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Tarrytown day trip
Special to NewsdayWashington Irving, America's "First Man of Letters," who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in 1819, was so enamored of its setting -- Tarrytown -- he decided to retire there in the mid-1800s. If you visit during Legend Weekend -- an annual end-of-...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Gardens and Parks, Theater, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Henri Matisse
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Cross Country Quiz
1) What was the name of the game that is considered to be the forerunner to cross country running? a. Fox hunt b. Hare and hounds c. Tortoise and hared d. Rabbit chase 2) In what country did this competition originate? a. England b. Among the...Tags: Athletics, Track and Field, Cross Country Incorporated, Nathan Hale, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of Florida
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Anita Page, 97; actress starred in early Oscar-winning movie
Anita Page, who co-starred in "The Broadway Melody," the 1929 film that was the first talking movie to win the best-picture Academy Award, died Saturday at her home in Van Nuys, according to Randal Malone, an actor and longtime friend. She was 98. One of...Tags: Astoria, Cinderella, Ceremonies, Joan Crawford, Benito Mussolini
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Books in brief
Homemade Contrivances And How to Make Them: 1001 Labor-Saving Devices for Farm, Garden, Dairy, and Workshop Skyhorse Publishing / 640 pages / $14.95 If you feel the need to learn how to reinforce a stone wall, press hay, make a device to clean a horse's...Tags: Foreclosures, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Thomas Jefferson, Property, Books and Magazines
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Gotham City, Illinois
Associated PressChristian Bale's Batman perched atop a skyscraper, looking over a dark and foggy skyline pierced by glittering lights, preparing for a dive to the gritty streets below. But when he alights, he doesn't find the gargoyle-infested, bricks-and-mortar city...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Batman, Times Square, Jack Nicholson, Gary Oldman
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New York real estate: Gramercy
Special to amNewYorkGreenwich Village has Washington Square Park, Flatiron has Madison Square Park, and Gramercy has its own eponymous center in Gramercy Park. Samuel B. Ruggles bought the farmland that would become the park in 1831 with the goal of creating a London-style...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Property, Ethan Hawke
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Wrestling With A Question Of Beauty
Special to The CourantNeil Labute's "Reasons To Be Pretty" explodes instantly with a fusillade of obscene invective that would make David Mamet blanch. The attacks come from the incensed Steph, filled with righteous fury by the excellent Alison Pill. As its title suggests,...Tags: Malcolm Johnson, Safeway Inc., Theater, Labor Legislation, David Mamet
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Resourceful traveler
Special to the TribuneAlternative guidebooks "Las Vegas Wallpaper City Guide," Phaidon Press, $8.95; ISBN: 978-0-7148-4744-3 These chic "anti-guides" for "anti-tourists" are slim and stylish enough to consult on the run while concealing the fact that you are just an out-of-it...Tags: Los Angeles, West Point, Books, New York, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Photographing the Greek Isles
Special to the TribuneThe Greek islands of Santorini, Anafi and Thirasia are the setting for the June 14-20 "In Search of the Real Greece" photo workshop directed by San Francisco photographers Glenn and Rose Steiner. Geared to a variety of abilities, from intermediate-to-...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Petroleum Industry, Tour Operations Industry, Photography, Personal Service
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Good food with a Hudson River view
dave.marcus@newsday.comSoon after moving to Long Island last year, I found myself searching for great restaurants with water views. I found a few on the bluffs overlooking the Atlantic, the Sound, the Peconic River and assorted inlets and tidal basins. During my search, I kept...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Broadway, Henry Hudson, Folk Music, Music Theater
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In with the old in Irving Park
Special to the TribuneResidents of Old Irving Park inhabit a bit of history. Businessman Charles T. Race created the area as a suburb in 1869 and named it "Irvington" to honor the author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Washington Irving. Eventually, the district was...Tags: Rentals, Metal and Mineral, Chicago Transit Authority, Irving Park, Building Material
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Follow the links to spooky Halloween sites
We're in the Halloween spirit, so we took a look at some websites, such as www.haunted-places.com and www.headlesshorseman.co.uk, that help travelers tune in to ghostly -- or ghastly -- fun. What's hot: Haunted Places has lists and some tales of spooky...Tags: Public Holidays, Fiction
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