downtown
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"Without vendors, I don't think Hanoi is Hanoi anymore," said Nguyen Thi Hoan, 58, who used to sell flowers on the pavement outside a large downtown apartment complex.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Trump had to be evacuated from the dinner at a downtown Washington hotel on April 25 after shots erupted at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom venue.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Before Dogstar heads overseas, the trio will perform Tuesday night at the Grammy Museum in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Crews have repaved streets in downtown Washington and repainted lamp posts.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The food is all shipped to twenty checkpoints across the state, the dogs are trucked into downtown Anchorage to the staging area on Fourth Street where there is—ridiculously—no snow and they must bring it in.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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