Guastavino’s, a seven-thousand-square-foot event venue situated under the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge, had been treating a small park out front as its private property—roping it off and shooing away pedestrians.
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Parker Henry,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2026
However, our neighborhood turned into the focus of news outlets, as nearly all of the houses situated on the ridge around 260 acres of grass and trees were destroyed, except for the six of us at the top.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 Sep. 2026
Milena Canonero’s Oscar-winning costumes dress mannequins modeled on Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, positioned beneath historical portraits and busts in the very rooms where the real figures once danced and broke bread.
Those excluded were primarily nurses, cooks and janitors stationed at state hospitals and prisons.
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Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2026
As for the Desert Boot, the silhouette was originally designed in the 1940s by Nathan Clark and took inspiration from boots worn by off-duty British Army officers while stationed in Egypt during World War II.
The Brazil international typically plays as a winger but has been deployed in a central role following the departures of Robert Lewandowski ( out of contract ) and Ferran Torres ( sold to Paris Saint-Germain ), and is thriving.
—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2026
In September, the company deployed a new 50 MW pulsed-power subsystem, a five-fold increase in power capability built on its MEGA platform.
For the most part, garlic grows best if it’s planted about a week or two after the first killing frost in the fall, followed by exposure to several months of cool weather before the spring season starts.
—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Sep. 2026
Every single pizza here is its own feast of bold flavor combinations, and there's no surprise that the first place that Martucci planted his flag outside of Italy was Miami's artsy Wynwood District.
Once emplaced, a ground sensor is also fixed to the set location.
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Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2026
The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce.
Perhaps the most special suite is the Romeo e Giulietta, an intimate two-story villa perched high on the cliff above the sea with a terrace equipped with a heated infinity pool and solarium.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Sep. 2026
Kirk was killed by a sniper perched on a rooftop more than 400 feet away, authorities said.
—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Sep. 2026
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