civic center
noun
1
US
: a large public building for sports events, concerts, etc.
2
British
: a section of a city or town where the public buildings are
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The Co-Op District development has four grain silos that have been preserved and will tie into the project's master plan, which calls for high-density residential, retail, entertainment, hotel, amphitheater and restaurant uses, along with a civic center and offices.
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Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The firm would renovate the civic center building and operate it on a profit-sharing model with the city.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
In a video posted Sunday afternoon on Facebook, Mayor Juanita Gomez said some water rescues had taken place and a temporary shelter for residents had been opened in the city's civic center.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
In a video posted Sunday afternoon on Facebook, Mayor Juanita Gomez said some water rescues had taken place and a temporary shelter for residents had been opened in the city’s civic center.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The firm would renovate the civic center building and operate it on a profit-sharing model with the city.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
In a video posted Sunday afternoon on Facebook, Mayor Juanita Gomez said some water rescues had taken place and a temporary shelter for residents had been opened in the city's civic center.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
In a video posted Sunday afternoon on Facebook, Mayor Juanita Gomez said some water rescues had taken place and a temporary shelter for residents had been opened in the city’s civic center.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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“Civic center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic%20center. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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