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Every Friday night, Alexis Newell leaves her South Miami, Fla., home for Miami Beach, where she plops down on cushioned outdoor seats and orders a beer and a hookah, a long, ornate water pipe. Usually joined by friends, her group lounges for hours, passing the fruity smoke-exuding pipe around, munching on falafel between puffs.

"It's chill, laid-back," said 30-year-old Newell, who works in marketing. "It's a way to relax ...   more

The Underwater left for Europe about a week and a half ago. They've kept FlipSide up to date with the latest happenings. Check out www.yorkblog.com/flipside for the latest. Here's a recent post:   more

Get to the Chameleon Club, 223 N. Water St. in Lancaster tonight to see hip-hop heavyweights Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in concert. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages show are $20.   more

York Little Theatre will present "High School Musical" on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 at the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center at Penn State York, 1031 Edgecomb Ave. in Spring Garden Township.   more

The Underwater left for Europe about a week and a half ago. They've kept FlipSide up to date with the latest happenings. Check out www.yorkblog.com/flipside for the latest. Here's a recent post:   more

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top will perform at 7:30 Sept. 9 at the York Fair Grandstand. Tickets are on sale at the box office, 334 Carlisle Ave. in West Manchester Township, by phone at 848-2033 or 848-2596 and online at www.yorkfair.com.   more

NEW YORK—After all this time, you don't associate Jeff Probst with traffic gridlock, yowling sirens, or office towers crowding the sky.   Full Story

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LOS ANGELES—She's not just fast. She's very fast. Meet Daphne, the speedy new character on NBC's "Heroes," who plans to give the show's superhumans—especially time traveler Hiro and his sidekick, Ando—a run for their money when she debuts on the popular NBC series' upcoming third season, which went back into production last   Full Story

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NEW YORK—French cosmetics giant Lancome and Uma Thurman are wrangling over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign.   Full Story

LOS ANGELES—Niko Bellic is richer than Tony Stark. While vying for similar audiences at the same time, "Grand Theft Auto IV" bested "Iron Man" by about $300 million in their respective first weeks on the small and big screens.   Full Story