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Augusta, ME
92 Moose : Bills itself as "Central Maine's #1 Hit Music Station". Popular Top 40 type station at 92.3 on the FM...  
Riverfront Barbecue and Grill : Restaurant started in the early 2000s on Water Street in a 100+ year old building massively renovated for the process....  
Gin Mill, The : Upscale bar developed ca. 2008 above Riverfront barbecue and Grill on Water Street in downtown...  
Augusta Crossing : Shopping area developed ca. 2006 east of I-95 and south of Western Avenue, largely on wooded land once owned by the...  
Cony : The longtime name of Augusta's high school. It was formerly located on Cony Circle east of downtown but moved into a...  
 

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1. Bob Marley : Bob Marley is a very funny comedian that hails from Portland. He often makes jokes revolving around New England and the...  
2. Head Light : Portland Head Light. This is a lighthouse located in Cape Elizabeth, at the south of Portland. This is a magnificent...  
3. House That Ruth Built, The : This is a nickname for Yankee Stadium, referring to baseball legend Babe Ruth.  
4. Madison Mallards : Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the Mallards are a Northwoods League baseball team. They play their home games at Warner...
5. Marquette Interchange : An interchange for I-94, I-794, and I-43 in downtown Milwaukee near Marquette University. This is currently under...  
6. Old Port : Old Port Exchange. This area runs along the Portland Harbor and generates the Portland night-life. There is a large bar...  
7. Terrace Chairs : The colored (orange, yellow and green) metal chairs outside at the Memorial Union Terrace. You can buy replica terrace...

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Nickname for the open green space behind Witte Hall, one of the few such spaces in the Southeast Dorm area. On warmer days, students congregate in the backyard in large numbers.

In 1998, Topeka Mayor Joan Wagnon renamed the Kansas capital "ToPikachu" for a day as part of a promotional event to mark Pokémon's debut in the United States. Even now, it's hard to think of Topeka without thinking of ToPikachu.

A Chamorro is an indigenous person of Guam. It is also the native language.

For some reason, low-numbered license plates have become a status symbol in Rhode Island, to the point of a rash of illegal auctions taking place for these prestigious items.

An adjective used to describe something that is Wisconsin-like, or a noun that simply means Wisconsinite. Wisconsinites are often called "Sconnies" outside of the state. The word is now gaining traction within Wisconsin as well, largely the result of the company "Sconnie Nation" that was founded by two UW-Madison students in their Lakeshore dorm room.