The information minister for Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, has said none of its hospitals are set to be renamed, contradicting social media posts that falsely claimed a cardiology institute had been named after Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The posts shared a fabricated notice from a Punjab government department. “Cardiology Institute Alligned (sic) With […]
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Humboldt Park’s Puerto Rico Town renamed ‘Barrio Borikén’
CHICAGO — A celebration got underway in Humboldt Park on Saturday as a section of the neighborhood was renamed. The area formerly known as ‘Puerto Rico Town’ will now be known as Barrio Borikén, to better reflect the people of the community. Among the celebrations was a Taíno Areyto, a visual, colorful ceremonial dance of […]
Gator found on Air Force base renamed ‘MacDill,’ released back into wild
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A massive alligator that caused trouble at MacDill Air Force Base in April is back in his natural habitat with a new name. The Air Force base posted a video to Facebook showing the gator’s release at Gatorama, an alligator farm in Palmdale, Florida. “Our scaly friend was safely released at […]
Albuquerque health-social service center renamed after influential woman
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The East Central Health and Social Service Center has a new namesake. The city has named the facility on Zuni near Louisiana after late city Councilor Ruth Adams, the first woman to represent District 6. “Many people have contributed to making Albuquerque what it is today, and we’re helping share their stories […]
Atlanta post renamed for late-Rep. John Lewis on what would have been his 84th birthday
Atlanta post renamed for late-Rep. John Lewis on what would have been his 84th birthday An honor for the late Georgia Rep. John Lewis on what would have been his 84th birthday. It was two years ago when legislation was passed to rename the main post office in Southwest Atlanta after the civil rights icon. […]
Páirc Uí Chaoimh officially renamed as part of SuperValu partnership
Cork GAA’s county grounds will be renamed SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh “effective immediately” following a unanimous Cork County Board vote. Last month, Cork GAA said their home would be renamed SuperValu Páirc in a €1 million naming deal with the supermarket chain. This prompted a furious reaction from fans, former players and even politicians. At the […]
Páirc Uí Chaoimh officially renamed SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh will be “immediately” renamed SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh following a unanimous Cork County Board vote. Last month, Cork GAA said their home would be renamed SuperValu Páirc in €1 million naming deal with the supermarket chain. This prompted a furious reaction from fans, former players and even politicians. At the time, Tánaiste […]
Lower Valley staple: Barron’s Superette renamed
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Over a year after being sold, the Lower Valley staple, Barron’s Superette, has officially been renamed to Valley Supermarket. The store, which is located off of Acapulco Avenue in the Hacienda Heights area of the Lower Valley, has been home to multiple businesses, including a Big 8. But amongst the […]
SLO once had a red-light district so notorious, the city renamed the street
What did Edwin E. Grant do to make constituents mad? The California state senator from San Francisco was targeted in 1914 by the state’s second successful recall and became the shortest serving legislator of the decade of the 1910s, in office only 22 months. Grant wrote the Red Light Abatement Law and later was the […]
Jeff Greene returns Tideline name to Palm Beach oceanfront resort he’d renamed Greenehouse
After being recently rebranded as the Greenehouse Palm Beach Ocean Resort, the Tideline Ocean Resort and Spa is back to its former name but with a tweak: Tideline Palm Beach Ocean Resort and Spa. Word of the name change to the Greenehouse came in December as the resort worked toward resuming full operations after closing […]
A stretch of I-80 could be renamed to honor fallen Sacramento-area Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee
A Sacramento-area legislator introduced a proposal Tuesday to rename a portion of Interstate 80 after Roseville native Sgt. Nicole Gee, who was killed during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Assemblymember Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, wrote Assembly Concurrent Resolution 126, which, if adopted, would name the stretch of I-80 between Douglas Boulevard and the […]