Article: Maryland woman wins local qualifier in Nathan's contest

Article: A 21st-century makeover for a quirky amusement park; Residents of New York's Coney Island welcome - warily - a pricey face-lift.(USA)
The Christian Science Monitor;  June 21, 2004 ;     658 words ......the world when it opened in 1904 at Coney Island's Dreamland. Back then the seaside resort...and far-flung. A hundred years later Coney Island is still a center of American bizarro...current of eccentricity still runs through Coney Island, larger political and corporate forces...

Article: Coney Island survives ups and downs
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 21, 1997 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK - Coney Island has the smell of an underdog. Even...boardwalk cleanses the humble soul. Coney Island defies the winds of change. And it...populated it. The name evolved into Coney Island. Between the 1820s and the 1850s...

Article: Close up on: Coney Island
The Village Voice;  August 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Coney Island saw the world's first roller coaster...around the continent. During its peak, Coney Island was a playground for the rich and poor...amusement park in the world. In a sense, Coney Island was a microcosm of New York City, a...

Article: Makeover could turn historic Coney Island into tony amusement island
AP Worldstream;  May 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Dateline: NEW YORK Springtime has come to Coney Island, with all the familiar signs of the...debuted. After a half-century of neglect, Coney Island is targeted for a $1 billion (euro780...it's already the buzz of the beach. "Coney Island seemed like it was in a time warp, and...

Article: Coney Island awaits its fate after developer devours land
Naperville Sun, The (IL);  October 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......skin, Ruby's Bar & Grill has been an imprint of Coney Island since 1948. It is the last vintage tavern on the...hotel and time-share units on 10 acres of land at Coney Island. Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park is on 3.1 acres sold...

Article: Makeover Could Turn Coney Island Tony
AP Online;  May 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ......YORK The landmark parachute tower at Coney Island amusement park stands near the entrance...2006. After a half-century of neglect, Coney Island is targeted for a $1 billion renovation...Bebeto Matthews) It's springtime in Coney Island, with all the familiar signs of the...

Article: CONEY ISLAND'S LAST RIDE? THE BULLDOZER!
The Village Voice;  April 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......amuse you The season's first visitors to Coney Island can already see that the batting cages...announced a huge redevelopment project in Coney Island, featuring an indoor water park, a hotel...plan; the city insists that condos in Coney Island would violate ...

Article: Boardwalk blues; Coney Island awaits its fate after developer devours land, makes plans
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Ruby's Bar & Grill has been an imprint of Coney Island since 1948. It is the last vintage tavern...time-share units on 10 acres of land at Coney Island. In Chicago, Thor closed Trader Vic...building at 36 S. State into condos. Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park is on 3.1...

Article: CONEY ISLAND GLIDE ON THE 'CHUTE AND RIDE ON THE COASTER - CHANTS OF THE P AST SOURED BY A GRITTY SLUM.(Local)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 21, 1986 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Philip Lentz Coney Island's towering Parachute Jump, a jumble...death-defying rides and amusements, Coney Island is now a gritty slum by the sea...a minor league baseball team to Coney Island. Yes, they're talking about bringing...

Article: Cyclones power Coney Island revival
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 5, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Wheeeeee--as in Jiannetti. The Cyclones play on Coney Island. Coney Island is America's grittiest playground. Truth and fiction...pitch of the amusement park, and the truth is Coney Island is on a major comeback. The Cyclones are part...

Article: A mind-boggling Coney Island of the future
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 28, 2006 ;     680 words ......County, NJ) 05-28-2006 A mind-boggling Coney Island of the future -- $1 billion makeover...Editions NEW YORK — It's spring in Coney Island, with all the familiar signs of the...debuted. After a half-century of neglect, Coney Island is targeted for a $1 billion renovation...

Article: Scary ride at Coney Island
The Village Voice;  June 29, 2005 ;     680 words ......Mermaid Parade drew record throngs to Coney Island for Brooklyn's yearly celebration of...has become the defining feature of a Coney Island that is beginning to reclaim its throne...low-budget populist entertainment. But Coney Island's success, some fear, may prove to be...

Article: EVENT: 'Freaks, Geeks and Carnies' photo show offers a glimpse of Coney Island past
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  April 27, 2003 ;     567 words ......Carnies: Early 20th-Century Photographs of Coney Island," a Museum in the Community exhibit...Brice Brown of Milton, Pa., depicts Coney Island in its glory days before the Depression...black-and-white photographs depict every facet of Coney Island, from contestants in a 1929 beauty ...

Article: Tension builds over Coney Island rebuilding plan
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 5, 2008 ;     685 words ......most exciting times of the year for Coney Island: Crowds line the boardwalk to watch...authenticity, this would be the year to come to Coney Island, because ... change is coming," said...Developer Joseph Sitt, who owns 11 acres of Coney Island, wants to break ground next year on...