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NEWS ABOUT: neighbors

neighbors stories: 9 news summaries

 Jaycee's Kids Seemed 
 Normal: Neighbor 

Daughters like Hannah Montana, attended birthday parties

Aug 31, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The two daughters Jaycee Lee Dugard had in captivity seemed like normal kids, a neighbor of kidnapper Phillip Garrido told CNN. Angel, 11, and Starlet, 15, were “polite” and “well-mannered,” neighbor Cheyvonne Molino said, who noted they liked Hannah Montana. Media reports “made it seem like... More »

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kidnapping • captivity • Hannah Montana • neighbors • tween • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

Dylan Outhouse Odor
Blowin' in the Wind

Neighbors press Malibu officials to end noxious smells making them sick

Mar 18, 09 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Odors from a portable toilet for workers on Bob Dylan's Malibu estate are blowin' in the wind, and neighbors are none too pleased about it, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sea breezes are delivering noxious smells that are making neighbors ill, they claim, and they're pressing local officials to take... More »

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California • Bob Dylan • Malibu • toilet • neighbors • portable toilet

 Beverly Hills Turf War  
 Splits Wealthy Residents 

Residents of ritzy enclaves head to court over access, upkeep fees

Nov 19, 08 8:58 PM CST
(Newser) - A turf war has broken out between two upscale Beverly Hills enclaves, home to the likes of movie mogul Sumner Redstone and basketball legend Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Business Journal reports. Residents of North Beverly Park got fed up with nannies and other employees of their South Beverly Park... More »

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real estate • Magic Johnson • Sumner Redstone • Beverly Hills • neighbors • gated community

opinion

 LA Prof Discovers
 New World on Foot

Gas prices forced her to walk around the neighborhood

Jul 26, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forced by high gas prices to start walking again, one Los Angeles professor discovered something new: her neighborhood. No longer wanting to drive to a park to walk her dog, Diana Wagman took it through the neighborhood, where she found reburbished homes, furniture on the curb, and—who knew—her... More »

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exercise • gas prices • oil price • neighbors • walking

OPINION

Forget MySpace—Neighbors Should Work on Our Space

One man tries to build community ... through sleepovers

Jun 23, 08 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Feeling a disquieting disconnect, author Peter Lovenheim recounts his attempt to weave a neighborhood—one sleepover at a time. Americans interact with their neighbors less than ever, Lovenheim writes in the New York Times; by some estimates, the decline has been underway since 1950. So Lovenheim decided to get to... More »

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fence • neighbors • civil society • friendship • society

New York City Woman Sued for Smoking—at Home

Neighbors allege health risk from smoke that seeped into hallway

Apr 6, 08 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forget bans in bars and restaurants—Galila Huff’s neighbors want to stop her from smoking in her own apartment. The New York restaurateur smokes up to two packs a day, and lawyers who live 50 feet down the hall say the smoke seeps into their 10x100-foot common hallway. They... More »

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health • smoking • lawsuit • smoking ban • frivolous lawsuits • neighbors • cigarette • home

Judge Scolds Connery Over Neighbor Feud

Litigious aging Bond, doc downstairs
just can't get along

Dec 27, 07 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - After 10 lawsuits that have yielded nothing besides smoldering rage, a Manhattan judge chastised Sean Connery and his nemesis-neighbor Burton Sultan, calling on the two to end their feud over alleged damages to the townhouse they share. Justice Marcy Friedman singled out Connery and his family for their "blunderbuss"... More »

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New York City • celebrity • frivolous lawsuits • Sean Connery • neighbors

Slow Down! Your Neighbors May Have Radar Guns

Police enlist residents to catch speeders

Oct 27, 07 9:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - No more flying under your neighbors’ radar: Police departments across the US are enlisting residents to help catch speeders, USA Today reports. Officers loan radar guns to regular folks;  drivers going, typically, more than 13mph over the limit receive warning letters. And it’s not just teens who are... More »

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police • speeding • neighbors • radar gun

The Oy
Next Door

New site lets users share complaints
about those
annoying neighbors

Oct 2, 07 6:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Does your neighbor have a yard full of yappy dogs? How about a subwoofer big enough to rattle your china? Now you can report the jerk on RottenNeighbor.com, a site dedicated to letting aggrieved homeowners and renters vent—and warn those considering moving  nearby. The program uses Google Maps... More »

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New York • Los Angeles • housing • Google Maps • website • neighbors

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