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Articles for Thoroughfare

Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures
1 month ago

Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures

Associated Press  

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system that will showcase archaeological discoveries made during construction that held up the project for decades. “This project offers a remarkable blend of the ancient and modern, integrating archaeological heritage with metro infrastructure,” Christos Staikouras, the transport and infrastructure minister, told reporters Friday on a media …

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Fire rips through Hollywood auto parts store
1 month, 1 week ago

Fire rips through Hollywood auto parts store

LA Times  

A fire burns at an auto parts store off a major Hollywood thoroughfare Saturday afternoon, destroying the business and damaging two adjacent restaurants. A massive fire ripped through an auto parts store off a major Hollywood thoroughfare Saturday afternoon, destroying the business and damaging two adjacent restaurants. Humphrey said the auto store was “destroyed.” He said the fire also damaged …

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Excerpt: Cubbon Park by Roopa Pai: ‘meeting place, sanctuary and thoroughfare’
2 years, 2 months ago

Excerpt: Cubbon Park by Roopa Pai: ‘meeting place, sanctuary and thoroughfare’

Hindustan Times  

— Paul Fernandes, artist, writer, designer and Bangalore’s pre-eminent visual chronicler Cubbon Park is an emotional issue for all Bangaloreans. — Excerpt from The Battle for Cubbon Park by Leo Saldanha, environmentalist and activist, in the November 1998 issue of The Bangalore Monthly 176pp, ₹499; Speaking Tiger In September 1998, almost a quarter of a century ago now, a legislation …

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Quzhou to set up 100 future villages
3 years, 3 months ago

Quzhou to set up 100 future villages

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-09-09 A newly established future village in Quzhuo The city of Quzhou in East China's Zhejiang province plans to help raise its profile by establishing a scenic belt – the "Virtuous Quzhou" poetic and charming scenic belt – and setting up a total of 100 future villages, according to local media reports on Sep 1. Future villages – …

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Quzhou maps out five-year trek to common prosperity (Ⅱ)
3 years, 3 months ago

Quzhou maps out five-year trek to common prosperity (Ⅱ)

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-09-01 The CPC Quzhou Municipal Committee and the Quzhou People's Municipal Government recently released the Action Plan for Quzhou's High-quality Development and Construction of Common Prosperity Demonstration Zone as a Four-province Thoroughfare City, according to local media reports on Aug 27. The following are some of the major goals of the action plan for the prefecture-level city of …

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Thoroughfare city of Quzhou set to be model of prosperity
3 years, 4 months ago

Thoroughfare city of Quzhou set to be model of prosperity

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-08-20 On June 10, a decision to establish East China's Zhejiang province as a demonstration zone for common prosperity was announced in guidelines jointly released by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, China's Cabinet. By virtue of its geographic location, it has been a natural transportation center since ancient times, linking the four provinces of Zhejiang, …

China Zhejiang Quzhou Common Prosperity Thoroughfare City
Quzhou city chases prosperity
3 years, 4 months ago

Quzhou city chases prosperity

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-07-28 As a thoroughfare between the four provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui, the city of Quzhou in East China's Zhejiang province is aiming to make significant progress in its bid to become a pilot demonstration zone for common prosperity by 2025. The work report goals also included reaching new heights for culture and future community development, …

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'Keeping the Stories Alive': The Race to Save African-American Cemeteries From Being 'Erased'
3 years, 6 months ago

'Keeping the Stories Alive': The Race to Save African-American Cemeteries From Being 'Erased'

News 18  

Frank Washington was making preparations to bury his aunt in a small family cemetery in the historic Virginia community of Thoroughfare when he found a gate barring access to the graveyard. The sense of crisis in Thoroughfare echoes a growing urgency across the country to stop the destruction of African-American burial grounds, said Kelley Fanto Deetz, co-CEO of the History, …

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