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December 10, 2019
Boca Raton: A Town Aging in Reverse
Recent retired Florida couples quietly eat pasta while drinking red wine at Frank and Dinos, a small Italian restaurant on First Avenue, while next door FAU students order rounds of explicitly-named drinks made with vodka and gummy worms in pitchers while eating wings and cheering on the Owls at O’brians Irish pub. Both establishments share a wall and a common divide in Boca Raton.
December 10, 2019
Dodgertown: The Beloved and Historic Ballpark Now Home to Baseball’s Future
For 60 years, America’s favorite pastime forged an unlikely relationship linking the tiny town of Vero Beach and the glamorous celebrity-filled spotlight of the Brooklyn and later the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
December 10, 2019
Saratoga (Without the) Race Track
Saratoga Springs, New York and the Saratoga Race Course are inextricably linked, and have established the identity of the city. Track season, which begins in July and ends in August, is a way of life in Saratoga. It attracts more than a million visitors annually, and is enough to sustain excitement and the local economy year-round. It doesn’t seem feasible that one could survive without the other, yet during a time of increased call to activism, there does seem to be a shelf life on horse racing.
December 10, 2019
Drag Queens Reign as the New Faces of Key West
Drag is flourishing as a new tourism staple in Key West, Florida. The widespread allure of drag queens has brought new audiences, but it’s also come with a shift in culture to this small town’s legendary drag scene.
December 10, 2019
Bed-Stuy Organizers and Activists Say ‘Food Sovereignty’ is the Antidote to Food Deserts
Bed-Stuy, one of Brooklyn's most populous neighborhoods, is a multicultural landscape dotted with parks and gardens, places of worship, recreation centers, ethnic eateries, and a swell of new business. So, why is fresh, healthful food so hard to come by?