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Vanessa Yurkevich is a native New Yorker who began her journalism career at NY1 News. As a one-man band reporter she interviewed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and New York Senators Charles Schumer and Frank Lautenberg. Vanessa has also worked for Associated Press Television in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and for the BBC.
She also worked at Blouin ARTINFO covering the arts, lifestyle, and travel around the world. She's interviewed top economists like Jeffery Sachs and Eric Maskin for Blouin N…

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Brooke Shields joins fight for better pay at 'South Park' creators’ Denver restaurant

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By Vanessa Yurkevich Verified
| KMGH-TV (Denver, CO) Verified
This March, actress Brooke Shields made a reservation at a Mexican restaurant in Denver called Casa Bonita under a fake name — but not to avoid paparazzi. It was so the restaurant’s management team and owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who are also the creators of “South Park,” wouldn’t know she was coming. “The place is so big it took a while for management to realize we were there,” Shields told CNN.
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Trabajadores denuncian condiciones inseguras en un restaurante de los creadores de South Park. Brooke Shields los respalda Original

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By Vanessa Yurkevich Verified
| CNN en Español Verified
CNN — En marzo, la actriz Brooke Shields hizo una reserva en el restaurante mexicano Casa Bonita, en Denver, Colorado, con un nombre falso, pero no para evitar a los paparazzi. Lo hizo para que el equipo directivo del restaurante y sus propietarios, Trey Parker y Matt Stone —creadores de South Park— no supieran que iba a visitarlos. “El lugar es tan grande que la gerencia tardó un rato en darse cuenta de que estábamos allí”, dijo Shields a CNN.
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Workers claim unsafe conditions at a restaurant owned by the South Park creators. They have Brooke Shields on their side Original

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By Vanessa Yurkevich Verified
| CNN Verified
Casa Bonita in Denver, Colorado serves Mexican cuisine and live shows. Its been around for 50 years and is now owned by the creators of South Park Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Aaron M.
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