Three cities and their parks
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The evolution: Henry VIII acquired Hyde Park from the monks of Westminster Abbey in 1536.
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By Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 1--As a result, the public spaces of this normally packed metropolis should be relatively bereft of people, giving opportunistic urbanites a chance to find a rare, unjostled spot in museum galleries, plazas and other spaces open to the public.
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Nestled between Lake Michigan and downtown skyscrapers, Grant Park is the crown jewel of the city's lakefront, a mile-long ribbon of green that draws local residents and tourists alike.
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To appreciate this city, look up. Otherwise the very buildings that close in to create the Old World appeal may be too close to yield their secrets.
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Locales that are not always where you want to be but are always fascinating
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Four buildings are up and occupied. Three more buildings are under construction. Another is on the drawing board. Three other projects are on a waiting list.
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Urban blight meets Victorian values and sylvan dreams in a sweeping plan for city parks.
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By Cheryl Winkelman  LATHROP -- The city's west side is about to get a whole lot nicer for the outdoor enthusiast.
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Urban sprawl is gobbling up open spaces in fast-growing metropolitan areas so quickly that it could spell extinction for nearly 1,200 species of plants and animals, environmental groups say.
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Larger-than-life likenesses of Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard Â a trilogy of NBA giants Â adorn one side of a downtown hotel. They tower over trolleys and tourists on Canal Street along the French Quarter's fringe.
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By Trenton Daniel, The Miami Herald  Sep. 17--City parking might rank up there with seeing the dentist or paying bills as one of life's bigger hassles.
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The Badgley Mischka spring collection offers a grand mix of town and country.
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By Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Jun. 7--Topeka may have had the edge this week in an online promotion geared at finding the country's "greenest" city, but here's how the cities stack up in other environmental areas.
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There are brick sidewalks, a parking lot, a waste-water treatment facility, and two new buildings.
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The Three Cities are bound to get a major boost in attracting tourists to the area as the government plans to build a cruise liner terminal in Senglea. via The Times
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The 2008 Green Apple Festival won't  "change the world," Green Apple founder/executive producer  Peter Shapiro says, but this year's third installment of the  event will expand from three locations to eight U.S. city parks  for simultaneous outdoor festivals on April 20.
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Five cities of London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris have submitted their bids for the 2012 summer Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC),it was announced by IOC on Monday.