Word: garden
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...philanthropy only some free grass-cutting. And not only did the University pay the Fly $33,000 for the land back in 1956, but ever since it has shelled out a total of over $45,000 in property taxes, in effect subsidizing a 13,000 square foot garden...
When the delegate assembly voted overwhelmingly for a walkout, Shanker went off to the Garden to seek a strike vote from the membership. "The issues have never been clearer," he declared. "The issue is conditions in the schools. Not only is there no education, but there is danger to the babies and the baby sitters...
...Manhattan watering hole nearly two years ago, Restaurateur Toots Shor, 72, seemed to be down for the ten-count. Not a chance. Last week the Runyonesque drinking companion to personae athletic, literary and political opened the swinging doors of a new bar across the street from Madison Square Garden. "A good saloonkeeper is the most important man in the community," philosophized Toots, whose jampacked first-night crowd included Yankee Manager Billy Martin, ex-Met Yogi Berra, former Heavyweight Champ Jack Dempsey and Basketball Commissioner Larry O'Brien. And what had the legendary raconteur been doing during these past...
...successful summer series of free Garden Concerts on the lawn of Longfellow's home, 105 Brattle Street in Cambridge, runs into the school year for as long as the weather is bearable. This Sunday, the Trafford String Trio plays Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn...
Before leaving for work, Doug takes a brief stroll down the narrow path to the bottom of his garden. Barrel-chested and brisk-gaited, as befits a onetime gymnast, he is a compact man who gives his height as "5 ft., buggerall" but is more like 5 ft. 5 in. He pauses to check his tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbages, beans, potatoes and onions. "These are my pride and joy," he says. "I look after them like my union members...