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A smalltown girl, Smoky O'Donnell, moves to Atlanta to work for a magazine and becomes involved with three men: a rebellious photographer, a black freedom fighter, and the scion of an aristocratic Southern family. The civil rights movement serves as a background. By the author of Hill Towns
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As part of Windsor's efforts to recognize the history of its downtown and provide preservation planning data for the economic revitalization of Main Street, the Town secured a State Historical Fund grant. The major goal of this project was to acquire as much architectural and historical data as possible for properties in the downtown Windsor survey area, allowing Town staff and others to make sound preservation planning decisions about the central...
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Multi-agency state document "meant to aid both Colorado communities and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in striking a balance between the many demands that face our downtown streets, particularly where a main street is also a state highway. It provides options for how to increase safety for all users across all modes of travel through creative and flexible design."--Page iv. Project team also includes Colorado Main Street program,...
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Salida is the county seat of Chaffee County and its largest city, with a population of 5,504 in 2000. The city is the service, supply, and tourism center for the Upper Arkansas Valley. The 2001-02 survey of historic buildings in Salida had two primary goals: to conduct an intensive level survey to record and evaluate properties within and adjacent to the historic commercial district and to conduct a reconnaissance level survey of the remainder of...
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Hick Florida orange-grower Michael Barnes, looking to catch the last plane out of Manhattan after a business trip, gets hustled by a pair of sharpies. Minus his driver's license, turns his car over to a movie producer who ditches him and drives it away. Leaving the police station where he's reported his bad luck, gets held up by a masked Chinese gunman who leads him, when they're both chased by a police officer in lingerie (don't ask), to a high-stakes...
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Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling sidewalks, vital mass transit, and a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban core. But in the typical American city, the car is still king, and downtown is a place that's easy to drive to but often not worth arriving at. Making walkability happen is relatively...
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Downtown is a five-level, integrated skills series designed to give adult learners the comprehensive language skills needed for success in everyday life. With Downtown's traditional grammar sequence and solid coverage of federal, state, and local standards, teaching to the standards has never been easier.
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Downtown is a five-level, integrated skills series designed to give adult learners the comprehensive language skills needed for success in everyday life. With Downtown's traditional grammar sequence and solid coverage of federal, state, and local standards, teaching to the standards has never been easier.