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Sawyer, who is buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery, gave the city $1 million to buy 123 acres of riverfront property to establish Sawyer Point Park.
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The cause of last week’s fire, meanwhile, has not been determined.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
In Cleveland, the venue—officially dubbed the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center—is part of a $3.5 billion Cuyahoga riverfront redevelopment in downtown Cleveland and will become one of the largest training and performance centers in the world, according to the team.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Take a moment to walk around the labyrinth, splash around the fountain (open seasonally), or bring a blanket and a book and soak up the riverfront views.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
Since its inception in 1995, the Blue Acres program has acquired about 1,200 homes, primarily in riverfront communities like Cranford, which suffered severe flooding during Tropical Storm Ida in 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
In Cleveland, the venue—officially dubbed the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center—is part of a $3.5 billion Cuyahoga riverfront redevelopment in downtown Cleveland and will become one of the largest training and performance centers in the world, according to the team.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Take a moment to walk around the labyrinth, splash around the fountain (open seasonally), or bring a blanket and a book and soak up the riverfront views.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
Since its inception in 1995, the Blue Acres program has acquired about 1,200 homes, primarily in riverfront communities like Cranford, which suffered severe flooding during Tropical Storm Ida in 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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The downpours also inundated Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, submerging homes and riverside villages, making rescue efforts difficult.Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Hôtel Cour du Corbeau Strasbourg - MGallery One of the oldest hotels in Europe, Hôtel Cour du Corbeau Strasbourg - MGallery is a riverside gem just steps from the city's famous cathedral.Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
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Peter delivers pizza through an anti-realistic Manhattan, full of downtown elevated trains, sinking waterfront warehouses, and moody Gothic penthouses where a sad-sack billionaire heir plots vengeance.Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Learn More About Anna Maria Island Outer Banks, North Carolina With hundreds of options for waterfront rentals capable of sleeping the entire extended family, this quiet string of beach towns on the Atlantic Ocean is ideal for your next multigenerational trip.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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Building temporary housing, removing massive amounts of debris and restoring riverbanks has been slow, Barrier said, adding that many displaced residents are either staying in hotels, with family or in campers on their properties.Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Like those mudskippers, also known as mudlarks, who scour riverbanks for artifacts from London’s past—Roman pottery, Victorian silverware—everyday citizens report dugout sightings across Wisconsin.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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One of the most iconic oceanfront restaurants in Los Angeles reportedly burned in the Palisades fire.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Less than an hour away from the city by car, the Athens Riviera offers similar beautiful beaches, oceanfront resorts and waterfront cafes to islands like Santorini, Crete and Paros.Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Although Winnetka would hardly be the first affluent community where private residents have been accused of monopolizing water access (see Malibu, East Hampton, Nantucket, and Half Moon Bay), few places in America are more touchy about their shorefront than Chicago.Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024
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Camping from $10, cabins from $30 Thatch Caye Resort Occupying the shorefront of a private island 30 minutes off the coast of Dangriga, this resort hosts just 30 guests at a time.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
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