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Larry Holmes is a former pro boxer and world heavyweight champion currently living in the Lehigh Valley area. Holmes was born in Georgia and currently lives in Easton, Pennsylvania. Holmes owns a restaurant in Easton, Larry Holmes' Ringside Restaurant and Lounge and hosts a talk show program on Service Electric Cable TV. Holmes is predominantly known as one of the the greatest fighters in the history of boxing. Although not from the area, he spent much of his life in the area, earning the nickname The Easton Assassin.
Larry Holmes is a former pro boxer and world heavyweight champion currently living in the Lehigh Valley area. Holmes was born in Georgia and currently lives in Easton, Pennsylvania. Holmes owns a restaurant in Easton, Larry Holmes' Ringside Restaurant and Lounge and hosts a talk show program on Service Electric Cable TV. Holmes is predominantly known as one of the the greatest fighters in the history of boxing. Although not from the area, he spent much of his life in the area, earning the nickname The Easton Assassin.
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Flashback
A weekly look back at local sports -- in anniversaries in multiples of five -- in the Lehigh Valley. SEPT. 8 1978 -- Charlie Heimsoth and Bernie Harkins score touchdowns and Central Catholic, after eight losses spread out over 27 years, beats Allen...Tags: Madison Square Garden, Mario Andretti, Al Unser Jr., Damien Woody, Major League Baseball
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Fall Cultural Calendar
CLASSICAL MUSIC Bach at Noon: Baritone Joshua Copeland, winner of the 2008 Bach Vocal Competition for Young Singers, performs, along with Rosa Lamoreaux and Frederick Urrey of the Bach Choir and the Festival Orchestra. Central Moravian Church, Main and...Tags: Jim Thorpe, David Hernandez, The Hobbit, Broadway, Food and Dining Culture
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In the Clubs - September 4, 2008
ALLENTOWN AREA Allentown Brew Works: DJ Sweetlife in the Silk Lounge, Fri.; DJ Express and DJ Ingneous in the Silk Lounge, Sat., 812-816 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-433-7777. Bally Inn and Pub: DJ with Froggy Entertainment, Sat. 10 p.m.; Trivia with...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dance, Country Music, Bill Murray, Physiology
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Olympic results hurt local boxing
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhile swim clubs and gymnastics academies expect an increase in membership based on a successful Olympic showing, the U.S. boxing team's poor performance in Beijing may have an adverse effect at local gyms. Of the nine boxers the United Sates brought...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Sugar Ray, Multi-Sport Events, Muhammad Ali
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In the Clubs - August 28, 2008
ALLENTOWN AREA Allentown Brew Works: DJ Sweetlife in the Silk Lounge, Fri.; DJ Express and DJ Ingneous in the Silk Lounge, Sat.; Art N Soul Studios Bike Night, Sun. 4 p.m., 812-816 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-433-7777. Bally Inn and Pub: DJ with...Tags: Jim Thorpe, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dance, Rivers, Physiology
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In The Clubs - August 14, 2008
ALLENTOWN AREA Allentown Brew Works: DJ Sweetlife in the Silk Lounge, Fri.; DJ Express and DJ Ingneous in the Silk Lounge, Sat.; Art N Soul Studios Bike Night, Sun. 4 p.m., 812-816 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-433-7777. The American Club of Coplay:...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dance, Physiology, Hotels and Accommodations, Begley's College Hill Tavern
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Some famous un-retirements
Is this really it for Michael Strahan? Is he really going to be able to go out on top to sit and watch his former teammates on television this fall? Right now, in the middle of an oppressive heat wave, it's easy for Strahan to kick back in an air-...Tags: Wayne Gretzky, Major League Baseball, Retirement, Cy Young, Boston Celtics
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Here's your chance to dunk clowns
You're standing at the mirror, admiring your My Little Pony tattoo and stewing over columnist Paul Carpenter's unkind words about body art. You're a school board solicitor, sick of the way I keep casting aspersions on your evasions of the Sunshine Act....Tags: Illnesses, Periodicals, Roman Catholic, Schools, Christianity
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Side issues in focus for Wright, Dymally in 25th District race
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen former Assemblyman Roderick "Rod" Wright talks about his upcoming election bout against Assemblyman Mervyn M. Dymally (D-Compton), he sometimes refers to a classic 1980 boxing match -- the one in which a younger Larry Holmes defeated legendary...Tags: Local Elections, Health and Safety at School, Boxing, Executive Branch, Elections
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Amid disasters, Holmes proves value of work
There could be a hall of fame for boxing figures whose lives have been full of disaster. Mike Tyson could have a wing of the Boxing Disasters Museum all for himself, and he is not the only pug to spend time behind bars. Promoter Don King, the boxing...Tags: Illnesses, Theft, Mental Illness, Joe Louis, Mike Tyson
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The air is fresh at Suddenly Samantha's new home
Suddenly Samantha, the full-service salon that found a home at Second and Northampton streets in Easton for the past 12 years, has moved into one of the six retail spaces in the Eastonian Condominiums at 140 Northampton St. Owners Desirée and Steve...Tags: Allentown, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Promenade Shops, Center Valley, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania)
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Hard times, great memories for Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier's moment in time is frozen on the wall behind his head. The famous left hook has found its target, and the target is in that strange half-standing, half-sitting posture that fighters assume when their next stop is the floor.
The target, of...Tags: Public Holidays, Madison Square Garden, Bucks County, Photography, New York
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