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Hockey night in Canada

06/30/11 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- First we saw a scuffle between teenagers in a park, then a block later a young man lighting a garbage can on fire. Next, another block down Georgia Street, a car was engulfed in flames, and suddenly it was clear a hockey crowd had turned into something much different.
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New video: Bruins fan attacked during Vancouver riots

06/19/11 Kris Griffin, 27, is a sound engineering student who was jumped by five hooligans at the Georgia Street live site for wearing his Bruins jersey.
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Canucks fans take to the streets to clean up downtown Vancouver after Stanley Cup riot

06/16/11 The stench of urine was still in the air along Georgia Street, but that didn't stop an army of well-intentioned citizens from taking back their city.
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Arsonist strikes in Pembroke

06/15/11 Pembroke officials say an arsonist struck three times in the city last week. "About 10 p.m. Saturday we got a call about a structure on fire on Warnell Avenue right at Burkhalter Street. After we got it knocked down we got a call that there was another house on fire at Georgia Street and Patrick Lane," Pembroke Fire Chief Jimmy Cook said Tuesday. "We went around there and found smoke inside and ...
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Shop owner has Vacaville, Fairfield and Vallejo ties

06/07/11 A Fairfield man with Vacaville ties is tipping his hat to Vallejo.Returning to his roots, Clifford Dawson has opened "A Man & His Hat" in the 500 block of Georgia Street, a store dedicated to topping off a wardrobe with Fedoras, Stingy Brims and
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Shop owner has local ties

06/01/11 A Fairfield man with Vacaville ties is tipping his hat to Vallejo. Returning to his roots, Clifford Dawson has opened "A Man & His Hat" in the 500 block of Georgia Street, a store dedicated to topping off a wardrobe with Fedoras, Stingy Brims
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Caught in the Web: Lakers prepare for Clippers, plus free parking offered for game

03/25/11 Those going to the Lakers-Clippers game tonight that drive a Honda can avoid the hefty parking fees at Staples Center and L.A. Live. SoCal Honda is offering free parking at a 100-car lot on 926 James M. Wood Blvd, located on corner of Georgia Street and West 9th Street beginning at 5:30 p.m, a So Cal Honda spokesperson. They don't plan to hold any more events for Laker games this season, but ...
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VAG gala-auction takes art of fundraising to a cool $1 million

02/26/11 VAG'S BAG: It's rare for the Vancouver Art Gallery to unlock its Georgia Street front doors. When it did for a $500-ticket gala-auction recently, more than $1 million reportedly came in, including $370,000 - four times above estimate - for one 1994 work, Park Drive, donated by artist Jeff Wall. Such liveliness resulted partly from this year's donor-attendees dining in the gallery rather than ...
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Bayh rips into Gary revival; 2 homes razed

12/21/10 Sen. Evan Bayh and Mayor Rudy Clay each used a sledgehammer Monday to take a ceremonial swing at an empty, burned-out Georgia Street home they visited more than a year ago. Then they let a demolition crew do a little more damage. "This is just the beginning," Bayh said, standing outside the home in the 500 block of Georgia.
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Welch: A rose for Ray's Flowers

11/28/10 Summary:  A parting bouquet goes to Elaine Eason. A parting bouquet goes to Elaine Eason. Eason will close Ray's Flowers on Georgia Street in Wolflin Square on Wednesday. "We're an institution on this corner. We've been here since 1974," said Eason, who joined the store in 1982 and bought it five years later. "It's really sad: 2008 was our best year ever. There were 23 storefront florists here ...
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Video: In Detroit, Where Trance Meets Urban Farming

10/12/10 British DJs Above and Beyond recently shot a video of Georgia Street community garden in Detroit, showing community members transforming wasteland into a garden. Steve Glashier, who's worked with Fatboy Slim and Bud Ice, shot the video. Disaster tourists have long been flocking to Detroit's decayed infrastructure in search of ruin porn , and this video seems to confirm the growing mainstream ...
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Man reportedly victim of carjacking at gunpoint

10/06/10 A man sitting in his parked minivan on the 500 block of Georgia Street on Monday night was car jacked.At about 7:49 p.m., the man was approached by a man asking for spare change, Vallejo police spokesman Lt. Abel Tenorio said.
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Homeowners, businesses cope with flash flooding

07/20/10 David Byram was having a hard time taking it all in. Flash flooding Tuesday morning swamped his car and his business, Pikers Steakhouse in Louisiana. A swollen creek that meanders through the downtown area inundated Georgia Street with murky water.
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Law and Order

06/26/10 gary A Gary man has been charged in Lake Superior Court with murder and attempted murder in a shooting that killed a 23-year-old man. Jimmy Lee Jackson, 18, is charged in the death of Elijauan Haney of Gary, who was found dead after 4 p.m. Tuesday in a white Dodge Intrepid, the motor still running, at 50th Avenue near Georgia Street. A witness told police he was in the car with Haney when a gray ...
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Four candidates seek Rahway school board seats

03/03/10 Board of Education members Roy Eastman of Linden Avenue, Richard Trocciola of Haberle Place and Justin Tupik of Georgia Street, are all seeking re-election.
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State officials join in ribbon-cutting

01/21/10 A new bridge over CSX Railroad and a connecting road linking Longhorn Pass to Georgia Street in Hartselle was officially opened on Friday afternoon following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Vallejo artist's unconventional use of Barbie dolls creates controversy

01/11/10 Maybe it's the "nudity," or the religious references, or something else, but some controversy seems to have followed LaVonne Sallee's modified Barbie art store from Virginia Street to Georgia Street in downtown Vallejo.
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PROFILE: JAHVID BEST / Always on track to be special

08/11/09 Jahvid Best's journey from track-loving kid in Richmond to Heisman Trophy candidate in Berkeley included regular trips up a steep stretch of Georgia Street in Vallejo, not far from where his family now lives. There, away from the limelight sure to engulf him...
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Always on track to be special

08/11/09 Jahvid Best's journey from track-loving kid in Richmond to Heisman Trophy candidate in Berkeley included regular trips up a steep stretch of Georgia Street in Vallejo, not far from where his family now lives. There, away from the limelight sure to engulf him...
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Obituaries received today

08/08/09 William W. Reeve, age 79, of Oshkosh, died August 7, 2009. He was born October 23, 1929, the son of Charles W. and Mary Jane (Jones) Reeve. He married Ramelle C. Allen on August 14, 1954. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Daniel Wilson. A memorial service will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church of Oshkosh, 1325 Georgia Street, on Saturday, August 15th at 2 p.m. A ...
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