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Monthly Archives: December 2008
The war in the backyard
As I walked down the stairs in my apartment building to get some breakfast Saturday, I wondered out loud why it smelled like something was burning. The answer: Nothing to worry about. It’s just the re-enactors. Every so often, the … Continue reading
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Broken glass
So, I became a statistic Sunday. Someone decided to bash in my back windshield. The cheapest estimate so far is about $350, which does not include fixing the broken plastic behind the back seats. I filed a police report Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged break in, cars, criminals, money, Nichole Dobo, North Queen Street
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Decade of changes
For those of you who wanted to see the list of 21 strategic sites the York Daily Record identified in 1997, the story is here. There’s also a related story about what the mayor and the city’s economic development director … Continue reading
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Olde Towne East event
Marilyn Hake, of the Olde Towne East neighborhood, sent this along: Olde Towne East residents are having a “congratulations” party for the William Penn High School football team and their coaches on Saturday, December 13, 2008 from 1 to 3 … Continue reading
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Another look back …
Here’s another snippet from a story I’ve been working on, updating on 21 “strategic sites” the city named 10-ish years ago. One of the sites on the original list in 1997 was 31 S. Beaver St. Then, it was the … Continue reading
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