's Lake Forest Park neighborhood for over 20 years, doesn't feel as if he's part of a corporate operation.

The mosquitoes are being released into two neighborhoods in Fresno, California, as part of a field study for the Debug Project, an initiative that aims to decimate certain mosquito populations.

And that's good enough for Linda Heidinger, owner and founder of New York City's much - loved Alphabets, the tiny retailer that started out 30 years ago in the Alphabet City neighborhood of Manhattan.

Dunn Brothers Coffee This St. Paul, Minn. - based franchise is the ninth - largest coffee chain in the U.S., but most of its 92 locations can be mistaken for indie coffeehouses — beans are roasted daily in the store, local music and art are the featured decor, and owner / operators are encouraged to make their stores hubs of neighborhood activity.

The rest of the afternoon flies by and before I know it, it's time to check out the evening commute report, dinner options in my neighborhood, and my outfit for tonight's date, which was put together by WhatToWear (at some point all these companies stopped coming up with clever names and just called themselves by descriptions; less confusing for me).

Sure, things might change in the next few years (in fact, they will), but these are five of the best neighborhood in Los Angeles right now, according to someone who lived there for 12 years:

(That was the nickname for the neighborhood, back when it was full of nightclubs and gambling rooms in the 1880s.)

So what is it doing opening a pop - up shop in New York City's SoHo, a trendy neighborhood known for high - end luxury stores?

Right now Amoruso is on the hunt for more office space in the neighborhood to house her ever - expanding staff — 150 employees and counting, with 65 hires in 2012 alone — including executive talent poached from Stella & Dot, Shopzilla, Amazon, Jawbone and Gap.

The Memorial Day weekend bloodbath that left a 7 - year - old girl shot and a 33 - year - old man shot in the South Shore neighborhood was a terrifying wake - up call for the city.

Why it's hot: This Midwestern city is preparing for an influx of innovation when it gets an instant tech infusion from Google Fiber, which will provide free, gigabit internet to 180 neighborhoods starting in October.

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or Sigar, recently issued a damning report that found the task force, which has since been disbanded, spent $ 43 million to build a gas station in Afghanistan when the project should have cost something in the neighborhood of $ 500,000.

«When I was 22 years old, a guy who owned a little bodega in my neighborhood told me, «If you really want to start a company, you better dig under your couch for a couple of extra dollars, stop going out to dinner four times a month, trade in your car for a cheaper one, and raise that $ 40,000 or $ 30,000, if you can, by yourself.»»

A city known for its Cuban influence, massive collection of art deco architecture, and the uber - stylish South Beach neighborhood, Miami is one of the hottest vacation spots in the country.

It could potentially designate areas for leaving scooters or cap the number of vehicles that each startup is allowed to deploy in each neighborhood.

Instead, the problem is more about convincing casual guests who aren't as loyal to the concept to stop by for wings when they have a lot of restaurant options in their neighborhood.

Nestled between an organic - food market and a sushi restaurant in the hip Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, the door is plastered with peeling stickers for obscure punk and indie rock bands.

It seems he was running his gruesome operation in the heart of a poor neighborhood purely for profit.

A new Taco Bell location in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood is planning on having alcohol on the menu, a first for the chain.

Including investments in consumer companies he holds through Maveron, a venture capital firm he co-founded — and the tens of millions of dollars of equity he owns in Groupon (GRPN) as a director — his net worth is in the neighborhood of at least $ 2 billion, which isn't bad for a kid who grew up in the projects of Brooklyn, on the seventh floor at 1560 East 102nd St. Obama himself, according to Schultz, said he was «very aware of my personal story.»

As the demand for housing has grown to far exceed the existing supply, many urban neighborhoods that have long served as a home for mostly low - and moderate - income households are now seeing an influx of higher - income households; in other words, they are experiencing gentrification.

«They are a close friend in a dangerous neighborhood, and so threatening that important relationship lacks some credibility,» said Townsend, who is now with the Center for New American Security.

Another possibility is expanding school choice by providing vouchers for poor families to attend better - funded schools in rich neighborhoods.

Considering his net worth is somewhere in the neighborhood of $ 3 billion, his strategy is obviously working for him.

Lyne: I was actively rebelling against them for a period, but it was also that I just didn't want the life that I saw a lot of people back in my neighborhood leading.

For others it's cutting coupons or figuring out where the absolute lowest cost items are in neighborhood stores.

In four and a half years since Sarah Shaoul started a website for BlackWagon, her children's boutique in Portland, Oregon's trendy Mississippi Avenue neighborhood, she's worked with four search - engine optimization consultantIn four and a half years since Sarah Shaoul started a website for BlackWagon, her children's boutique in Portland, Oregon's trendy Mississippi Avenue neighborhood, she's worked with four search - engine optimization consultantin Portland, Oregon's trendy Mississippi Avenue neighborhood, she's worked with four search - engine optimization consultants.

For example, the anxious group read sentences like «safety is not guaranteed in our neighborhoods nor in our own homes,» which was intended to highlight the «lack of control over negative circumstances that may happen in life and an uncertain future,» according to the study.

It also allows for businesses to access a huge talent pool that may not be readily available in their neighborhood.

That stay - at - home parent wheeling her infant around the neighborhood is engaged in a valuable service — just ask anyone who's paid for a week of daycare.

If a great taco joint in the neighborhood is nice plus, a generous parental leave policy is certainly a killer differentiator, and «businesses are fighting for differentiation,» according to Siegel.

You might not want Indian food quite enough to go across town to get it yourself, but if someone in your neighborhood is offering to pick it up, then hey, why not pay $ 5 for the convenience?

But Koebler's vision for the network is bigger than providing free internet to a local neighborhood: he hopes to inspire a nationwide movement in the light of Thursday's net neutrality repeal.

Within nine years, a combination of word - of - mouth customer recommendations and mail order sales that spread brand awareness (and provided intelligence on which cities and neighborhoods were fertile ground for outlets) had made Starbucks the largest specialty coffee retailer in North America.

The Cubs have some of the very same challenges — to pull the broadest possible community into Wrigley Field, to change the surrounding neighborhood for the better, and to make the entire country sit up and take notice of what's happening in Chicago.

The Habitat for Humanity division in Puerto Rico is fundraising to rebuild homes and neighborhoods on the island.

It was easy at the beginning to blame the miscalculations on the lack of awareness in the neighborhood, the weather or students being home for holidays.

It is working with three schools in Cape Town's toughest neighborhoods, providing gym equipment, training in how to use it and ongoing support for school sports programs.

Around the time that the first intelligence officers were sent to the US for treatment on Feb. 6, the wife of another embassy staffer, who lived near the Havana coastline in the neighborhood of Flores, reported hearing similar, disturbing sounds, two officials familiar with her account said.