Pushed out of Park Slope by the forces of gentrification, he finally ended up just a mile from his birthplace in the Bronx.

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New York Times

Apartment Lost, Home Found New York Times, United States -6 hours ago Over a period of 15 years I watched as the neighborhood was transformed from combustible politically charged bohemia to a beer-soaked, hookah-ridden …

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Cannabis bongs and vaporizers to be banned? PR CannaZine (press release), UK -5 hours ago Hookah pipes are also used by some people, to smoke cannabis, which brings about something of a legal and cultural paradox. According to the cannabis lobby …

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The Flint Journal - MLive.com

Fenton is new home to Smoker's Depot outlet, manager says hookah… The Flint Journal - MLive.com, MI -19 hours ago by Eric Fish | Fenton Press Staff Photo | Eric Fish Scott Elis, manager of Smoker's Depot, shows off several hookahs sold in the store. …

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AMERICAN LEGION POST 202: Veterans’ lounge with pool, darts and jukebox. Service members, veterans welcome, along with their guests. Membership available by calling the post. 1101 E. Scott. 10 a.m.-midnight Monday through Friday, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, noon-midnight Sunday. (940) 322-8600.

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Tampabay.com

Top spots on the caffeine scene Tampabay.com, FL -8 hours ago While other places have latched onto the hookah craze, Al Aqsa gets points here for its authenticity. 10819 N 56th St., Tampa, (813) 988-0222. Mon.-Sat. …

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Tobacco Express smokes retail prices Charlottesville Daily Progress, VA -6 hours ago There are hookah hits — pre-measured flavored tobaccos for use in hookah pipes — and pipes from blown glass to meerschaum. “It made sense to move in here …

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Mariachi bands. Roller derbies. Wigs. Hookahs. Gay cowboys. Japanese karaoke singers. Golf clubs. S&M harnesses. Thai food. Salvadoran food. Live sex clubs. Pentecostal churches. Diamonds. Kimchee. Elegant past, eccentric present and redeveloped future. All this and more can be found in Commercial Center, the sprawling foursquare strip mall between the Strip and downtown.

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“I come here because you can get your cigarettes a lot cheaper,” said Germain Finch, 29.

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With America’s economic woes rising to a boil in 2008, Cape Fear restaurateurs could have said, “Put a fork in me; I’m done.”Some of them did, locking their shops and considering career changes. Mostly, though, they forged ahead, much like the region’s food scene.

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