October 16, 2026
All week long the Blue Angels were flying over the St. John’s river in North Florida, getting ready for the NAS (naval air station) JAX Air Show October 17-18. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team was established in 1946 by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Chester Nimitz, with Lieutenant Commander Roy “Butch” Voris assembling and […]
October 14, 2026
Just a few blocks from Washington Square park in Greenwich Village, between 5th and 6th avenue is a 5- story brownstone known as the “House of Death” and where Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) lived in 1900-1901. It’s reputably associated with 22 deaths. While Twain was a vocal skeptic of the supernatural, he reported witnessing an […]
October 14, 2026
Many are aware of the impressive Hudson Yards neighborhood that sprung up in Manhattan in the past decade. The development took place between 2012 and 2024, featuring the construction of sixteen brand new skyscrapers, a subway extension of the 7 line, an extensive extension of the Highline park, four acres of public space, a shopping […]
October 14, 2026
Standing proudly along the waterfront since its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, the Pratt Street Power Plant is a noticeable landmark in the heart of Downtown Baltimore. Known by locals as The Power Plant, Pier IV Power Plant, or Pratt Street Station, this former industrial powerhouse retired from its original […]
October 12, 2026
A short detour from U.S. Route 1 in Warren brings travelers to a riverside park where a woolen mill once stood. Today, Woolen Mill Park offers green space and views of the St. George River. The factory building is gone, but the site still has a story to tell about the industries that helped sustain […]
October 12, 2026
Right off Route 1 in Port Orange Florida sits not your usual Florida tourist attraction. It’s gritty, dirty, strange and a little unsettling, like frozen in time, like a bad Twilight Zone episode. But this seedy biker watering hole has the tagline of “Home of Ice Cold Beer and Killer Women” This was a regular hangout […]
October 11, 2026
Driving down Route 1 in South Florida for a beach trip with the kids you can make their day with a visit to the Sandoway Discovery Center in Delray Beach. This engaging nature center which opened its doors in 1998 for children of all ages, allows them to get up close to sharks and colorful […]
October 11, 2026
If you want to experience a real treasure hunt just jump off Route 1 in Miami and head to Stone Age Antiques, the oldest antique store in Florida. Located in a 10,000 ft warehouse along the Miami River, it’s packed like a rustic dusty maze indoors and outdoors where visitors can dig through layers of […]
October 10, 2026
After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr the U Street Corridor Way in Washington DC was devastated by the April 1968 riots. Ben’s Chili Bowl got permission to stay open past curfew to feed the police officers and firefighters working to impose order in the neighborhood. Ben even wrote “Soul Brother” in soap on the front […]
October 9, 2026
Like a Tom Waits sound, slightly crooked, worn, wry, full of humor, an alcoholic haven with an unpredictable and slightly chaotic crowd was Sammy’s Bowery Follies. You just had to be there. During the Great Depression the Bowery located on Manhattan’s lower East side absorbed wave after wave of men who had run out of […]
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