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He ground the block of dry paint into a fine powder.

A new block of flats has been built on the waterfront.

We bought a block of ice to keep our food cold while we were camping.

The school was able to buy a block of tickets for the game at half price.

For making a sculpture, Auguste Rodin said, “I choose a block of marble, and chop off everything I don’t need.


He sold a large block of his shares when the price went up, but held on to some in case the value went up even further.

When asked how he made his beautiful sculptures, Auguste Rodin answered, “I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don’t need.


Nothing can change the look of a city so dramatically as the sudden appearance of a block of offices which towers above all the surrounding buildings.

This block of apartments is a building that takes both the environment and health into consideration.

From now on we want to further expand this system and knowhow.

A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.

The victim was found in the 300 block of Avenue Q South Monday night.

He jumped out and attempted to run in the 1600 block of Artisan Avenue.

390304 It happened at about 3:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Rolekia Drive.

It happened shortly before 7 p.m. in the 5900 block of Woodland Highway.

Dispatched to the 800 block of Miller in reference to a neighbor dispute.

Police were called to a home on the 300 block of Avenue Q South on Monday.

The fire was reported at 8:19 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of Oxcart Road.

Police were called to the 400 block of Tremblay Street at 1:30 a.m. Sunday.

Crews were called to the 100 block of Erin Grove S.E. just after 9 p.m. MT.

The shooting was reported about 5 p.m. in the 4200 block of Orleans Avenue.

This happened in the 120-block of Caroline Sims road around 3 p.m. Saturday.

Damage around the window of a residence on the 1500 block of Robinson Street.

Dispatched to the 200 block of Elm in reference to checking suspicious person.

The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. on the 1500 block of Winfield Avenue.

The shooting happened at about 7:10 p.m. in the 20900 block of S. Edison Road.

This happened in the 5400 block of Hewett Creek Road in Hewett, West Virginia.

The incident happened early Sunday afternoon in the 800 block of Sargent Avenue.

756151 The Nissan slowed and attempted to turn west into the 700 block of E 3rd.

Unfortunately, a real block of granite may have contributed more to this debate.

Joseph Cody McMillan, 18, was stabbed Sept. 12 on the 10000 block of Palm Avenue.

A home was burglarized and ransacked Tuesday on the 2400 block of Gonzalez Court.

Police say someone was stabbed Wednesday night in the 1200 block of 7th Avenue SE.

The incident happened May 20 at about 7 p.m. in the 700 block of St. James Street.

390274 It happened about 12:30 Tuesday morning in the 500 block of Gallatin Street.

390303 It happened at 4:25 p.m. in the 36800 block of of Pine Place NE in Hansville.

Officers entered a home in the 100 block of New Brighton Circle on Thursday morning.

The shooting happened a little before 1 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Ohio Avenue.

The check had been stolen during a vehicle burglary on the 6000 block of Coffee Road.

Officers were called to the 2100 block of Barrington Street around 10:40 p.m. Monday.

The shooting happened in the 2500 block of Halstead Street just after 10 a.m. Sunday.

Upon arrival, they found two bodies inside a home in the 200-block of Caledonia Road.

It happened Saturday afternoon in the 800 block of 6th street on the city’s west side.

Taylor leased an apartment in the 600 block of 22nd St. in Huntington in February 2013.

The incident was reported at 12:25 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Josephine Street.

They awoke to the earthquake fault rupturing, as one block of earth pushed past another.

The shooting happened in the 4700 block of Chickering Avenue just after midnight Sunday.

I was dispatched to 400 block of S. Klein in reference to a civil matter, child custody.

Pendleton County dispatch said it happened in the 800 block of Richland Road Monday night.

The theft occurred the morning of Dec. 31 at a pharmacy off the 4700 block of Panama Lane.

The incident was reported just before 1 a.m. at a home in the 200 block of Highwood Drive.

A flatbed trailer was stolen from the 100 block of South Juniper sometime in the last week.

A 22-year-old man, was found dead around 2:30 a.m. Monday on the 900 block of Athol Street.

The report of the fire came in at 11:44 p.m. at the 5800 block of Franklin near Curtis Road.

They went to the home on the 800 block of River Street West just before 9 p.m. CST on Friday.

790712 The robbery happened around 11:15 Sunday night on the 10000 block of Wingate Boulevard.

Officers responded to the 12400 block of SE Caruthers Street just before 8 a.m. for a shooting.

The stabbing took place in the 2500 block of SW Barton St. around 4 a.m., according to reports.

Police said the shooting was reported around 8:45 p.m. in the 1900 block of Annunciation Street.

Boise Fire got a call last week about the spill, which happened in the 1100 block of Lee Street.

They simply followed the footsteps down an alley to a shed in the 100 block of North Ross Street.

The house, located on the 4400 block of Carmel Avenue, filled with smoke at around 10:30 a.m. ET.

At approximately 10:10 p.m. CST, emergency crews were called to the 300 block of River Park Drive.

On Monday, a man with no fixed address was taken into custody in the 1800 block of Alberni Street.

Two unoccupied houses on the 600 block of Northeast Thompson are set to be knocked down next week.

The incident was reported just before 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 1500 block of Elysian Fields Avenue.

The Post first reported the fire, which occurred in the 1100 block of Oates Street NE this morning.

A new job in the Loop meant block after block of the same four sandwich shops and the Golden Arches.

Officials say the fire broke out just after 10 p.m. at a home in the 2600 block of West Kemper Road.

It will begin with the redevelopment of the Imperial Ballroom on the 200 block of South 60th Street.

Robinson was found with a gunshot wound around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Blow Street.

Around 5:15 p.m., a 15-year-old boy was shot in the groin in the 6700 block of South Artesian Avenue.

622575 Shortly after 2:30 a.m. CST Regina Police found a stolen car in the 200 block of Garnet street.

Investigators said Nake-land Williams, 18, died after a gun battle in the 1800 block of Hewitt Avenue.

Officer was dispatched to 100 block of N. 6th in reference to two suspicious males pacing in the area.

The pair ran into traffic in the 500 block of Redwood Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police said.