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news Item: Death in Venice as city holds a mock funeral over falling population

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:14:01 GMT

A DOZEN gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal yesterday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population n

news Item: Venice population sinks below 60,000

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:12:13 GMT

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Historic Venice is approaching the dread status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000 — a largely symbolic threshold considered by some to signal the end of the city’s viability. As native Venetians flee in droves to the mainland for cheaper housing and easier living, those who have stayed marked their modern-day demise with a mock funeral procession Saturday ...

news Item: Few call Venice home, but it's not history, either

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:45:05 GMT

A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000.

news Item: Venetians hold funeral march to mark population decline

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:54:19 GMT

People living in Venice staged a mock funeral procession Saturday to draw attention to the city's dwindling population.

news Item: Population of historic Venice totters near 60,000

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:23:50 GMT

Historic Venice is approaching the dread status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000 — a largely symbolic threshold considered by some to signal the end of the city's viability.

news Item: Venetians hold funeral march to mark population decline of beloved city

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:17:00 GMT

MILAN, Italy - Historic Venice is approaching the dread status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000 - a largely symbolic threshold considered by some to signal the end of the city's viability.

news Item: Rosie's gaydar under fire

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:30:29 GMT

While Gayle King has yet again denied that ever-persistent rumor about her and Oprah Winfrey being lovers, I've learned this most recent recurrence of the tale has members of Team Oprah peeved with Rosie O'Donnell for opening that discussion yet again.King effectively quashed the story earlier this week, telling '' Access Hollywood '' at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York, ''If we ...

news Item: Countersuit Filed in Spire Saga

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:11:36 GMT

The Irish group behind The Spire has sued Bank of America, claiming deception and unfair business practices.

news Item: Countersuit is New Twist in Spire Saga

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:11:36 GMT

The Irish group behind The Spire has sued Bank of America, claiming deception and unfair business practices.

news Item: Spire developer sues bank

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:21:04 GMT

Sues bank, claiming fraud, deceptive practices The developer of the Chicago Spire has fired back against Bank of America Corp.'s lawsuit accusing it of defaulting on a loan and seeking $4.9 million.

news Item: Spire developer fires back at Bank of America

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:11:58 GMT

Sues bank, claiming fraud, deceptive practices The developer of the Chicago Spire has fired back against Bank of America Corp. s lawsuit accusing it of defaulting on a loan and seeking $4.9 million.

news Item: Spire developer sues Bank of America

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:11:58 GMT

Suit claims fraud, deceptive practices In a countersuit, Shelbourne Development Group Inc. and its principal, Garrett Kelleher, charge the bank with fraud.

news Item: Ancient Myth Meets Star Wars in Staging of Berlioz's 'Les Troyens'

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:38:25 GMT

The audacious Catalan theater company La Fura dels Baus offers a glittering staging in Valencia, Spain of the five-act opera in its full and unabridged form.

news Item: OnMedia: Yes, "V" was inspired by the Milwaukee Art Museum

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:40 GMT

One of the men behind ABC's "V" confirms that Santiago Calatrava's structure on Lake Michigan is the inspiration for the interior of the Mothership on the show ... Local broadcasters win regional Emmys ... and Taylor Swift provides the best "Saturday Night Live" of the season.

news Item: Aqua: A bold, new skyscraper

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:54:32 GMT

Aqua, the spectacular new Chicago skyscraper with the sensuous, undulating balconies, is the pearl of the long-running, now-ending Chicago building boom, a design that is as fresh conceptually as it is visually.