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Gardenia, in its many forms

Edit Naples Daily News 05 May 2016
The gardenia with its beautiful, white scented flowers and dark green leaves are flowering and filling the air with their magnificent smell. Gardenias are used primarily as freestanding specimens since they are easier to maintain when not surrounded by other plants ... Heavy shade should be avoided ... Pruning after Oct ... Ameii Yoshioka ... August beauty ... Flowering occurs sporadically during summer but heaviest bloom occurs in late August. Belmont ... ....

Channel your inner Peter Venkman in New York City's most haunted spots

Edit Mashable 12 Oct 2015
Many people love being in New York for the celebrity sightings ... Hotel Chelsea. Image ... On Oct ... — nycgo (@nycgo) August 31, 2015 ... The Dakota ... August Belmont, one of the main funders of city’s subway system, had his own private subway car called the Mineola, decked out with a fully stocked bar and silk curtains. According to legend, the car still swings by Astor Place on Belmont’s way to the racetrack in Queens to pick up late night commuters....

Top 10 must-see sights on Cape Cod

Edit The Examiner 08 Aug 2015
Planning a visit to Cape Cod? There's lots to do and lots to see, so we've narrowed down some of the top destinations in this summer paradise. Find a wide choice of accommodations at Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. * Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown. Put on your walking shoes ... * The John F ... A wealthy New York financier named August Belmont and modern engineering came together to build a canal that separates the Cape from the mainland ... ....

A fire gong

Edit Newsday 03 Aug 2015
(Credit. Amy Onorato). No, this round object isn't a piece of modern outdoor art -- it's a fire alarm and it's much older than you think. Called a "fire gong," this metal ring was hit repeatedly with a hammer to warn travelers about fires in the area ... (Credit ... August Belmont, the niece of the commodore who won the battle. The cannons remain on Long Island, on the same property, which is now Belmont Lake State Park in the Town of Babylon....

American Pharoah earns Triple Crown with Belmont win

Edit Detroit news 07 Jun 2015
American Pharoah (5) with Victor Espinoza up crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes.  Seth Wenig, AP ... Ahmed Zayat, second from right, owner of American Pharoah, holds up the Triple Crown trophy after he was awarded with the August Belmont Trophy, held by his wife Joanne Zayat, center, after American Pharoah won the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes.  Julio Cortez, AP....

Belmont Park: 12 secrets you did not know

Edit Newsday 06 Jun 2015
Built in 1905, Belmont Park in Elmont is not only the home to the third leg of thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series, it is a house of many secrets ... Built in 1905, Belmont Park in Elmont is not only the home to the third leg of thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series, it is a house of many secrets ... The Belmont Stakes, a race named after August Belmont I, was first run in 1867 at Jerome Park in the Bronx....

Triple Crown fever: 5 fascinating Belmont Stakes traditions

Edit The Examiner 28 May 2015
The Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the Triple Crown horse races, having begun in 1867 ... Here are five intriguing Belmont Stakes traditions ... Belmont Breeze cocktail ... August Belmont Tiffany Bowl. The traditional permanent trophy for the race is an ornate silver covered bowl, created by Tiffany’s for the August Belmont family in 1926. The August Belmont Tiffany Bowl is 18 inches high, bearing a likeness of 1869 Belmont winner Fenian on top....

Plutocracy the First Time Around

Edit Huffington Post 02 Apr 2015
Revisiting the Great Upheaval and the First Gilded Age. Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com. [The following passages are excerpted and slightly adapted from The Age of Acquiescence ... Part 1. The Great Upheaval ... "We want to feel the sunshine ... Other corporate chieftains, like Mark Hanna, a kingmaker within the Republican Party, or August Belmont, who performed a similar role for the Democrats, became increasingly involved in political affairs ... ....

Grant Inspires Study, Renewal of Campus Worship (Belmont University)

Edit noodls 08 Jan 2015
Belmont University) Posted in College of Theology and Christian Ministryon January 7, 2015 ... Steve Guthrie, Belmont University was awarded a $14,300 "Vital Worship" grant last summer from the Calvin Institute of Worship with funding provided by the Lilly Endowment. Connected in part to the opening in August of Belmont's new Chapel, the grant focuses on two broad goals for 2014-15....

Gov. McCrory coming to Belmont for rededication of sculpture “The Spirit of the Fighting Yank”

Edit The Charlotte Observer 03 Oct 2014
BELMONT At the end of World War II, folks in the eastern Gaston County town of Belmont pitched in to buy a replica of a famous sculpture that honored returning veterans ... Belmont would become one of five cities in the U.S ... They’re in Chicago; Bloomington, Ind.; Port Huron, Mich.; Oil City, Pa., and Belmont ... In August, the Belmont City Council voted 4-1 to install the “Yank” at Stowe Park....

Long Island's history, in relics

Edit Newsday 18 Sep 2014
Advertisement. Advertise here. A piece of wood from the Long Beach boardwalk. A cannon from 1812. Stanley Cup banners from the Islanders dynasty. Those items are among the 18 relics we've selected to start telling Long Island's history ... A Native American hammer ... August Belmont, the niece of the commodore who won the battle. The cannons remain on Long Island, on the same property, which is now Belmont Lake State Park in the Town of Babylon ... ....

Utility 2.0 plan for Long Island should prioritize clean, renewable energy

Edit The Examiner 19 Aug 2014
(Meanwhile, if you can't attend any of the public hearings, you can still present your comments, by August 29 through the sierraclub.org site.) ... At the end of the Cape Cod Canal (which was built 100 years ago by a private venture headed by August Belmont), you see a wind turbine that has been there for years; now when I go biking on Rhode Island's East Bay path, just south of Providence, there is an entire wind farm....

Secrets of Belmont Park

Edit Newsday 14 Aug 2014
Built in 1905, Belmont Park in Elmont is not only the home to the third leg of thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown series, it is a house of many secrets ... Belmont Stakes not always run at Belmont ... The Belmont Stakes, a race named after August Belmont I, was first run in 1867 at Jerome Park in the Bronx. Then, when Jerome Park closed in 1890 and the Belmont Stakes was moved to Morris Park, also in the Bronx....
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