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The ‘City That Fun Forgot’ Is Hiring a Nightlife Czar
14Nov By adminNo Comments
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The ‘City That Fun Forgot’ Is Hiring a Nightlife Czar

Nov. 14, 2023 10:03 am ETOTTAWA—Canada’s capital wants to shed its image as a party pooper. Canadians know Ottawa as the home of government, where roughly a quarter of the metropolitan area’s 1.5 million residents work in the public sector. They also know Ottawa, fairly or not, as “the city that fun forgot,” a moniker penned over four decades ago by the late Canadian political commentator and satirist Allan Fotheringham. The label has stuck. YouTube celebrities have traveled here to document whether Ottawa is as drab as advertised.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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A City’s Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Meets Die-Hard Bureaucrats
10Nov By adminNo Comments
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A City’s Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Meets Die-Hard Bureaucrats

SHIJIAZHUANG, China—Memphis has Elvis Presley. Liverpool has the Beatles. The northern Chinese industrial city of Shijiazhuang has to make do with the Omnipotent Youth Society, a local indie-rock band that found national fame from a song unfavorably titled “Kill That Guy From Shijiazhuang.”Local boosters are determined to build this city on rock ’n’ roll, no matter the hurdles. The effort has also run into discord from unhappy residents—and has to contend with the city’s own bureaucracy. Every music performance in China needs to be vetted, down to a band’s costumes and lyrics, and officials have long acted more like The Man than rock rebels. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The City That Learned to Be Proud That It SUX
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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The City That Learned to Be Proud That It SUX

SIOUX CITY, Iowa—This community, long known for unpleasant smells wafting from its now-closed stockyards and still lacking some of the niceties enjoyed by other midsize cities, has always felt a bit looked down upon. Its airport code hasn’t helped.Sioux Gateway Airport, or SUX as it appears on tickets and bag tags, has been the butt of jokes in Iowa and beyond for decades.After complaints and failed efforts to change the code, Sioux City decided to lean into its unfortunate designation and, more recently, has expanded it well beyond the airport. Area businesses are increasingly embracing the branding and SUX is popping up all over the place.Poo SUX is a pooper scooper service for pets. RentSUX is a leasing company. Cleaning SUX is a commercial-cleaning firm. Radon SUX helps people mitigat...
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What Does It Take to Make Millet Taste Good?
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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What Does It Take to Make Millet Taste Good?

Listen to article(2 minutes)NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent the first half of 2023 working on a secret project: a song about millet.The pop-rock tune—performed by a Grammy Award winning singer with a section featuring Modi speaking about the prosperity and radiance of millet—extols the virtues of an ancient grain that has been cultivated in Asia and Africa for thousands of years. Modi’s government declared 2023 the Year of Millets, saying the grain could help alleviate world hunger, boost health and help small farmers.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Looking for Love In D.C.? Call Sen. Chuck Grassley
19Oct By adminNo Comments
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Looking for Love In D.C.? Call Sen. Chuck Grassley

Listen to article(2 minutes)The staid and solemn halls of power—all dark wood and ugly carpets—aren’t an obvious setting for romance to flourish. But one small corner of Capitol Hill has emerged as D.C.’s own Love Island.Sen. Chuck Grassley, one of the longest-serving senators in history, is somewhat of a matchmaker. Twenty couples—so far—met while working for the Republican lawmaker and eventually got married, according to his office. Current and former staffers who have tied the knot say the longtime Iowa senator revels in the number of staffers who found love with one another.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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