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Entries Tagged as 'Altoona'

Altoona Musicians Shocked: Hair Metal Out?

February 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

New Barnes and Noble book store in Altoona opens up cultural contact with rest of the world
Altoona, the town that culture forgot, took another sharp blow–this time to its thriving hair metal music scene, a musical tradition in the city for the past two decades. Since the recent opening of the Altoona Barnes and Noble, […]

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HGTV Plans Altoona Version of “Reassign My Real Estate”

January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Real Estate Ventures Go Prime Slime
HGTV, or home and garden television, is exploring a pilot television program that will be filmed in Altoona. The proposed show, called Reassign My Real Estate, spotlights agents who buy properties and then quickly assign those property rights to another business or industry.
“It’s really fun to get the surprised look […]

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Local Sluts Angered at Lack of Press

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Front page seems unattainable for area’s white trash hotties
As the press wallows in news about Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan on an almost daily basis, local sluts are feeling left out.
Brittney Peters, Britani Andersen and Britni Sellings, all Altoona natives, say their recent run-ins with police have barely warranted a sentence on page […]

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