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"I was 15 then," said Doris Moore Bailey of Lakeland and founder of the Bailey Group, a consulting firm. "I watched the bit of news on the television back then. It was a scary and painful time, and the movie brought it all back.
"You saw part of it (the events at the time), but you didn't see anything like what the movie showed," she said, including representations of a church bombing two years before that killed four black girls and the brutal beatings that sent 55 of the 600 Selma, Ala., marchers to the hospital.
"We sat around and talked about it at the time. People would visit on porches, back when there were porches, and talk about it and there was pain and fear."
Bailey said she saw the movie with a group of people last weekend in Orlando.
"It is devastating. It brings back painful memories, and it was more graphic than the 1960s television reporting," she said.
"There was a lot of fear at that time. We didn't know what would happen next."
But the events in Selma moved many in the U.S. to fight the treatment of minorities.
On March 9, 1965, 3,000 marchers walked through Selma a second time and stopped to kneel and pray at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where Bloody Sunday had taken place, then returned to the city without going on to Montgomery.
On March 21, after Lyndon Johnson sent 2,000 Army troops and FBI agents and federalized the Alabama National Guard to give protection along the route, people marched again, this time making it to Montgomery. In the months that followed, black voters' rights were enforced throughout the nation, and "white only" signs began to come down.
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CLARKESVILLE - It took more than nine months to get everything in place, but the City of Clarkesville is beginning the process of cleaning up its downtown after a catastrophic 2014 fire.
"We're very excited," City Manager Barbara Kesler said recently. "This is the cleanup and stabilization of the buildings."
Work began this week, and will continue between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday until mid-March.
The scope of the work includes cleanup of burned buildings, removal of awnings and removal of porches on the east side of the Clarkesville Square.
"What this is going to allow us to do is to remove the murals and open the entire sidewalk back up," Kesler said. "The porches are also going to be removed from the former Natalie Jane's building and the Parkers' building, so really that sidewalk is going to be more clear than it's been...."
Removal of the wooden porches will help the city get back to a more original appearance on the east side of the Square.
"They were certainly not original to those buildings, so really it's the first step into getting the buildings back to their original, historically-accurate facade. making sure that they're stabilized, and then once that's done, making a decision as to how we're going to go forward with the redevelopment of the buildings," Kesler said.
Blake Rainwater and Associates has been contracted by the city to perform the work.
City leaders say small Bobcat-style excavators will be the largest equipment used, with no bulldozers or other large earth-moving equipment involved.
Dumpsters will be located in the city parking lot in front of the four buildings for about a month, and there also may be dumpsters behind those buildings.
Frias 2014 - Hotel Be Live Family Palmeiras Village em Porches
Mergulhos 2014.08 Breves e bons momentos dos muitos mergulhos dos pequenos e pequena traquinas.
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By Audrey Hoffer January 16
Pleasant Plains has a lower profile than the neighborhoods that surround it inNorthwest Washington Columbia Heights, LeDroit Park, Bloomingdale and Park View.
In fact, its often referred to as Columbia Heights. If we look at our tax assessments our neighborhood is called Columbia Heights, but in our deeds it says Pleasant Plains, said Darren Jones, a lifelong resident, president of the Pleasant Plains Civic Association and co-founder of the Georgia Avenue Community Development Task Force. Thats because the city can charge more, because Columbia Heights houses are bigger.
Still, Pleasant Plains residents say that doesnt stop them from trying to ensure their neighborhood gets the respect it deserves.
Jones and Patrick Nelson are leading activists who can rattle off a list of accomplishments toward that goal.
We work together on everything, said Nelson, vice president of the civic association and a 22-year resident. For example, getting 19 stops on the Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail. We lobbied the city for three years.
The Georgia Avenue Window Walk is another project. We put local artwork in the windows of vacant storefronts, Jones said, pointing to colorful paintings on glass, paper and brick in empty stores.
Ingrid Frey, who moved into her Pleasant Plains condo more than five years ago, works on this project. Anytime I heard about neighborhood events, I joined, she said. That got me to know the community, merchants, and I learned how much people care about living here.
Banneker Recreation Center, built in 1939 as the citys first such facility built for African Americans, was dilapidated until recently. Today, there are two ball fields, a pool, a playground and basketball courts. It was rebuilt through community pressure and lots and lots of meetings, Nelson said.
Sherman Avenue also benefited from local input. We lobbied the D.C. Department of Transportation and worked with [former council member] Jim Graham to reduce traffic, Nelson said. The result was installation of a median in the middle of the boulevard.
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Extension Cords, Packages Swiped from Porches
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) Folks in the Oakleigh Garden District in Mobile can #39;t figure out why thieves are targeting extension cords of all things. "We hang these star lights all throughout the...
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Steamboat Springs, CO (PRWEB) January 15, 2015
When The Porches at Steamboat Springs opened eleven years ago, it was certainly a one-of-a-kind property concept for the popular ski resort and cowboy town. Although condominiums were still all the rage for ski travelers, The Porches owners Bruce Shugart and Shane Evans liked Steamboat Springs themselves so much they envisioned a neighborhood of spacious and gracious homes rather than the two to four bedroom condo towers going up in other resorts. As avid skiers, recalled Bruce Shugart, Shane and I had been to all the Colorado ski resorts. From the slopes we could see the lodging properties, and of course we sampled each ski areas aprs ski and night life as well. We found we kept coming back to Steamboat Springs and it became our favorite resort destination for the terrain and for the town. We knew we had to be a part of Steamboat Springs lodging and Steamboat Springs real estate.
Shugart and Evans were already well established in the Aspen/Snowmass destination as accomplished builders of luxury homes, ranches and commercial buildings. Their business, Structural Associates Company, also provides maintenance and management services after construction and landscaping is completed. To manifest their vision for Steamboat Springs, Shugart and Evans created Mountain Meadow Preserve LLC, acquired 16 acres just 400 yards from the ski area base, and then began to build a different sort of lodging option that could be a mountain home rather than just a rented condo. Homes at The Porches are 3,000 to 5,000 square feet and are multilevel with three fireplaces, including one in the master bedroom. Each bedroom has its own ensuite bathroom, and there is a game room with either pool table or fooseball table or both. Wireless internet access is complimentary, and each unit will have multiple flat screen TVs. Each home has its own large porch, which has become a most valuable amenity as travelers have discovered the perfect weather that is summer in the Rockies. All homes are easy walking to the free city bus system, but The Porches also provides complimentary private transportation to restaurants, shopping, getting around town and to the mountain if necessary. The Barn is the multiuse community facility where guests arrive and where the full time concierge is available both before and during a visit. There is a workout room and a steam room, outdoor heated pool, hot tub and fire pit, game room, and a towering stone fireplace in the lounge area. The expansive amenities and activities at The Barn are offered to those with whole ownership, fractional ownership, and to luxury rental guests.
The Porches at Steamboat Springs has continued to build, and in the second half of 2014 it became apparent that a more sophisticated website would better serve the current owners and those looking for a luxury experience in a Colorado vacation resort with its own Old West traditions and legendary yearly snow totals. Wandzilak Web Design was contracted to redesign and build a site that would showcase the integration of space and place in a unique mountain setting. We are so pleased at the uptick in interest weve seen since our website expanded and began to offer more viewer interaction, said The Porches General Manager Emilie Crider. We will use our online photo gallery to show the unique interiors and exteriors of our homes, and as always we will provide a calendar of local Steamboat events. The best of this years ski days are yet to come, but we are already looking forward to our summer rodeos and concerts.
The new website for The Porches at Steamboat Springs has information for travelers looking for a short stay with luxury cachet and amenities prior to buying, and contact information for those looking for mountain home ownership in a world class resort.
About The Porches at Steamboat Springs
The Porches is a neighborhood of homes located close to the base of the ski mountain in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. These high end, thoughtfully crafted homes range in size from 3,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet and they feature custom beams, professional kitchens, the finest cabinetry, custom ranch stone fireplaces, and of course, comfortable and inviting porches. These luxury homes are available for whole and fractional ownership, and as luxury rentals.
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Laurie Tucker, Resort Specialist The Porches at Steamboat Springs 2096 Indian Summer Drive Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 866.992.0600 info(at)theporches(dot)com
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Demonstrao de Capoeira - Festa Final de Ano Porches
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