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• Local Gyms Work To Attract Members During Economic Slump
WINSTON-SALEM - For many, the coming of the new year means a resolution to unload those extra pounds picked up during the holidays – and those resolutions usually means local gyms are hopping this time of year. But this year, local gyms are feeling ...
• Local paintings depict everyday people
Chattanooga, Tenn. - The young man walked across the room with a limp and, holding a wet paint brush, Mia Bergeron helped him as he settled into a swivel chair pressed against an emerald backdrop. "Are you OK?" she said, watching him find his balance ...
• Thieves Stealing From Local Cemeteries
BALTIMORE - Investigators believe soaring metal prices are fueling thefts from grave sites. Just before Christmas, Michael Romeo discovered that someone had stolen a 3-pound bronze marker that was secured by a chain from his brother's grave site. His ...
• Local Gay and Lesbian Band to March in Inaugural Parade
A gay and lesbian marching band from Washington has accepted an invitation to march in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade on Jan. 20. D.C.'s Different Drummers will be part of a 177-piece band formed by the national Lesbian and Gay Band ...
• Dead Body May Be First Local Homicide Of '09
WATSONVILLE, Calif. - The body of a woman discovered Friday may be the first homicide of the year in Santa Cruz County, police said. A neighbor found the body of Elena Cortez, 30, while on his way to work in the 100 block of Palm Avenue in ...