Developer wants casinos in Miami Beach, downtown Miami – Miami Herald
The developer of a massive project in downtown Miami is quietly considering a campaign to amend Florida’s Constitution to allow Las Vegas-style casinos in the city and open the door for a similar casino at Miami Beach’s famed Fontainebleau Hotel. A
Source: www.miamiherald.com

State announces recipients of Great Places grants – Chicago Tribune
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa ‘s Department of Cultural Affairs has selected four sites to receive grants from the state’s Great Places program. The DCA announced on Thursday that sites in Marquette/McGregor, Spencer, Warren County and West Union will all
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Victim in OJ case a reluctant witness – News.com.au
A VICTIM of an alleged armed robbery led by OJ Simpson testified that he did not want to press charges, in a dramatic twist to the sports star’s trial today. Alfred Beardsley, one of the two sports memorabilia traders allegedly confronted by Simpson
Source: www.news.com.au

Culture isn’t on the debate agenda – Los Angeles Times
If history is any guide, we can say one thing for certain about the 2008 presidential debates, which are expected to get underway tonight in a televised performance at the University of Mississippi. There will be no discussion — none at all — of U
Source: www.latimes.com

Simpson witness doubts recording of Vegas confrontation – Los Angeles Times
LAS VEGAS — One of the memorabilia dealers who O.J. Simpson and five associates allegedly robbed at gunpoint testified Thursday that he considered a recording of the encounter — which is a key piece of evidence in the prosecution’s case — a “work
Source: www.latimes.com

Watch Those Elbows: Wynn’s $139 Million Picasso Joins N.Y. Show – Bloomberg
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — A $139 million Picasso painting damaged by billionaire owner Stephen Wynn when he somehow poked his elbow through it will be publicly shown for the first time since the 2006 mishap. The patched-up “Le Reve,” or “The Dream
Source: www.bloomberg.com

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