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Pawley’s August 10, 2026: Georgetown County sales tax proposal, Southold Takes Another Look
Pawleys Island / Georgetown & Horry Counties, SC this week: Georgetown County Council has passed the second reading of a one-cent sales tax proposal that, if approved on a; and Southold Town is weighing whether to join New York State’s…
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NYC August 10, 2026: Legionnaires outbreak victims, pied-à-terre levy Gothamist
New York City, NY this week: More than 50 Harlem residents are suing New York City, its health department, and contractors over last summer’s; and New York State is using the city’s new pied-à-terre tax rolls to hunt for residents who…
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World August 10, 2026: What Everyone Is Missing About, Ukraine Are Mutually Shutting Down, Ceuta after border crisis local, and more
World & Travel this week: Howard W. French argues that the ongoing crisis in Ceuta, where thousands of African migrants stormed the Spanish; and Russia and Ukraine are effectively shutting down the Black Sea’s grain corridors through…
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Wilmington August 3, 2026: Donna Gregory’s Extraordinary People
Ruth Arnold, a sign painter who has hand-lettered historic plaques for the Historic Wilmington Foundation for over four decades, is profiled as she continues her craft in retirement.
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Little Washington August 3, 2026: Coastal state leaders seek N
North Carolina’s General Assembly has approved a budget provision requiring the N.C. Ferry Division to begin collecting tolls on previously free routes starting Jan.
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Pawley’s August 3, 2026: Japan gets makeover, lesser-known historic site
Pawleys Island / Georgetown & Horry Counties, SC this week: Miss Saitama, a nearly century-old Japanese friendship doll at The Charleston Museum, received a conservation; and Snee Farm, a 715-acre plantation in Mount Pleasant purchased by…
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NYC August 3, 2026: tough job Janno Lieber is, worrying Some wonder if own, NY migrant children face having, and more
New York City, NY this week: Janno Lieber, MTA chair since July 2021, becomes only the fourth person to hold the role for five years, a tenure; and After a partial structural collapse at a MetroLoft office-to-residential conversion in…
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Bloomington August 3, 2026: Baz Abouelenein named Associate Vice
Illinois State University has appointed Baz Abouelenein as Associate Vice President for Finance and Planning and Chief Information Officer, effective August 17, 2026.
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World August 3, 2026: Not migration but, Spain Records Unprecedented Migrant Crossing, Spain’s PM blames traffickers after, and more
World & Travel this week: A mass crossing of roughly 60,000 people from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has triggered a political; and Around 60,000 migrants surged from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta exclave in 24 hours, roughly 70…
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Wilmington July 27, 2026: hit ABC show continues, Copper Builders reaches deal, Southport is gridlocked now 291-unit
Wilmington, NC and surrounding area this week: ABC’s ‘RJ Decker’ is filming its second season in downtown Wilmington, with crews blocking off Water Street between; and Copper Builders settled one of two appeals blocking its 1,800-unit…