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Beginnings: The first crude houses in Springs - a gem of woods, sparkling water and verdant salt meadows around Accabonac Harbor - are believed to have been built in 1649, a year after the founding of the Town of East Hampton. Tradition has it that the first families were workers from nearby Gardiners Island and squatters from New England who found the soil terrible for farming but the fishing profitable.
Beginnings: The first crude houses in Springs - a gem of woods, sparkling water and verdant salt meadows around Accabonac Harbor - are believed to have been built in 1649, a year after the founding of the Town of East Hampton. Tradition has it that the first families were workers from nearby Gardiners Island and squatters from New England who found the soil terrible for farming but the fishing profitable.
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Player Appearance: Meet Darryl Strawberry
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsFormer New York Mets and Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry is scheduled to meet fans and sign autographs ($49 each) on Saturday at Coral Square Mall. Strawberry, now an analyst for SNY (SportsNet New York), is to appear from noon to......Tags: Coral Springs, Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets
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9/11: How soon we forget
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsHow sad. And how disgraceful. At 8:46 a.m. this morning, when a bell tolled near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan and President Obama emerged from the White House with wife Michelle to listen to a bugler play taps, only one......Tags: Tom Brokaw, Coral Springs, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Matt Lauer, Television Networks
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Get cracking on Easter reservations
Easter dinner with family and friends is a much anticipated spring occasion. For those who don't want to cook, local resorts and restaurants are prepared to do everything for you — including the dishes. Here is a sampling of where to enjoy a...
Tags: Ham, Celebration, Thyme, Restaurants, Orlando Restaurants
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Tomorrow
Paul GreenbergA kind of moveable feast, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, and this year that's November 22nd. People are traveling today, or making arrangements to meet kin who are. Plans are almost complete, the menu is taking shape, all is...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Movies, Entertainment, Subway Transportation, John F. Kennedy Assassination Film
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Guns, guns and more guns
There was a fatal shooting in my neighborhood early Saturday morning -- not my Petoskey neighborhood but my Arizona one -- but it is still a little disconcerting. A shooting in Green Valley is almost impossible to comprehend. The bulk of the community is...Tags: Santa Claus (fictional character), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Gun Control, Weaponry
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Volcano heats up local tourism woes
Just when it seemed like things couldn't get worse for Orange County's tourist tax, the region's largest overseas leisure market went up in a cloud of smoke. Mayor Buddy Dyer, meet Eyjafjallajokull. Ash from the tongue-twister Icelandic volcano that...Tags: Darden Concepts, Inc., Buddy Dyer, Landforms, United Kingdom, Altamonte Springs
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Let bakeries help you with the T-day meal
So much to do before Thanksgiving, so little time left to do it. Smart cooks know there is no disgrace in enlisting local bakers to take rolls, breads and desserts off their hands. Two Orlando bakeries in particular have become so important to many...Tags: Kissimmee, Gardens and Parks, Mount Dora, Sweet Potatoes, Audubon Park
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Mitt Romney on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Bob Woodward on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe guest list will be more star-studded than usual this Sunday morning. It should be especially fascinating to hear the discussion about whether the White House is threatening reporters. Bob Woodward of The Washington Post has said he was made... -
Baseball draft: 2 more area high-schoolers go in 12th round
Central Florida Varsity the Blog - Orlando SentinelTwo area high-school standouts were taken in the 12th round of baseball's amateur draft. Connor Lien, an outfielder from Olympia, was selected by the Atlanta Braves, while Winter Springs catcher Chris Breen was chosen by the New York Yankees. Lien was the... -
Fashion News: Purple reigned on Tony Awards red carpet
All The RageActresses Laura Bell Bundy and Bernadette Peters were both resplendent in purple on the Tony Awards red carpet on Sunday. Matthew McConaughey wed long-time love Camila Alves on Saturday. Lea Michele and Cory Monteith were coy at the Chrysalis Butterfly... -
Banana Republic Trina Turk Collection launches today
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Color My World
LA Times MagazinePalm Springs’ new kid on the hotel block, the Saguaro, is a bright and happy place...
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