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Read details and the timeline on major city projectsSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 1:31AM"As comprehensive plan prepares a community for future growth and development, a community’s strategic plan helps identify and prioritize the specific projects that will assist the city to reach its destination," is the first sentence in the 2010 Gretna Strategic Plan released from Gretna City Hall last week.

Olivia, Ethan most popular names for Iowa newbornsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:06PMDES MOINES — Seraphina, Castiel and Everleigh may be namescatching on among trendsetters, but parents in Iowa are stickingwith more neo-traditional ones such as Olivia, Ava, Ethan and Jacobwhen naming their babies.

Crocker Art Museum Announces Inaugural Exhibitions for Expanded MuseumSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:33PMWayne Thiebaud, Flood Waters, 2006. Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 in. Courtesy of Paul Thiebaud Gallery, New York. © Wayne Thiebaud, licensed by VAGA, NY. SACRAMENTO, CA.-

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 31/7Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:18AMAn exhibition of art and literature about Thang Long-Hanoi will be held from October 1 to 10 at the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre in Hanoi to celebrate the capital’s 1000th anniversary, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Jewish Fusion Music Key to Budapest’s ‘Jewstock’ FestivalSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:09AMFlora Polnauer, 28, tilts back her head, half closes her eyes and hums a few bars of a song by her hip-hop/funk/reggae band HaGesher.