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	<title>The City Desk &#187; riots</title>
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		<title>Will The City&#8217;s Modern Architecture Masterpieces Be Destroyed?</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2009/01/20/will-the-citys-modern-architecture-masterpieces-be-destroyed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The start of the City&#8217;s modern preservation movement can be traced back to one date: August 19th, 1959. That’s the date that demolition started on Davis Hall, the historic structure that stood in the center of the City for more than a century.  With its massive marble columns, soaring vestibule and granite interior the building was considered too cold and old-fashioned for the re-imagined downtown.  City planners wanted to remake the city for the automobile and decided Davis Hall would have to go in order to make room for a four-lane highway and parking garage.  The building was largely auctioned off for scrap marble, but unfortunately the rest of the city&#8217;s &#8220;1964 Plan&#8221; (with the exception of the parking garage) never materialized.  The children’s museum and shopping center got bogged down in a decade-long permit fight and the former site of Davis Hall remained an empty pit for years. The public outcry over the demolition began almost immediately. Although it was too late for Davis Hall, many other historical structures have been protected, as preservationists have worked to save countless buildings from the bulldozer. However, that seems to be changing.  Many masterpieces of modern architecture are in danger of being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Eat at Joe&#8217;s Riots</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2009/01/05/the-eat-at-joes-riots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special dispensation was granted last Friday by the City Council to Ontario-based Sports Restaurant chain “Shoeless Joe’s” to establish a franchise within city limits, making it the first local eatery since the 1931 passing of a restrictive city ordinance to be allowed to use the name “Joe” in its advertising and logo. Why “Joe,” you might ask? Why not restrictions on the names “Andy” or “Bud” (no great favor to local diners “Andy’s Five and Dime” and “Bud’s Burgers”), or “Anna” (likewise for “ABC: Anna’s Bagels and Coffee”)? Well, simply put – no one ever died because of a restaurant named after an Andy, a Bud or an Anna. Throughout the 1920’s, the city experienced a financial boom, with the urban area increasing in both size and global financial prominence, and the populace increasingly moving towards suburbs away from the business centers where they plugged away for a weekly paycheck. Along with this roiling bubble of prosperity came a boom in local restaurateurs, cafes and delis and bistros popping up along the avenues of the business district to feed a hungry population of number-crunchers, secretaries and executives alike, all of whom were far removed from their own personal iceboxes until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Times That the Sword of General Gainsborough has Gone Missing</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/07/28/times-that-the-sword-of-general-gainsborough-has-gone-missing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the famous statue of General Archibald Gainsborough in Ataraxia Park is made of bronze, sculptor Jeffery Couveign chose to create the general’s sword as a separate piece, made of stainless steel, hoping the weapon would “shine in the sun, as a symbol of the illuminating potential of violence.” Here is a listing- in chronological order- of occurrences in which the sword has been broken off, removed or stolen from the statue: 1922 &#8211; Local youths broke the sword off the statue for the first time after an older boy stole the stick they were using for a bat in a game of stick ball. They only attempted to use it for two at-bats before group leader Butchie Flatts remarked, &#8220;Aw, saucepans! This pig-sticker’s too heavy to heave!&#8221; and discarded it. 1926 – Director Mack Sennett chose to shoot a Keystone Cops short here, taking advantage of the city&#8217;s cheap labor market and loose safety regulations. One gag chase was plotted to end with the Cops’ paddy wagon colliding with the statue of Gainsborough. During rehearsal, the sword broke off and impaled one of the actors, killing him. 1940 – For reasons unknown, the sword simply fell off one August [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Stooges Convention Turns Surprisingly Violent</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/07/07/three-stooges-convention-turns-surprisingly-violent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The City Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A gathering of slapstick aficionados turned violent Saturday, requiring dozens of city police bearing shields and batons to quell the riot. It was the first conflict in the 13-year history of the Three Stooges Enthusiasts and Impersonators Annual Convention, held every year at the Westport Heights Sheraton &#38; Conference Center. The yearly event is part reunion, part workshop for the small but intense group of people from across the country who &#8220;want to live the Stooge way the right way,&#8221; as the convention&#8217;s mission statement says. &#8220;This is the worst thing to happen since the 2005 protests,&#8221; said convention founder Howard Dewey, referring to a handful disruptive picketers that year, angry over the exclusion of devotees to Stooge replacements Shemp and Curly Joe. The fracas broke out during a class on how to successfully block an attempted double eye poke. Instructor Bob Silver demonstrated the proper technique — it entails holding your hand at a perfect 90 degree angle from your face — and then paired off participants to practice the move. A fight started between attendee Lewis Oster, a member of the Moe group, and Curly group member Morris Heinz, who claimed later that Oster poked too hard and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshots: Secession Day Parade (1940)</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/01/28/snapshots-secession-day-parade-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The City Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A parade in Upper Carsonhurst, celebrating their vote for secession from the city in May, 1940. Two months later, a judge overturned the measure, ruling that the city&#8217;s 1919 annexation of the area was inviolable. The ensuing riots in July claimed the lives of two firefighters and three citizens. - RJ White.]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Facts: Leftover Cod, Pauline, Selleck-san</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2007/04/13/friday-facts-leftover-cod-pauline-selleck-san/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The City Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[:: The Mid-Town Lions Club has decided to carry over their popular Friday Fish Fries, normally only held on Fridays during Lent, throughout the rest of April. &#8220;Well, we&#8217;ve got all these fish still lying around, so why not?&#8221; said president Mark Pembroke. :: Thirty-five percent of the steel used in municipal construction since January 1, 2000 has been imported from China. :: Total cost of cleaning up the 1999 Backstreet Boys Millennium Tour &#8220;Soccer Mom&#8221; riot: $13.4m :: More than two thousand city residents were asked what type of robot they would most be afraid of, if robots ever invaded the city. “Man-Eating” was the most popular answer. :: Number of pints served at The Blarney Stone on 17th during St. Patrick&#8217;s Day 1997: 3,717 ::Number of pints served at The Blarney Stone on 17th during St. Patrick&#8217;s Day 2007: 7,320 :: A little bit of trivia for fans of “Ripperology:” The legendary serial killer Jack the Ripper was rumored to have a trio of cousins living in our very own city. Two of them were butchers (the third was a librarian, according to legend). :: Number of working Donkey Kong video game units: 26 :: Number of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Facts: Dives, Ambulation, &#8220;Also-Ran Arthur&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2007/03/02/friday-facts-dives-ambulation-also-ran-arthur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The City Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[:: Munson&#8217;s Drugs on the corner of 33rd and Arlington has been in a long-standing dispute with the city concerning signage used each March and 2007 looks to be no exception. The Munson&#8217;s March Madness event advertising features a cartoon of Charles Manson standing atop a stack of dead and mutilated bodies, declaring &#8220;You&#8217;d have to be insane to go anywhere else!&#8221; :: This city&#8217;s historic preservation association was the first in the country to have a specific designation for &#8220;dive bars.&#8221; :: Lonegal&#8217;s Tavern, 3167 Walstreth Avenue, has Tom Waits&#8217; complete catalogue on its jukebox. :: In the waning years of prohibition (1931-1933), forward-thinking organized crime heads here in the city had already directed their efforts toward pinball rackets. :: Miles of bike lanes- 7 :: Proposed miles of added bike lanes under the City&#8217;s &#8220;2020 Vision: Transportation, Conveyance, and Ambulation Planning for the 21st Century&#8221;- 12 :: A sampling of the various types of riots the city has had over the years: Student Riots (1966-72), Race Riots (1967-70, 1985), Food Riots (1913, 1917, 1954), Newsseller Riots (1926), Garbageman Riots (1954, 1977, 1981, 1990), Taxicab Riots (1949) and Lightbulb Riots (1921). :: In what has become a tradition, perennial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Years for the Three Hoboes</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2006/12/20/new-years-for-the-three-hoboes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The City Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s eleven days until New Year&#8217;s Eve, which means downtown visitors can expect to see the familiar figures of regional holiday characters Little Paul, Manuel the Turk and John Portuguese wandering the Central Corridor, Downtown, Boardwalk, South Factoryville and Daisyland Amusement districts. Inspired by a tradition which dates as far back as 1780, the three figures are typically portrayed by a trio of the city&#8217;s less fortunate population of indigents, decked out in the familiar brown, green and violet robes and smocks of the three immigrant troublemakers. The legend has it that the original Paul, Manuel and John spent the eleven days prior to New Year&#8217;s and the three days immediately following involved in a series of misadventures and mischief, beginning with an escape from bonded servitude under their Dutch taskmasters and ending with the theft of cranberry tarts from a local baker, the acquisition of stolen kisses from one of the city&#8217;s prominent matrons, and the burning to the ground of the Lord Governor&#8217;s mansion and stable of horses. The City&#8217;s holiday shoppers and Christmastime lookie-loos are encouraged to gift the wandering figures with candy treats and small amounts of money. Tight-pursed passers-by might be met with the mocking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Underground Winter Zoo</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2006/11/29/the-underground-winter-zoo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The City Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter is coming to the Pullman Zoo. Nowadays that doesn&#8217;t mean much. The gibbons and lemurs have moved to indoor enclosures, and many of the zoo&#8217;s other inhabitants&#8211; the bison, and llama&#8211; simply grow thicker coats. When Sheffield&#8217;s Vinyl Mfg. and many of the city&#8217;s other key industries closed down in the mid-80&#8242;s and took most of the city tax base with them, the zoo was one of the first institutions to feel the pinch of funding cuts. Even with the rebound of recent years, there hasn&#8217;t been much call to restore it, keeping it a shadow of its glory days. The elephants now roam a sanctuary in northwest Iowa and the other main attractions&#8211; the tigers and lions and white wolves whose statues still decorate the entrance&#8211; eventually went to the big cage in the sky and no money could be found to replace them. But back before the town came upon rough times, the winterization of the zoo was a project embraced by the entire community. No child of the 30&#8242;s can forget the Whitestone&#8217;s Department Store windows, during the Christmastime rush. When other retailers would pack their displays with Kris Cringle or Bob Cratchet, Whitestone&#8217;s live animal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Briefs: Election Day!</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2006/11/07/briefs-election-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[:: Some of the odder places where people will be casting their votes around the city today- Hanson&#8217;s Barber Shop, Warnum Avenue&#8230;Barkay Bros. Funeral Home, East Folkim Street&#8230; The back room of Genardi&#8217;s Pizza, Halpern Street&#8230; The garage of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Thall, Locust Court in Wyndhurst&#8230; St. Stephen&#8217;s Catholic Church, East Main&#8230; :: In terms of political parties, things usually alternate between the Democratic and Republican machines switching off every couple of terms. In 1987, however, Libertarian Harry Geer ended up giving both parties a breather in an administration that saw the elimination of much of the city&#8217;s health codes, the privatization of the Streets and Sanitation Departments, the almost-sale of Old City Hall so that it could be razed and turned into a parking garage as well as a great many other methodical dismantlings of city government. The Republicans came back in for the next election, undid most of Geer&#8217;s actions and everyone kind of pretended it never happened. :: In this morning&#8217;s Journal-American, there&#8217;s a nice story on the Ballot Riots of 1952. :: On the local ballot this year is a measure to repeal one passed four years ago which gave a first shot at [...]]]></description>
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