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New Twist On Speed Dating Hits Boise This November
Sometimes it can be hard to meet new people when you move to a new place. Boise, Idaho is notorious for being one of the nicest and most welcoming communities in the country. Anyone who moves here instantly feels right at home thanks to the lovely community. While it’s not hard to meet nice people,…
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2023 Veterans Day events and offers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Veterans Day, November 11, is on a Saturday this year. Some businesses and organizations are giving special recognition to those who served our country on their day of honor. Still others are honoring them for multiple days, and some express their thanks year-round. If your organization is having an event…
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Turbo parts for an LT7 engine show up in GM’s parts catalog
We don’t remember a vehicle whose development was leaked and tracked almost exclusively by that vehicle’s engine, other than the Chevrolet Corvette. First came decades of predictions as to when GM’s small block would move, like Malcolm, to the middle. Then came years of chatter about the Z06 engine: In 2019, Bozi Tatarevic outed the…
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Chevys only: Huge custom car, truck show is coming to metro Phoenix. Here’s how to see it
Thousands of American-made custom General Motors trucks and cars will be on display in metro Phoenix for the 13th annual Dino’s Git-Down car show in November. Celebrate Veterans Day weekend with the largest GM-only auto show in the country that will feature custom and vintage Chevy and GM trucks and cars. “We pride ourselves on…
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VW Group’s Troubled Cariad Software Division To Lay Off 2,000 Workers
According to Germany’s Manager Magazin, Volkswagen’s board has approved laying off 2,000 employees in the Cariad software unit as part of the latest restructuring intended to right the digital ship. Autoblog reports: Former group CEO Herbert Diess established Car.Software Organization in 2020, eventually renaming it Cariad and giving the task of creating “a uniform software…
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The Stroller, Nov. 3, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to [email protected] or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Volunteers needed to prepare income tax returns AARP Foundation is seeking volunteers for its Tax-Aide program…
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Here’s how you can celebrate Veterans Day at Brockton and neighboring communities’ events
BROCKTON — Veterans Day — observed annually on Nov. 11. — is an opportunity to take an extra moment to show military members gratitude for their sacrifice and service. The holiday honors the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces, on the anniversary of the end of World War I, more…
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Owner of Black-owned mobile gaming trailer in Detroit wants to inspire kids to chase their dreams
(CBS DETROIT) – The gaming industry continues to be a booming business around the world. According to Statista, revenues reached nearly $300 billion this year, and that’s expected to grow. Nowadays, gamers are not only playing for fun but also using video games as a career opportunity. One Detroit man is doing just that through…
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Veterans Day 2023 events, free food and more in Reno, Sparks and Northern Nevada
Did we miss an event or special offer for veterans and/or active-duty military in Northern Nevada? Email Brett McGinness at [email protected]. Veterans Day is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 11 (this year’s official day off will be on Friday, Nov. 10, when schools and government buildings will be closed). Here’s a look at what’s happening around…
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UCSD graduate students won’t be seriously disciplined for disrupting campus awards event
Direct action has long been a staple of labor activism, but University of California officials were less than appreciative when scores of demonstrating UC San Diego graduate students intervened in a long-planned and well-funded awards celebration last spring. By June, university officials said about 60 students were facing punishment, up to and including expulsion, for…
