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    "deck": "The city of Anchorage is pulling up more than 13,000 commemorative bricks at Town Square and wants to return them to the families who bought them.",
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    "body_md": "Anchorage Parks and Recreation is pulling up more than 13,000 commemorative bricks from Town Square Park as part of major construction underway at the site. The bricks, installed more than thirty years ago, carry names, anniversary dates, and business names paid for by families and companies who wanted a permanent piece of the park.\n\nThe city says it wants to find the original owners and return the bricks to them rather than discard them. Parks and Recreation staff started digging up the bricks last Thursday. Crews plan to sort and palletize all of them, then move them to a separate location for public pickup.\n\nThe city has not yet set dates for that pickup. Those events are expected sometime this summer and into early fall.\n\nPeople who believe their family had a brick at Town Square can check the city's website now. The site includes an inventory to confirm whether a brick is in the system, along with a map showing roughly where it was located in the park.\n\nThe pickup will not be a fully organized hand-off. The city is calling it a come-and-find-your-brick experience, meaning people will need to search through the palletized bricks themselves to locate theirs. Parks and Recreation is also looking for volunteer groups to help sort the bricks and assist the public when pickup day arrives.",
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        "q": "Why is Anchorage pulling up the bricks at Town Square?"
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        "a": "Not yet. The city hasn't set exact pickup dates, but events are expected this summer and into early fall.",
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        "q": "How do I find my family's brick?"
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