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Adele Las Vegas residency: Reports singer cancelled over swimming pool design
More details have leaked about Adele’s shocking Las Vegas cancellation, with reports the singer was angry over a swimming pool design. Singer Adele cancelled her Las Vegas residency after launching into a furious rant at a swimming pool stunt planned for the big-money shows, a source has said. The British pop star was supposed to stand in the middle of one while belting out her hits – but likened the final design to an “old pond” and refused, a source told The Sun. Adele, 33, tearfully cancelled her three-month run of concerts at Caesars Palace last week just 24 hours before they were due to begin. A US source told…
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Paducah City Swimming Pool subject of fundraising efforts
Lara K. Richards The City of Paducah is trying to “Make a Splash” in 2022. It has launched a $575,000 campaign to restore its historic 1937 Works Progress Administration swimming pool, which has been closed since 2018. The pool is a very dear piece of the community’s rich history, and restoring it is important to help keep those fond memories alive, according to Paducah Pool Committee President Mona Gregory. “The closing of the pool – this pool had a lot of history. It meant a lot to my mom and dad, to our family members,” said Gregory, whose family has called Paducah home for several generations. “This is one thing…
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Altoona house for sale includes pool, theater on 3/4 acre
1720 Everwood Court SW, Altoona Enjoy luxurious indoor and outdoor living in this Tuscan ranch in the Venbury neighborhood in Altoona. From the exquisite details and architectural design to the comfortable spaces perfect for relaxing or entertaining, you’ll be hard pressed to find anything missing in this property for this price. The courtyard entrance leads to a double-door entryway, where you’ll immediately be swept away by the high ceilings, arched doorways, exposed brick and wide trim. The great room features a massive fireplace flanked by lighted built-ins. The kitchen showcases a 12-foot island with seating, as well as a hidden pantry and commercial-grade appliances. Windows above the cupboards flood the…
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Silver Belt | New partnership boosts Globe pool project
With a new partner on board for its Community Center swimming pool rehabilitation project, the City of Globe is envisioning the possibility of a bigger and better pool area than originally planned. At a special City Council meeting last Tuesday, it was announced that Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center has joined in on the project, extending the city a $1.5 million partnership offer. “Our board is very excited to be able to partner with you to bring something amazing to the community,” said hospital CEO Neal Jensen. “By working together we can get a better project.” “With the Globe City Council’s prior commitment to the rehabilitation of the Community Center…
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Lake Worth Beach city commission will wait to discuss municipal pool
LAKE WORTH BEACH — After years of discussions, workshops, public meetings and no swimming in Lake Worth Beach’s long-shuttered municipal pool, the city commission decided on Tuesday to… wait some more. The five-person board is in agreement that the pool, located a stone’s throw from the Atlantic Ocean at the city’s beach complex, must reopen after being closed since 2016. But how to get there is a matter of opinion. Commissioners convened Tuesday for a special meeting scheduled to finish drafting an “invitation to negotiate,” a procurement process that allows the city to enter into discussions with developers interested in a public-private partnership that puts the pool back in use. Before that discussion could begin, Mayor Betty Resch proposed…
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Fort Worth finds money for bigger Forest Park Pool
Fort Worth’s new Forest Park Pool will keep its eight lane and 50-meter design after residents objected to an earlier plan that would have reduced the pool to four lanes and 25 meters. Epic Helicopters Epic Helicopters Fort Worth’s new Forest Park Pool will keep its eight lane and 50-meter design after residents objected to an earlier plan that would have reduced the pool to four lanes and 25 meters. At a September meeting, several residents expressed their frustration with the 25-meter design saying it deprived the public of an Olympic-style swimming pool. That design also limited the depth of the pool to 4.45 feet, which would make it impossible…
