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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: city parks

city parks stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Wallowing in a muddy fourth place among major networks, NBC is betting on Amy Poehler to clean up its ratings with Parks and Recreation, Will Leitch writes in New York magazine. A mockumentary style sitcom “from the people who bring you The Office”—as NBC ads are trumpeting—... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • NBC • comedy • government • Amy Poehler • city parks • public works

GLOSSIES

 Ariz. City Gets a Do-Over 

Officials annex extra 5 miles for Mesa's new downtown

Dec 7, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Mesa, Ariz., is getting a do-over. The financially battered city experienced explosive growth for more than half a century, and municipal leaders hope to recover that vitality, reports the Economist. Their solution? Start building, but not in the strip-mall-and-tract-home model so familiar in the Sunbelt. The city has annexed 5... More »

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technology • Arizona • design • airport • urban planning • city parks • Mesa

 Parking Goes Green, For a Day 

Drivers from NY to LA find lawns in place of their favorite spots

Sep 19, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Signs of a movement to highlight the need for more urban green space sprouted in cities across the US today, the LA Times reports, turning parking spaces into bite-sized parks. The second annual Park(ing) Day may prove an inconvenience to commuters from San Francisco to New York, but that’s... More »

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San Francisco • New York • Los Angeles • parking space • Pittsburgh • urban planning • Park(ing) Day • city parks

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