A new documentary has been released about the failed efforts of Miami
residents to block the entry of the hardware store chain Home Depot.

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Larry Appelbaum of the Library of Congress recordings division talks about previously undiscovered tapes of a 1957 Carnegie Hall performance of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane.

Listen (NPR)

I’m adding the CD to the top of my to-buy list.

DirecTV satellite subscribers will be able to tune in 72 XM Satellite Radio channels free beginning in November.

Read (Washington Post)

Excellent! Now, I’ll be able to listen to XM in the living room and bedroom. I’ve tried using the MyFi’s FM modulator to send the XM signal to the living room and bedroom from the kitchen, but the signal just isn’t strong enough, and I can’t use the MyFi in either of those 2 rooms because I don’t have a good spot for the antenna in either room.

After years of planning, Virginia Beach’s efforts to revitalize and reposition the oceanfront are beginning to pay off. It is attracting more well-heeled travelers with more upscale lodging, refined cuisine and a new $203 million convention center.

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Turman Log Homes, a local homebuilder, has a new spokesperson.

The last line of the article states:

Big Tom is heading overseas for a third show that will be televised later this year.

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Is Tom Buchanan getting ready to do a third season of Survivor?

‘KING of the Hill” creator Mike Judge says this season, the show’s 10th, will be its last.

“There is an end in sight here,” Judge told The Post yesterday. “I think 10 [seasons] is a good, round number.”

Read (New York Post via [Broadcasting & Cable Beat](http://www.bcbeat.com/?q=node/662))

No, don’t stop yet. 15 sounds like a better round number.

Harbouritaville’s easygoing floating crab feasts have operated for two years, cruising along the Potomac River to Anacostia, Alexandria, Georgetown or wherever the party wants to go. The Captain has pre-loaded the feast from nearby Captain White’s Seafood City, and the crabs are heaped on plastic-cloth-covered tables along with corn steamed in its husks, hush puppies, containers of creamy coleslaw and dipping cups for malt vinegar. The boat’s coolers are stocked with sodas, juice and water, and guests are welcome to bring coolers filled with their own brands of ice-cold beverages.

Harbouritaville’s per-person cost of $60, tip included, for a party of 20, seems like a bargain.

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Redskins owner Daniel Snyder yesterday launched a bid to take control of struggling theme park company Six Flags.

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So, if Snyder gains control and the Redskins win the Super Bowl :D, will the MVP say, “I’m going to Six Flags”?

I’m in [Nags Head](http://www.nags-head.com) today, and the weather has been beautiful. We’ve had beautiful blue skies, highs in the 80’s, uncrowded beaches, and ocean temperatures that are just right. I wish I did not have to leave tomorrow morning.

I just watched the video of Johnny Cash’s Hurt for the first time in a long time, and I had forgotten how haunting, powerful, and great the video is. Wow! If you’ve never seen the video or haven’t seen it recently, it’s definitely worth checking out.

The organizers of this year’s Strawberry and Mountain Heritage Festival have found themselves in a jam. Not enough volunteers have stepped forward, and they’ve had to cancel the Stanardsville festival.

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In the late 1950s, photographer O. Winston Link decided to document the end of an era — steam-powered trains in pictures and sound recordings. Link’s assistant recalls some of the scenes they captured in the Virginia mountains.

The O. Winston Link Museum is located in Roanoke.
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Safari parks in China have agreed to stop feeding their lions and tigers large live animals such as horses — at least in public.

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