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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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Red and green chile sauce together with the same dish.

Another name for a laundromat, taken from Houston's rich "Spanglish" vernacular.

A style of housing dating back to the 17th century, similar to a town home; very common in the older parts of D.C.

Sliding down snow or ice covered hills on "borrowed" cafeteria trays used as makeshift sleds or saucers, mostly by UW students, and particularly on the hill toward the lake from Observatory Drive near Elizabeth Waters Residence Hall (dorm), and less often down Bascom Hill or elsewhere around campus.

Bostonian for 'sprinkles', the type used to garnish ice cream cones.