civic center
noun
1
US
: a large public building for sports events, concerts, etc.
2
British
: a section of a city or town where the public buildings are
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The development is expected to open in phases with components of the Riverwalk District and the civic center opening around August 2026.
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Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2024
Since being elected in 2014, he’s been credited with helping open the city’s new civic center, which includes a new City Hall, police station and library, as well as the first dog park and skatepark.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
The site may have also later been used as a civic center based on inscriptions from the 3rd century, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Viola, the 58-year-old Asian elephant, was in the parking lot of the civic center in Butte, Montana being washed before a performance with the Jordan World Circus on Tuesday when a car backfired and spooked her, according to NBC Montana.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
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Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2024
Since being elected in 2014, he’s been credited with helping open the city’s new civic center, which includes a new City Hall, police station and library, as well as the first dog park and skatepark.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
The site may have also later been used as a civic center based on inscriptions from the 3rd century, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Viola, the 58-year-old Asian elephant, was in the parking lot of the civic center in Butte, Montana being washed before a performance with the Jordan World Circus on Tuesday when a car backfired and spooked her, according to NBC Montana.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
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