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Extra Extra: Checking in with Margaritaville Times Square, a year after Jimmy Buffett's passing
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James Ramsay
Published Aug 8, 2024
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Good Thursday afternoon in New York City, where everyone is wearing cowboy boots.
Here's what else is happening:
- The CDC says four new cases of listeria linked to Boar's Head cold cuts have been reported in New York and New Jersey.
- Metpar, a major manufacturer of bathroom stall partitions, is laying off 40 people at its Long Island factory.
- "Glenngary Glenn Ross" is returning to Broadway next spring with elite swearers Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr in the starring roles.
- Scoops, a 40-year-old vegan ice cream parlor on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, will not be evicted after the owner negotiated a new lease.
- As we approach the one-year anniversary of Jimmy Buffett's death, "Margaritaville Times Square is continuing to work to keep his legacy going by embodying the lifestyle and values he held near and dear to his heart."
- Congrats to Canadian pole vaulter and OnlyFans model Alysha Newman on her Olympic bronze medal.
- Antarctica: Leave it alone!
- And finally, gone fishin':
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