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Friday, October 30 · Today’s Lead
Residents may roll trees after dark, provided the paper is locally sourced, chlorine-free and compatible with neighborhood character.
Review the fiber declaration
The applicant claimed to have haunted the property since 1894. The fitted corners suggested otherwise.
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The original pumpkin was friendly but undifferentiated.
Read storyRestaurant news, retail geometry and the effort required to sell anything within sight of a historic district.
Read Main StreetImpervious surfaces, housing, mixed uses and the process by which one puddle becomes a public hearing.
Read City PlanningVillage traditions, October name changes and reminders waiting behind decorative planters.
Read Civic LifeA 64-foot roofed connection is treated as a chance encounter.
The house qualified for preservation. Its builder did not meet the income requirement.
Villagers must drive to Mobile for pizza with four dependable corners.
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