Duffy's path to his Chicago River-view office started behind the bar at Chuck's in Lake Geneva, Wis.

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The rooftop bar has views of the Potomac River and The Kennedy Center, while the canalside restaurant The Grill Room has an outdoor dining area.

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As well as moving any fallen trees from the river, the authority intends to clear the gravel bar at the bend in the Water of Ruchill, where it burst its banks, to reduce the pressure on the eroded bank.

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Sand bar: accretionary deposit of sand formed across a river mouth or bay by wave action and joined to the shore at both ends.

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Downstairs is a large candlelit Valhalla, like something out of an old Bavarian castle, and the roof has a small bar and big views of the Manhattan skyline across the East River.

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The current trend in moving zoning away from shaping big buildings toward how buildings and places are used and perform can already be seen at the recently opened East River Esplanade, where a balustrade as wide as a lunch counter and bar stools are mandated.

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Sto lounge bar and restaurant at the Westin Excelsior hotel sits right on the Arno River.

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The optimists point out that what they call the River Market has been livened up with some new hotels, the inevitable convention centre and the odd tourist bar.

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