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Plan a wet, wacky weekend
Stevensville Wings and Wheels for Sight Join the Kent Island Lions Club as they put on their annual Wings and Wheels for Sight. Antique cars motorcycles and airplanes will be among the event's highlights. There will also be helicopter rides and...Tags: Restaurants, Entertainment, Ocean View, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Stop and shop on your way to the beach
The Baltimore SunGoing to the beach doesn't simply mean getting a killer tan. There's also plenty of great fashion and home décor finds along the way. Here's a guide to places to shop while visiting the shore. Ron Jon Surf Shop The iconic retailer, now based in...Tags: Tracy Reese, Gucci Group NV, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Ocean City, Ocean Surfing
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'Strong' Ocean City ready for visitors
After $1.1 million in Superstorm Sandy clean-up work, Ocean City is ready for Memorial Day weekend and beyond, said Mayor Richard Meehan. Even the damaged century-old Ocean City Inlet Fishing Pier, which was featured prominently in national TV storm...
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State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls
On Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed. Yates steers her bright yellow tow truck toward trouble, with the goal of getting disabled vehicles out of the roadway or back in business before traffic has time to clog....
Tags: Human Interest, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Holiday Vacations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Minor League Baseball
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Jerry Brown says new Bay Bridge won't open 'unless it's ready'
BERKELEY -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he was "digging deeply into" the questions surrounding the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and said he could not commit to a scheduled Labor Day opening for the new span. "I take it very...Tags: Social Sciences, Politics, Regional Authority, University of California, Berkeley, Government
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Summer visual arts 2013: Annie Leibovitz, Richard Diebenkorn works coming to Bay Area museums
San Jose Mercury NewsFolks don't necessarily think of museum-going as a summertime activity. But the Bay Area art world never takes a season off, and some of the big exhibitions of the year are opening over the next few months. From a show of Annie Leibovitz photos to works...Tags: Japan, Human Interest, Fine Artists, Arts, Larry Ellison
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After dismissing worries, Calif. governor acknowledges Bay Bridge might not open by Labor Day
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. It's the first time the governor acknowledged serious worries about...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, University of California, Berkeley, Government, Jerry Brown
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San Jose City Hall fledgling falcon dies after hitting wall
San Jose Mercury NewsOne of San Jose City Hall's three recently born falcon fledglings slammed into a wall and died Sunday, apparently while trying to land while carrying a pigeon for lunch. The 7-week-old fledgling succumbed to one of the many hazards of avian adolescence....Tags: Spring Training
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Yarmouth worries over power plant
Portland Press Herald, MaineThe pending sale of Maine's largest power plant is expected to contribute to rising property taxes in Yarmouth, but town officials are more concerned about the long-term impacts of the transaction now that talks have broken down with the corporate...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, FPL Group, Energy Resources, Paul LePage
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Investigation improves safeguards for bridges, roads
The Sacramento BeeThe Bee's ongoing investigation into California Department of Transportation testing and construction has prompted changes in how state government safeguards bridges and roadways. --Caltrans testing unit oversight: Bee reports on falsification of test...Tags: Politics, Highway Transportation, Travel, Transportation, California Department of Transportation
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New span has troubled history
The Sacramento BeeCorroded tendons were one of many problems that have plagued the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge since its inception. Political battles over the span's appearance and financing, manufacturing delays and quality-control...Tags: California Department of Transportation, Labor Day, Science and Technology
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How the investigation unfolded
The Sacramento BeeJoel Sayre, a former spokesman for the Bay Bridge project, brought concerns about corroded skyway tendons to The Bee in November 2011. Sayre left the project in 2007. He said he had been troubled for years by doubts about the structural integrity of the...Tags: Technology, California Public Records Act, Engineering, California Department of Transportation, Science and Technology
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