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Bling, Bourbon, Fine Dining & Parades Define Mardi Gras New Orleans

America, North America, TravelBy Jacqueline Swartz February 13, 2022

Mardi Gras is on again! New Orleans’ signature event, with its floats, marching bands and more than 40 processions will once again celebrate this city in a way befitting its proud heritage. Festivities start toward the end of February and peak on March 1 when elaborately costumed parades thread their way past jubilant throngs. Along with dancing, jazz and Cajun zydeco , New Orleans also means food. All are tied together through a history of exuberant celebration, Francophone culture and periodic heartbreak.

Relics Museum Captures Hollywood’s History in Neon, Costumes and Cars

America, California, Culture, North AmericaBy Jian Huang January 18, 2022

Want to learn the real history of Hollywood? Then skip the freak show along the Walk of Fame and head north past the Hollywood Sign to the Valley Relics Museum in the San Fernando Valley where neon costumes and cars tell the history of California’s most fascinating industry.

Sports Teams Don’t Need Games To Attract Tourists To Their Stadiums

America, Business, TravelBy Mary Bergin January 9, 2022

Winning seasons pack arenas in every sports town, but that’s only the start of the story at Lambeau Field, home to the Green Bay Packers. What started as simply a place to play during the NFL football season has grown into a multi-purpose district with year-round reasons to visit. Developments that embrace sports and offer other ways to entertain profitably are growing from Baltimore and Los Angeles to Dallas, Indianapolis and Chicago. The trend that is redefining a stadium’s place in the community is not limited to one type of pro sport. Read More

Underground Railroad Terminus Brings Families and Genealogists to Chatham, Ontario

America, Culture, History, North America, TravelBy Liz Campbell January 9, 2022

The Underground Railroad brought thousands of escaped African slaves to Chatham, Ontario during the early and middle decades of the 19th century. Today the town celebrates their suffering and accomplishments with interactive historic parks, helpful genealogical research libraries and Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Galveston Island’s Two Historic Hotels Have Stories to Tell

America, History, North America, TravelBy Mira Temkin December 11, 2021 1 Comment

By Mira Temkin Mother Nature has pummeled Galveston repeatedly since 1900, but the Gulf Coast city has always bounced back. Walk the cobbled streets of the East End Historic District and you’ll feel the Texas history that begins 200 years ago when Galveston was a pirate kingdom called “Campeche” ruled by French buccaneer Jean Lafitte.…

Laugh, Picnic & Party. Cemetery Residents Don’t Mind the Noise

America, Culture, Europe, North America, TravelBy Teresa Bergen October 15, 2021

Around the world, cemeteries are recognizing the importance of inviting the public inside graveyard gates. From historic tours to running events and summer concerts, cemetery directors are expanding programming in an attempt to be relevant community institutions, not just creepy neighbors.

John Steinbeck’s Salinas Valley Now a High Tech Salad Bowl

America, Business, California, North AmericaBy David DeVoss September 8, 2021

By David DeVoss We live in a disconnected age where colors define politics and words like “rural” and “urban” are used to describe who we are. For children of big city parents the estrangement can be particularly acute. Just ask a 10-year old where food comes from. Chances are he’ll look perplexed, then slowly recover…

U.S. Resort Towns Recovering from COVID-19 Rise From the Dead

America, Business, North America, TravelBy Jacqueline Swartz June 24, 2021

The gyms are finally opening up. At Calistoga Pilates they are taking appointments for Pilates classes, including reformer machines. It’s a mood-boositng exercise just to stroll down Lincoln Avenue and see the shops open at long last. Located at the northern end of California’s Napa Valley, Calistoga is a small town with abundant attractions. Blessed…

The Intersection of Culture and Desserts Reveals Much About America

America, Culture, North AmericaBy Mark Orwoll May 14, 2021

Cheesecake and an Egg Cream. Ah, pure bliss. Cheesecakes from Juniors and S&S Cheesecake are shipped around the world. Photo by Mark Orwoll By Mark Orwoll The intersection of culture and desserts reveals much about America. Scene: an overcast Tuesday morning at the corner of Flatbush and DeKalb, downtown Brooklyn. As a location, it doesn’t…

In Washington’s Philadelphia, 18th Century America is Never Far Away

America, History, North America, TravelBy Rich Grant May 13, 2021

Old and New Philadelphia. Built in 1747, Independence Hall has been the focal point of Philadelphia for 275 years. Oblivious to the surrounding high rise office buildings, people from all over the world line up to walk through the diminutive chambers were history was made. By Rich Grant It’s become fashionable of late to denigrate…

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