From the tallest skyscraper in the City of Brotherly Love to Canadian tourism copywriting brilliance, here's what you should know from our -ist cities: This week, Phillyist took a gleeful listen to the White Stripes' exciting new release, watched in awe as their new tallest skyscraper was finally completed, found a cheaper way to get to Gothamist, invented a tasty new dessert, and brought back their Craigslist Round-Up feature with a bang. Bostonist watches...
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Texas has lost a legend in Freddy Fender, who lost his battle with lung cancer this weekend at the age of 69, at his home in Corpus Christi, with his family by his side. Baldemar Huerta, now known to the world as Freddy Fender, was born in 1937 in San Benito, Texas in "The Valley", the son of migrant workers. He made his first radio appearance at the age of 10 in Harlingen. Regionally,...
The Houston area is under a tornado watch until 1 p.m. today as a cold front moves through, bringing potentially severe thunderstorms. Other parts of the state had a taste of wild weather yesterday: A series of strong storms rolled through North Texas, and in the Valley, winds gusting to near 50 mph knocked down power lines and may have caused a small grass fire near Harlingen. Forecasters say the storms should be out...
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