Progress Continues, 9/11 Memorial on Track for 9/11 Anniversary Opening

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The pace of construction at the World Trade Center site has accelerated through 2010, Julie Shapiro recaps for DNAinfo. One World Trade Center, previously known as the Freedom Tower, is 52 stories , Tower 4 is above street level and the 9/11 Memorial  now has more than 120 trees. The survivor tree was the star among the other trees planted in December, returning to the delight of New York City Parks Department caretakers, 9/11 Memorial staff, and family members.  Construction is accelerating, ready to meet the deadline for the memorial’s opening on Sept. 11 2011.

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911 Documentary Film, Project Rebirth, Debuts at Sundance

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After $9.5 million in donations, eight years of filming, and countless hours of interviews, Project Rebirth will debut on Jan. 21 at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. The Battery Broadsheet reports that the feature length film, “Rebirth,” is ready to be

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New social network Broadcastr shares audio from the 9/11 Memorial Museum's permanent archive

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The 9/11 Memorial has just recently announced a featured partnership with Broadcastr, a new social-media platform for location-based audio. Selections from the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s permanent archive of oral history and remembrances will be regularly upd

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