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Ticket prices, said Chadwell, are not in the equation, and the fees have no impact on the price of a ticket. Chadwell also said there were only a handful of instances last year when on-site medical personnel had to physically do anything. I dont mind having them when we have a full house of 1,900 people. I would rather be cautious, she said. When we are half-full, it should not be the Citys choice. It should be the clients choice. Robert Arleigh White, the executive director of the Cultural Council, said the number of incidents at venues requiring on-site medical personnel to intervene is very low and likes the proposed change. It does save an awful lot of money, said White, adding hes sure the non-profits will take the savings and invest the money right back into other programs or extra shows.
Humble genius
His most recent recording work includes a 2007 album by Atlanta-based blues guitarist Mark Cook. That CD, called "Blue Voodoo," is the third album by Cook, a former Terre Haute resident who was introduced to Rusin through Steve's younger brother, George, a veteran Terre Haute drummer. Of all the musicians who have recorded with Cook, Rusin is the only one who's appeared on all three albums.Cook brought Rusin down to Atlanta for the "Blue Voodoo" sessions."Steve is the only common denominator on all my blues CD projects," Cook said. "His true passion for the blues music, and his great friendship, have kept me very dedicated to working with him on all my blues recording projects. Steve has always been, and always will be, my biggest inspiration and drive to keep doing what we do best — making the music that we love."It's no coincidence that Cook used the phrase "doing what we do best." That's the title to a song they recorded together.Rusin is a musician's musician, with a sense of history.
An aging Athena gets a dramatic makeover at Belmar
LAKEWOOD — The neighborhood around Mount Olympus has been going downhill ever since the Romans overran Greece. As a result, Athena has relocated to a spiffy new row house in Lakewood's Belmar redevelopment. So far, my favorite Greek goddess and this resurgent inner-ring suburb seem to be a perfect fit. As a longtime observer of the urban scene, I coined the term "Athena cities" in 1997 to describe communities like Lakewood and, later, Centennial. In Greek myth, Pallas Athena was never a child but sprang full grown from the mind of Zeus. Lakewood likewise was born as an adult, with 92,000 residents the day it was incorporated in 1969. Her younger sister, Centennial, was even heftier, boasting 103,000 citizens when she was born in 2003. The term "Athena city" may be whimsical, but it aptly describes the special set of problems that accompany municipalities where most of the residential and commercial development long predates any semblance of coherent city planning.
Family huddle for Belichick
GLENDALE, Ariz. - It was Bill Belichick's chance to defend himself, to set the media - or at least what passes for media on Media Day at the Super Bowl - straight, to rewrite history before his team does. "Your personality - how close is the perception of you to the reality?" asked one questioner yesterday inside University of Phoenix Stadium. In a manner that belies his complicated persona, Belichick replied, "I don't know, next." Belichick is guarded, but he's not the X's-and-O's automaton he's often made out to be. The coach has flashed some of his personality here at Super Bowl XLII. Maybe it's a calculated move to take some of the pressure off his team and its pursuit of a perfect season, or maybe he's actually showing a softer side. The coach revealed that he's expecting both of his sons, Stephen, who is a freshman at Rutgers (where he plays lacrosse, just like his old man did at Wesleyan), and Brian, a high school sophomore, to be on the sideline with him Sunday.
Roadshow: Danger for pedestrians outside crosswalks
When 50-year-old Estella Bacong of San Jose tried to cross Capitol Expressway near Eastridge mall early Thursday, she became another sad statistic in a worrisome trend: a pedestrian killed on a San Jose road who was not in a crosswalk. San Jose police say 15 pedestrians were struck and killed by cars in San Jose last year - six more than the year before. In almost every instance, motorists were not deemed at fault. Rather, an alarming number of the deaths appear to have been the fault of the person crossing the road. Most troubling: All but one of them appear to have been outside a marked crosswalk when they were struck. In addition, the victims often were wearing dark clothing and crossing in the early morning or evening, when it is difficult for drivers to see them. The increase in deaths shows no signs of easing.
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Falcons hit fast, hold off SRV
2-1 win over host San Ramon Valley in an East Bay Athletic League contest Tuesday. With the gutsy win, the Falcons (13-3-2, 6-2-1, 13 points EBAL) muscled past the Wolves (12-4-5, 4-2-4, 12 points) into second place in the EBAL standings. Furthermore, the win avenged a 2-1 home loss to the Wolves on Jan.12. "It's a real big win for us," Foothill coach Ron Lambert said. "We should have won the first game, but we couldn't finish. Tonight, the girls dug deep. I was proud of them." The Falcons' defense came up big. The Wolves had trouble even penetrating the Falcons' side of the field for the first 30 minutes and managed just two shots on goal in the first half. When the Wolves did close in on the Falcons' goal, defenders Sophie Metz, Amanda Luxford and Krista Bormann repeatedly stifled the attacks.
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