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So long, Party City, and thanks for all the balloons
What came first: America's obsession with Halloween or Party City? Steve Mandell launched Party City in 1986 as a single store in New Jersey. He sold cups, napkins and other supplies for birthday ...
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It's one of America's biggest party cities. So why is New Orleans banning shiny balloons and confetti?
It doesn't prohibit buying the balloons ... party decorations. "I actually spoke to a former state senator who told me that in another part of the state, somebody had fired a (metallic) confetti ...
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New Orleans City Council, Entergy urging parade-goers to avoid mylar balloons and confetti cannons
ON MONDAY, ENTERGY OFFICIALS DEMONSTRATED HOW MYLAR BALLOONS AND CONFETTI CANNONS CAN BE DAMAGING NOT ONLY TO THE POWER GRIDS, RESULTING IN OUTAGES, BUT IN YEARS PAST CAUSED PARADE DELAYS FOR THE ...