The hopes that the Beijing Olympic Baseball Stadium could potentially spark a new generation of Baseball enthusiasts within China have been eliminated as the decision was made Monday to level...
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Say it ain't so... perhaps my favorite venue in NYC is closing its doors... From the downstairs tap room where one can hear latino heavy metal to the mainstage where I saw Gogol Bordello rock the building to its...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 239 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
After much lobbying and public outcry, the Biltmore Cabaret has obtained a reprieve from Vancouver city officials and been allowed to re-open for business. As NowPublic previously reported, the venue had...
This story came to my attention over the weekend via Facebook. It seems that Van-'No-fun'-couver is still living up to its anti-arts image. Zak Pashak, a successful live music entrepreneur who is originally from...
A two square kilometer oil slick, apparently from a ship, is 30 miles away from the Olympic sailing venue of Qingdao, the Epoch Times reports. The oil is arriving just weeks after the venue's extreme algae festival."A two square kilometre oil slick has been discovered about...
created by julianw | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 182 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
As NowPublic reported yesterday, a massive rock slide closed the Sea to Sky highway between Vancouver and Whistler and officials are now stating that it could take until mid-next week before the highway is able to be reopened.NowPublic is looking for photos, video, and...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 197 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
" Just the ticket ... three men sleep as hundreds of people wait, and lie, in line to buy precious Olympic seats in Beijing last night. The last batch of tickets for the Games goes on sale today at booths for the various Olympic venues. Beijing police have...
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"Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins By Ben Blanchard Reuters - Sunday, July 20 12:01 pmBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory...
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The Toronto Fringe festival began last night, as downtown came alive to celebrate live performance. For the next two weeks, Torontonians as well as visitors to the city that Canada loves to hate can visit the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 883 views | 30 recommendations | 3 comments
The centerpiece of Beijing's Olympic construction, the Bird's Nest, is complete, according to officials. No word, though, on air quality, as every photo I see of this admittedly awesome structure is darkened by...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 334 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
Pool parties organized online and held in strangers' pools. ... Whoah. I've used Google Earth to find optimal parking spots downtown (just look for bikes in the aerial photos), but this is next-level.As a teen,...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 343 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
"Viva Coldplay Published: 14 Jun 2008 CHRIS MARTIN compared the Coldplay live comeback to a pre-season friendly last night. The singer told the crowd of friends and family at London’s Wembley Arena that getting back on stage was like a trip to the...
" Chelsea and Man Utd set for final Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium prepares for the Champions League final UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALVenue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow...
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