Tagged With "Mayor"
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In and Around Madrid's Plaza Mayor
The Plaza Mayor is the largest open space (other than parks) in Central Madrid. It's a major tourist attraction, a place for cafes and shops that range from traditional to chic and has served for hundreds of years as a place for public gatherings,...
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Car-free Sundays return to Paris's Champs-Elysées
After a one-month security hiatus, Paris resumes its first-Sunday-of-the-month car ban on the Champs-Elysées.
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Impossible dream? Paris mayor wants Olympic swim in Seine
With France's bid for the 2024 Olympics pending, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hopes to have the river clean enough for Olympic swimming events.
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Whale Park, Juneau, Alaska
If you like whales you have to check out this HUGE whale sculpture Samantha and her husband saw while exploring Juneau, Alaska.
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Paris mayor's plan: reclaim highway for park
Future and present in Paris plan to replace highway with pedestrians Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who has made reducing traffic and pollution key goals of her regime, has announced that the highway along the Right (north) Bank of the Seine will be permanently closed to cars at the end of next summer.
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Mobile, Alabama's Mayor Says Deal Close in Bringing Back Carnival Cruise Lines
Mobile's Mayor, Sandy Stimpson, announced the city is in the final stages in bringing Carnival Cruise Lines back to Mobile. The Mayor says all particulars will be revealed by the end of the month when the contract is finalized.