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...brunch" on yelp.com and other sites will pull up a myriad of restaurants that offer the liquid bargain in places like San Francisco, Washington, and Chicago. Some sites such as washingtonian.com and sheckys.com have even compiled brunch lists based on the alcohol deals. Though restaurants in America's more affluent cities likely won't provide an all-you-can-eat meal for under $7, it seems many of them will let patrons drink a whole lot for somewhere under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Low Prices and Booze Put Brunch on the Rise | 11/21/2009 | See Source »

...home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh, sits down a tree-lined street in an affluent corner of the capital, Dhaka. Tourists and locals file into the compound daily to view its insides and his personal belongings - a dressing gown, old books, his favorite pipe. But they also come to see signs of his death. On Aug. 15, 1975, soldiers rushed into the house at dawn, shooting indiscriminately, killing Mujib - as he is known - and 19 others. Traces of the blood that splattered the staircase where he fell are preserved beneath panes of glass, as are bullet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can an Execution Help Heal Bangladesh? | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...continued presence in Detroit offers inner-city boys a way out. But it also gives affluent suburban students a way into a city that has long been neglected by its neighbors. For them, an education at U of D doesn't involve just driving across city lines to attend classes. Seniors are required to spend every Wednesday morning on a service project in the city. And students in all grades (7 through 12) volunteer their time for no credit. Last year they spent more than 3,500 hours in activities from tutoring public-school kids to delivering food to disabled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jesuit Message Drives Detroit's Last Catholic School | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...arrested at his parents' house in Sudbury, Mass., an affluent Boston suburb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alleged U.S. Terrorist Tarek Mehanna | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...decision to return was not only economic, though. Tossed into the mix are being close to family and the possibilities offered by Lima, especially for the affluent. "This is a very personal decision, but it plays a major role. There is a lifestyle here that is different. If I wanted to go golfing in New York on a Saturday, I could, but it would involve driving a few hours and paying a few hundred dollars. Here, I get in the car, and I am on the course in five minutes," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lima's Lure | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

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