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      <description><![CDATA[Who were the big new bands in each year? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/best-new-band-each-year-1970s-2010s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Standing out from the fall flurry. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/biggest-september-rock-metal-releases/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What a wide-ranging decade. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/best-new-rock-metal-band-each-year-1970s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Boston Cop Painfully Botches Playground Slide (WATCH)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 02:21:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[He might need to call for backup after this. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/252/p/boston-cop-slide/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Bands Whose Guitarist Is the Only Original Member Left</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The guitarists endured when all other members changed. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/bands-guitarist-only-original-member-left-rock-metal/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Static-X reschedule their tour dates with Fear Factory, Dope and Mushroomhead. <a href="https://wgrd.com/static-x-tour-fear-factory-dope-mushroomhead-twiztid/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:35:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Nirvana's grunge anthem bore a resemblance to Boston's hit song - and Kurt Cobain knew it.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/nirvana-smells-like-teen-spirit-boston-more-than-a-feeling/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As more and more people are starting to travel once again, on Friday Allegiant Airlines announced two new round-trip flights out of Grand Rapids, MI's Gerald R. Ford International Airport. <a href="https://wgrd.com/allegiant-announces-two-new-flights-from-the-gerald-r-ford-international-airport/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[These new parking meters stand about 5'6 and now residents are having a hard time paying for parking.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:01:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sixth grade science teacher John King is teaching his students from a mobile classroom, which just happens to be an actual bus he purchased so he can do more with his students.
Source: CBS Local
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sixth grade science teacher John King is teaching his students from a mobile classroom, which just happens to be an actual bus he purchased so he can do more with his students.
Source: CBS Local
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To celebrate, Allegiant is offering rates as low as $33 right now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/you-can-now-fly-directly-to-l-a-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[To celebrate, Allegiant is offering rates as low as $33 right now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/you-can-now-fly-directly-to-l-a-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 12:40:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Really? <a href="https://wgrd.com/report-claims-detroit-is-not-the-best-city-for-hockey-fans/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Really? <a href="https://wgrd.com/report-claims-detroit-is-not-the-best-city-for-hockey-fans/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Live and Bush announce the ALT-IMATE Summer 2019 tour. See dates here. <a href="https://wgrd.com/live-bush-2019-summer-tour/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Live and Bush announce the ALT-IMATE Summer 2019 tour. See dates here. <a href="https://wgrd.com/live-bush-2019-summer-tour/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Suburban Boston Home Rigged to Explode For When Light Switch Got Flipped [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:16:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If MacGyver had ever decided to use his talents for evil instead of good, this is what he'd come up with. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-boston-home-rigged-to-explode-for-when-light-switch-got-flipped-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If MacGyver had ever decided to use his talents for evil instead of good, this is what he&apos;d come up with. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-boston-home-rigged-to-explode-for-when-light-switch-got-flipped-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:30:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I'm sure that the record snowfall in Boston has been challenging for those who live there.
As a resident of West Michigan, though, I find myself being maybe a little unsympathetic: &quot;Oh, you call that a blizzard? We call it Tuesday.&quot;
Maybe it's because we're used to getting pummeled with snow that it just seems like we freak out less. <a href="https://wgrd.com/boston-mayor-has-to-tell-residents-to-stop-jumping-out-of-windows-into-snow-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I&apos;m sure that the record snowfall in Boston has been challenging for those who live there.
As a resident of West Michigan, though, I find myself being maybe a little unsympathetic: &amp;quot;Oh, you call that a blizzard? We call it Tuesday.&amp;quot;
Maybe it&apos;s because we&apos;re used to getting pummeled with snow that it just seems like we freak out less. <a href="https://wgrd.com/boston-mayor-has-to-tell-residents-to-stop-jumping-out-of-windows-into-snow-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Naked Man Falls Through Airport Bathroom Ceiling, Attacks Old Man (Video)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:58:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This story may make you a little more nervous when using public restrooms. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-naked-man-falls-through-airport-bathroom-ceiling-attacks-old-man-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This story may make you a little more nervous when using public restrooms. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-naked-man-falls-through-airport-bathroom-ceiling-attacks-old-man-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:18:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A transit cop in Boston is in danger of losing his job after it was revealed he runs an extremely offensive Facebook page mocking people of race, religion, sexual orientation, social status and more, WCVB-TV reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-boston-transit-cop-under-fire-for-racist-facebook-posts-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A transit cop in Boston is in danger of losing his job after it was revealed he runs an extremely offensive Facebook page mocking people of race, religion, sexual orientation, social status and more, WCVB-TV reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-boston-transit-cop-under-fire-for-racist-facebook-posts-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:28:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you were to see this guy walking down the street, you probably wouldn't think twice about him. He just looks like an average guy.  
But it turns out that 26-year-old Joe from Boston is actually homeless and lives on the streets of New York. And, if you want to get technical, he's really only homeless a couple of days a week. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-youre-going-to-hate-this-homeless-millennial-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you were to see this guy walking down the street, you probably wouldn&apos;t think twice about him. He just looks like an average guy.  
But it turns out that 26-year-old Joe from Boston is actually homeless and lives on the streets of New York. And, if you want to get technical, he&apos;s really only homeless a couple of days a week. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-youre-going-to-hate-this-homeless-millennial-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:15:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday while taking in a Houston Astros-Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Matthew McConaughey was interviewed by NESN. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-according-to-matthew-mcconaughey-fanny-packs-are-back-in-style-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On Monday while taking in a Houston Astros-Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Matthew McConaughey was interviewed by NESN. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-according-to-matthew-mcconaughey-fanny-packs-are-back-in-style-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Boston Radio Guy Will Probably Get Fired for Erin Andrews Rant [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The big story from the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday night was the controversy surrounding St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter.  
While being interviewed during the game, Wainwright, basically, said that he pitched a softball to Jeter out of respect, since he's retiring and this is his last All-Star Game.  
That caused everyone to frea <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-boston-radio-guy-will-probably-get-fired-for-erin-andrews-rant-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The big story from the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday night was the controversy surrounding St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter.  
While being interviewed during the game, Wainwright, basically, said that he pitched a softball to Jeter out of respect, since he's retiring and this is his last All-Star Game.  
That caused everyone to frea <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-boston-radio-guy-will-probably-get-fired-for-erin-andrews-rant-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Red Sox Color Commentator Jerry Remy Loses Tooth During Cubs Game Broadcast [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:02:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[About halfway through the broadcast of the Boston Red Sox-Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball game Wednesday night, Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy had something happen to him that has never happened before: His tooth fell out. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-red-sox-color-commentator-jerry-remy-loses-tooth-during-cubs-game-broadcast-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[About halfway through the broadcast of the Boston Red Sox-Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball game Wednesday night, Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy had something happen to him that has never happened before: His tooth fell out. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-red-sox-color-commentator-jerry-remy-loses-tooth-during-cubs-game-broadcast-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:45:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 260. On Tuesday, the city of Boston commemorated the event with a brief ceremony on Boylston Street. <a href="https://wgrd.com/boston-holds-ceremony-to-commemorate-one-year-after-marathon-bombings-photos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 260. On Tuesday, the city of Boston commemorated the event with a brief ceremony on Boylston Street. <a href="https://wgrd.com/boston-holds-ceremony-to-commemorate-one-year-after-marathon-bombings-photos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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