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		<title>Hello City Planner</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2012/02/hello-city-planner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After six years on the Norwalk Zoning Commission, I can only ruefully laugh at how this dialog echoes many meetings I had to endure. If you want small businesses to open, government bureaucracy needs to streamline.&#160;
Here&#8217;s a modest proposal, active floor space is active floor space. If a business wants to put tables, server over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Stop With The Pink Ribbons</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2012/02/lets-stop-with-the-pink-ribbons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be boycotting any Komen for the Cure branded product and here&#39;s why. Breast Cancer is not some corporation&#39;s product to be defended in court. It is a disease. When Komen introduced the &#34;pink ribbon&#34; to raise the awareness of breast cancer, that was a public good. It was an act to encourage women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hartford Gets $1.7 Million Fed Grant to Improve Pedestrian Access</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/10/hartford-gets-1-7-million-fed-grant-to-improve-pedestrian-access/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourct.com/2011/10/hartford-gets-1-7-million-fed-grant-to-improve-pedestrian-access/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How frustrating is it to residents in Norwalk when the only grants that ever get applied for are &#34;planning&#34; grants while other cities in Connecticut manage to land implementation grants?
&#160;

Hartford: City Gets $1.7 Million Federal Grant For Street Improvements Near Union Station
The city has received a $1.7 million federal transportation grant to help improve pedestrian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norwalk Political Debate Schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/10/norwalk-political-debate-schedule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 20, 2011 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to October 20, 2011 9:00 pm 9:00 pm. October 24, 2011 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to October 24, 2011 9:00 pm 9:00 pm. October 26, 2011 4:00 pm 4:00 pm to October 26, 2011 9:00 pm 9:00 pm. October 27, 2011 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to October 27, 2011 9:00 pm 9:00 pm. November 2, 2011 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to November 2, 2011 9:00 pm 9:00 pm. November 3, 2011 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to November 3, 2011 9:00 pm 9:00 pm. ] The Norwalk debate season is kicking up so here's the list of debates scheduled thus far. For entertainment value you can check out the last municipal election debate coverage and compare how the victors fared.]]></description>
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		<title>Interior Designers’ Tag Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/10/interior-designers%e2%80%99-tag-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 29, 2011 10:00 am 10:00 am to October 29, 2011 4:00 pm 4:00 pm. ] 

The CT Chapter of ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) is sponsoring an Interior Designers’ Tag Sale featuring a large collection of high-end home furnishings available at very reasonable prices. Buyers can browse through an enormous variety of furniture and home accessories.  Many of these items were custom-made for demanding clients but never used. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roton Point Book Signing</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/10/roton-point-book-signing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yourct.com/?p=8355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 13, 2011 6:31 pm 6:31 pm to September 13, 2011 7:31 pm 7:31 pm. September 14, 2011 1:30 pm 1:30 pm to September 14, 2011 2:30 pm 2:30 pm. October 17, 2011 7:30 pm 7:30 pm to October 17, 2011 8:30 pm 8:30 pm. November 1, 2011 6:00 pm 6:00 pm to November 1, 2011 8:00 pm 8:00 pm. ] We are having book signing and presentation for the "Roton Point" book at the following locations:

1. Reading Garden at Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield Ave, Bpt Sept. 13th 6:30pm, Rainy Faye Books will be supplying the event.

2. Darien Library, 1441 Post Road Darien, Sept. 14th 1:30pm

3. New Canaan Library, Oct. 17th 7:30pm

4. We will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sheltering the homeless, one coat at a time</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/09/sheltering-the-homeless-one-coat-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourct.com/2011/09/sheltering-the-homeless-one-coat-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stats nationwide say that there are too many homeless people seeking help at shelters. Enter a young design student, Veronika Scott,  who took a stab at solving the problem by designing a coat for the homeless which doubles up as a sleeping bag:
A design student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Scott conceived her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Play for Change September 17th 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/09/play-for-change-september-17th-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourct.com/2011/09/play-for-change-september-17th-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 17, 2011 10:00 am; ] From the Play for Change website:

The 1st annual PLAYING FOR CHANGE DAY – on September 17, 2011 – is a global day of action where musicians of all varieties perform on stages, cafés, city squares, and street corners worldwide and raise money to bring music into the lives of young people.

This year's event carries the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock me like a Hurricane</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/08/rock-me-like-a-hurricane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well enough people have been saying &#8220;Danger Will Robinson&#8221; to fill the airwaves and the tubes with dire warnings and stuff to stimulate the milk, candles and bread industry. Ever wonder why we have this collective urge to shop before impending weather disasters? I&#8217;ve always been baffled. It&#8217;s not like you can&#8217;t just turn on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peeps Show Opening/Pop-Up Gallery-August 24. 6:30-10pm. SONO</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2011/08/peeps-show-openingpop-up-gallery-august-24-630-10pm-sono/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourct.com/2011/08/peeps-show-openingpop-up-gallery-august-24-630-10pm-sono/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>turfgrrl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ August 24, 2011 6:30 pm 6:30 pm to August 24, 2011 10:00 pm 10:00 pm. August 25, 2011 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to August 25, 2011 10:00 pm 10:00 pm. August 26, 2011 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to August 26, 2011 9:00 pm 9:00 pm. ] NORWALK--  Twelve Firing Circuit Artists will be exhibiting at the mARTket Pop-Up Gallery

136 Washington St., South Norwalk, Ct. (home of the old Sweet Rexies/next to Donavan's).
Opening Reception: Wednesday August 24, 2011 from 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Gallery Hours:
Thursday and Friday - 4 pm - 10 pm
Saturday - 3 pm - 10 pm
Sunday - 12 noon - 6 [...]]]></description>
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