Editorial: Selling park lot makes the most of past mistakes

You buy a house down the block from where the city intends to build a park. You wait so long for the swings and monkey bars that the kids are grown and gone before anything changes.

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Editorial: Selling park lot makes the most of past mistakes

Cincinnati bar district in West El Paso draws in most police calls

The Cincinnati Entertainment District, the city's premier party destination, is also a hotbed for crime, according to an El Paso Times analysis of the city's nightclub destinations.

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Community looks to rebuild park

Peeling paint and rusted monkey bars haven't stopped Franklin Park from being a popular destination on 14th Street in Allentown but people living around the park feel the children and the community deserve better equipment. Now they've formed a group to do something about it and the city is chipping in money as well

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APD Releases Austin’s Top DWI Bars

The Austin Police Department releases its new list of the city’s top DWI bars.

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APD Releases Austin’s Top DWI Bars

New Yorkers Successfully Sued the City for $520 Million Last Year

Thanks to liberal tort rules, New York is the second most “lawsuit-friendly” state in the country, making the city a “magnet” for personal injury lawyers and class action cases. According to the Post , falling down — because of bumpy pavement, or faulty monkey bars — seems like a reliable way to bring in a couple grand

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New Yorkers Successfully Sued the City for $520 Million Last Year

Is the ever-safer playground actually worse for children?

NEW YORK – When seesaws and tall slides and other perils were disappearing from New York’s playgrounds, Henry Stern drew a line in the sandbox.

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Is the ever-safer playground actually worse for children?