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The Block · New York1 / 8

Photo: Satyadasa at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Bronx's Norwood News goes quiet after 38 years, and neighbors want it back

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The Block · Chicago2 / 8

Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearly 9,000 people lined up to see inside Chicago's shuttered Uptown Theatre

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The Block · New York3 / 8

Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0

Knicks fever hits the maternity ward: NYC babies named Jalen more than doubled

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The Block · Chicago4 / 8

Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0

Chicagoans turn a car-free 1902 bridge into a weekend concert stage

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The Block · Santa Monica5 / 8

Photo: APK · CC BY-SA 4.0

Santa Monica's famous pier sign is coming down for a neon makeover

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The Block · Chicago6 / 8

Photo: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0

Volunteers pick up more than 1,000 birds that hit Chicago windows in one weekend

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The Block · Houston7 / 8

Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0

Houston loves its music scene. Its independent musicians say it barely pays

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The Block · Chicago8 / 8

Photo: Republic of Korea · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Near West Side brewer is making Korea's oldest drink, and calling it 'Second City'

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