Big Apple, tiny unit

Published 7:45 pm Monday, July 9, 2012

Big Apple, tiny unit

The soft drink ban makes sense now: New York City is encouraging developers to build apartment “micro-units,” with space for one to two people and measuring no more than 300 square feet, about the size of a college dorm room.

The micro-units will come with a hot plate, your choice of poster — Bob Marley, Coldplay or Justin Bieber — and a sock to hang on the doorknob to let your roommate know that you’re entertaining.

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Wheels of justice: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to prevent it from moving forward with its allegations that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs during his career. The judge made his decision just hours after Armstrong’s lawyers filed the suit.

With the same-day ruling U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks was awarded the yellow jersey in the Tour de Court.

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Don’t let the sun catch you frying: Now that the sun has stuck around for longer than a day at a time, Western Washington residents are reacquainting themselves with the product known as sunscreen.

Just a few reminders to refresh your memory: Apply it to the skin; do not eat sunscreen. No matter what your older brother tells you, sunscreen does not make you invisible. And that glowing globe in the sky? That’s the sun.

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