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With real estate in a freefall, there is an opportunity to lay the foundation for a more prosperous and sustainable American landscape. … Those healthy downtowns from Portland, Oregon to Chicago, Illinois to Charleston, South Carolina. What do they all have in common?…

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Let’s be serious for a minute here. Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine and every major entertainment and sports magazine has written about The Wrestler. Everyone loves it. The commercials on TV make it look like the best movie of the year. If you wanted to see this movie today you have to live in one of these cities: Boston Chicago Los Angeles New York San Francisco Washington, D.C. If you want to see this movie on Friday night, you have to live in one of those cities or: Austin Dallas/Ft

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We all know how this story is supposed to go. Texas blows Ohio State out of the water, Oklahoma scrapes by Florida and the Longhorns join the slew of teams through history that have a huge beef about how they deserved to win a national championship. (Theo! Give this man a sweater vest already!) Only it didn’t turn out that way. OK, the second half of that equation may still come true, but Texas did anything but blow Ohio State out of the water. Instead, it took a 26-yard touchdown pass fro

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Since the ATB writers have been in a self-induced coma as a result of last week’s NYE festivities (hey, it’s hard living in your mom’s basement), rather than rehashing a bunch of stale games from Wed-Sun, we thought it’d make more sense to just hit some highlights and trends of things we’re watching as the haze continues to wear off from our vision and the strange burning sensations subside. Some News & Notes. Is Tubby Smith on the short list of coaches looking at Arizona?  Maybe the Tubbster re

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ATB: New Years Weekend Wrap

Onsale Event Venue City State Monday Bela Fleck Curtis M Phillips Center for Performing Arts Gainesville FL Monday Chris Knight Billy Bob’s Fort Worth TX Monday Cirque Du Soleil : Saltimbanco USA Mitchell Center Mobile AL Monday Derby Festival Basketball Classic Freedom Hall Louisville KY Monday Disney On Ice: Disneyland Adventure Erie Civic Center Erie PA Monday Eagles i wireless Center Moline IL Monday Eagles Sears Centre Arena Hoffman Estates IL Monday Eagles The Palace of

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The post at Cote de Texas yesterday about the Florence Four Seasons hotel reminded me of a charming hostel I stayed at in Naples (Italy, not Florida) 2 years ago, LaControra. …. Portland fountain. Portland fountain …

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Red Lion Convention Center and Hotel Portland . Top of the Cosmo. Ever since I was a kid, I have been staying here whenever I’m in Portland . It is a “sentimental” thing at this point. Originally the shiny new Cosmopolitan Motor Hotel …

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Our Flickr photo pool is the place to share your perfect escapes: Posh hotel pictures, idyllic travel images, and tales detailing all of your luxury hotel experiences and adventures. Whether you visit a luxury hotel or just walk by one, …

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Our friends over at HotelChatter have posted 5 great hotels for getting, and staying fit. Whether you prefer to work out in the gym, sweat it off in the spa, or keep your routine within the privacy of your own room, these hotels will …

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During 2008 I physically surveyed all 160 or so hotels in the Carmel, Pacific Grove, Monterey area. I know what the Hyatt Highlands Inn offers relative to other hotels in this location. Some hotels on the Peninsula offer exceptional …

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