City Room: Reprieve for Red Hook Vendors
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The city's Parks Department has decided to extend the temporary permit for the Red Hook food vendors through Oct. 21, the traditional end of their selling season.
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By C.R. Roberts, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 16--There's a tree on the roof of your garage. All that food in the freezer might have to be thrown out. Your phone and cable TV are still out. You might need to hire a contractor to repair storm damage.
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The deadline for the removal of colorful flower decals from the city taxis was midnight of the new year, but the art is still seen around New York. Next up for the floral paintings: New Orleans.
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By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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WASHINGTON - It was just an errand, one more stop to get through the red tape, said Larissa Arap.
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chesapeake  Deadline to apply for city water ends today  Property owners trying to tap into the city water and sewer system have until the end of business today to submit petitions with the Public Utilities Department.
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Say it isn't so ( "Flagship Filene's Basement to shut for makeover," Jan. 27). Like the mayor, I'm agitated by the news that Filene's Basement will temporarily close. When I travel to Boston, I don't even unpack before hitting the racks at Filene's. What a lousy way to treat loyal shoppers who would gladly put up with the construction while ...
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By Dan Hartzell, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 9--The state revoked the permits for the Rising Son Farm compost center in North Whitehall on Thursday, closing an operation suspended in October for violating environmental regulations.
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By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jan. 31--Tacoma City Council members slapped a six-month moratorium on planned residential developments Tuesday night.
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Limited shipping could resume on the  Delaware River south of Philadelphia as early as today after an  oil spill late last week halted vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard  said.
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Pressure grew Thursday for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other public agencies in the two states to help prevent a disruption of
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By Randal Edgar; Journal Staff Writer  NARRAGANSETT - South Kingstown might be looking to go with a single company to pick up trash and recyclables, but members of the Narragansett Town Council made it clear last night that they want to keep working with the little guys.
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D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) yesterday asked the Washington Convention Center Authority to halt a scheduled vote on recommendations for a new hotel site, delaying action for at least another two weeks.
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That&#39;s what city officials offered Tuesday to those who behave lawfully at the Republican National Convention. But the plan doesn&#39;t guarantee that only peaceful protesters will get the reduced prices and the free felt-tip pens.
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Many online merchants this year will still sell goods with standard shipping terms through Monday, Dec. 18, or Tuesday, Dec. 19, a boon for late holiday shoppers.
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By Anthony Mccartney, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 7--TAMPA -- Facing a standing-room-only crowd, county commissioners postponed a decision Wednesday on an ordinance that independent trash haulers say would put them out of business.
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By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 9--The final cleanup of a dump along the Nooksack River's south fork could cost a half million dollars or more, but no source for that money is immediately available.