Word: localitis
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Having attracted a modest intercollegiate fan base, the band has amplified and started to play some local clubs. North House enthusiasts heard the musicians' original tunes at T.T. the Bear's in Central Square and at the Loeb Ex last month. At a climactic moment, they stumbled upon a legitimate chance to play at L.A.'s famous Viper Room, owned by Johnny Depp--where River Phoenix met his untimely death...
...shifts. Some work the 8 a.m.-to-4 p.m. shift where officers are called to cruise around the B-school to make sure there are no shady characters defiling a gilt statue, an ivy-covered edifice or, God forbid, a Bloomberg box. From 4 p.m. to midnight, officers patrol local liquor vendors searching for underaged, fake ID-toting frosh trying to smile like their 22-year-old brothers. Frequenters of Louie's Superette on Banks Street beware. They close out the night with the midnight-to-8 a.m. graveyard shift. In the depths of the darkness, officers encounter anyone from...
...puts Coleman in the local Irish loop. "For me it's a job certainly, but it's a lot more than that," he explains. "I do it because I enjoy myself. I constantly have an idea of what's going on in Cambridge. I know what Irish people are doing around here." Stop by The Field any day of the week and forget about cover charges. As long as you order something to drink, you're solid. Munch on one of the startlingly good appetizers as you imbibe to the live Celtic music. The 75%-25% mix of Cambridge residents...
Ties to home institutions can be even stronger for senior professors when they've been showered with honors--made the head of a local center or institute or the editor of an important academic journal...
Voices boomed from the steps of Memorial Church last night as hundreds of students, professors and local residents gathered for a candlelight vigil in memory of Amadou Diallo...