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| Blog Name: | The City Desk |
| Url: | http://thecitydesk.net |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | fiction, urbanism, humor |
| Description: | The City Desk (http://thecitydesk.net) is a regularly-updated collection of stories and news items about a city of indeterminate size in an indeterminate location, based upon real events, urban legends or out-and-out lies, written by a group of talented contributors from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and many other cities across the country. Or, as we like to put it, "Fictional urbanism." Urban reportage and history without pesky "facts" |
| Popularity: | 54 Followers |
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When Shopping This Friday…
Try and remember the real reason for the day’s commemoration- forty-five years ago, to the day. And try to observe a moment of silence wherever you are, at 7:48 pm. Thank you.
Try and remember the real reason for the day’s commemoration- forty-five years ago, to the day. And try to observe a moment of silence wherever you are, at 7:48 pm. Thank you.
Friday Facts: Narnia, Math, Linguistics, Lascivious Radios
:: Median age of mathematics texts used in city public schools: 18 years :: Median tenure of mathematics teachers in city schools: 4.5 years :: Median SAT mathematics score, city schools (2008): 485 :: Percentage of 12th graders in city schools who know how ‘median’ differs from ‘average’: 38% :: A city ordinance passed in 1931 prohibited the hiring [...]
:: Median age of mathematics texts used in city public schools: 18 years :: Median tenure of mathematics teachers in city schools: 4.5 years :: Median SAT mathematics score, city schools (2008): 485 :: Percentage of 12th graders in city schools who know how ‘median’ differs from ‘average’: 38% :: A city ordinance passed in 1931 prohibited the hiring [...]
City’s First Subway Car Found
The second week of June 1901 saw the formal opening of the City’s first subway- what was to become today’s Brown Line- a modest straight line connecting the old Central Depot (across from Old City Hall, now Ludlow Plaza Station) and the Ostahanoc River, taking in the Downtown/Central Corridor areas, as well as the bustling [...]
The second week of June 1901 saw the formal opening of the City’s first subway- what was to become today’s Brown Line- a modest straight line connecting the old Central Depot (across from Old City Hall, now Ludlow Plaza Station) and the Ostahanoc River, taking in the Downtown/Central Corridor areas, as well as the bustling [...]
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