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MAY 2011 

FEATURES 

ISSUE 071 

AN ATLANTAN LEARNS TO LOVE 

NEW YORK//42 

Atlanta columnist and author Hollis Gillespie 

heads to the Big Apple and discovers it’s not as 

rotten as she expected. 

THE OLD TOWN AND THE SEA//48 

Steeped in maritime history, the towns around 

Gloucester, MA, are ideal for tasting the 

ocean’s clawed bounty. 

THE BEST NEW MUSEUMS//54 

From the Musical Instrument Museum in 

Phoenix to the Cancun Underwater Museum, 

here are the greatest cultural institutions to 

open in the last year.

CONTENTS 

LET’S GO//009 

The top 10 must-dos 

in Chicago//009 

This month’s greatest 

events//012 

Get geared up for your 

next fishing trip//015 

Run, crawl or roll to 

the finish in these 

wacky races//016 

A look back at 100 

years of the Indy 

500//017 

Destination wellness 

spas that go beyond 

the massage//018 

Food trucks that 

satisfy late-night 

cravings//026 

BUSINESS//029 

High-tech gadgets 

that won’t weigh you 

down at a trade show 

or meeting//029 

The future of convention 

centers and 

conference halls//031 

The success of jetsetting 

hotelier Sam 

Nazarian//034 

PUZZLES//142 

Crossword & Sudoku 

AKRON AXEMAN Local singer/songwriter Ryan Humbert gives 

us the scoop on his favorite live music spots. 

GO GUIDES//069 

The best places to shop, dine and explore in every city we serve 

ON THE TOWN 

AKRON/CANTON//070 

BALTIMORE//082 

ST. LOUIS//118 

MORE FOR YOU//131 

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A New 

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Measuring Higher Education Excellence in the 21st Century

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CEO's Letter Welcome 

aboard and thank you for 

flying AirTran Airways. 

Bob Fornaro 

with Brewers 1 

With the school year wrapping up, May is commencement 

season for countless high school and college graduates. 

AirTran Airways congratulates the class of 2011 and wishes 

you the very best. In fact, if your next move involves air 

travel, I want to make sure you’re aware of AirTran U—our 

aff ordable standby program open to everyone 18 to 22 years old. One-way 

fares start at just $49, and you can see all the details at airtranu.com. 

Spring is also the perfect time to visit Atlanta, and AirTran Airways has 

low fares and award-winning service to the Peach State from more than 50 

cities. There’s plenty to do in Atlanta, where you can travel to the dinosaur 

age at the Fernbank Museum, enjoy the history of the planet’s favorite soft 

drink at the World of Coca-Cola, and explore the Civil Rights movement at 

the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. 

One of Atlanta’s best attractions got even better last month when the 

Georgia Aquarium opened its highly anticipated dolphin exhibit. This $110 

million expansion to the world’s largest aquarium includes a 1.8 milliongallon 

dolphin habitat and a new 1,800-seat theater. As a longtime Georgia 

Aquarium sponsor, AirTran Airways was proud to welcome the new addition 

with the unveiling of Dolphin 1, a one-of-a-kind Boeing 737-700. Georgia 

Aquarium founder Bernie Marcus helped launch Dolphin 1 along with the 

Atlanta Fire Department, which provided a traditional water cannon salute. 

In company news, AirTran Airways recently topped the annual 

Airline Quality Rating (AQR), placing fi rst among all carriers for the 

second time in four years and extending our winning streak among 

low-cost carriers to four straight years. A prestigious academic study, the 


The Tri-Cities High School Marching 

Band helps unveil Dolphin 1 

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AQR ranks airlines based 

on on-time performance, 

denied boardings, customer 

complaints and mishandled 

baggage. This year, AirTran 

Airways improved our already 

industry-best position in 

baggage handling. 

AirTran Airways’ consistent 

and ongoing success in 

the AQR study is a tremendous 

tribute to the hard work and 

dedication of our 8,300 Crew 

Members. I’m extremely proud 

of all they’ve accomplished, 

and I’m honored to work 

alongside our outstanding 

people each and every day. 

In destination news, 

AirTran Airways is expanding 

our new seasonal service to 

Bermuda this month with 

daily nonstops from Atlanta. 

Last month, we began fl ying 

between Baltimore/Washington 

and Bermuda, and the 

rollout of Atlanta fl ights gives 

us connecting service to the 

island paradise from more 

than 45 cities. 

Late this month, our 

nation celebrates Memorial 

Day. With so many Americans 

serving overseas, I hope 

we’ll pause to refl ect on the 

great sacrifi ce of our service 

personnel and their families. 

If you have a chance, consider 

sharing a historic recollection 

with the children in your life, 

expressing your gratitude to a 

retired or active duty service 

member, or paying tribute at 

a cemetery or memorial to 

those who made the ultimate 

sacrifi ce for our freedom. 

Thank you again for 

fl ying with us. We appreciate 

the opportunity to meet 

your air travel needs, and we 

look forward to serving you 

on another AirTran Airways 

fl ight very soon. 

Cordially, 

Bob Fornaro 

Chairman, President and CEO

LET’S GO 


GO MAGAZINE 

THE LIST 

Chicago 

1 

Millennium Park 

The Windy City’s classy front lawn is a 

24.5-acre ode to urban art and design 

in the heart of downtown. Stroll the 

wide-open green space and interact 

with world-class structures like the mirrored 

Cloud Gate sculpture (aka “the Bean”); 

the photo possibilities are endless. 

201 E Randolph St; 312-742-1168; 

millenniumpark.org

LET'S GO 

THE LIST 

Wrigley Field 

The famous ivy on 

the outfield walls, 

the sun-drenched 

bleachers and 

the neighborhood 

setting combine to 

make an afternoon 

watching 

the Cubbies at 

Wrigley—the 

second-oldest park 

in the majors—the 

quintessential 

Chicago sports 

experience. 

1060 W Addison St; 

773-404-2827; 

chicagocubs.com 

2 3 4 5 

Steppenwolf 

Theatre Company 

What started in a 

church basement 

has triumphantly 

emerged as one of 

the nation’s most 

influential theater 

troupes. Founding 

members like Laurie 

Metcalf and John 

Mahoney regularly 

return to flex their 

dramatic muscles. 

1650 N Halsted; 312- 

335-1650; steppen 

wolf.org 

Rush Street 

Shopping 

Long a dining and 

nightlife strip, this 

stretch of pavement 

has usurped 

adjacent Oak Street 

as the Gold Coast’s 

version of Rodeo 

Drive, attracting 

flagship shops from 

the likes of Mark 

Jacobs, Herme`̣s and 

Ted Baker London. 

N Rush St between 

E Cedar St and E 

Delaware Pl 

Lakefront Trail 

Whether walking on 

two legs or peddling 

on two wheels, 

hitting this 19-mile 

paved trail is the 

ideal way to get an 

up-close look at the 

tranquil blue-green 

waters of Lake 

Michigan. From 

Hollywood Ave to 79th 

St; 312-747-2001; 

chicagoparkdistrict.com 

The New Maxwell 

Street Market 

It’s a hoot to haggle 

for bargains at 

this open-air flea 

market, but the real 

reason to visit is to 

sample authentic 

Mexican street fare 

from the 20-plus 

stands. Don’t miss 

the tangy pork tacos 

al pastor at Rubi’s 

or the brick-sized 

tamales doused 

with salsa verde at 

Tamales Oaxaquenos. 

800 S Desplaines 

St; 312-745-4676 


GO MAGAZINE 

Longman & Eagle 

This no-frills Logan 

Square gastropub 

scored a coveted 

Michelin star for 

its meat-focused 

menu. After 

dining on roasted 

marrow bones and 

maple-braised pork 

shank—and indulging 

in the $3 whiskey 

pours—consider 

spending the night 

in the rustic upstairs 

inn. 2657 N Kedzie 

Ave; 773-276-7110; 

longmanandeagle.com 

Robie House 

This Hyde Park 

home created 

by Frank Lloyd 

Wright is a perfect 

example of the star 

architect’s Prairie 

style. Designed 

in 1908, it’s been 

designated by the 

American Institute 

of Architects as one 

of the 10 most significant 

structures 

of the 20th century. 

5757 S Woodlawn 

Ave; 708-848-1976; 

gowright.org 

Green Mill 

Cocktail Lounge 

The green neon sign 

at this legendary 

jazz club has 

flickered for more 

than 100 years. 

Snag a plush velvety 

booth, order an 

extra dirty martini 

and get ready to be 

transported back to 

the Roaring Twenties. 

4802 N Broadway 

Ave; 773-878-5552; 

greenmilljazz.com 

6 7 8 9 10 

Hot Doug’s 

In a city known for its 

old-school hot dog 

stands, this kitschy, 

decade-old “encased 

meat emporium” has 

upped the game. 

Known for its gourmet 

sausages made from 

game meats like elk 

and venison, Doug's 

also delivers the goods 

when it comes to an 

old-fashioned Chicago 

dog—but remember, 

no ketchup! 3324 N 

California Ave; 773-279- 

9550; hotdougs.com 

—Rod O'Connor

LET'S GO 

EVENTS EV 

MAY 4 TO O JULY JJULY 

31 

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Metropolitan olitan t Museum s of f Art gives 

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dark genius nius u his due u with this 

exhibition on ffeaturing featuring n more e than 1100 

100 

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MAY 

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MAY 6 TO JUNE 12 

The Mommies— 

A Musical Blog 

Orlando 

With songs like “Poop!,” and “The 

Bump” choreographed in the style 

of YouTube videos, this world 

premiere from the writer/producer 

of Menopause The Musical and 

the stars of NBC’s The Mommies 

hopes to appeal to today’s blogging, 

Supernanny-watching moms. 

themommies.com 

 

 

MAY 13-22 

Venus & Adonis/Dido & Aeneas 

Milwaukee 

Things take a turn for the Baroque 

when the earliest surviving British 

opera and the first English operatic 

masterpiece share the bill in this 

production by the Florentine Opera 

Company. The former deals with fatal 

attraction while the tthe latter 

e tells the tale 

of lovers driven apart by y a devious o plo plot. 

florentineopera.org a.org o 


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MAY 7 TO SEPT. 5 

Snakes & Lizards: 

Summer of Slither 

San Francisco 

Talk about a hissy fit: More than 

300 feet of the animal kingdom’s 

wriggliest residents wrap themselves 

all over the California Academy of 

Sciences this summer, joining the gila 

monster and other lizards. Special 

programs will allow the brave to 

touch some of these not-so-cuddly 

creatures. calacademy.org 

MAY 20-22 

CubaNostalgia Festival 

Miami 

Founded by two Havana natives, this 

celebration at the Fair-Expo Center 

takes a look back at the Cuba of 

yesteryear with three days of music, 

food, art and, of course, mojitos and 

cigars. s ccubanostalgia.org

MAY 18-22 

Nantucket Wine Festival 

Nantucket, MA (74 miles plus 

135 min. ferry from Boston) 

An impressive lineup of 

winemakers from around the 

globe—including six of Burgundy’s 

leading female vintners—will 

descend on the posh island of 

Nantucket for this festival, now in 

its 15th year. 

nantucketwinefestival.com 

 

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revue is held eld at the River 

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Walk’s Arneson neson River 

Theater and features a the tthe 

songs and nd dances c of 

Mexico, Spain, AArgentina Argentina i 

and Texas. as. a 

alamo-kiwanis.org 

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MAY 28-29 

South Texas Biker 

Jam & Expo 

Houston 

The smell of leather and shine 

of chrome fills the Reliant 

Arena—along with live rock 

and country music, demo rides, 

stunt demonstrations, vintage 

bikes, fashion shows and tattoo 

competitions—during this biker 

extravaganza. sotxbikerjam.com 

JUNE 3-5 

Blackbeard Pirate Festival 

Hampton, VA 

Don’t let modern-day, civilized Hampton 

fool you: The town can get pretty 

rough, especially at the beginning of 

June, when dozens of pirates turn 

back the clock to the 18th century 

with street skirmishes and full-scale 

sea battles. Festivities conclude with 

a celebratory funeral parade to honor 

the beheaded dread pirate and his 

defeated crew. 

blackbeardpiratefestival.com 


GO MAGAZINE 

… 

What’s 

That 

Sound? 

On Memorial Day 

weekend, celebrate 

the unofficial start of 

summer with some 

outdoor tunes. 

MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC 

MUSIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 

FES 

May 28-30 • 

Detroit 

TThe 

birthplace 

oof 

techno is 

hhome 

to this 

bbeats 

‘n’ beeps 

bbonanza 

ffeaturing 

for- 

wward-thinking 

eelectronic 

music 

sstalwarts 

such 

aas 

Goldie, Green 

VVelvet 

and Kerri 

CChandler. 

The opening party has 

DJ superstars Rusko and 

Z-Trip manning the decks. 

paxahau.com/festival 

ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL 

May 28-30 • Atlanta 

Jazz greats like Audrey Shakir, 

Sean Jones and Gerald 

Clayton, as well as up-andcomers 

like the J C Young 

Youth Jazz Ensemble, fi ll 

Piedmont Park at one of the 

largest free jazz festivals in 

the US. A ticketed event at 

Chastain Park featuring the 

likes of David Sanborn and 

Trombone Shorty closes 

out the event. 

atlantafestivals.com 

SASQUATCH MUSIC 

FESTIVAL 

May 27-30 • George, WA 

(156 miles from Seattle) 

This 10-year-old festival 

has a pretty big footprint, 

with some of the most 

exciting rock, pop, indie 

and electronic acts in the 

world performing on four 

stages. Headliners include 

Foo Fighters, The Flaming 

Lips and Modest Mouse. 

sasquatchfestival.com

SPECIAL TRAVEL PROMOTION 

PHOTO BY MICHAEL MEAD 

Crown Jewel of 

the Blue Ridge 

HIGHLANDS, NC 

Highlands, North Carolina, named 

by Southern Living Magazine as 

one of the top 5 “Best Small Town 

Getaways”, and often called “the 

Crown Jewel of the Blue Ridge” 

sits atop a plateau at an altitude 

of 4118 feet in the beautiful far 

Western North Carolina Mountains. 

Highlands, although in some ways 

remote, is centrally situated within 

an easy drive of major nearby 

cities including Atlanta, Georgia, 

Greenville and Charleston, SC, 

Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN 

and Charlotte, NC. Located within 

the Nantahala National Forest with 

its many waterfalls and hiking 

trails, Highlands offers cool relief 

from the sweltering heat of the 

lowland summers in addition to 

some of the best dining anywhere, 

an active arts community, boutique 

shopping in a compact pedestrian 

friendly downtown and several 

cultural attractions combined with 

a laid back presentation. Spring 

and Summer burst forth with a 

seemingly endless rainbow of colors 

as flame azalea, rhododendron, 

and mountain laurel dominate the 

landscape and provide nesting sites 

for the 160 species of birds that 

breed and migrate through this 

unique ecosystem now designated a 

Birding Sanctuary by the Audubon 

Society. We invite you to “Come for 

a visit and stay for a lifetime”. 

For a complete list of activities 

contact the Highlands Visitor Center at 

(866)526-5841 or visit online at www. 

EscapetoHighlands.com 

Escape to the mountains... 

Discover Highlands, North Carolina 

Knoxville 

3 Hours 

Chattanooga 

3 Hours 

Atlanta 

2.5 Hours 

Columbus 

3.5 Hours 

Albany 

5 Hours 

Highlands, NC 

Athens 

2 Hours 

Macon 

4 Hours 

Greenville 

2 Hours 

Augusta 

3.5 Hours 

Savannah 

6 Hours 

Charlotte 

3.5 Hours 

Columbia 

3.5 Hours 

Charleston 

5 Hours 

At 4,118 feet above sea level, Highlands boasts cool 

summers and crisp autumn temperatures. In addition to 

great hiking trails, water falls and majestic views, Highlands 

has some of the nest dining and lodging establishments 

in the South. Come stroll the quaint Main Street and be 

taken back to a simpler time where R&R is always a priority. 

www.EscapeToHighlands.com 

Call (866) 526-5841

ROUNDUP 

Flier Fishing 

Why fish your local stream when 

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best trout waters in the country? And 

with this travel-friendly gear in tow, 

you’ll have no trouble landing more 

than just fish stories. 

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Gerber FliK 

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4. Fly Wallet 

Arne Mason 

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MATRIX 

If running 135 

miles through 

Death Valley 

in the middle 

of July—when 

temps shoot as 

high as 130º 

Fahrenheit— 

doesn’t make 

you a masochist, 

we don’t know 

what does. Find 

out if you’ve got 

what it takes at 

the Badwater 

Ultramarathon. 

July 11-13. 

SERIOUS 

Sometimes, the going gets tough; sometimes the tough get 

silly. Thankfully, there are races for jocks and jokers alike. 

BOASTS OF THE TOWNS What makes your favorite city so special? 

more than 100 miles 

of bike lanes 

Bring lots of 

water—not to mention 

supplemental 

oxygen—when you 

run 7,815 feet up 

Colorado’s most 

famous 14er in 

the Pikes Peak 

Marathon. 

Aug. 21. 

Beware the infamous 

mud pit crossing as 

two-person teams 

bike and run over a 

6- to 7-mile obstacle 

course in the 

Columbia Muddy 

Buddy Ride & Run 

Series, which comes 

to Atlanta June 11. 

Channel your inner Burt 

Reynolds by signing up 

for The Rat Race, which 

is hosted by the speed 

demons at Cannonball 

Run World Events. Make 

sure to have a fast car 

and enough cash to 

cover all the tickets you’ll 

pick up going from New 

York to Los Angeles. 

Sept. 3. 

a female mayor 

Dust off the old Stairmaster 

if you plan to 

compete in Chicago’s 

Skyrise Challenge 

this November—it’s 

2,109 steps up 103 

floors to the top of 

Willis Tower. 

The 30 bands 

entertaining 

racers along the 

Bolder Boulder 

10K, just north of 

Denver, may be 

playing more than 

the oldies, but 

either way, you’ll 

be sweating to 

’em. May 30. 

at least one building 

taller than 1,000 feet 

HARDCORE 

EASY 

a NASCAR 

track 


The only clear thing about 

the grueling British SASdesigned 

Tough Mudder 

challenge (8 miles with 

obstacles like 12-foot 

walls and barbed-wire 

mud crawls) is that the 

cape-wearing yahoos 

around you are definitely 

not Special Forces. 

June 25-26. 

Nudity may 

now be banned 

(officially, at 

least), but the 

100th running 

of San Francisco’s 

Bay 

to Breakers 

race will still 

be a raucous, 

7.5-mile party 

that spans the 

city from the 

Embarcadero 

to the Great 

Highway. 

May 15. 

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a Fringe Festival 

Beat New 

York traffic 

by grabbing 

a skateboard 

and joining 

the Broadway 

Bomb, an all 

out kick-andpush 

race 

from Riverside 

Park down to 

Bowling Green 

in October. 

Don’t have time 

for the Amazing 

Race? Spend an 

afternoon hunting 

down clues and 

solving puzzles in 

the Great Urban 

Race. Boston, May 

7; Washington, DC, 

May 14; Memphis, 

May 21. 

more men than 

women 

Speed isn’t 

everything at the 

all-downhill Red 

Bull Soapbox 

Race in Los Angeles; 

showmanship 

points are awarded 

to teams that 

wear outrageous 

costumes, act out 

skits and create 

their own musical 

soundtracks. 

May 21. 

Strip down to 

your skivvies 

for a good 

cause in the 

Undy 5000, 

a 5K series to 

help fight colon 

cancer. Denver 

takes it off on 

June 25. 

more than 53% 

of its population is 

female 

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Fast Facts 

SPORTS This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500, which takes place 

May 29. Get revved up for the big day by taking a look back at race-day history. 

1919 

The post-race 

celebration 

takes place at 

the south end 

of the main 

straightaway 

on Victory 

Lane. It moved 

to its current 

location in 

front of the 

Bombardier 

Learjet Pagoda 

in 1971. 

1936 

The first 

Borg-Warner 

Trophy is 

awarded to the 

winner of the 

Indy 500. The 

current trophy 

has an added 

base with 

enough space 

to list winners 

through 2034. 

1946 

James Melton 

of the New York 

Metropolitan 

Opera 

Company sings 

“Back Home 

Again in Indiana” 

(then just 

“Indiana”) 45 

minutes before 

the race. In 

1948, it gets 

moved up to 

just before the 

engines are 

fired. 

1.9 

1,955 

16,000 

250,000 

1947 

Multi-colored 

balloons are 

released for 

the first time. 

Today, the 

release is tied 

to the singing 

of “Back 

Home Again in 

Indiana.” 


1963 

The Gordon 

Pipers, a 

Scottish/Celtic 

bagpipe band, 

make their 

debut at the 

Indy 500. They 

play four times 

throughout 

the festivities, 

including in 

Victory Lane 

when they 

greet the 

winner. 

Since 1912, 20 drivers who led within the last 10 laps of the Indy y 500 

have ended up losing the race. Here’s a breakdown of what went wrong: 

1 

Passed on track 

2 3 4 5 6 7 

Engine, steering or transmission failure 

Pit stop 

Other 

Faulty tire 

Fuel pump problem 

Crash 

TIMELINE OF TRADITIONS 

BY THE NUMBERS 

Rule infraction 

gas mileage of an 

IndyCar Series car 

volume (in gallons) of Coca-Cola 

products consumed at the 

Indy 500 in 2009 

Victory Isn’t Theirs 

front-tire revolutions that 

occur in a single lap at 

speeds of 220mph 

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1996 

After winning 

the Brickyard 

400, Dale 

Jarrett kisses 

the Yard of 

Bricks (the 

only remaining 

original bricks) 

at the startfinish 

line. 

Winners of the 

Indy 500 and 

Brickyard 400 

continue the 

tradition. 

permanent seats at the Indianapolis 

Motor Speedway, the world’s 

largest spectator sporting porting facility 

In the 1947 race, Bill Holland led until the 192nd lap, with his teammate 

Mauri Rose close behind. Their manager held up a sign that read “EZY,” 

instructing them to take it easy on the finish. Holland got the memo— 

but unfortunately Rose didn’t, and he sped up to take the trophy. 

EVOLUTION OF 

THE INDY CAR 

1911 1 1 

1923 19 

1937 19 

1947 19 

1952 19 

1965 1196 

1965 

g 1972 1 9 972 

1980 19 1980 

9 

1996 19 1 

2005 20 

The first winner, Ray Harroun 

Tommy Milton in 

HCS Special 

Wilbur Shaw 

Mauri Rose 

Front row of 1952 Indy 500 

Jimmy Clark in the first rearengined 

car to win the Indy 500 

Bobby Unser 

Johnny Rutherford 

Arie Luyendyk set current track 

record (more than 236mph) 

Danica Patrick is first woman 

to lead a lap in Indy 500

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SPAS 

Traveling 

Well 

Whether you want to 

lose weight, prevent 

disease or just relax— 

or all three—there’s a 

destination wellness 

spa for you. 

BLOG FEED Amy Martin 

1. CAFÉ ZUZU 

“The signature Zuzu smoothie, 

blended with strawberries, 

bananas and blueberries and 

garnished with a strawberry and 

sprig of mint, is best enjoyed on 

the café’s patio.” 6850 E Main St.; 

480-421-7997; hotelvalleyho.com 

2. SANCTUARY RESORT & SPA 

“Enjoy the Arizona Sunrise 

Smoothie overlooking some of 

the best views in the valley. This 

silky concoction of blended OJ 

and banana is topped with a 

sprinkle of fresh nutmeg for a 

GOLDEN DOOR 

Escondido, CA (33 miles 

from San Diego) 

900 to 1,300 calories/day 

Staff-to-guest ratio: 4:1 

$6,500 to $7,750/week 

A full-week stay is the only 

option at this women-only spot, 

where everyone receives an 

individually tailored schedule, 

plus a personal fitness guide, 

dietician and esthetician. 

You will leave here a changed 

woman. goldendoor.com 

surprisingly warm fi nish.” 

5700 E McDonald Dr; 480-948-2100; 

sanctuaryoncamelback.com 

3. POMEGRANATE CAFÉ 

“This charming café prides 

itself on using fresh, organic 

ingredients and no fi llers. The 

Raw Island Green smoothie 

made with kale is a uniquely 

delicious afternoon pick-me-up.” 

4025 E Chandler Blvd.; 480-706-7472; 

pomegranatecafe.com 

4. ARIZONA BILTMORE RESORT & SPA 

“Cool down at the Cabana 


INTENSITY 

INTENSITY INTENSITY 

CANYON RANCH 

Lenox, MA (130 miles 

from Boston) 

1,600 to 1,800 calories/day 

Staff-to-guest ratio 3:1 

$6,650 to $7,510/week 

While the 50-plus daily activities 

at this 120-acre relaxation 

haven include high-energy 

fitness classes, the majority 

lean toward the soothing side 

of the spectrum. There are 

even tarot card demonstrations 

and portrait drawing sessions. 

canyonranch.com 

COOPER WELLNESS 

Dallas 



$3,009 to 4,389/six nights 

While 18 fitness classes are 

offered during the program, 

the focus is more on developing 

a plan to live a healthy life. 

Lectures cover topics like sleep 

management, emotional eating 

and five-year plans. 

cooperwellness.com 

Note: Prices are for all-inclusive packages for single accommodations for longest available stay. * based on sample menu 

SMOOTH IT OVER In sun-centric Phoenix, nothing hits the spot like a chilled, 

refreshing blended drink. A local food blogger reveals where to keep cool. 

Club swim-up bar with a fruitblended 

smoothie. My favorite is 

raspberry and banana; tropical, 

fruity and sweet—it’s fantastic.” 

2400 E Missouri Ave.; 602-955-6600; 

arizonabiltmore.com 

5. 24 CARROTS JUICE 

“This juice bar creates inventive 

and organic smoothies like 

Banana Nut Bread, Chocolate 

Pie and Pumpkin Pie. Grab 

a bag of vegan granola for a 

healthy snack on your way out.” 

6140 W Chandler Blvd; 480-753-4411; 

24carrotsjuice.com 

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INTENSITY 

HEARTLAND SPA 

Gilman, IL (83 miles 

from Chicago) 



$2,005/five nights 

Provided workout clothes 

give guests that extra nudge. 

Classes—ranging from aerobic 

to “pure fun”—are ranked on 

three criteria, making choosing 

easy. If you feel like learning, 

lectures on preventative wellness 

and other healthful topics 

are offered. heartlandspa.com 

INTENSITY 

PRITIKIN LONGEVITY 

CENTER + SPA 

(AT DORAL GOLF RESORT & SPA) 

Miami 

1,500 calories/day* 

Staff-to-guest ratio: 1.3:1 

$4,900/week 

Visits here start with a physician’s 

consultation, stress test 

and blood panels, and days 

include non-optional education 

seminars, cooking lessons and 

fitness classes. If you don’t lower 

your blood pressure, something 

is wrong with you. pritikin.com 

is the editor 

of Phoenix 

Bites.com, a 

local guide 

covering all 

things food 

related.

LET'S GO 

DESTINATION: THE GREAT OUTDOORS 

This season’s catwalks fl aunted fl ushed, rosy 

cheeks—a fresh, no-fuss look that’s perfect 

for a weekend in the country or at the beach. 

“For a youthful glow that’s easy to achieve, 

use cream blush,” Jennings says. “Apply to 

the apples of the cheeks, and then blend out 

and upwards toward the hairline.” Complete 

the look with a sweep of black mascara. 

Getaway 

Glamour 

BEAUTY Whether your travels involve big city nights, business conferences or 

outdoor relaxation, there’s a spring makeup trend to suit your style. Here, MAC 

Senior Artist Romero Jennings takes us on a beauty tour of this season’s looks. 

BY CHRISTINA KALLERY 

Dior 5-Colour Eyeshadow 

in Incognito Go from day 

to night—and from uptown 

to downtown—with a few 

sweeps of these ultraflattering 

shades. $58, 

dior.com 

Make Up For Ever Eye Shadows 

Sh d s 

in Metallic Taupe #127, Gray 

Beige #165 and Chocolate 

#138 These sophisticated, richly 

pigmented neutrals blend like a 

dream. $19 each, 

makeupforever.com 

DESTINATION: URBAN ADVENTURE 

“For spring and summer, pink is the new 

neutral,” Jennings says. A pop of hot pink 

or fuchsia on the lips makes an instant “city 

girl” statement. Bold color requires a smooth, 

fl ake-free pout, so start by exfoliating with a lip 

scrub and applying a light balm before putting 

on the color. Tip: Go light on the rest of your 

look. “It’s best to balance out the look with 

more neutral eye shadows,” Jennings says. 


MAC Pro Longwear 

Lipcreme in Love 

Forever! Add the "it" 

factor to any look 

with this statementmaking 

shade. $16, 

maccosmetics.com 

Smashbox In Bloom Creamy Cheek Duo 

This peachy pairing glides on smoothly for 

a believable glow. The soft, spring-y hues 

can be blended together or worn separately. 

$26, smashbox.com 

Mally Get Cheeky 

Dewy Blush in Dawn 

For a just-spent-allday-in-the-fresh-air 

flush, try this soft pink 

blush with a hint of 

dewy shimmer. $25, 

mallybeauty.com 

DESTINATION: BUSINESS MEETING 

Forget intense black or charcoal shadow— 

this season’s smoky eye is wearable and 

polished enough for work. “My favorite 

spring trend is blending brown and taupe 

eye shadows to create a sultry, smoky eye,” 

Jennings says. Sweep the lighter, taupe shade 

all over the eye, then blend the darker brown 

shade from the lash line upward into the 

crease, and line lower lashes as well. 

Sara Happ The Lip Scrub 

Infused with sweet almond 

and grape seed oil, this luscious 

sugar scrub banishes 

flakes to leave lips perfectly 

smooth and primed for bold 

colors. $24, sarahapp.com

Enjoy the Southeast’s favorite family friendly 

sports restaurant and bar. Serving the best 

wings, burgers, salads and more. Operating 

in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. 

www.tacomac.com 

THE SOUTHEAST’S 

LARGEST SELECTION OF 

WORLD CLASS BEER!

Nowadays you don’t have to 

go to London for a taste of 

Fortnum & Mason. Not only is 

our fine selection of food, wine 

and gifts available online at 

www.fortnumandmason.com, 

but you’ll find our world-famous 

tea served on every AirTran 

Airways flight too. 

The Best 

of British

TRAVEL BOOKS 

Beat Atlas 

BY BILL MORGAN 

$16; April 2011 

San Francisco and New York get 

all the attention when it comes 

to the Beat Generation, but this 

state-by-state guide reveals that 

Columbus, OH, Wichita, KS, Des 

Moines, IA, and plenty of other 

cities made a mark on writers like 

William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg 

and Jack Kerouac. 

QUIZ 

Peak Season 

Can you match the building to its city based sed on it its ap apex p alo alone? lone ne? 

A. Old Post Office Pavilion—Washington, DC 

B. Bank of America Plaza—Atlanta 

C. GM Renaissance Center—Detroit 

D. 801 Grand—Des Moines 

1 2 

kidsGo! New York 

$10; April 2011 

If you’ve got moody kids who mope 

in museums, check out this brandnew 

pocket guide series. Aimed at 

7- to 14-year-olds, it encourages 

traveling children to get to know a 

destination and plan itineraries to 

the delight of parents everywhere. 

E. Four Seasons Hotel & Tower—Miami 

F. John Hancock Tower—Boston 

G. One Kansas City Place—Kansas City 

3 

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Graphic USA 

EDITED BY ZIGGY HANAOR 

$30; March 2011 

This whimsical 25-city guidebook is written and 

illustrated by local graphic designers and illustrators, 

who uncover alternative places to eat, drink, 

shop, stay and experience culture that other, more 

traditional guides might leave out. 

TRAVEL TWEETS The l8est gr8est news in 140 characters or less • Mt. Vernon, home 2 1st Pres. GW, will stay open ’til dark May 27-29 4 

Sunset Celebrations. Expect 1700s music, dance, games—the [fire]works. • SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA’s arts & cultural campus 

2 open this month on 4mer steel plant site. Will host films, 10 fests & 300+ live shows. • Open now: 267-room Westin Houston 

Memorial City. Soak in luxury in 18th-floor infinity pool, w/the best view of downtown anywhere. • 2 mark 150 years since 1st 

shot, NC tourism updated Civil War trails guide; it now tracks 232 historic sites from Roanoke to Robbinsville. • Hotel Williamsburg, 

New York’s br&-new upstart inn, opens this month in Brooklyn’s hipster hotbed & boasts in-room turntables, vinyl rental. • Bad 

news 4 sommeliers. @ LA’s Catch Restaurant, guests navigate 200+ wines w/iPad wine lists th@ feature notes, r8ings & pairing help. 

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Game Changers 

BUSINESS 

Proving it's still possible to come up with an original idea, these brand-new 

companies are all hoping to leave their mark on the travel industry. 

Company: Keen Guides 

In 2004, Catherine McNally—deaf since she 

was 8 months old—was at a museum and 

asked for an alternative to the audio tour… 

only to be handed a 50-page manuscript. Talk 

about an “aha” moment. Today, her company 

makes mobile tours available on iTunes that 

use captions and American Sign Language; 

there are currently 136 tours available in 

Seattle, New Orleans and the Washington, 

DC, area, among others. While funding is 

pending, McNally is charging full-speed 

ahead with plans to reach 1,111 sites across 

the US by November. 

The Message: “I am using my work to bring 

greater awareness for inclusive accessibility 

in cultural tourism,” McNally says. 

keenguides.com 

TECHNOLOGY 

Celery Salt 

Chicago 

Five check-ins at 

Chicago-style hot 

dog stands 

Company: Off and Away 

How about this for a deal: $29.40 for two 

nights at New York’s Hotel on Rivington 

($1,313 value)? Or $31.50 for a two-night 

stay at The Setai in Miami ($3,743 value). 

Savings of 80% to 90% are par for the 

course on this hotel suite auction site 

founded by former Amazon.com execs 

Doug Aley and Michael Walton. Users buy 

packages of $1 bids to use on auctions; for 

every bid, the price goes up by $.10 and up to 

15 seconds is added to the clock. Last one to 

bid before the time runs out wins a big-ticket 

hotel stay, while losers earn real dollars 

toward deals at more than 100,000 hotels. 

The Message: “There are amazing hotel 

suites that very few ever see and fewer experience," 

Aley says, "so we thought they could 

be showcased and made available to normal 

people, not just celebrities and dignitaries.” 

offandaway.com 

Squared Away 

BADGE 

PLACE 

FOR 

NASA Explorer 

Huntsville, AL 

Three check-ins at 

local NASA-recommended 

space 

sites—US Space & 

Rocket Center, US 

Space Camp and 

Davidson Center 

for Space 

Exploration 


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Company: Planely 

This fledgling social networking company is 

the brainchild of three guys—Nick Martin, 

Paul Kirkaas and Gorm Casper—who just 

wanted to get to know their fellow passengers. 

And they want you to do the same. Just 

register your flight on the site, and you can 

connect with other travelers—whether it’s 

meeting for a post-flight coffee (they are hoping 

to launch 100 “Planely Meeting Points” 

in airports this year) or changing seats to sit 

together on the ride. 

The Message: “We decided to embark on a 

mission to socialize the air travel industry. 

Whether you use Planely or not, don’t let that 

stop you from saying hello to the person next 

to you…. You’ll be amazed at how much fun it 

is,” Martin says. 

planely.com 

You’ve earned your vacation. Now go 

out and earn Foursquare badges. 

Trainspotter 

San Francisco 

10 check-ins on the 

BART 

PA 4 Score & 7 

Philadelphia 

Three check-ins at 

Visit PA’s chosen 

historical sites— 

Independence Hall, 

Betsy Ross House 

and Elfreth’s Alley 

are among them

LET'S GO 

RESTAURANTS 

NEW YORK 

PARTY PLACE: Employees Only 

THIRST QUENCHER: Provençale 

(lavender-infused gin stirred 

with herbs de Provence-infused 

vermouth and Combier Royal) 

NOSH: WAFELS AND DINGES 

WHERE TO FIND IT: Two blocks east at 

Seventh Ave and Christopher St 

MUST-HAVE MEAL: De bacon 

syrup wafel (with bacon cooked 

into the batter and fresh maple 

syrup on top) 

WHEN IT’S NOT THERE: @waffletruck 

DON’T-MISS AMERICAN PIES 

in Freeport, ME (20 miles 

from Portland) 

25 pies/week 

Angus Barn in 

Raleigh, NC 

*50 pies/week 

CHOCOLATE CHESS 

GET IT FRESH: The 

WILD BLUEBERRY 

GET IT FRESH: Harraseeket Inn 

Round out your trip with a slice of fresh regional pie. Here’s who bakes them best (and how many they make). 

Grub Crawl 

NIGHTLIFE After working up an appetite at a local 

hotspot, ho head to a nearby gourmet food truck for 

satisfying sati f late-night g eats. 

MILWAUKEE 

PARTY PLACE: Water Street Brewery 

THIRST QUENCHER: Flight of 10 

housemade beers, including a 

raspberry-infused weiss 

NOSH: STREETZA PIZZA 

WHERE TO FIND IT: One block north, at the 

corner of N Water St and E Juneau Ave 

MUST-HAVE MEAL: Slice of the day (an 

off-beat option that could be s’mores or 

crab legs) 

WHEN IT’S NOT THERE: @streetzapizza 

Honeypie in 

Milwaukee 

5 pies/week 

BOSTON CREAM 

GET IT FRESH: Parker’s 

Restaurant in 

Boston 

25 pies/week 

GET IT FRESH: 


CHERRY 

PECAN 

GET IT FRESH: Mary 

Mac’s Tea Room in 

Atlanta 

20 pies/week 

LOS ANGELES 

PARTY PLACE: The Brig 

THIRST QUENCHER: Draft Stella 

Artois 

NOSH: KOGI TACO 

WHERE TO FIND IT: In the parking 

lot outside 

MUST-HAVE MEAL: Pacman 

burger (with short rib, spicy 

pork, chicken, chicharrones, 

and cheddar and jack cheeses) 

WHEN IT’S NOT THERE: @kogibbq 

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Twenty Blackbirds in 

Brooklyn, NY 

100 pies/week 

SALTED CARAMEL APPLE 

GET IT FRESH: Four & 

*sold in the on-site store and online 

SAN FRANCISCO 

PARTY PLACE: Bar Basic 

THIRST QUENCHER: Basic Old Fashioned 

NOSH: HAPA SF 

WHERE TO FIND IT: Right outside the 

door on Brannan St 

MUST-HAVE MEAL: Sisig tacos and 

lumpia Shanghai (braised pork 

shoulder and bacon tacos; 

ground pork spring rolls with 

pineapple mango salsa and 

sweet chili sauce) 

WHEN IT’S NOT THERE: @HapaSF

Rao’s 

NEW YORK 

Wait: booked through 2011; 

for 2012, call in November. 

Waiting 

Game Alinea 

CHICAGO 

Wait: 87 days (seating 

We called some 

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PHILADELPHIA 

Wait: 53 days (seating 

at 8:30pm) 

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LOS ANGELES 

Wait: 23 days 

Michael’s 

Genuine 

MIAMI 

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from brand-new smartphone apps to telepresence robots. 

BY JENNIFER SALOPEK BY THE NUMBERS: 

PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER (MARCH 2011) 

INDIANA CONVENTION CENTER (JANUARY 2011) 

Room to Grow 

See how some recently expanded convention centers 

venues stack up. 

CHARLOTTE CONVENTION CENTER (MAY 2010) 

MIAMI AIRPORT CONVENTION CENTER (DECEMBER 2010) 

BUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTION CENTER (FEBRUARY 2011) 

110,000 sq ft 

172,000 sq ft (office space) 

APPS FOR ATTENDEES 

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ON THE CONFERENCE PLANNING SIDE? Event goers will love you for creating an app that’s just for them. 

SwiftMobile iPhone 

Convention centers and conference halls—really, any 

venue hosting an event—can enlist SwiftMobile to 

create an app to help attendees navigate even the biggest 

trade show. The app features interactive maps, 

an event calendar and conference tweet tracker. 

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1.2 million sq ft (combined with new Lucas Oil Stadium) 

EventKaddy iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile 

This company builds mobile event guides—complete 

with maps, real-time announcements and schedules—that 

benefit not only the attendees, but also 

organizers (with added revenue potential) and exhibitors 

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BUSINESS 

CONVENTION 

CENTERS 

79,464 kinetic 

aluminum squares 

make up the 

9,284-square-foot 

Cree Shimmer 

Wall at the Raleigh 

Convention Center. 

The distinctive piece 

of art is backlit by 

56 LEDs that can 

be programmed to 

flash and display 

more than a million 

colors. 

88,000 lumens are 

emitted by the 18 

projectors at The 

Regional Showcase 

at Pittsburgh’s 

David L. Lawrence 

Convention Center. 

The setup requires 

6 miles of fiber optic 

cable and 17 computers 

with Pentium 

4 processors. 

2.36 megawatts of 

power are produced 

by the solar array 

that was completed 

at the Atlantic City 

Convention Center in 

Dec. 2008.

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INDUSTRY INSIDERS TELL US WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE 

CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS OF THE FUTURE. 

Carol Wallace 

Board Member, AIPC International Association of 

Congress Centres 

“The convention center of the future will 

include features that draw in the local 

community. For example, the San Diego 

Convention Center expansion will include a 

5.5-acre public park on the roof with a band 

shell. We are converting unusable space 

into a public amenity. 

“We’re also seeing more fl exibility 

and adaptability in spaces. The ICC 

in Berlin features a fl at-fl oored exhibit 

hall that can be converted into an arena 

instantly. A mechanical system lowers 

10,000 raised seats from the ceiling at the 

touch of a button. 

“Convention centers in Europe and 

ILLUSTRATION BY NEIL WEBB 

Asia, especially those in cold climates, are 

doing a lot more with moving sidewalks 

and high-speed transport within and 

around the centers (1).” 

David Rich 

Senior Vice President, Strategy + Planning/World- 

wide, George P. Johnson Experience Marketing 

BOSTON, MA 

“The convention center of the future will 

have meeting rooms in which an entire 

side is a smart media wall (2). It can act as 

presentation screen, media host, whiteboard—or 

all at once. It will be confi gurable 

on the fl y and will interact with smart 

media tables. 

“Telepresence robots (3) will attend the 

convention in lieu of participants who can’t 


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make it. Screens on their heads will display 

images of the participants and enable twoway, 

real-time interaction. 

“People care about natural light and 

LEED certifi cation. The convention center 

of the future will bring the outside in to 

make attendees feel less disconnected from 

the outside world. A retractable roof (4) 

would be amazing.” 

Corbin Ball 

Meetings Technology Analyst, Corbin Ball Associates 

BELLINGHAM, WA 

“The two biggest trends in meeting 

technology are social media, which is 

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KING OF HIS CASTLE 

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Lounge and haute cuisine hotspot XIV XI by Michael Mina, he has 

spent the last eight years cagily leveraging levera the notoriety of his vari- 

ous outlets. He put them 

h on the map 

through publicity from TMZ 

(a Google search for the gossip site and an “Hyde nightclub” yields 

194,000 matches), HBO (most of the nightclub scenes on Entou- 

rage were shot shott in iinn 

Hyde, HHyde 

yd , and his home doubled as the residence of 

Vincent Chase) and MTV 

(Heidi Montag of The Hills 

fame worked for Nazarian, 

who also made several 

well-timed cameos on the 

show). 

“I thought it helped 

the brand—that’s why I 


did it,” says Nazarian, who fi rst learned the hotel business by 

investing millions of his and his family’s money in Sheratons 

and Hiltons managed by outside companies. Sitting in his posh, 

800-square-foot offi ce, looking the part of both businessman and 

Hollywood A-lister in a black Hugo Boss suit, he continues, “Who 

knew that The Hills would have 6 million followers? But now there 

are people in Kansas who want to go to our nightclub Industry, 

our restaurant Katsuya and our SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills.” 

WHAT THE HILLS viewers are unlikely to know are the diffi culties 

that Nazarian faced during the recent economic crisis. SLS 

opened in October of 2008, right when Wall Street imploded, 

and he was forced to put his next two hotel projects, in Miami 

and Las Vegas, on hold. Over the coming year, he cut back on 

development plans and focused more on joint ventures and 

THE SUITE LIFE Sam management deals (one of which now 

Nazarian at his SLS Hotel 

at Beverly Hills 

has him running Gladstones, a venerable 

seafood restaurant in Pacifi c Palisades, 

which nets $14 million per year) and he weathered room-rates that 

averaged 20% less than he had initially anticipated. According to 

The Wall Street Journal, in 2010, Nazarian Enterprises (his family’s 

business) kicked in a total of $18.5 million in order for Nazarian to 

get an extension on the due date for the SLS’s debt of $139 million. 

Nazarian insists that he was nowhere close to bankruptcy, but, 

clearly, he learned from the experience. “I got into every 

business line, every P&L; I made sure that every division was 

speaking to the others and maximizing revenues,” he says. “I 

learned about how quickly your banking relationships go to a 

special server in Dallas when the bank shuts down. But I also 

showed my loan partners, the biggest investment funds in the 

country, that I will not... walk away from properties. I fought tooth 

and nail.” He smiles ruefully and adds, “It was a disastrous time.” 

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Toward the end of this year’s fi rst quarter, things are looking 

up. Nazarian cites Colony Capital’s recent purchase of a minority 

stake in his company for $35 million as a serious vote of confi - 

dence. In January, Colony founder Thomas Barrack Jr. stated, 

“Sam has harnessed his vision and uncanny instincts to create the 

most relevant emerging hospitality management company in the 

industry today.” 

Check into SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, and Nazarian wants to 

be the full-service provider for all of your entertainment needs— 

even if you don’t realize it. “We are not just rooms; we are an 

experience,” he says, voicing the mantra for his company. “We have 

the keys to the city, and the people who visit us get those keys.” 

With cool off -site restaurants and nightclubs that operate in 

concert with the hotels, guests at SLS or Hollywood’s recently 

opened Redbury are treated like regulars at SBE-owned operations—whether 

it’s an omakase dinner at Katsuya or serious 

clubbing at happening nightspots The Colony or The Abbey. 

“Right now, that level of cross-property service is what I am 

obsessed with,” Nazarian says. 

To make the customer experience even more seamless, 

Nazarian is fi nancing the creation of back-offi ce technology that 

will track individual purchases and habits, distill the information 

and allow guests’ needs and desires to be anticipated. A central 

computer system will eventually allow the maitre d’ at, say, Hyde 

to know that you sprang for a suite at the SLS, where you just had a 

straight-up Belvedere martini. Since you’re a high-spending hotel 

customer, he might just get you a good table and surprise you with 

a martini on the house. “[The] technology makes sure that wherever 

you are in the SBE family, the staff knows about your preferences 

and treats you like the good customer that you are,” Nazarian says. 

The existence of an entity like the “SBE family” is rare in 

the hotel industry—and one that may make it easier for Sam to 

achieve his cross-property service. While most up-to-the-minute 

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hotels typically commission celebrity restaurateurs to run their 

food programs and nightlife superstars to oversee their dancefl 

oors and bars, Nazarian keeps it all under his own umbrella. For 

example, when he became enamored with José Andrés’ molecular 

cuisine, he didn’t strike a deal to put a franchise inside his hotel. 

Instead, he invested in the company and established a partnership 

with Andrés. Similarly, when Nazarian wanted to hire designer 

Philippe Starck, he shelled out enough money to make Starck a 

partner, who is now working exclusively for SBE in North America 

for 15 years. This year, Starck will oversee the design of Hyde Las 

Vegas and SLS Hotel at South Beach, with a resort and casino in 

Las Vegas expected to follow soon after. 

Sam cites a few good reasons for this unorthodox and, at least 

initially, expensive approach. “I didn’t want customers to run 

into invisible walls, which manifest themselves as a lot of people 

with their own agendas and their own bottom lines and their own 

business practices,” he says. “What I set out to do was build all the 

verticals in-house. We all have the same agenda, and we all work 

together to make sure that the guest can be taken care of at any of 

our diff erent venues.” 

Beyond the benefi t for guests, Nazarian sees a practical benefi t 

for himself and the company. “What if, hypothetically speaking, 

you have Jeff rey Chodorow as your restaurant person, and he 

decides that he wants to do something else?” he says. “Or what if 

his interests no longer align with your own? He is there to run a 

restaurant and may not be so interested in accommodating your 

best hotel customers when the restaurant is booked.” 

Being treated like a treasured customer is the kind of fi rstclass 

coddling that Nazarian himself is accustomed to, wherever 

his globe-trotting whims may take him. And if the forces of 

technology cooperate, he’ll soon be providing his patrons with 

similar experiences—whether or not they’re Paris Hilton or a 

big-spending billionaire. 

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BY LINDSEY BALBIERZ

FRANKLY, I WAS EXPECTING MORE CRIME, but that’s what I get for taking 

my cues from television, a device seemingly devoted to making Manhattan 

appear solely populated by snarky homicide detectives, gum-smacking 

coroners and outrageously dressed sex columnists. Or at least that’s how it 

seems to me. I am a humor columnist from Atlanta, where we Southerners 

have our own stereotypes to bear. For example, my good friend recently 

left Atlanta to teach school in Brooklyn, where he now devotes a lot of time 

to allaying the fears of his co-worker, who refuses to set foot in Georgia because of the 

hillbillies in the movie Deliverance. 

In the South, we tend to think we have better insight to New Yorkers because of the influx 

of residents from there to these parts during the ’90s. That resulted in a mild stampede 

of people forgoing biscuits to demand better bagels, which is probably why our culinary 

landscape is now peppered with New York-based restaurants that serve entrées with words 

like “gastrique” in the description. (Occasionally, we might begrudge that these make a nice 

addition to our dining options.) 

So it goes without saying that this intermingling of our cultures in the South has caused 

preconceptions to abound in both directions. New Yorkers often assume I am hospitable, for 

one, when in actuality I’d say I’m about as hospitable as your average angry circus elephant. 

Atlantans think New Yorkers spend a lot of time sitting in on criminal autopsies, when it 

turns out—at least according to my recent visit—that autopsies are nowhere near the top on 

their list of priorities. So with this in mind, I went to New York to address nine other common 

preconceptions that Southerners carry about New York, followed by my exhaustive (or at 

least well-masticated) research on each. 

1. NEW YORKERS DON’T SLEEP. 

False. They do sleep, they just 

don’t do it at night or in a bed. 

They do it during the day and 

on the subway. And to further 

test this preconception, I kept 

my blinds open and attempted 

to stare at the cityscape all 

night to see if the lights would 

go out. It helps that I had a 

corner suite at The Setai Fifth 

Avenue with a view of the 

Chrysler Building (now that’s 

hospitality). The lights, by 

the way, did not go out that I 

saw. Though in all fairness, 

“My friend talked me into doing a tour from 

Big Taxi Tours, swearing the fun to be had outweighed the 

hokey-ness of the venue. ‘Plus, you can get an idea of the 

neighborhoods you’ll want to stroll through afterward,’ she 

said. She was right.” bigtaxitours.com 


my vigilance only lasted 

until midnight. Unlike New 

Yorkers, I sleep at night like a 

walrus on a rock. 

2. THE SUBWAY IS DANGEROUS. 

False. It’s full of sleeping 

people. Seriously. You are less 

likely to get assaulted on a 

New York City subway than 

you are if you showed up at my 

door unexpectedly. 

3. THE PEOPLE ARE PUSHY AND 

RUDE. True and False. Pushy? 

Yes. New Yorkers all know 

exactly where they’re going, 

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and they get there by walking 

super fast on account of how 

the only people who drive in 

the city are out-of-towners 

and taxi drivers. Southerners, 

on the other hand, like to 

meander and gaze at things. 

So if you put one in front of 

the other in the wrong order, 

some pushiness is bound to 

“I’m a sucker for second-hand stuff, and picking through 

NYC’s flea markets, like the Brooklyn Flea, is thrilling 

because New Yorkers are famous for getting rid of stuff 

that is truly valuable to the Southern aesthetic. My recent 

booty included a poodle-shaped toilet-paper cozy and 

Popsicle art made by prisoners.” brooklynflea.com

erupt. For example, when 

I visited Chelsea Market, a 

wonderland of restaurants, 

bakeries and shops built on 

the site of an abandoned 

biscuit factory, I had to 

literally stop to examine 

all the lovingly preserved 

architectural details because 

the rushing crowd around me 

seemed better able to handle 

an immobile object than a 

slow-moving one. At one 

point, just as an experiment, I 

allowed the crowd to push me 

around to see where I would 

end up, which was in line at 

the famous Lobster Place with 

live crabs in my hand. I had to 

put them back, though, when 

“I bought a pair of silk pajamas, an almond cookie as big as 

a bicycle seat and a giant bag of cherries for just a buck a 

pound in Chinatown. Thankfully they still allow food on the 

plane.” explorechinatown.com 


I realized they probably don’t 

allow pets at The Setai. 

Rude? No. Not even the 

pushy people were rude. They 

were just really focused. In 

fact, without fail, every time I 

brandished the city map the 

hotel concierge gave me—the 

one he warned me not to leave 

the hotel without—a New 

Yorker would stop and off er 

directions. It was almost like 

the map was a magic talisman, 

able to stop a rushing local 

with a single wave. “Where do 

you need to go?” they’d ask. I’d 

tell them, they’d direct me, I’d 

still get lost. Then I’d wave the 

map again and start over. If 

not for these New Yorkers, I’d 

probably still be in Manhattan 

right now, wandering, 

allowing myself to be pushed 

into places. It’s a fun way to 

discover the city, but at some 

point you have to head back to 

your hotel to commence staring 

at the cityscape all night. 

4. MODELS AND MOVIE STARS 

ARE EVERYWHERE. True. And 

by that I don’t mean that 

all New Yorkers are models 

and/or movie stars, I just 

mean you can’t throw a stick 

down Madison Avenue, for 

“The View on the 48th floor of the Marriott Marquis is 

billed as New Yorks’s only revolving rooftop restaurant. 

From here I saw that Times Square is just as busy on its 

rooftops as it is on the ground. The drinks are a fortune, 

but then again they come with the view, which is worth a 

million bucks.” theviewnyc.com 

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“At Carnegie Deli, they 

smoke and cure their own 

meats, and the pastrami 

and corned-beef sandwiches 

are literally a foot 

thick. I saw them serving 

sandwiches that even Joan 

Rivers could not get her 

mouth around.” 

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one, without that stick being I almost imploded trying to 

compared to the fi gures of decide which one to stick to 

fi ve models within stick- 

like a lovesick squid. So yes, 

throwing distance. It also 

models and movie stars are 

helps that Robert De Niro 

everywhere. I am absolutely, 

owns a restaurant in Tribeca without a doubt, 100% hardly 

called Locanda Verde. I had 

dinner there one night, and, 

exaggerating about that at all. 

I kid you not, Tom Hanks, 

5. THE POLICE ARE MEAN. False. 

Matthew Modine and Paul One afternoon I discovered 

Rudd were all at the tables a man laying prone on the 

next to me. They were there, sidewalk on 43rd Street and, 

just eating like real people, as having thought I’d fi nally 

though they have any business come across a corpse, I alerted 

being g fl esh-and-blood at all. the police. p My y mistake. The 

“If I were to pick one comedy club out of the miasma now 

available in Manhattan, I’d go straight for the funny jugular 

with the scion Gotham Comedy Club, where standup 

greats like Lewis Black, Larry David and Dave Chappelle 

command the mic on any given night. Pros like these know 

how to keep a heckler like me from taking over the show.” 

gothamcomedyclub.com 


police simply helped the 

man to his feet and tried to 

send him on his way. He did 

not appreciate being roused, 

though, so he followed the 

offi cers down the street, hollering 

expletives at them. The 

offi cers simply weathered the 

off enses jovially and waved 

him off . In Atlanta, I think 

people have gotten the electric 

chair for less. 

6. THE TAXI DRIVERS DON’T 

SPEAK ENGLISH. False. According 

to one of my Manhattan 

drivers, who is from Seattle, 

a whopping 8% of NYC taxi 

drivers still hail from the US, 

but 100% of them drive (in 

my experience) like they’re 

trying to outrun a fl ash 

fl ood. “It’s self preservation,” 

I was told. “You 

can’t drive normal [sic] 

if everyone else is driving 

crazy.” Another of my 

cabbies propped his 

iPhone on the dashboard 

and watched streaming 

video while driving me to 

the Gansevoort Hotel in 

the Meatpacking District. 

I tried to take a picture 

of this with my own 

iPhone, but he was driving 

so aggressively that all I 

got was a jumble of bright 

streaks from the lights in 

Midtown. But never fear, these 

days the back seats of offi cial 

NYC taxi cabs are equipped 

with small interactive video 

monitors to give you something 

to look at other than your 

life passing before your eyes. 

7. NEW YORK AUDIENCES 

ARE TOUGH CROWDS. True. 

Personally, I hold old-school 

NYC comedy clubs like 

Carolines on Broadway in 

a special place of awe and 

reverence for their history 

of providing newcomers the 

chance to toughen up and 

hone their craft in front of a 

bunch of hardened locals. But 

lately, neighboring comedy 

clubs have cropped up like 

mushrooms in a meadow, 

providing nonstop live 

standup every night, often 

with so many sets in an hour it 

feels like the comic equivalent 

to speed dating. I went to 

Ha! Comedy Club NYC in 

Times Square, which is a club 

made famous by an episode 

in Sex and the City—or so the 

charismatic carnival barker 

behind the podium out front 

informed me. (In fact, there 

seemed to be a lot of places 

I’d never heard of that claim 

to have been made famous 

by Sex and the City.) I caught 

the second show of the night, 

which had a blur of comedians 

performing 10-minute gigs, 

and half the members in the 

audience were there because 

they’d been allowed to carry 

over from the fi rst show, which 

had been ruined, evidently, 

by an incessant heckler. Now 

that right there is evidence of 

a tough crowd to me, when 

the club essentially off ers a 

do-over not to appease the 

audience for bad comedians, 

but more to appease the 

comedians for a bad audience. 

“To a Southerner, the name ‘Meatpacking District’ brings 

to mind a chainsaw and a leather mask, but in actuality it’s 

a cobble-stoned enclave of newly chic nightclubs, impossibly 

hip hotels (like the Gansevoort) and surprisingly 

creative storefronts. My favorite is AllSaints on West 

13th Street, where the window display is made entirely 

of turn-of-the-century sewing machines.” us.allsaints.com 

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8. BROADWAY SHOWS ARE 

AWESOME. True. I’ve now seen 

both Billy Elliot the movie and 

Billy Elliot the Broadway show 

and, believe me, the Broadway 

show is better. You’ll laugh, 

you’ll cry, you’ll clutch at your 

heart as it bursts with love and 

wonder at the talented cast, 

and you’ll leave a complete 

live-theater convert. Period. 

9. RESTAURANTS ARE 

EXPENSIVE. Depends on who 

you are. Me? My father was 

a traveling trailer salesman 

and my mother was a missile 

scientist. I’m at home with 

nearly any level of hoity-toityness 

(though the espresso 

machine in my suite did 

illicit some unseemly shrieks 

of excitement). But still the 

menu at Colicchio & Sons 

in the Meatpacking District 

intimidated me because the 

menu did not show prices 

for the entrées, at least not 

on the afternoon I visited. 

I’m sure a New Yorker would 

have just fl at-out asked the 

waiter, but I stayed true to 

my passive Southern self 

and avoided confrontation 

by texting a friend in Atlanta 

to look up the lunch menu 

on the restaurant’s website, 

which, oddly, does include 

the prices. And yeah, it was 

expensive. The cost was close 

to what people probably pay 

for fresh human organs on the 

black market. On the other 

hand, Locanda Verde was 

surprisingly reasonably priced, 

and I’m pretty sure the food 

was fabulous—but in truth I 

was too busy being surrounded 

by movie stars to pay attention 

to my taste buds. I also had 

breakfast at Ai Fiori at The 

Setai, the tab for which was 

staggering, but it was lobster 

benedict. I would gladly forgo 

my electric bill for lobster 

benedict every once in a while. 

I also made sure to 

wander into other, cheaper 

eateries typical of NYC, 

such as the Moonstruck 

Diner on Madison Avenue. 

I immediately forgave its 

touristy name (after the 

famous movie that starred 

Cher and Nicolas Cage before 

his long mission to make us 

“I didn’t get all the exhibits at the New Museum, such as the one by Lynda Benglis where 

it looks like the walls are vomiting plaster, but I do have to say I love a place that loosens 

up the boundaries of your brain a bit. Plus, the artsy on-site café has an exclusive ‘New 

Museum’ cookie, with quinoa, mango and chocolate 

chunks among the ingredients (no plaster). I tasted it and, 

like the museum itself, it’s really good, but a little out there.” 

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forget he could actually act), 

when the waiter brought me 

an entire bottle of homemade 

blue-cheese dressing to go 

with my salad. I could soak 

my head in a bucket of blue 

cheese if given the chance, as 

this diner practically did. A 

restaurant in Little Italy was 

less impressive in terms of 

fl avor, but at least I got to hear 

a bunch of Italians arguing 

loudly, and that was almost 

worth the price of penne that 

tasted store-bought. 

Later, I had to brandish 

my map 11 times in order to 

traverse the 20 or so blocks to 

my hotel. It took me half the 

night to make it back, mainly 

because I discovered I really 

like being lost in Manhattan. 

I especially enjoy letting the 

people push me around. 

THE SETAI 

FIFTH AVENUE 

400 Fifth Ave 

212-695-4005 

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avenue.com 

THE LOBSTER 

PLACE 

75 Ninth Ave 

212-255-5672 

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LOCANDA 

VERDE 

377 Greenwich St 

212-925-3797 

locandaverde 

nyc.com 

GANSEVOORT 

MEATPACKING 

NYC HOTEL 

18 Ninth Ave 

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CAROLINES ON 

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1626 Broadway 

212-757-4100 

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HA! COMEDY 

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163 W 46th St 

212-977-3884 

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BILLY ELLIOT 

At Imperial 

Theatre 

249 W 45th St 

212-239-6200 

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COLICCHIO & 

SONS 

85 10th Ave 

212-400-6699 

colicchioand 

sons.com 

AI FIORI 

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the Old 

Town & 

the 

Sea 

Find your sea legs—and claws, and tails—among the clam and 

lobster shacks and restaurants around Gloucester, MA, a place 

steeped in maritime history and atmosphere. 


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BY JOHN O’CONNOR 

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JESSICA SCRANTON

CATCH OF THE DAY 

The late lobsterman Peter 

Prybot collecting his traps 

around Pigeon Cove Wharf 


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first memory 

of Gloucester 

is of waking to 

fog as thick as a 

milkshake, 

yboats lashed to the wharves, green hills sloughing down 

hanging on the gunwales of small boats, rolling among 

Which is all just to say that, well, what I fi nd most 

the lobster pot buoys, then breaking suddenly over the remarkable about Gloucester is hard to pin down. 

harbor as the sun rose like a big boozy grin. The rest of Depending on when I’ve last eaten, I’d make a case 

the day is a blur of fried clams, beer and shrieking across for the shellfi sh. But my love of this town also has 

the water in a 13-foot Boston Whaler, teeth rattling, 

something to do with its sprawling, vaguely antique, 

making a mental note to strike “sea captain” from my backwater sea-shanty magic. Or the fact that it’s entirely 

list of future occupations—but nonetheless having an devoid of pretense or snobbery, or actual waterparks. 

insane amount of fun, as if at a waterpark run by very And the additional fact that I can galumph down to the 

respectable pirates. 

rocks, beer in hand, and plop into the ocean whenever I 

That was four years ago. My girlfriend, Emily, 

please, with no more than a few cormorants on hand to 

had brought me to her family’s summer home in East 

Gloucester. It was all very foreign to me back then. I 

share the honor. 

was raised in the Midwest, so I’m accustomed to land. 

GLOUCESTER LIES about 35 miles northeast of Boston, on 

I used to get queasy watching The Love Boat. Emily, on what’s known as Massachusetts’ North Shore, where it 

the other hand, comes from a noble, seafaring race of occupies most of the southeastern portion of the Cape 

strong-legged New Englanders. Seamanship, I learned, Ann peninsula, sandwiched between Ipswich Bay to the 

is a kind of Freemasonry, with initiation taken (in my north and Massachusetts Bay to the south. The town is 

case at least) by choking back vomit while bouncing past cleaved in two by the Annisquam River, and some locals 

the breakwater. 

But I found 

my sea-legs, sort 

refer to the land east of the Annisquam as “The Island.” 

of, and Gloucester 

soon disclosed all of 

its ample, brawny POLE POSITION 

charm. It became One event during St. Peter’s Fiesta is usually pretty hard to grasp. 

an almost mytho- The annual St. Peter’s Fiesta in June saturates Gloucester in good cheer—and a lot of 

logical place to me, liquor. The highlight is an event called “The Greasy Pole,” in which dozens of young men 

a Venice on the attempt to seize a flag pegged to the end of a 45-foot telephone pole that’s affixed 

North Atlantic: the horizontally over the harbor and coated in industrial-grade grease. The police not only 

fi eldstone houses, sanction this event, but ardently celebrate it—and for good reason: It’s crazy fun to 

the tiers of fi shing watch. June 22-26, stpetersfiesta.org 


to the harbor, schooners tacking along on mysterious 

errands, not to mention lobsters up to my eyeballs, 

peerless striper fi shing and—best of all—fried clams! I 

mean, I’d never even seen a fried clam until college, and 

then not one you’d gamble on. In Essex County, which 

encompasses Gloucester and the mollusk-rich sands of 

Ipswich, clams are freshly plucked and batter-fried by 

the pail-full; at places like Clam Box of Ipswich, Woodman’s 

of Essex and JT Farnham’s (also in Essex), they’re 

consumed in the manner of a lion tucking into a zebra. 

And the lobsters in local eateries like The Lobster Pool 

in Rockport are of Rabelaisian grandeur: fat, succulent 

and plentiful enough to toss in the juicer each morning 

without the wallet thinning much (though, as tempting 

as that might sound, I’d advise against it). The standard 

approach works great: elbows squared, head down, bibs 

fastened by the yard. 

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Gloucester is within striking distance of two of the 

richest fi shing grounds in the world—the Georges Bank 

and Stellwagen Bank—which is partly why the American 

fi shing industry was born here. The fi rst fi shing stages 

were set up here in 1623, and a memorial statue along 

the harbor has the names of 5,370 local men lost at sea 

inscribed on it. Parts of The Perfect Storm were fi lmed in 

town (it’s where the actual ship and crew were based), 

and for anyone seeking local color, the bar depicted 

in the fi lm—the Crow’s Nest, located downtown near 

the harbor—is still an old fi shermen’s haunt. Although 

Gloucester’s maritime glory has faded—partly because 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

recently imposed new catch limits and a catch-share 

management system that have driven some fi shermen 

out of business—the town still processes more than 15 

million pounds of fi sh a year. 

Gloucester’s lobstersmen, however, are doing fi ne. 

In fact, up and down the eastern seaboard, lobstering 

is a model of a sustainable fi shery, thanks mostly to 


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WATERFRONT 

WONDER 

Pigeon Cove Wharf in 

the picturesque town 

of Rockport, MA

conservation guidelines established a generation ago. About 200 

The biggest threats to the lobster stock, he said, are striped 

lobstermen operate around Cape Ann, and from almost every van- bass. Protected in Massachusetts since 1985, when there were 

tage onshore, in rain or shine, high seas or low, you can see crews only about 12.5 million, stripers rebounded to an estimated 52.8 

of barnacled men (and a few women) hauling traps from the water, million in 2008. This is fantastic for sport-fi shermen, but dicey for 

occasionally shouting the most ingenious and poetic expletives. lobsters. The two species occupy the same breeding and molting 

Last summer, I met one of these men, Peter Prybot, who 

grounds, and stripers’ jaws are tailor-made to tear even adult 

was entering his 50th season on Gloucester’s lobster grounds. 

lobsters to shreds. 

Prybot—who tragically passed away last month at the age of 63 in 

Still, lobstering was clearly good to Prybot. Talking to him, I 

a lobstering-related accident—was a big, gentle man 

with hands that betrayed years of toil in a remorseless 

GETTING FRESH 

industry: massive, swollen, crusty old claws. He 

(this page; clockwise 

from right) Unloading 

came to lobstering early, at age 11, when he spied a 

at Captain Joe & 

lobsterman setting traps in the harbor. The next year, Sons; the sign for JT 

Farnham’s says it 

he had his own seine boat and a dozen traps in Lanes 

all; outside The 

Lobster Pool (opposite 

Cove. He had several close calls in his life, including page, from top) lunch 

at The Lobster Pool; 

a day in the late 1980s when he was swept overboard 

enjoying a meal 

in his oilskins and nearly drowned while his boat was 

with a view at JT 

Farnham’s 

smashed to kindling on the rocks. It didn’t dampen 

his enthusiasm, however. At the time of his death, 

Prybot was working seven days a week, tending to 350 

traps in the waters around Cape Ann. 

We spoke in the living room of his giant white 

Colonial in Lanesville, a coastal village just north of Gloucester. 

There was a big red barn out back and a well-manicured lawn. 

Talking to him made me happy; lately I’d been fretting about lobsters. 

Their stocks fell in the 1990s and have been slow to recover, 

and I’d been eating so many lobsters that I’d begun to worry I was 

solely responsible. But according to Prybot, the ’90s population 

dip was a cyclical downturn. These days, lobsters are thriving. 

“There are good years and bad years, but there are always plenty of 

lobsters to be caught,” he said. 


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got the impression there were maybe even too many lobsters, like 

they were quietly amassing a huge conquering army, plotting a 

global occupation. Prepare to greet our crustacean overlords. 

Prybot sells his lobsters to Mortillaro’s, one of several 

wholesalers in Gloucester where you can buy them fresh off the 

boats. Across the harbor, at Captain Joe & Sons, lobstermen fl oat 

right up to the back door and unload their catches into massive 

cold-water tanks. For years, Emily’s parents have bought lobsters 


CLAM DIGGIN’ 

Who serves Essex County’s finest fried specimens? 

Known here as “longnecks,” “steamers” or just 

plain “clams,” fried clams are a briny, fat-bellied 

specimen dug from tidal mudflats dotting the 

coastline from Gloucester to Newbury, batterfried 

and usually served with french fries or onion 

rings, and sometimes both. Opinion is divided 

among Gloucesterians about who makes the 

best, and at the risk of sparking countywide 

furor, let’s say it’s Woodman’s of Essex. Let’s 

also say I’m right about this, and that as an 

outsider and fried-clam greenhorn, I’m qualified 

to render dispassionate judgment in the matter. 

I’ll concede, however, that on a good day, any 

number of places, such as the Clam Box of 

Ipswich and The Lobster Pool in Rockport, can 

prove me dead wrong. 

directly at Captain Joe & Sons, which is owned by Joe 

Ciaramitaro and his cousin, Frankie, and was started by their 

grandfather in 1953. 

Ciaramitaro’s love for Gloucester runs deep. After Charles 

Olson, he’s probably the most prolifi c chronicler of the area, 

principally through his website, Good Morning Gloucester (which 

gets 15,000 to 22,000 hits a day). Last Labor Day weekend, we 

chatted in his parking lot as a fl ood of people arrived for lobster. 

“Two chicks, please!” they shouted from 

their cars (a chick is a lobster weighing 

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between 1 pound and 1.18 pounds). I’d 

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been trying to articulate what exactly 

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I liked most about Gloucester, when 

(Call for hours) 

Ciaramitaro aimed his chin at the 

harbor and said, “Gloucester... it’s 

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almost an embarrassment of riches. 

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Except that it’s not too much of a good 

thing. It’s just the right amount.” 

We chewed on that a while, 

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during summer) 

watching a purple sky begin to pass into 

night. A tugboat burped and bellowed 

JT FARNHAM’S 

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in the harbor, reminding me it was 

(Open 7 days/week 

nearly the cocktail hour, when Emily’s 

during summer) 

family would gather on the porch to 

THE LOBSTER POOL 

toast the tenacious sage Neptune, 

329 Granite St, Rockport 

provider of so many salty, extraordinary 

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moments in Gloucester. And I then 

.com (closed Mon-Wed) 

realized my hair was still wet from the 

ocean. I dashed to my car. If I hurried, 

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95 E Main St, Gloucester 

there was still time for one last dip 

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before dinner. 

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Technically, you can stage a ribbon cutting for pretty much anything. 

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Oh, there’s a new steakhouse in town? Wonderful, but you probably won’t see the mayor at the opening. The arrival of 

something that can improve a city and promises lifetimes of knowledge and cultural enrichment, however—that’s another 

thing entirely. So it’s heartwarming to see that, even in the midst of a lingering recession, a slew of devoted organizations cut 

the ribbons on some very impressive projects, while established greats soldiered on with ambitious expansions. Everybody 

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PHOENIX 

MUSICAL 

INSTRUMENT MUSEUM 

Opened April 24, 4 2010 

BY DAN GIBSON 

Ever wonder what an ondioline sounds like? Better yet, et ever eve wonder 

what an ondioline is? This small electronic keyboard invented by 

a Frenchman in the 1940s is just one of the many instruments and 

associated objects on view in the two-story MIM. President and 

Director Bill DeWalt almost sells it short by calling it “a guestfriendly 

place in which people are able to simply enjoy music and 

musical instruments.” Rather, it’s a place where people can not only 

see instruments from every country in the world, but also hear them 

(via provided wireless headphones) and observe them being played 

in original settings (via high-res video screens). The first floor 


introduces visitors to the artistry and diversity 

of instruments, while the second is arranged by 

geography. After a whirlwind tour of musically 

inspired scenes—from a re-created gong 

workshop in Asia to a contemporary Ukrainian 

wedding procession—get your hands on the 

intriguing instruments in Experience Gallery. 

But remember, one person’s “experimental 

soundscape” is another’s headache. themim.org 

HIGHLIGHT: Your heart may skip a beat upon seeing the Steinway 

piano on which John Lennon composed “Imagine.” 

YOU’LL BE AMAZED TO LEARN: The octobass (shown above), a 

three-stringed and much larger version of the double bass, is 12 

feet tall, requires standing on a platform to play, and hits a note 

so low (15Hz) the human ear can barely hear it. Of the three 

made, only one made it to North America. 

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BY THE 

NUMBERS 

299 = seats 

in the MIM’s 

acoustically 

tuned theater 

192,000 

= square 

footage of the 

MIM, making 

it one of the 

world’s largest 

musical 

instrument 

museums 

12,000 = 

objects in the 

collection, 

some of which 

were obtained 

in adventures 

befitting an 

Indiana 

Jones film 

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RALEIGH, NC 

NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM 

OF ART’S WEST BUILDING 

Opened April 24, 2010 

BY BROOKE PORTER 

So technically this isn’t a new museum, but the large 

BY THE 

NUMBERS 

freestanding addition overwhelmingly transforms the 

362 = sky- 

institution. The first thing you notice when you set foot 

lights inside inside the West Building is the light. With scores of skylights 

the museum 

and floor-to-ceiling windows, it gives you the impression 

164 = acreage 

of the art that you’re still outdoors, viewing an impressive collection 

museum park, of art that spans 5,000-plus years while walking among the 

the largest in 

the country rolling tree-topped hills and lush gardens of the museum’s 

~50 = 

expansive art park. As the museum’s director Larry Wheeler 

percentage of puts it, “Light is not the enemy of color and material, but 

exterior that 

is glass 

a great friend of the viewing experience.” Allowing the 

infiltration of natural light is not the only museum rule the 

127,000-square-foot West Building breaks. It also eschews 

the standard multi-level construction, opting instead for a single floor, making it 

a breeze to float through the galleries (not to mention easier on those stair-hating 

legs). “The old idea of gallery labyrinths can be quite confusing,” Wheeler says. “We 

tried to open the galleries as much as possible, so not only can art across centuries 

have conversations with one another, but people, too, can make visual connections 

among many parts of the collection.” Standing in the Italian Renaissance gallery, 

facing Devorah Sperber’s After The Mona Lisa 2—an oversized, upside-down version 

of da Vinci’s masterpiece made of spools of colored thread—Wheeler’s words 

couldn’t ring truer. And it’s this, the unexpected—mixing the contemporary with 

the classic, inviting visitors to walk among the sunshine and nature, not a stair in 

sight—that makes the West Building itself a masterpiece. ncartmuseum.org 

HIGHLIGHT: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Court and Garden, home to 31 of 

Auguste Rodin’s bronze sculptures, including The Kiss and The Thinker. The 

museum is the Southeast’s largest repository of the famed French artist’s work. 

YOU’LL BE AMAZED TO LEARN: El Anatsui’s large-scale tapestry-like sculpture 

Lines That Link Humanity is made from flattened bottle caps and remnants of 

liquor packaging. 


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IN SIN CITY, A GANGLAND 

SHOWDOWN SHAPES 

UP BETWEEN TWO NEW 

ATTRACTIONS. 

BY PETER KOCH 

Mob 

War 

In the late 1940s s and 

’50s, mobsters like Bugsy Siegel and 

Sam Giancana realized that then-barren 

Vegas could be an oasis of luxury hotels, 

restaurants and gaming, so they started 

building and investing in casinos (often 

skimming profits to support other criminal 

activities). Today, though, two brand-new 

mob attractions want control of Las Vegas. But 

is this town big enough for both of them? 

The Strip is the perfect setting for 

the 26,000-square-foot Las Vegas Mob 

Experience. Set inside the Tropicana Las 

Vegas, it’s like a theme park, using the latest 

interactive technologies to create a seedy 

underworld depicting the rise and fall of 

organized crime in Sin City. Visitors navigate 

this world—a Prohibition-era saloon, the 

Vegas desert, an FBI surveillance van— 

interacting with mobsters played by real-life 

actors and making decisions that influence 

the outcome (you’re either “made,” whacked or 

put under witness protection). 

Visitors are given badges (loaded with 

name, age and language spoken) that allow 

sensors to track them. As they approach 

certain areas, life-size hologram “guides” 

(played by the likes of James Caan and Mickey 

Rourke) appear, addressing them by name. It’s 

a fun way to step into a gangster’s shoes for a 

day, but without the real-world risks. 

Where the Mob Experience is like a funhouse, 

the Las Vegas Museum of Organized 

Crime and Law Enforcement (a.k.a. “The Mob 

Museum”)—opening in December—means 

business. It’s housed inside Vegas’ imposing 

former federal courthouse, where notorious 

mobsters were once prosecuted. “We really 

want to give visitors an insider’s look at how 

organized crime worked, and how law enforcement 

worked to bring down the mob,” says 

curator Kathleen Barrie. Spread across three 

floors, the museum will engage visitors with 

exclusive artifacts and historical displays. 

The Mob Museum will have a few 

interactive tricks up its sleeve, too. Archival 

video footage and dramatizations recreate 

the Senate’s 1950 Kefauver hearings (in the 

courtroom where they happened), so you can 

see mob bosses, hit men and a gangster’s 

girlfriend spill the beans about the inner 

workings of organized crime. Another exhibit, 

Bringing Down the Mob, will allow visitors to 

train like federal agents, reviewing surveillance 

footage and mug shots and undergoing 

virtual weapons training. 

For all that, though, the Mob Museum 

doesn’t glorify organized crime or lionize the 

law enforcement agents who bring them to 

justice. “We don’t have to fictionalize any of 

these stories or drum up the drama because it’s 

already there,” Barrie says. 

And there’s enough drama to go around for 

both mob attractions to make a killing. 

lvme.com; themobmuseum.org

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What’s Next? 

THE RECENT MUSEUM OPENING AND EXPAN- 

SION BOOM SHOWS NO SIGNS OF STOPPING. 

HERE’S WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE FUTURE. 

LATE SPRING 2011 • 

The Ann and Gabriel 

Barbier-Mueller 

Museum: The Samurai 

Collection, one of the 

world’s largest samurai 

art collections, will 

be unsheathed at the 

historic St. Ann’s School in 

Dallas. saintanncourt.com 

FALL 2011 • The Museum 

for African Art will reopen at 

1280 Fifth Avenue, making it 

the first new museum building 

on New York’s “Museum 

Mile” since the completion 

of the Guggenheim in 1959. 

africanart.org 

LATE FALL • The Clyfford Still 

Museum, one of the world’s 

most comprehensive 

single-artist holdings, 

will open next door 

OCT. 2, 2011 • Frank Gehry is 

behind the yearlong expansion 

of Minneapolis’ Weisman 

Art Museum—the first art 

museum in the US designed by 

Gehry when it opened in 1993. 

weisman.umn.edu 

NOVEMBER 2011 • The 

National Hellenic Museum 

in Chicago will open in its 

new $15 million building. 

nationalhellenicmuseum.org 

to the Denver Art 

Museum. clyfford 

stillmuseum.org JANUARY 2012 • A wing 

designed by Renzo Piano 

will be unveiled at Boston’s 

MARCH 2012 • San 

Antonio’s Witte Museum 

will welcome the South 

Texas Heritage Center on 

its campus, providing a 

permanent home for the 

entire South Texas collection. 

wittemuseum.org 

NOVEMBER 2012 • The 

Lied Discovery Children’s 

Museum will become the 

Discovery Children’s 

Museum in a new 

58,000-square-foot 

building located in 

Las Vegas’ Symphony 

Park. discoverylv.org 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Isabella Stewart Gardner 

Museum. gardnermuseum.org 

SPRING 2012 • Raleigh’s 

North Carolina Museum of 

Natural Sciences will welcome 

the Nature Research Center, 

an 80,000-square-foot 

wing where the bonnethead 

sharks in the aquarium won’t 

be the only strange creatures 

behind glass: Visitors will be 

able to see scientists at work. 

naturesearch.org 

SOMETIME IN 2013 • A 

200,000-plus-squarefoot 

expansion at the 

Saint Louis Art Museum 

will open, adding 30% 

more gallery space and 300 

new parking spots. slam.org 

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JEWISH HISTORY 

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Opened Nov. 26, 2010 

BY THE 

NUMBERS 

BY SHAUN BRADY 

85,000 = 

square-foot 

Located a stone’s throw from the 

difference 

site where it opened in 1976, The 

between the 

new museum 

National Museum of American 

and the original Jewish History recently debuted 

15,000-squarefoot 

building 

its new, far more spacious digs on 

2,688 = LED 

historic Independence Mall. From 

nodes in artist its west-facing windows, visitors 

Ben Rubin’s 

light sculpture 

can look out at Philadelphia’s 

Beacon, made iconic Liberty Bell and Indepen- 

of shifting forms 

that are drawn 

dence Hall. 

from the pages 

The site is ideal, says museum 

of the Talmud 

president and CEO Michael 

18 = Jewish 

Americans 

Rosenzweig, because “the story we 

featured in 

tell is organized around the theme 

the first class 

of the “Only in 

of freedom—so it’s very appropriate 

America” Hall that the museum [is located] where 

of Fame, which 

includes Albert 

freedom was born in this country.” 

Einstein, Barbra 

The museum traces the 

Streisand, 

Steven Spiel- 

350-year story of American Jews 

berg and Estée from the Colonial era to the 

Lauder. 

present, touching on every major 

event. “It’s a story that is interesting 

not only to Jews but to non-Jews,” Rosenzweig says. 

“Virtually all Americans, if you go back far enough in their 

history, came as immigrants, and we tell the universal story 

of what can be achieved when immigrants encounter the 

freedoms that we enjoy.” 

nmajh.org 

HIGHLIGHT: Visitors can 

experience immigrating 

to turn-of-the-century 

America using a 

touch-screen video that 

recreates the rigorous 

testing foreigners faced 

at Ellis Island. 

YOU’LL BE AMAZED TO 

LEARN: Senda Berenson 

(1868-1954) was the first woman inducted into the Basketball 

Hall of Fame. She became the director of Smith 

College’s physical education department and wrote the 

official rulebook for women’s college basketball. 

Atlanta (opened March 20, 2011; museumofdesign.org) // BALTIMORE Maryland Women’s Heritage Center (opened June 19, 2010; mdwomensheritagecenter.org) // CHARLOTTE Mint Museum Uptown (Opened Oct. 1, 2010; mintmuseum.org) // CHARLOTTE Bechtler 

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JASON DECAIRES TAYLOR 

CANCUN 

MUSEO SUBACUÁTICO 

DE ARTE 

Opened Nov. 26, 2010 

BY ANDREW O’REILLY 

Who says museums need walls—or even air, for that matter? 

Snorkeling and scuba-diving visitors to Cancun can now take 

part in one of the world’s most unusual art-viewing experiences 

beneath more than 32 feet of water off the shores of the nearby 

island of Isla Mujeres. But the impetus for this fascinating 

installation of more than 400 life-size sculptures by artist Jason 

deCaires Taylor wasn’t merely entertainment. According to 


Roberto Díaz, the museum’s president, it has 

been tremendously successful in helping to 

reduce the number of visitors to the fragile 

natural reefs. “Out of the 2,000 daily visitors 

to the National Marine Park, 300 are being 

diverted to the museum,” Díaz says. “This 

is what we call ‘the art of conservation.’” 

musacancun.com 

HIGHLIGHT: The museum has attracted the 

Gray Angelfish to the reefs; they were rarely 

seen in the area before. 

YOU’LL BE AMAZED TO LEARN: The installation looks like a 

human eye when viewed from above. 

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18 = months 

it took to build 

and sink the 

sculptures 

75 = holes 

drilled in Man 

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with live cuttings 

of fire coral 

120 = tons of 

cement used to 

make sculptures

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CHARLOTTE 

NASCAR 

HALL OF FAME 

Opened May 11, 2010 

BY BROOKE PORTER 

// DALLAS Eight Track Museum (opened Dec. 25, 2010; eighttrackmuseum.org) // FT. MYERS Art of the Olympians Museum 

This 150,000-square-foot temple to all things 

NASCAR is like a race itself, inviting visiting 

speed freaks to compete against each other in 

everything from trivia to changing tires. Pick 

up a “Hard Card”—a memory card that tracks 

points earned on the interactive displays—and 

start your engine in the racecar-filled atrium, 

where you’ll test your NASCAR knowledge 

at a touch-screen kiosk. Who coined the term 

NASCAR?* Go! Then it’s up to the next floor, 

where the adrenaline really starts pumping 

as you prep the car (set up the tire pressure, 

shocks and springs); enter the Pit Crew 

Challenge (jack up a car, 

change tires and fill the 

gas); and try to control BY THE 

your machine as you NUMBERS 

attempt a qualifying lap 

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and historic 

(it’s harder than it looks). racetracks 

The energy level revs 

highlighted 

in Glory Road 

down on the top level, exhibit 

where exhibits explore 1,800 = 

length (in feet) 

NASCAR’s 60-plus-year 

of the exterior 

history through videos, ribbon, which 

circles the 

artifacts and timelines. 

building and 

On your way out, make lights up at 

night 

sure to tally those Hard 

$1,250 = 

Card points—and if you 

prize money 

don’t come out ahead, awarded to 

Red Byron, 

well, remember that even 

the first 

Jimmie Johnson wasn’t NASCAR 

champion, in 

an overnight success. 

1948 

nascarhall.com 

HIGHLIGHT: Dale Earnhardt’s Chevrolet 

Monte Carlo, which he drove to his 76th 

(and final) NASCAR victory in 2000 at 

Talladega Superspeedway 

YOU’LL BE AMAZED TO LEARN: Famed 

NASCAR legend—and moonshiner—Junior 

Johnson hand-built the full-size moonshine 

still in the Heritage Speedway exhibit 

specifically for the HOF. He even delivered 

and assembled it himself. 

*Red Vogt, a racecar mechanic 


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and Galleries (opened March 5, 2011; artoftheolympians. 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL 

THE DALÍ 

MUSEUM 

Jan. 11, 2011 

BY CHELLE KOSTER WALTON 

The private collection of 

BY THE 

a married couple from 

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15,000 = 

Cleveland (who bought 

square footage their first Salvador Dalí 

of exhibit 

space 

painting in 1943) was the 

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impetus for what is now 

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shaped glass 

triangles in the 

Dalí works outside of 

geodesic dome Spain. And on 1/11/11 at 

2,140 = 

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works in the 

collection 

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HIGHLIGHT: The 13-foot-high Discovery of 

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The 24,000-square-foot facility has a brand-new look (aside 

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This already-stellar museum is ready for action: It almost 

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café, courtyard garden and museum store. movingimage.us 

This massive expansion—adding more than 165,000 square 

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but also allows natural light to pour into the museum 

thanks to a 70-foot-by-40-foot window. vmfa.museum 

The contemporary and modern holdings now have a permanent 

home in 64,000 square feet of new exhibition space 

designed by Renzo Piano. The expansion made the Institute 

the second-largest art museum in the world. artic.edu 

The highly anticipated Art of the Americas Wing provides a 

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and South America. The expansion also includes the Shapiro 

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ON THE TOWN 

AKRON-CANTON 

IN BRIEF BY KRISTIN LINDSEY 


10 

108 

steps at the 

McKinley Monument 

in Canton, 

the final resting 

place of the 

25th president 

15 

wines made at 

The Winery at 

Wolf Creek in 

nearby Norton 

23.6 MILLION 

dollars budgeted 

for the 

renovation of 

the Pro Football 

Hall of Fame, 

which will be 

Aquariums in the Akron Zoo’s 

completed in 

jellyfish exhibit, home to seven 

time for the 

different species of these 

otherworldly creatures 

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favorites in a fast-food 

environment—and 

cleanup is included. 

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Green • Southeast 

Summit County's 

first Metro Park 


museum's 50th 

anniversary in 

2013 

opened in January. 

The 256-acre green 

space in the Akron 

suburb of Springfield 

Township features 

a 1.6-mile trail that 

runs along the edge 

of two wetlands. 

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AREA CODE: 

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Canton: 1805 

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Canton: 

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CULTURE CALENDAR 

Through May 29 

M.C. ESCHER: IMPOSSIBLE 

REALITIES 

Your mind’s not 

playing tricks on 

you: That’s just 

what happens 

when you look 

at one of the 

130 works by 

master printmaker 

Maurits 

Cornelis Escher on 

display at the Akron Art 

Museum. The exhibition—on 

loan from the Herakleidon 

Museum in Athens, Greece, 

and one of only two US 

stops—provides an in-depth 

view of the artist's creative 

process. akronartmuseum.org 

Through May 22 

SOME ENCHANTED 

EVENING—THE SONGS OF 

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 

This tribute at the Actors’ 

Summit features all the hits 

from Oklahoma, The Sound of 

Music and other Broadway 

icons. Go ahead and sing 

along—at least in your mind. 

actorssummit.org

ON THE TOWN: AKRON-CANTON, OH 

LOCAL FACES BY KRISTIN LINDSEY 

Meet three of the Akron-Canton area’s best-known residents. 

Ryan Humbert 

Singer/Songwriter 

Latest record: Old Souls, New Shoes 

You've come a long way since your first 

show as a high schooler. “Yeah, the fi rst 

time I stepped foot onstage was at a bar 

in Akron called Northside. [Since then], 

I've been very fortunate to have a lot of 

cool opportunities. I've had the pleasure 

of opening for some of the musicians 

I admire the most, like Elvis Costello, 

Chrissie Hynde (an Akron local) and 

Chris Isaak.” 

Where do you check out live music around 

town? “Good places for live local music 

around Akron are Musica and Northside. 

Musica is one of the few venues 

in Akron bringing in a variety of local, 

regional and national acts on a regular 

basis. It has a great small club feel to it; 

it's rather intimate. Northside has been 

around for years, and has shifted its 

focus from primarily blues to rock, pop, 

country and jazz. It has live music at 

least four nights a week.” 

Where is your favorite place to go for a 

post-concert bite? “My favorite restaurant 

in Akron is Crave. It’s locally 

owned and operated, and has fantastic 

food. Everything on the menu, from 

light appetizers to larger entrées, always 

comes out looking fresh and tasty. They 

pay attention to detail and it shows. Try 

the corn fl ake-crusted chicken sandwich. 

It’s my favorite!” 

Chuck Ayers 

Cartoonist, Crankshaft and Funky 

Winkerbean comic strips 

Published in: 400 newspapers 

What surprises most people about your 

job? “Most people are surprised at how 

long it takes. Crankshaft and Funky 

Winkerbean both appear every day. 

Sometimes people say, ‘Is that all you 

do, just one a day?’ I'm often putting in 

at least 50 hours a week.” 

When your hand cramps up and it’s time to 

get out for a bit, where do you go? 

“It's not one of the fancier places around, 

but Angel Falls Coff ee Company in 

Highland Square is a place I love. It’s 

a great local spot with a comfortable, 

bohemian feel. When people visit 

from out of town, we always end up 

there… and [it’s a place where] my 

son and I can go together to have a cup 

of coff ee.” 

What's your usual? “I always order a large 

house coff ee, black.” 


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Renee Powell 

Class A LPGA/PGA Golf Professional, 

Clearview Golf Club 

Biggest honor: First female athlete to 

receive an Honorary Doctorate from the 

University of St. Andrews in Scotland 

Did you face any challenges being the 

second African-American woman to play 

on the LPGA Tour? “I began my career in 

the latter part of 1967, a time of much 

turbulence and racial violence in our 

country, so it was a very challenging 

time for me to be on Tour. My roommate 

in the early years was white… and 

we ran into some discriminatory issues. 

That has led us to begin writing a book 

about our travels.” 

What is your favorite local golf course? 

“Of course, my favorite spot is Clearview 

Golf Club, which my father built in 

1946. It is the fi rst course I ever played, 

one of only a handful listed on the 

National Register of Historic Places, 

and the only golf course anywhere to be 

designed, built, owned and operated by 

an African-American.” 

When you’re not on the greens, where do 

you go for a bit of culture? “The Canton 

area has so much for a city its size. 

The Canton Museum of Art always 

has some wonderful displays. The 

McKinley Museum is a favorite place 

for me to take visitors, along with the 

Pro Football Hall of Fame.”


COLLECTORS' ITEMS BY KRISTIN LINDSEY 

Who needs high art when you have nativities, old White House china and 

Super Bowl memorabilia? Check out highlights from the Akron-Canton area’s 

wonderful, sometimes wacky, museums. 

US Air Force F-86D 

At the MAPS Air Museum 

Based on the famed F-86A that battled the 

Mig-15 over Korea's skies, the F-86D was 

designed as an all-weather interceptor to 

combat enemy air attack. It was the fi rst 

Air Force fi ghter to rely on an all-rocket 

armament, as well as the fi rst single-seat, 

radar-equipped interceptor, where the 

pilot both fl ew the aircraft and operated 

the radar unit. It’s just one of 28 planes on 

view at this all-volunteer museum that's 

split between two massive buildings. 

2260 International Pkwy, North Canton; 

330-896-6332; mapsairmuseum.org 

Super Bowl MVP Jerseys 

At the Pro Football Hall of Fame 

After this year’s Super Bowl, you can 

almost feel the tension between the jerseys 

of Bart Starr (Green Bay Packers) and 

Lynn Swann (Pittsburgh Steelers), on view 

in the recently opened Lamar Hunt Super 

Bowl Gallery. There's plenty of other 

football memorabilia at the 83,000-squarefoot 

Hall of Fame, which is hosting the 

next Enshrinement on Aug. 6. 

2121 George Halas Dr NW, Canton; 330- 

456-8207; profootballhof.org 

Slavic Cornhusk Nativity 

At the Bethlehem Cave and Nativity Museum 

This cornhusk nativity—brought from 

Slovakia in 1998—is one of about 500 

crèches on display at the Bethlehem Cave 

and Nativity Museum, which features 

nativities from every inhabited continent. 

The museum, tucked inside Nativity of 

the Lord Jesus Catholic Church, grew 

organically from parishioners bringing 

nativities in to be displayed. 

2425 Myersville Rd, Akron; 330-699-5086; 

nativityofthelord.org 

The Art of Invention 

At the Invent Now Museum 

This portion of the current special exhibit 

(on view through September) features dramatic 

nebula images taken by the Hubble 

Space Telescope. In addition, visitors 

can learn how Henry Dreyfuss designed 

the Big Ben alarm clock and see how 

art can be found in unexpected places, 

such as in images of an MRI, E. coli, the 

Target trademark bull’s eye and the citrus 

press designed by Philippe Starck. 221 S 

Broadway, Akron; 234-678-6692; invent.org 


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Presidential China 

At the National First Ladies’ Library 

Being a First Lady is tough work—but 

even they have to take a break to eat (on 

china, of course). The tableware often 

refl ects the interests of the ladies of the 

White House, and based on the pieces 

on view, it’s clear that Lady Bird loved 

wildfl owers, Lucy Hayes adored images 

of nature, and Mamie Eisenhower’s taste 

was, frankly, a bit dull in comparison. 

205 & 331 Market Ave S, Canton; 330-452- 

0876; firstladies.org 

Blue Santa 

At the American Toy Marble Museum 

The Akron-based American Marble & Toy 

Manufacturing Co.—the fi rst toy marble 

factory in the US—manufactured this 

original Blue Santa, made from pressmolded 

stoneware. Known as “Wishing 

Santas,” they were meant to be held while 

making a wish to Santa for Christmas 

presents. The museum is located on the 

former site of the factory, which produced 

a million marbles per day before it burned 

to the ground in 1904. Lock 3 Park, Akron; 

330-396-1670; americantoymarbles.com 

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Where to get the 

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the place that claims 

to have invented it 

THERE’S 

MUCH 

debate over 

who invented 

the hamburger, 

but any trueblooded 

Akronite 

will tell you the 

classic sandwich 

was the brainchild 

of locals Frank and 

Charles Menches. 

As the story goes, the 

brothers were vendors at 

the 1885 Erie County Fair in 

Hamburg, NY, and upon running 

out of sausage for sandwiches, 

they used beef instead. Akron’s hamburger 

legacy continues today through a slew 

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Akron’s Highland Square, Metro Burger prides itself on burgers made to order with more than 33 

million possibilities. We stick 

to the plan, marking our 

orders at the counter on the 

“ It overfl ows the 

bun. I like that.” 

provided sheets. We opt for a 

1/3-pound patty (the smallest 

option), and Coondog quickly 

devours it. He likens the 

plain burger to a diamond— 

even unpolished, it’s good on 

its own. “It melts in your mouth,” he says. “I think I could go for four or fi ve more.” I remind him we 

still have three burgers ahead of us. 

As far as iconic drive-ins go, Skyway and Swensons have a well-documented rivalry in Northeast 

Ohio, even appearing on the Food Network’s Food Feuds. They both feature carhops who deliver your 

order right to your car—complete with a tray that attaches to the window. We hit Skyway fi rst, and 

the burger—skimpier than Metro’s, a bit dry, with oily cheese—doesn’t overwhelm us. Swensons’ 

burger is also on the small side, but the rich, milky cheese and the sweetness of the patty more than 

make up for it. On the way to our last stop, Coondog and I agree that Food Feuds host Michael Symon 

had it right: Swensons tops Skyway. 


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The excitement builds 

as we approach the fi nal 

stop—and last year’s National 

Hamburger Festival “Best 

Cheeseburger” winner: 

Menches Brothers. This 

family-friendly sit-down 

restaurant serves up healthysized 

burgers, made just like 

they were back in 1885. “It 

overfl ows the bun,” Coondog 

says. “I like that.” It’s got the 

mass, but the taste is unlike 

any burger I’ve ever tried—and 

for me, that’s not a good 

thing. Rumor has it that a 

touch of coff ee is the secret 

to the distinctive fl avor in the 

chewy patty, but when I ask a 

server, her lips remain sealed. 

After tasting all four 

options, Coondog puts Metro 

Burger at the top of the list, 

thanks to its hefty size and 

juicy fl avor; Swensons is a 

close second. I’m torn between 

the two, but fi nally decide that 

if it’s gourmet toppings like 

brie and caramelized onions 

I want, then Metro Burger is 

the place. But for a plain yet 

sweet burger, I'm heading to 

Swensons—and I'm defi nitely 

washing it down with the 

signature California (ginger 

ale, grape syrup and lemon 

over crushed ice). What can I 

say, I’m a sucker for nostalgia. 

METRO BURGER 845 W Market 

St, Akron 330-253-8743; 

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SKYWAY Three Akron area 

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Akron and two Canton locations; 

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MENCHES BROTHERS Two 

Akron-Canton area locations; 

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Grinders Above & Beyond 

3114 Whipple Ave NW, Canton; 

330-477-5411; grinders.net 

As the name suggests, 

grinders (sub-style 

sandwiches) are king here, but 

this local eatery is also known 

for its homemade soups, 

salads and pies, all of which 

are served in a relaxed, familyfriendly 

environment. Start off 

with one of the many savory 

appetizers, like the crispy 

shrimp or potato pancakes, 

or ask about the soup of the 

day—the Italian wedding soup 

is a delight. $ 

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Bricco 

1 W Exchange St, Akron; 

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330-475-1600; briccoakron.com 

Though this chic downtown 

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Laura of Pembroke 

bar with vibrant colors and dim Artfully Elegant 

3119 Whipple Ave NW, Canton; 330- 

lighting offers more than 120 

451 Main St, Bethlehem; 610-866- 

477-4455; lauraofpembroke.com 

beers and wines, the martinis 

6600; artfullyelegant.com 

Inspired by the styles of New are what everyone raves 

Whether worn or used to 

York and Los Angeles, this 

about. With clever names like adorn, the eclectic treasures 

boutique specializes in chic 

the Pink Elephant (strawberry you’ll find at this upscale 

ensembles, from attire to 

Smirnoff, peach schnapps, 

boutique—including handmade 

elegant interior design. Featur- pink lemonade and 7UP) and 

crafts, sculptures and designer 

ing exclusives from Eileen 

the Hip Smurf (Hpnotiq, Triple jewelry—will sparkle, inspire 

Fisher and Juicy Couture, it's a sec, blue Curacao, cranberry 

or make thoughtful gifts. There 

one-stop shop for high-fashion Smirnoff, 7UP and sour mix), 

are also cufflinks and hip 

clothing, accessories and 

who could resist? 

leather bracelets for the men 

home furnishings. 

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Sluggers and Putters 

actor, Clark Gable worked as 

Dorney Park & 

Family Fun Sports Park 

a clerk at Akron's Firestone 

Wildwater Kingdom 

333 Lafayette Dr, Canal Fulton; 

Tire Company, making 

3830 Dorney Park Rd, Allentown; 

330-854-6999; sluggers-putters.com approximately $100 a month. 

610-395-3724; dorneypark.com 

Thrill seekers will love Thunder 

Best known for featuring nine 

Road Speedway and the 

rollercoasters and its own 

27-foot climbing wall. More 

BROADWAY BEAUTY 

aquatic playground, this is 

laidback attractions include 

one of eastern PA’s most 

mini golf, bumper boats and 

popular amusement parks. 

batting cages. Just make sure 

Rides and attractions include 

to end the day with a stop at 

the Steel Force rollercoaster, 

Auntie Em's ice cream stand 

Demon Drop and Planet 

on the garden patio. 

Snoopy. Don’t miss the 

refreshing Riptide Run or 

Splash Landing on those sun- 

This Disney favorite is 

in town May 17-19 as 

part of the Broadway in 

Akron series. Prepare 

to be dazzled by lavish 

sets, stunning costumes 

and first-rate musical 

numbers, including 

favorites “Be Our Guest” 

and “Something There.” 

drenched spring days. 

Beauty and the Beast 

At E.J. Thomas Hall 

198 Hill St, Akron; 330-972- 

7595; ejthomashall.com 

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Downtown Bethlehem 

ArtWalk 

Main and Broad sts; 610-841-5831; 

downtownbethlehemassociation.com 

The last Saturday of the 

month is the best time to stroll 

Bethlehem’s streets. From 

4pm to 9pm, local artists and 

musicians set up shop on the 

sidewalks, where they ply 

their craft and sell their wares 

(paintings, photographs, CDs). 

Kids’ Corner, which features 

finger and face painting, a 

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ALL ABOARD! 

Even big kids want to 

climb aboard the steam 

engine waiting at Lehigh 

Junction Station, just 

across the Delaware River 

from Easton. Starting 

weekends in May, enjoy 

picturesque views from 

the train on hourlong 

excursions along the river. 

Lehigh Junction Station 

100 Elizabeth St, Phillipsburg, 

NJ; 908-835-9200; 

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coloring contest and sidewalk 

chalk art, keeps the little ones 

happy. May 28. 

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Silk Lounge 

812 W Hamilton St, Allentown; 610- 

433-7777; thebrewworks.com 

Dress to impress when you 

head to this hopping lounge 

with a metropolitan vibe. 

Reserve the VIP party room, 

enjoy bottle service and beer 

from around the world or just 

hit the dancefloor with your 

smooth-as-silk moves. DJs are 

in the house every Friday and 

Saturday night. 

FUN FACT! 

Lehigh Valley is home to 

America’s largest—and the 

world’s oldest—maker of 

fine acoustic guitars. 

Established in 1833, the C.F. 

Martin Guitar Company is 

located in Nazareth. 

www.farragut.org 

(727) 384-5500 ext. 220 

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Hilton Garden Inn is conveniently 

located on I-77, Exit 113 at the 

Akron-Canton Airport. Offering full 

service amenities with time and 

money saving value, value we cater to 

our guest’s comfort. Guests enjoy 

the on-site Great American Grill 

restaurant, Pavilion Lounge, indoor 

pool and whirlpool, and complimentary 

wireless HSIA throughout the 

hotel. Each room offers a flat panel 

LCD 37” TV with On-Demand movies, 

video games and complimentary 

HBO, microwave and refrigerator. 

5251 Landmark Blvd., 

North Canton, Ohio 44720 

330-966-4907 fax: 330-966-5265 

www.akroncantonairport.hgi.com 

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Havana Nines 

Paseo Herencia Mall; 297-586-0020; 

havananines.com 

Why should women get all 

the elegant resortwear? Now 

men can dress "to the nines" in 

classic Cuban guayaberas, rakish 

straw hats and breathable, 

linen-based shirts, shorts and 

slacks in laidback neutral or 

bright tropical shades. 

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Fantastic Gardens 

14 Caya Cuida bo Cura, Bushiri; 297- 

583-2650; fantasticgardensaruba.com 

Far more than a garden center, 

this 6-acre lush, quiet oasis 

features both foreign and 

indigenous tropical flora. 

Hidden among the plants are 

an espresso bar, a koi pond 

and a meditation garden. 

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Amuse Bistro 

At Playa Linda Beach Resort 

87 J.E. Irausquin Blvd; 297-592-5374; 

amusearuba.com 

Sample a kaleidoscope of international 

dishes—like kebabs, 

ceviche and duck breast—all 

served in 5-oz. tapas-style 

portions and artfully plated to 

be feasts for the eyes as well 

as the palate. Share and pair 

with signature sauces, creative 

cocktails and fine wines. $$$ 

Windows on Aruba 

At Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort 

93 J.E. Irausquin Blvd; 297-523-5017; 

windowsonaruba.com 

With a chic glass-encased 

deck overlooking Divi's golf 

course and the sea, this 

restaurant features fresh 

fish, seafood and steak, plus 

a signature chateaubriand 

for two and pastries from an 

award-winning chef. Don't 

forget to check out the a la 

carte champagne brunch every 

Sunday. $$$$ 

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BLUE Martini Bar 

At Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino 

82 L.G. Smith Blvd; 297-583-6000; 

renaissancearuba.com 

This hip, poolside resort bar 

boasts eclectic tapas, a cool 

music video wall and signature 

neon blue martinis. Better yet, 

it overlooks Oranjestad Harbor, 

making it a popular happy hour 

haunt and lounge spot for the 

island’s beautiful people. 

FUN FACT! 

Aruba is outside the hurricane 

belt and only receives 20 

inches of rainfall per year. 

 

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The volunteer group 

TurtugAruba tirelessly 

patrols Aruba's beaches 

from May to August, seeking 

out and protecting 

sea turtle nests. Their 

vigilant monitoring gives 

the island's turtles a much 

higher than average (1 in 

1,000) survival rate. You 

can join their efforts by 

calling the 24-hour hotline 

(below) if you spot a nest. 

TortugAruba 

297-592-9393; widecast.org 

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Blackbird Frame & Art 

365 Merrimon Ave; 828-252-6036; 

blackbirdframe.com 

Twenty-five of the area's 

professional painters, 

photographers and crafters 

show their works at this gallery 

and full-service framer just 

north of downtown. Housed 

in a six-room bungalow, the 

space has an intimate flow 

that’s perfect for special 

events like art openings and 

charity fundraisers, which are 

held all year long. 

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Estes-Winn Car Museum 

111 Grovewood Rd; 828-253-7651; 

grovewood.com 

Established in 1965, this 

museum is home to several 

rare and vintage automobiles, 

as well as original horse-drawn 

carriages and Asheville's own 

1922 American La France 

fire engine. After ogling 

cars—which have been mostly 

preserved to their original and 

running condition—it's always 

fun to check out the on-site 

Grovewood Gallery and stroll in 

the sculpture garden. 

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Sugar Beet Cafe 

1185 Charlotte Hwy; 828-628-0094; 

sugarbeet-cafe.com 

East of downtown Asheville, 

this diner opened up in a 

one-time Huddle House (a 

regional restaurant chain). 

Picture mile-high servings 

of homestyle corned beef 

hash, mountainous veggie- 

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filled omelets, fluffy biscuits 

smothered in gravy and local 

sausage hidden beneath 

half-inch-thick banana-walnut 

pancakes. Order a mimosa (it 

comes in a jelly jar) and enjoy 

one of the best breakfasts 

you'll ever have. $ 

Posana Cafe 

1 Biltmore Ave; 828-505-3969; 

posanacafe.com 

This spot anchors a busy 

corner on Pack Square, a 

prime people-watching locale. 

Outdoor tables offer diners 

a front-row view of busy 

sidewalks, and a special menu 

features gluten-free meals all 

day. Innovative recipes like 

buttermilk-marinated Springer 

Mountain chicken and pumpkin 

seed-crusted pork tenderloin 

tempt the tastebuds. $$ 

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Beer City Festival 

At Roger McGuire Green 

S Spruce and College sts; 

828-252-2300; beercityfestival.com 

Voted Beer City USA in an 

online poll (administered by 

famed brewmaster Charlie 

Papazian) last year, this town 

is home to nine breweries. 

Come taste their creations (in 

souvenir tasting glasses) at 

this afternoon festival, which 

also includes booths from local 

restaurants and live music. It 

takes place at Roger McQuire 

Park in downtown. June 4. 

FUN FACT! 

Asheville has come a long 

way since the 1929 stock 

market crash. It had the 

highest per capita debt of any 

US city after one of its major 

banks—the Central Bank and 

Trust Company—failed, losing 

Buncombe County millions. 

The debt was paid off 

by 1977.

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Cacao Atlanta 

Chocolate Co. 

2817 Peachtree Rd NE; 404-467- 

4670; cacaoatlanta.com 

Opening her second location 

in March, gourmet chocolatier 

Kristen Hard has earned 

accolades from Food & Wine 

magazine, which named her 

the South’s Best New Artisan. 

Her bean-to-bar chocolates 

are delightfully decadent, with 

truffles in exotic flavors like 

honey and ginseng or rosemary 

and cardamom. 

Exhale Spa 

At the Loews Atlanta Hotel 

1065 Peachtree St; 404-720-5000; 

exhalespa.com 

This chic 22,500-squarefoot 

spa features 15 therapy 

rooms, two Core Fusion and 

yoga studios, a co-ed hammam 

(Turkish bath), a mani/pedi 

alcove and a full gym. Emerge 

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD 

This inaugural foodie-friendly 

festival will attract some 

3,000 chefs and countless 

connoisseurs for a four-day 

celebration of Southern 

cuisine. From tastings and 

cooking demonstrations to 

wine pairing lectures and 

culinary tours of the city, 

the event-packed fest has 

something for every foodlover, 

whether your tastebuds 

run towards burgers, beer and 

from bliss to boutique, and pick 

up wellness products designed 

to recreate the splendor at 

home, from skincare goods 

and workout clothes to candles 

and gifts. 

NV-U Boutique 

805 Peachtree St NE, L-15; 404-815- 

1155; nv-uboutique.com 

This second Midtown location 

of the hip clothing store 

opened late last year, and 

features fashionista-friendly 

women’s clothing at budgetfriendly 

prices. Owner Nikki 

Vigilance travels to NYC and 

LA regularly to handpick 

the trendy merchandise, 

most of which costs less 

than $100. 

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Cherokee County Indian 

Festival & Mother’s Day 

Pow Wow 

At Boling Park 

1200 Marietta Hwy, Canton; 770-720- 

7578; rthunder.com 

This annual celebration of Native 

American culture features 

dancers and drum ensembles 

competing for prizes, with 

performances by a variety of 

Fish & Co. Restaurant and Raw Bar 

barbecue or charcuterie and 

champagne. May 19-22. 

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival 

Numerous locations; 404-474-7330; atlfoodandwinefestival.com 

musicians and storytellers. It 

also includes arts and crafts, 

primitive skills demonstrations 

and bow target practice for 

kids. May 7-8. 

Atlanta Jazz Festival 

At Piedmont Park 

1320 Monroe Dr NE; 404-853-4234; 

atlantafestivals.com 

The nation’s largest annual 

free jazz fest is now in its 

34th year. This 31-day 

celebration of the genre’s 

rich cultural tapestry 

culminates in two days of 

free concerts on Memorial Day 

weekend (May 28-29) from a 

variety of local and nationally 

known acts. 

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Yogli Mogli 

3605 Sandy Plains Rd, Ste 150, Marietta; 

770-973-6868; yoglimogli.com 

Forget the pizza and burger 

wars: these days, premium 

frozen yogurt is the hottest 

culinary battleground in 

Atlanta. With 12 successful 

locations and half a dozen 

opening this year, Yogli Mogli 

is tough to beat, offering 

24 different yogurt flavors, 

40-plus toppings and selfserve 

pricing based on 

weight. Try Georgia peach 

and cake batter topped with 

Captain Crunch. $ 

Truffles Café 

3345 Lenox Rd; 404-364-9050; 

trufflescafe.com 

Opened in the old Ruby 

Tuesday location across from 

Lenox Square, this place puts 

a different face on the space 

with a warm, romantic interior. 

Chef Steffen Gaebler’s menu 

is surprisingly budget friendly, 

with standouts such as 

grouper with basil-parmesan 

glaze and shrimp linguini with 

brie, fresh tomatoes and 

basil. $$ 

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Tantra Restaurant 

& Lounge 

2285 Peachtree Rd NE; 404-228- 

7963; tantraatlanta.com 

This sensual hotspot takes 

diners on an upscale epicurean 

adventure inspired by the rich 

tastes, textures and aromas of 

the Silk Road. Inventive dishes 

include pan-roasted Arctic 

sea bass with chana dal, pea 

shoots and carrot-tumeric 

broth, and grilled ostrich filet 

served atop eggplant caponata 

and maderia jus. $$$ 

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Bottle Rocket Fine 

Food & Beverage 

180 Walker St SW; 404-574-5680; 

wasabiatl.com 

Formerly known as WASABi, 

this bistro, co-owned by Chef 

Nhan Le and mixologist Josh 

Calvin, has reinvented itself 

with a remodeled interior, an 

expanded menu featuring 

sushi and gastropub favorites, 

and some of the tastiest 

signature drinks in the city. 

IMPROV! The Musical 

At Relapse Theatre 

380 14th St; 404-343-0347; 

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If the Glee kids grew up and 

trained at Second City, they 

might create a show like this 

irreverent, improvised musical. 

Performers get three title 

suggestions, let the audience 

choose which they want to 

see, then unveil 50 minutes of 

hilariously unscripted singing, 

dancing and acting. The show 

takes place every first and 

third Saturday of the month. 

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Wine Spectator award-winning 

restaurants and 14 AAA Four- 

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Boardwalk, as do the big-ticket 

casino acts. Chicago, the 

brass-heavy rock band that 

has been going at it for more 

than four decades, appears 

Baltimore 

maryland 

by james marshall 

this month at Caesars. You’ll 

hear “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday 

by jenn plum auvil 

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in the Park,” “Beginnings” and 

other classic hits. May 29-30. 

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Atlantic City 

HOWL 

Outlets—The Walk 

1931 Atlantic Ave; 609-872-7002; 

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3531 Chestnut Ave; 410-235-2469; 

howlbaltimore.com 

acoutlets.com 

Tony Boloney’s 

If you’re looking for a pet- 

This outdoor shopping district 

300 Oriental Ave; 609-344-8669; 

friendly souvenir, this shop 

boasts more than 100 factory 

tonyboloneys.com 

supplies Charm City pups with 

outlet stores, including spring This isn’t your ordinary pizza 

organic food and treats, stylish 

2011 additions Puma, Hanes joint. The Cheesesteak Olé, 

collars, cushy dog beds and 

and Michael Kors. You’ll find 

winner of the 2010 Guy Fieri hard-to-find goods like pet 

almost every name brand 

Cheesesteak Battle, is just 

safety belts for the car. 

imaginable here, from Ralph 

one of many scrumptious 

Lauren and Kenneth Cole to 

sandwiches and “bolis” (short Milk and Honey Market 

Carter’s and Converse. 

for strombolis) on the menu, 

816 Cathedral St; 410-685-6455; 

which also offers both red 

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and white pies with names 

like “Gambler” and “Nucky’s 

Stop by this Mt. Vernon market 

and deli to gather all your sup- 

Chicago 

BBQ.” $ 

plies for an impromptu picnic 

At Caesars Atlantic City 

at the nearby Washington 

2100 Pacific Ave; 609-348-4411; 

caesarsac.com 

FUN FACT! 

Monument. This all-natural 

mart is brimming with organic 

Each Memorial Day weekend, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire has goodies, artisanal treats, 

the sugary scents of fun- 

inspired Roaring Twenties din- fresh smoothies and crafted 

nel cake, fresh fudge and 

ing, music and drink specials 

espresso drinks. 

saltwater taffy y return to the all over town. 

Poppy and Stella 

728 S Broadway; 410-522-1970; 

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poppyandstella.com 

Browse the goods at this 

This historic c 

BAKERY dates es 

back to 

1919, when n 

breads br for 

cheap, ch in 

addition addi to 

desserts dess and 

Fell’s Point accessories shop 

stocked with “everything but 

the clothes,” which includes 

strappy sandals, cool espa- 

Francesco 

unbelievable 

unbe 

drilles, delicate jewelry and 

Formica and d 

tomato toma 

funky handbags to comple- 

his brothers s 

pies. On O 

ment a flirty summer style. 

opened it 

Fridays, Fridays catch 

to sell their 

delicious 

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Italian-style e breads. breads 

Francesco, Francesco when wh he 

Fell’s Point Visitor Center 

Today, it also has an on-site sits in with local musicians for 

1724 Thames St; 410-675-6751; 

coffeeshop that offers baked coffeehouse jam sessions. 

preservationsociety.com 

Housed in a waterfront row 

Formica Brothers Bakery 

home and run by the Preservation 

Society, this architectural 

2310 Arctic Ave; 609-344-2732; 

gem is teeming with historic 

formicabrosbakery.com 

memorabilia and staff ready to 

regale you with tales about the 


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former shipbuilding center that 

dates back to 1726. 

Seadog Cruises 

561 S Light St; 888-822-5992; 

seadogcruises.com 

Step aboard this speedboat 

on the scenic Inner Harbor and 

enjoy a fast-paced 50-minute 

tour of the area, complete with 

a solid dose of history as you 

zoom by Ft. McHenry and the 

USS Constellation. 

Baltimore Museum of Art 

10 Art Museum Dr; 443-573-1700; 

artbma.org 

Soak up free culture at the 

BMA, where general admission 

to the regular exhibits is 

always complimentary. Tour 

the modern masterpieces that 

make up the Cone Collection 

and then head outside to the 

serene sculpture garden. 

Annapolis 

24 miles southeast of Baltimore 

Set off on a mini road trip to 

the state capital, less than 

an hour from downtown 

Baltimore. Once there, you 

can stroll the waterfront city's 

dock area, explore the Naval 

Academy or rent a boat and 

set sail on the Chesapeake. 

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Gypsy Queen 

Café Food Truck 

443-717-2957; gypsyqueencafe.com 

Canton residents lamented the 

loss of Helen’s Garden—that 

is until the former owners and 

chefs took to the streets in a 

food truck to sell sliders, sandwiches, 

tacos and specials like 

the Gypsy Cone, a warm waffle 

cone stuffed with mac and 

cheese and bacon sprinkles. $ 

Centro Tapas Bar 

1444 Light St; 443-869-6871; 

centrotapasbar.com 

Fill up on small plates of Latin 

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3.2 

Miles in the 

Baltimore 

Heritage Walk 

self-guided 

walking tour, 

which includes 

historic sites 

in downtown 

neighborhoods 

140 

Rotating draft 

beers at the 

Fell’s Point brew 

emporium Max’s 

Taphouse 

8,500 

Stars visible 

Acres of green space in the waterfront in the Davis 

Planeterium at 

park at the Ft. McHenry National 

Monument and Historic Shrine 

NEWS FLASH 

From NYC with Love • 

Actor Chazz Palminteri 

has joined forces with 

brothers Alessandro 

and Sergio Vitale of 

Little Italy favorite 

Aldo’s to bring a little 

slice of heaven, er, the 

Bronx, to the hip Harbor 

East neighborhood. 

The pizzeria, called 

Chazz: A Bronx Original, 

serves classic Italian- 

American cuisine. 

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the Maryland 

Science Center 

+ Stadium Eats • The 

Baltimore Orioles have 

singificantly upgraded 

the food lineup at 

Camden Yards. Pass 

on the peanuts and 

Cracker Jack—try the 

Camden Yards Crab 

Cake. theorioles.com 

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May 21 

PREAKNESS 

Whether you’re hobnobbing 

in a bedazzled hat in the 

classy Preakness Village or 

partying with the revelers 

and enjoying the live music at 

Infi eldFest, there’s plenty of 

fun at Baltimore’s leg of the 

Triple Crown. Celebrate the 

136th running of the Preakness 

Stakes at Pimlico Race 

Course with fi rst-rate peoplewatching 

and high-stakes 

tension. preakness.com 

May 18 to June 19 

PYGMALION 

Eliza Doolittle gets an 

extreme vocal makeover in 

this George Bernard Shaw 

masterpiece showing at Everyman 

Theatre. The classic 

transformation play has 

inspired countless works of art 

since fi rst appearing onstage 

in 1913. everymantheatre.org 

COURTESY PREAKNESS STAKES

PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL SCHILLING; FOOD STYLIST: JULIE ROTHMAN 

ON THE TOWN: BALTIMORE, MD 

A TALE OF TWO CRABCAKES BY JENN PLUM AUVIL 

The fancy smoked crabcake at Pierpoint and the bare-bones classic at Koco’s Pub go head to head. 

At this intimate, timate, classy Fell’s Point bistro, Nancy Longo—named the 

state’s “unofficial unofficial coronated crabcake queen” by Maryland magazine 

in 1991—infuses —infuses the classic crabcake with a smoky taste and a hint 

of sherry. y. The famed smoked version first appeared as a special item 

22 years s ago and quickly earned a spot in 

the regular ar lineup. 

#1: 

“We e smoke the crab meat over 

fruitwood, itwood, cool it and then 

turn it into to a crabcake with 

a very light ht smoked flavor,” 

says Longo go of the cooking 

process. Real mayo, Dijon 

mustard and the right 

balance of Worcestershire 

sauce, uce, Old Bay and 

lemon juice ce round out 

the dish. 

Timing ming is #2: everything. erything. 

“The crab b meat has 

a creamy, y, sherry 

quality rather ather than a 

heavy barbecue rbecue flavor 

because it is not smoked 

for more than 35 minutes,” 

Longo says. ays. 

Notoriously toriously light on filler, 

#3: 

this s crabcake doesn’t have 

a single breadcrumb. “Instead of 

breading, , we grind Ritz crackers into a 

fine flour,” r,” Longo explains. 

#4: 

The e crabcakes are neither fried nor broiled, once again defying 

tradition. dition. Longo opts for pan searing in a blend of extra light olive 

oil and butter. utter. “There’s got to be some fat to hold it all together,” she says. 

“Coleslaw is one of the traditional side dishes, but we use Brus- 

#5: sels sprouts slaw instead,” Longo says. The plate is completed 

with a Silver Queen corn cake, matchstick potatoes and caper 

cornichon tartar sauce. 

While Longo’s personal preference is beer, she recommends 

#6: 

that wine drinkers stick with a fruity Sauvignon Blanc to 

complement the crab meat’s subtle flavor. 

1822 Aliceanna St; 410-675-2080; pierpointrestaurant.com 

CURIOUS CRABS Try some of the more unusual preparations around town. 

Infuse your breakfast with some 

crabby goodness at B&O American 

Brasserie, where the B&O Crab 

Benedict features a crabcake, egg 

and arugula atop an English muffin 

served with chili hollandaise sauce. 2 N 

Charles St; 443-692-6172; bando 

restaurant.com 

PIERPOINT 

Enjoy a redux of the classic club with 

Miss Shirley’s Chesapeake Club, a 

towering stack of crabcake, shrimp 

salad, applewood-smoked bacon, 

tomatoes, avocado and Old Bay 

remoulade. Two locations; 

missshirleys.com 


Joanna Kocovinos and her daughter Marcella 

Knight are the women behind the behemoth 

crabcake at this casual, come-as-you-are 

Lauraville pub, where the pocket-sized 

kitchen turns out 500 crabcakes 

a week (not including those 

shipped to diners across the US). 

Koco’s massive 

crabcakes weigh 

in at about 11 ounces, 

which Knight says is 

double the size of those 

found at most other 

restaurants. 

“With so little 

#2: filler, people 

KOCO’S PUB 

always ask what 

keeps it together,” 

Knight says. “We 

hand-cut han h d-cut bread bread into the 

tiniest cubes we can 

to hold it all together, 

using about 70 loaves 

of bread a week.” 

The unfussy mix of 

#3: jumbo lump crab 

meat seasoned with Old 

Bay Bay (mixed by hand so it 

doesn’t break apart) is the 

star. “It’s all about keeping it 

simple and not doing too much 

to it,” Knight says. But, according 

to Knight, the true secret is 

mother-daughter love—they are the 

only staff members who 

actually make the cakes. 

“French fries and homemade coleslaw are the classic sides. 

#4: And we suggest a Natty Boh or one of the restaurant’s 

margaritas—our other claim to fame,” Knight says. 

The paper plates are a testament to the tavern’s no-frills style. “And 

#5: 

don’t worry—they’re eco-friendly,” assures Knight. 

Closed Sunday and Monday; 4301 Harford Rd; 410-426-3519; 

kocospub.com 

John Shields uses crab meat direct 

from the Chesapeake Bay in his dishes 

at Gertrude's, located at the Baltimore 

Museum of Art. It truly shines in the 

Back Creek Inn Crab Quiche, which 

perfectly blends crab meat, eggs and a 

hint of sherry. 10 Art Museum Dr; 410- 

889.3399; gertrudesbaltimore.com 

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#1: 

East meets west meets the 

Chesapeake at Talara, the Harbor East 

ceviche joint serving the standout 

Crabcake Chili Relleno, featuring a 

poblano pepper stuffed with lump 

crab meat then fried tempura style. 

615 S President St; 410-528-9883; 

talarabaltimore.com


CALL YOUR SHOTS BY TONY WARE 

In a harbor town known for watering holes, these 

liquor-focused bars assure that no matter your 

particular taste, there’s a port of call. 

Bourbon 

Tucked in a rowhouse a few 

blocks from Federal Hill’s 

most bar-heavy street, the 

refi ned yet informal Bluegrass 

Tavern has only 12 tables 

across two fl oors, while the 

bar itself features 30 rotating 

labels from top-shelf bourbon 

distilleries, including the 

coveted Pappy Van Winkle's 

Family Reserve 23-Year-Old 

(an unforgettable connoisseurs' 

indulgence at $27 a 

glass). Building on a foundation 

of classic cocktails, the 

drink menu follows in the 

same farm-to-table philosophy 

as the cuisine, adding artisan 

fl ourishes such as Vermont 

maple liqueur (produced by 

former Bawlmers) to smooth 

the edges of a house signature 

Maker's Mark Manhattan. 

1500 S Hanover St; 410-244- 

5101; bluegrasstavern.com 

Scotch 

Finding parking in the 

waterfront Fell’s Point 

neighborhood can be as hard 

as navigating choppy waters, 

but once inside placid Birds of 

a Feather, Scotch whisky fans 

feel the wind back in their 

sails after eyeing more than 70 

single malts. Sole proprietor 

Alicia Horn lives above the 

30-year-old bar—which she 

lovingly calls her “hobby”— 

and she takes her time to quiz 

new visitors on their tastes, 

pours generously and prices 

aff ordably to allow sampling 

the gamut. Ultimately, 

this spot stands out for its 

appreciation of Scotch, 

classical music and unhurried 

conversation, all of which 

make for a dram good time. 

1712 Aliceanna St; 410-675- 

8466; abs.net/~scotchjh 


Tequila 

Across the Inner Harbor 

in Federal Hill's nightlife 

district, Blue Agave is a bilevel 

bar/restaurant dedicated 

to regional Mexican cuisine 

and 100% blue agave tequila. 

A steer’s skull peers down 

from exposed brick walls 

on more than 130 shaped 

glass and ceramic bottles, 

each holding tequila that the 

bartenders happily espouse. 

There are, of course, pitchers 

of margaritas, from the 

seasonally fl avored (such as 

chili-infused Quavarita) to 

the purist Partida Margarita 

(fresh lime juice, agave nectar 

and an exclusive small-batch 

tequila). Tasting fl ights are 

off ered—both vertical within 

distillery, and horizontal 

through brands across the 

three aging grades (blanco, 

reposado, añejo)—as well as 

out-of-production, limitededition 

and reserva selections, 

which come in brandy snifters 

and can run $20 to $66 a pour. 

1032 Light St; 410-576-3938; 

blueagaverestaurant.com 

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Rum 

Joe Squared has the mustard- 

and ketchup-colored 

walls of a casual restaurant, 

and the low black ceiling 

and band fl yers of a dive bar. 

Indeed, it's happily both, 

catering dinner to families 

and later hosting a rowdier 

crowd looking to knock back 

some spirits, including more 

than 45 rums. Owner Joe 

Edwardsen suggests trying 

diff erent bottlings neat, 

allowing patrons to identify 

the characteristics of diff erent 

regional sugar canes and 

specifi c barrel aging. The 14 

rum cocktails, meanwhile, 

feature all manner of housemade 

accents, from infused 

cayenne and ginger rums to 

peanut rum cream, as well 

as fresh rooftop-grown basil 

in an eff ervescent mojito. 

Fans of piña coladas steer 

clear; there are no blenders 

at work here. 133 W 

North Ave; 410-545-0444; 

joesquared.com 

ILLUSTRATION BY MADELINE JOYCE

Bal imore. The only place o urn for 

la e-breaking news. From 1814. 

The Town Crier strides across the cobblestones in historic Fell’s Point to deliver 

the daily news from the Battle of Baltimore. He tells of the British invasion, the 

defense of Fort McHenry, and the victory that inspired Francis Scott Key to 

gaze across the harbor and pen the Star-Spangled Banner. In Baltimore, every 

brick-lined street is paved with historic significance. You can stroll past the 

nation’s first Washington Monument, or take the Heritage Walk to 

visit the site of the Civil War’s fi rst bloodshed and the Star-Spangled 

Banner Flag House. To learn more and order a 

Visitor Guide, call 1-877-Bal imore or 

visit us at Bal imore.org/his ory. 

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NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND BY BRET MCCABE 

Dive into Baltimore’s thriving 

counterculture world. 

he wonderfully wacky local moviemaker 

John Waters once said it’s as 

though “every eccentric in the South 

decided to move north, ran out of gas 

in Baltimore, and decided to stay.” 

This outsider streak is so ingrained in the city that 

local attractions—like the American Visionary Art 

Museum, home to works by self-taught artists, 

and the Fluid Movement aquatic performance 

art troupe—garner as much attention as more 

established institutions (think: the Walters Art 

Museum, the Centerstage professional theater 

company). But the best way to get the 

full experience of the city's eccentricities 

is to dive underground into 

Baltimore’s counterculture scene. 

Since no respectable 

member of the counterculture 

world gets up before lunch, start 

your day at noon, grab a granola 

bar and head to Hampden’s True 

Vine, where proprietor Jason Willett—an 

experimental musician who 

sometimes plays an amplified rubber 

band with local groups—will gladly play any 

record you want to hear before buying. Listening to 

local sitarist and vocalist Ami Dang’s Indian-tinted 

avant-pop album Hukam or any of the local label 

MT6's CDs is an ear-opening way to spend an hour. 

Musically sated, hop in a cab for a 20-minute 

ride to a seemingly rough stretch of West Baltimore. 

This is where Carly Ptak and Twig Harper, the 

husband-wife noise duo known as Nautical Almanac, 

run the Esoteric Library out of the first floor of their 

warehouse home. Their book collection focuses 

almost exclusively on consciousness expanding, from 

scholarly explorations of transcendental thought 

to the ethnography of mind-altering practices of 

indigenous cultures, all of which are available to 

check out free of charge. 

As enlightening as it is flipping through The 

Zohar, your grumbling stomach can no longer be 

ignored. A 15-minute cab ride deposits you 

in the Mount Vernon area, where you 

grab a bite at Red Emma’s Bookstore 

Coffeeshop, a collectively run, 

politically minded basement café 

and bookstore that’s a local hub 

for community activism and 

leftist politics. At the counter, 

peruse the calendar of upcoming 

union meetings and radical guest 

speakers before savoring a cup of 

fair-trade coffee and a bánh mì chay 

sandwich made with lemongrass tofu 

(Red Emma’s offers—what else?—a vegan/ 

vegetarian menu) while sitting between a young 

crunchy punk and an older gentleman reading the 

local social justice paper, the Indypendent Reader. 

By now it’s getting dark and, this being Friday, 

the weekend art openings are getting underway. 

Luckily, you’re just a 10-minute walk from the 


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NUDASHANK 

H&H Building, home to five 

galleries/performance 

spaces and the heart of the 

city’s DIY arts scene. Ride 

the graffiti-ridden elevator 

to the opening reception at 

Nudashank—run by writer/ 

curator Alex Ebstein and artist/ 

curator Seth Adelsberger—for 

the four-artist painting show 

Color Me Bad. People bring their 

own six-packs, and museum 

curators chat with young artists 

donning asymmetrical haircuts 

and day-glo-colored homemade 

fashions. After a few convivial 

hours, you’re ready for some 

late-night eats. 

Nam Kang stays open until 

4am, and its sinus-clearing 

Korean barbecue is the perfect 

hangover prevention. Wave hello 

to that guy you saw earlier using 

the communal computer at Red 

Emma’s before heading back 

to your hotel. You'll need some 

shut-eye so you can do it all over 

again tomorrow. 

The True Vine 

3544 Hickory Ave; 

410-235-4500; 

thetruevinerecordshop.com 

Esoteric Library 

2118 W Pratt St; 

410-945-7825 

Red Emma's 

Bookstore Coffeehouse 

800 Saint Paul St; 

410-230-0450; 

redemmas.org 

Nudashank 

405 W Franklin St, 3rd Fl; 

443-415-2139; 

nudashank.com 

Nam Kang 

2126 Maryland Ave 

410-685-6237 

RED EMMA'S: FRANK KLEIN; NUDASHANK: COURTESY OF NUDASHANK

Carroll County 

offers an experience 

at every turn 

Centrally located and just 45 minutes northwest of Baltimore. 

Request a free visitor guide to start planning your visit! 

800-272-1933 | www.CarrollCountyTourism.org 

County Kent 

Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore on the Chesapeake Bay 

Chestertown, Rock Hall Galena, Betterton, Millington 

of 

www.kentcounty.com 

Kayak, Fish, Sail, Cruise... 

Enjoy the Chesapeake Bay, scenic rivers and historic 

towns that offer Terrific Restaurants, Local Seafood, 

Art Galleries, Historic Downtown Shopping, 

Two Performing Arts Theaters, Quaint Beaches, 

Public Sails, Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market, Museums, 

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge and more. 

For a Free Visitor Information 

packet, contact the Kent County 

Tourism To & Economic Development 

Office at 410-778-0416 or e-mail 

tourism@kentcounty.com

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◄ baltimore cont'd 

American and Spanish finger 

foods in Federal Hill. Authentic 

treats include cachapas 

(sweet corn pancakes), paella, 

chorizo galore and a selection 

of well-chosen cheeses and 

charcuterie. Sample some of 

the goods at a discounted rate 

of $3 on Tuesdays. $$ 

Corks 

1026 S Charles St; 410-752-3810; 

corksrestaurant.com 

Expect yummy comfort food 

like roasted chicken with 

stuffing and a killer burger 

with great wine pairings at 

this Federal Hill favorite. 

Affordable weekly specials 

(steaks are half-price Sunday 

through Thursday) and cooking 

classes with Chef Pellegrino 

add to the dining fun. $$$ 

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Blob’s Park 

8024 Max Blob’s Park Rd, Jessup; 

410-799-7130; blobspark.net 

Lederhosen are optional at this 

authentic biergarten with more 

than 80 beers and all kinds 

of schnitzel. The atmosphere 

is family friendly and casual, 

STICKING IT OUT 

There's no guarantee of who'll 

make it to the Big Dance, but 

you can bet national powerhouses 

like Duke, Virginia 

and Syracuse will be there 

for the hard-hitting action at 

the national championship 

tourney. In addition to games, 

there’s a pep rally in the Inner 

Harbor and family fun at Youth 

Lax Day. May 28-30. 

and there's a cover for live 

music—including big band and 

polka—on weekends. 

Explorers Lounge 

At InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel 

550 Light St; 410-234-0550; 

harborcourt.com 

This upscale lounge elevates 

the ordinary hotel bar with an 

exotic safari theme, handpainted 

murals and lavish 

furniture. A wide selection of 

single malt Scotch, cognacs 

and fancy cocktails doesn't 

hurt either. 

Riptide By the Bay 

1718 Thames St; 410-732-3474; 

riptidebythebay.net 

Get a table along the 

outdoor breezeway and take 

in the view of the harbor from 

Fell’s Point with a cold beer, 

classic margarita or fruity 

cocktail in hand, paired with 

a plate of wings, some oyster 

shooters or a pile of Old Bay 

steamed crabs. 

FUN FACT! 

The first umbrella factory in 

the US opened in Baltimore 

in 1828. 

NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship 

At M&T Bank Stadium 

1101 Russell St; 410-261-7283; ncaa.com 


Bermuda 

by glenn jones 

GO SHOP 

The English Sports Shop 

49 S Front St, Hamilton; 441-295-2672 

For the most authentic pair of 

Bermuda shorts, hit this Front 

Street store. The staff will set 

you up in a matching set of 

shorts and knee-high socks 

to work perfectly with your 

classic navy blazer. 

GO SEE 

Charleston Bermuda Race 

At Royal Bermuda Yacht Club 

15 Point Pleasant Rd, Hamilton; 

charlestonbermudarace.com 

Comedian Stephen Colbert 

will sail to Bermuda from his 

hometown of Charleston, SC, 

in this much-anticipated race 

partway across the Atlantic. 

The last time Colbert took 

part, he finished two days 

after the awards ceremony. 

May 21-29. 

Crystal & Fantasy Caves 

8 Crystal Caves Rd, Hamilton Parish; 

441-293-0640; caves.bm 

Sometimes referred to as 

nature’s jewelry box, these 

spectacular, must-see 

caves are covered in out-ofthis-world 

stalactite, soda 

straw and helectite formations 

They are also home to pristine, 

clearwater lakes. Be sure to 

take a guided tour to see their 

natural beauty for yourself. 

GO EAT 

Island Cuisine 

235 Middle Rd, Southampton; 441- 

238-3287; islandcuisine.bm 

Head here on Sundays, when 

locals pack the place for its 

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bouq uquets 

flavorful food, fast service 

and the diner-like atmosphere. 

If you're there for breakfast, 

get the traditional Bermuda 

meal of codfish and potatoes. 

If not, the pan-fried wahoo is 

definitely worth a try. $ 

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Robin Hood Trivia Night 

25 Richmond Rd, Hamilton; 441-295- 

3314; bermuda.com/robinhood 

This neighborhood pub, 

known for its Premier League 

Football screenings on 

Sundays, hosts a festive midweek 

trivia night (Tuesdays at 

8pm). Even losers win here. 

If you get hungry, fill up on 

English favorites like fish 

and chips. 

FUN FACT 

Somerset Bridge, located on 

the west end of the island, is 

the world’s smallest working 

drawbridge. It was originally 

built in 1620. 

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CULTURE PARADE 

This annual celebration 

of Bermuda heritage is 

one of the finest parades 

you'll find on any island 

destination. Look out for 

majorettes, marching 

bands and Bermuda’s 

colorful gombey dancers 

(pictured), which are part 

of a tradition dating back 

to the 1700s. May 24. 

Bermuda Day Parade 

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Experience Baltimore’s unique 

heritage with walking tours of the 

city’s most historic neighborhoods. 

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Just 25 miles north of Baltimore along I-95 Harford 

County offers something for everyone to love! Experience 

Ladew Gardens, Historic Havre de Grace, three state 

parks, Maryland’s best golf and so much more! 

www.harfordmd.com 

David R. Craig, Harford County Executive 

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Bloomington/ 

Normal 

illinois 

by mary ann ford 

GO SEE 

Sisters & Friends 

Afrocentric Fine Art Show 

At Illinois State University Alumni Center 

1101 N Main St, Normal; 309-663- 

4938; sistersandfriendsartshow.com 

A business lunch among four 

women in 1994 ultimately led 

to what is now the 16th-annual 

fine arts show, featuring the 

talents of African-American 

painters and artists, and 

attracting collectors from 

across the nation. May 21-22. 

Grady’s Family Fun Park 

1501 Morrissey Dr, Bloomington; 309- 

662-3332; gradysfunpark.com 

Endless fun for all ages 

abounds here. Warm up at 

the batting cages, take a ride 

on a Go-Kart or bumper boat, 

play miniature golf or spin on a 

carnival ride. Feeling hungry? 

Grab a slice of pizza and finish 

off with a hot-fudge sundae. 

GO EAT 

Avanti’s Italian Restaurant 

407 S Main St, Normal; 309-452- 

4436; avantisnormal.com 

A favorite of Illinois State 

University students, this 

casual and affordable restaurant 

is probably best known 

for its Gondola sandwiches 

(essentially Italian submarines), 

served on delicious, 

fresh-baked sweet bread. But 

don’t stop there. Try the pizza, 

lasagna or Italian beef. $ 

Lancaster’s Restaurant 

513 N Main St, Bloomington; 309- 

827-3333; lancastersrestaurant.com 

The upscale, romantic atmosphere 

here sets the mood 

for a perfect evening—and 

the food takes it over the top. 

Try calamari or crabcakes for 

starters, then move on to the 

game special, surf and turf 

or steak. Top it off with the 

famous bananas Foster. $$$ 

GO PARTY 

Ride the Nine and 

Shooter's Lounge 

503 N Prospect Rd, Bloomington; 309- 

662-1009; ridethenine.com 

This is a favorite night spot 

for locals, with live music and 

pool tournaments that draw 

crowds. It also features daily 

drink specials and hearty, 

inexpensive fare; the Texas 

brisket sandwich is as tasty as 

they come. 

FUN FACT! 

McLean Stevenson, who 

played Colonel Henry Blake 

on M*A*S*H, was born and 

raised in Normal. 

SAY "CHEESE!" 

Four years ago, Ken 

Ropp bought a modular 

dairy plant and started 

making cheese with milk 

from his 60-plus Jersey 

cows. Today, he offers an 

extensive selection that 

features concoctions 

like honey habañero and 

Baxter's sangria wine 

cheddar with apricots. 

Ropp Jersey 

Cheese Store 

2676 Ropp Rd, Normal; 309- 

452-3641; roppcheese.com 

Explore, Imagine, Create and Play at the Uptown Normal Children’s Discovery Museum! 

Children’s Discovery Museum and Discover More! Store • 101 E. Beaufort St. • Normal, IL • 309-433-3444 

For more information, including hours, admission, family programs, events and directions, visit: www.ChildrensDiscoveryMuseum.net 


Boston 

massachusetts 

by diane bair & pamela wright 

GO SHOP 

Looc 

12 Union Park St; 617-357-5333; 

loocboutique.com 

This “Best of Boston”-rated 

boutique, named for the 

French slang word for “hip,” 

features chic Parisian labels 

like Isabel Marant and hot New 

York designers Ulla Johnson 

and Nili Lotan. The shop, with 

its white walls and clean, crisp 

displays, is the go-to place for 

eclectic women’s apparel. 

GO SEE 

Boston Pops Spring Season 

At Boston Symphony Hall 

301 Massachusetts Ave; 

888-266-1200; bso.org 

Catch a performance at this 

highly touted festival, celebrating 

its 126th year. Led by Keith 

Lockhart, the Pops perform 

well-known Hollywood, Porter, 

Broadway and jazz themes. 

May 11 to June 26. 

New England Aquarium 

1 Central Wharf; 617-973-5200; 

neaq.org 

Who says you should keep your 

hands out of the shark tank? 

The aquarium’s newest exhibit, 

the 25,000-gallon Edge of the 

Sea Touch Tank, is the largest 

on the East Coast. It has shallow 

edges and large windows 

for close-up views and swim-by 

touches of sharks and rays. 

GO EAT 

Hammersley’s Bistro 

533 Tremont St; 617-423-2700; 

hammersleysbistro.com 

For more than 20 years, 

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A TOAST TO THE PAST 

Where do you think 

Revolutionary War heroes 

like Sam Adams and Paul 

Revere hatched their 

subversive ideas (and 

found courage to see them 

through)? In the pubs, of 

course! Visit four historic 

taverns to hear their tales 

of patriotic treachery— 

and sample food and ale 

along the way. 

Historic Pub Crawl 

617-357-8300; 

thefreedomtrail.org 

locals have praised this 

bistro’s crispy-skinned roast 

chicken—it’s positively 

addictive. But there’s more 

to keep gourmands coming 

back, like the braised osso 

buco, the cassoulet and the 

roasted local bluefish with 

bacon and beets. $$$$ 

GO PARTY 

Brendan Behan Pub 

378 Centre St, Jamaica Plain; 617- 

522-5386; brendanbehanpub.com 

Keeping with the best Irish 

traditions, serious drinking and 

convivial chatter are the hallmarks 

of this longtime favorite 

hangout. Hoist a Guinness (or 

stout, dark ale or lager) and 

strike up a conversation. It’s 

worth the short subway ride 

from downtown. 

FUN FACT! 

At 90 feet below the surface, 

the Ted Williams Tunnel is the 

deepest in North America.

SUGINO STUDIOS 

Branson 

missouri 

by carol s. harris 

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Hillbilly Nut and Fruit Co. 

At the Branson Craft Mall 

694 State Hwy 165; 417-334-1223; 

bransoncraftmall.com/hillbilly 

Mouthwatering Maple Nut 

Goodies, orange slices and 

saltwater taffy are among the 

50 candies and chocolates 

available at this 1,800-squarefoot 

shop. Enjoy the distinct 

aroma of gourmet Ozark 

Mountain Coffee, ground daily, 

as you browse the shelves for 

specialty jams, salsas, snack 

foods, soups and all-natural 

fruit juices. 

GO SEE 

US Open Miniature 

Golf Tournament 

At Greatest Adventures Miniature Golf 

4800 Gretna Rd; 417- 332-0888; 

minigolfinbranson.com 

An $8,000 cash purse is 

among the prizes given to 

the top contender in this pro 

event. There are divisions for 

amateurs, too, so bring your 

putter (not to mention your 

sense of adventure) to this 

36-hole beauty of a course 

that features obstacles like 

a waterfall cave, a smoking 

dragon and a gorilla. 

May 13-15. 

GO EAT 

Papa Grand’s Pizza 

1945 W Hwy 76; 417-336-6709; 

grandcountry.com/restaurants.asp 

You’ll love the huge selection of 

soup, salad and all-you-can-eat 

pizza offerings, which even 

include vegetarian and dessert 

pies. Don’t see your favorite 

VISIT BRANSON! 

toppings on the menu? The 

staff will gladly customize a 

pie for you. $ 

Danna’s Bar-B-Que & 

Burger Shop 

963 State Hwy 165; 417-337-5527; 

dannasbbq.com 

Meats are smoked on-site at 

this popular local barbecue 

joint. Come hungry for filling 

dishes like barbecue nachos, a 

1-pound stuffed baked potato 

and the “Fat Burger,” made with 

a fried egg, cheese, lettuce, 

tomato, bacon and Miracle 

Whip. $ 

Showboat Branson Belle 

4800 State Hwy 165; 417-336-7401; 

showboatbransonbelle.com 

New menus were included in 

the million-dollar makeover 

of this paddlewheeler. 

Enjoy the succulent beef 

tenderloin in a cabernet sauce, 

Mediterranean chicken kabobs 

or chicken focaccia with Dijon 

sauce while watching one 

of the cruise’s new music or 

comedy shows. $$ 

GO PARTY 

Mount Pleasant Winery 

3125 Green Mountain Dr; 

417-336-9463; mountpleasant.com 

View local artwork on display 

in the tasting galleries, or tour 

the ledgestone and heavytimber 

facility while sampling 

a variety of award-winning, 

estate-grown wines. Before 

leaving, you can bottle your 

own dessert wine from a 

specially designed 600-gallon 

French oak barrel. 

FUN FACT! 

Missouri is frequently called 

the "Cave State," a title it 

earns with more than 6,300 

recorded caves, located 

primarily south of the Missouri 

River in the Ozarks. 

at 

4 Days 

3 Nights Terms 

Clarion 

at the 

Palace 


Buffalo/ 

Niagara 

new york 

by jana eisenberg 

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Muleskinner Antiques 

5548 Main St, Williamsville; 716-633- 

4077; muleskinnerantiques.com 

Voted Buffalo Spree 

magazine’s “Best Antiques” 

store, this lovingly stocked 

shop is filled with Americana, 

vintage regional art, red 

stoneware, small furniture 

and other decorative items 

from the 18th, 19th and 20th 

centuries. The proprietor 

professes a fondness for all 

things painted. 

GO SEE 

Central Terminal 

495 Paderewski Dr; 716-810-3210; 

buffalocentralterminal.org 

Once a hub of travel and 

industry, this hulking Art Deco 

station, opened in 1929, 

crumbled for years until 

recent restoration efforts 

began. Experience the 

ghostly grandeur at scheduled 

in-house events or by signing 

up for a tour through Buffalo 

Tours (May 1 and June 5). 

GO EAT 

Bertha's Diner 

1430 Hertel Ave; 716-836-3100; 

berthasdiner.com 

This local favorite is a popular 

weekend brunch destination. 

The place might be tiny, but 

it serves up a big breakfast. 

Coffee cups are cheerfully 

refilled (to a point) and the 

French toast is rightfully 

renowned. It will benefit to be 

an early bird, and hit the ATM 

first—it closes after lunch and 

only takes cash. $ 

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Carmelo's Restaurant 

425 Center St, Lewiston; 716-754- 

2311; carmelos-restaurant.com 

Carmelo Raimondi embraces 

the farm-to-table concept 

here. Savor fresh, locally 

grown produce and meat in 

dishes like bacon-wrapped 

filet mignon with balsamicblueberry 

compote. $$$ 

GO PARTY 

The Elmwood Lounge 

522 Elmwood Ave; 716-882-5881; 

theelmwoodlounge.com 

Showman Lance Diamond is 

the main reason this classic 

lounge is beloved. Don’t miss 

him and his 24K Diamond 

Band on Saturday nights, when 

he delivers an enthusiastic 

repertoire of Motown and R&B 

in his famous sparkly suits. 

FUN FACT! 

GO GUIDES 

Most of The Natural was 

filmed in and around Buffalo. 

$149 $149 855-SHO-TIME (746-8463) 

and restrictions apply. 

SHAW MUST GO ON 

Celebrate 50 years of 

theatre with a lively 

George Bernard Shaw 

adaptation, or choose 

another timeless classic 

—like Cat on a Hot Tin 

Roof or My Fair Lady—in 

this lakeside town. It's one 

of North America’s bestknown 

annual repertories. 

Through October. 

Shaw Festival 

Niagara-on-the-Lake, 

Ontario, Canada; 800-511- 

7429; shawfest.com 

www.ticketbranson.com

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Cancun 

mexico 

by israel urbina 

GO SHOP 

Ah Cacao 

10 Ave between 32nd and 34th sts, 

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo; +52 

984-803-1541; ahcacao.com 

This store offers chocolates 

handmade in Mexico with 

Mayan cacao and other 

all-natural ingredients. It's an 

excellent stop for delectable, 

melt-in-your-mouth south-ofthe-border 

souvenirs. 

GO SEE 

Sea Life Discovery Plus by 

Dolphin Discovery 

Camino Sac Bajo Lote 26, Isla 

Mujeres; +52 998-193-3360; 

dolphindiscovery.com 

Bored of the standard swimwith-dolphins 

programs? This 

program allows you to branch 

out in your aquatic friendships 

by introducing you to 

manatees and sea lions (you 

can actually shake their fins). 

Temazcal 

Costera Norte Lote 1 SM 10 Mza 26, 

Puerto Morelos; +52 998-872-8063; 

ceibadelmar.com 

This ancestral sweat lodge 

ritual uses hot volcanic stones 

and steam and is intended to 

purify both mind and body. At 

Ceiba del Mar’s high-end spa, 

it’s performed at sunset. 

Aquatours Jungle Tour 

Blvd Kukulcan KM 6.5; aquatours.travel 

On this two-part tour, 

you’ll drive your own twoperson 

speedboat through 

the mangrove channels along 

the Nichupté Lagoon before 

snorkeling in the secondlargest 

coral reef in the world. 

Gear, a bilingual tour guide and 

a bottle of water are included. 

Xcaret Cancun Eco-Park 

Hwy Pto Juárez-Chetumal KM 282, 

Solidaridad, Quintana Roo; +52 998- 

840-6246; xcaret.com 

Featuring underground river 

tours, swim-with-sharks 

experiences and "snuba diving" 

(scuba combined with snorkeling), 

this ecologically minded 

theme park offers active fun 

for the whole family. 

GO EAT 

Terraneo 

Blvd Kukulcan KM 13.5; +52 998- 

885-2746; terraneo.com.mx 

Oenophiles will adore this 

upscale eatery, which offers an 

impressive wine list to complement 

its menu of delightful 

Spanish tapas served with 

Mexican flair. $$$ 

La Habichuela 

Blvd Kukulcan KM 12.7; +52 998- 

884-3158; lahabichuela.com 

Fresh Caribbean seafood 

prepared with classic Mexican 

techniques have made this 

restaurant extremely popular 

among locals and tourists 

alike. This Hotel Zone location 

opened in 2009, making it 

even easier to visit. $$$ 

GO PARTY 

O Ultra Club & Terrace 

Blvd Kukulcan KM 9.5; +52 998-883- 

3333; oultralounge.com 

Resident DJs Andy Banger and 

Noe Marquez spin house music 

that gets more intense as the 

hours pass, inspiring patrons 

to dance until sunrise. Martinis 

and champagne are the drinks 

of choice. 

FUN FACT! 

The Yucatan is home to a 

95-mile-long underwater river. 


Charleston 

west virginia 

by sheila mcentee 

GO SHOP 

Mission Savvy 

202 Hale St; 304-343-4253; 

missionsavvy.com 

The fashions are both chic 

and sustainable at this 

boutique featuring organic 

clothing manufactured with 

minimal impacts to the Earth, 

humans or animals. Owner 

and animal rights activist 

Jennifer Miller donates 5% of 

profits to animal welfare and 

conservation projects. 

Risin’ Dough Bakery 

606 D St, South Charleston; 304-342- 

7655; risindoughllc.com 

For 40 years, Clayborn Tillman 

lovingly baked his legendary 

yeast rolls for church 

fundraisers. Now, the only 

place you’ll find them is this 

tucked-away bakery, where 

Tillman’s daughter Carolyn 

creates the same airy, slightly 

sweet rolls, along with cakes, 

pies and goodies. 

GO EAT 

Café Creperi 

4002 MacCorkle Ave SE, South 

Charleston; 304-925-4400; 

cafecreperi.com 

Owner Manoli Stravrulakis 

slings all kind of crêpes in this 

lovely little eatery. Try one with 

pineapple, honey and almonds 

at breakfast time, or opt for 

the Greek specialty crepe 

with spring greens, feta and 

walnuts. $ 

Pies and Pints 

222 Capitol St; 304-342-7437; 

piesandpints.net 

Forget pepperoni. How about 

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THAT'S ALL FOLK! 

Join a square dance, 

learn traditional flatfooting 

or try a jig at West 

Virginia's premier folklife 

celebration. Forgot your 

dancing shoes? Gather 

'round and listen to a tall 

tale or an impromptu 

string-band jam. Some 

of Appalachia’s finest 

musicians and dancers 

wil be there. May 27-29. 

Vandalia Gathering 

1900 Kanawha Blvd E; 304- 

558-0220; wvculture.org 

a Thai pie with shrimp, toasted 

coconut and curry sauce? Or 

perhaps a delicately sweet red 

grape pizza with gorgonzola 

cheese and fresh rosemary? 

You can even dream up your 

own—and wash it down with 

a West Virginia-made microbrew. 

$$ 

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Tricky Fish 

1611 Washington St E; 

304-344-3474; trickyfish.net 

Dance into the wee hours on 

weekends at Charleston’s only 

beach shack restaurant. DJs 

spin your requests while you 

enjoy beer and cocktails on 

the deck. 

FUN FACT! 

The famed pepperoni roll, a 

snacking delicacy in West 

Virginia, was invented by 

Fairmont baker and former 

miner Giuseppe “Joseph” 

Argiro in 1927. 

MICHAEL KELLER

Charlotte 


by john bordsen 

GO SHOP 

Super G Mart 

7323 E Independence Blvd; 

980-321-4048 

Charlotte’s burgeoning East 

Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin 

American and Indian populations 

can find their special 

grocery items in abundance 

here. This international 

emporium is huge (it's located 

in a former chain grocery 

outlet), well-organized and 

well-stocked with foods like 

napa, yucca and jackfruit. 

Scout & Molly’s 

3920 Sharon Rd; 704-817-7009; 

scoutandmollysofcharlotte.com 

This boutique in the upscale 

SouthPark area offers stylish 

women’s apparel. It has 

laidback, personal service, 

and even a pooch to make you 

feel welcome. The 30-plus 

designer brands range from 

AG to Velvet. 

GO SEE 

Heroes Con 

At Charlotte Convention Center, 

501 S College St; 704-375-7462; 

heroesonline.com/heroescon 

Love comic books and graphic 

novels? Don’t turn the page on 

this major annual event staged 

by Charlotte-based Heroes 

Aren’t Hard to Find. Legions 

of fans comb through boxes 

of comics looking for rarities, 

and celebrity writers, artists 

and inkers make appearances. 

June 3-5. 

McGill Rose Garden 

940 N Davidson St; 704-333-6497; 

This spring delight is tucked 

away in an industrial district 

just east of Uptown Charlotte’s 

skyscrapers. The 1.3-acre 

public garden holds more 

than a thousand bushes. The 

collection was started in the 

1950s by the couple who 

owned the fuel company on the 

site. They wanted to beautify 

it—and succeeded. 

GO EAT 

Nolen Kitchen 

2839 Selwyn Ave; 704-372-1424; 

nolenkitchen.com 

Head to the Myers Park area 

for an intimate, relaxed meal. 

The sandwiches-and-pasta 

lunch menu gives way to steak 

and seafood at dinner, and a 

happy-hour menu offers great 

bar food (including fantastic 

fries). $$ 

Choplin’s Restaurant 

19700 One Norman Blvd, Cornelius; 704- 

892-4800; choplinsrestaurant.com 

This sleek, friendly bistro is a 

popular draw in the suburban 

Lake Norman area. Go at 

dinnertime and try the baby 

back ribs with Parmesanlayered 

potatoes. $$$ 

Tavern on the Tracks 

1411 S Tryon St; 704-372-0782; 

tavernonthetracks.net 

With a no-frills exterior and dozens 

of flat screens within, this 

is arguably the best sports bar 

close to Uptown. The outdoor 

patio, which offers a great 

skyline view, is also stocked 

with TVs showing games. 

FUN FACT! 

Charlotte musician Arthur 

Smith wrote “Feudin’ Banjos” 

here in 1955. It became an 

acclaimed bluegrass classic 

almost two decades later— 

after it was retitled “Dueling 

Banjos” and used as the theme 

song for the film Deliverance. 

Chicago 

illinois 

by rod o'connor 

GO SHOP 

The Book Cellar 

4736-38 N Lincoln Ave; 

773-293-2665; bookcellarinc.com 

This Lincoln Square treasure 

stocks impeccably curated 

titles—mostly by local and 

indie authors—assembled by 

a friendly and knowledgeable 

staff of bookworms. For a 

quick pick-me-up, the adjacent 

café serves strong coffee, as 

well as beer and wine. 

Get a Grip Cycles 

4359 W Irving Park Rd; 

773-427-4747; getagripcycles.com 

This North Side bike shop sells 

everything on two wheels, from 

$11,000 Sirotta racers to 

$800 road bikes. Pedal pushers 

can also stock up on helmets, 

Garmin navigation devices, 

racing jerseys and cleats from 

the likes of Shimano and Mavic. 

Dusty Groove America 

1120 N Ashland Ave; 773-342-5800; 

dustygroove.com 

Soul searchers—as well as 

those seeking classic and 

contemporary jazz, funk and 

reggae beats—can easily kill 

a day digging into this record 

shop’s impressive collection of 

CDs, LPs and 45s. 

Sir and Madame 

938 N Damen Ave; 773-489-6660; 

sirandmadame.com 

The husband-and-wife team 

behind this whip-smart 

boutique sell their own line of 

duds: tailored flannels for him; 

riding pants and silk shirts for 

her. They also have an eye for 

retro finds like antique books 

and vintage steamer trunks. 

CHETOLA RESORT AT BLOWING ROCK 

“Return to Mitford” Packages June 2-5, 2011 

Author Jan Karon visits Blowing Rock, NC for a weekend of lectures, luncheons, Father 

Tim Readings, and Trolley Tours. Two nights from $308. 

800-243-8652 | www.chetola.com 


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GO SEE 

Green City Market 

1750 North Clark St; 773-880-1266; 

chicagogreencitymarket.org 

Local foodie entrepreneurs 

like Ukrainian Village’s Hoosier 

Mama pie shop and Black 

Dog Gelato first peddled 

their homemade wares at 

this Lincoln Park open-air 

food market. Shop around 

and see if you can be the 

first to discover the next 

big thing. 

Hyde Park Art Center 

5020 S Cornell Ave; 773-324-5520; 

hydeparkart.org 

This nonprofit art collective 

is housed in a stunning 

35,000-square-foot space 

with metal garage doors that 

connect the main gallery to the 

sidewalk. An early supporter 

of beloved Chicago artist Ed 

Paschke, the center focuses 

mostly on emerging talent. 

Koval Distillery Tours 

5121 N Ravenswood Ave; 312-878- 

7988; koval-distillery.com 

Chicago’s first boutique 

distillery now offers tours of its 

Andersonville facility. Check 

out the charming brassaccented 

still, then sample the 

finished product: an impressive 

collection of organic and kosher 

spirits like spelt whiskey and 

rye vodka. 

The Madness of George III 

At Chicago Shakespeare Theater 

800 East Grand Ave; 312-595-5600; 

chicagoshakes.com 

Navy Pier’s glass-enclosed 

lakefront theater is known 

for acclaimed performances 

of the Bard’s greatest hits 

and abridged versions of his 

canon for younger audiences. 

Here, it takes on the story of 

the misunderstood King George 

III from Tony Award-winning 

playwright Alan Bennett. 

Through June 12. 


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GO EAT 

grahamwich 

615 N State St; 312-265-0434; 

grahamwich.com 

Here, celebrity chef Graham 

Elliot applies his considerable 

talent to the humble sandwich. 

Ironically, the man who invented 

foie gras lollipops shines brightest 

with a simple grilled cheese 

with shaved proscuitto. But he 

can’t resist tossing some truffle 

oil on his tasty popcorn. $ 

Chilam Balam 

3023 N Broadway; 773-296-6901; 

chilambalamchicago.com 

The wunderkind young chef at 

this cozy, subterranean Mexican 

small plates spot is cooking well 

beyond his years. Start with 

fresh blue marlin ceviche and 

shitake mushroom empanadas 

and eat your way toward the 

robust lamb tenderloin tips. $$$ 

Natalino’s 

1523 W Chicago Ave; 312-997-3700; 

natalinoschicago.com 

The menu at this Italian- 

American joint specializes in 

red sauce-and-veal standards, 

but also has the guts to dish 

GET 'EM WHILE YOU CAN 

“It’s a modern European 

bistro using ingredients out 

of our backyard,” says Chef 

Danny Grant, describing 

his restaurant in the posh 

Elysian hotel. And this time of 

year, the Midwest is bursting 

with blink-and-they’re gone 

vegetables like green garlic, 

ramps (a delicate wild onion) 

and nutty morel mushrooms. 

out creative options like 

hand-stuffed pasta with lobster 

and ricotta and chicken in a 

champagne cream sauce. $$$ 

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Big Star 

1531 N Damen Ave; 773-235-4039; 

bigstarchicago.com 

Once the warm weather begins, 

the patio at this eternally cool 

Wicker Park taqueria is the 

place to soak up some rays and 

people-watch while downing 

cans of cheap Mexican beer 

alongside gourmet tacos. 

Blokes & Birds 

3343 N Clark St; 773-472-5252; 

blokesandbirdschicago.com 

A departure from the usual 

Wrigleyville frat bar shenanigans, 

this modern take on the 

traditional British pub offers 

more than 20 beers by the glass. 

Soccer fans can head here early 

mornings for live simulcasts of 

European soccer matches. 

FUN FACT! 

Balsan 

At the Elysian hotel 

11 E Walton St; 312-646-1300; balsanrestaurant.com 

The game of 16-inch softball, 

which is played without gloves, 

was invented in Chicago. 

Taste these seasonal delicacies 

in dishes such as halibut 

with watercress, green garlic 

and razor clams, or chicken 

livers with stewed morels, 

grilled ramps and a lightly 

poached egg. 

Make it a night to remember at The Redhead Piano Bar! 

16 W. Ontario St.312-640-1000 

 


Columbus 

ohio 

by betsa marsh 

GO SHOP 

Greater Columbus 

Antique Mall 

1045 S High St; 614-443-7858 

This shopping center is 

famous for its architectural 

and hardware relics, plus 

housewares and miscellany 

from 50 vendors displayed 

over five floors. But it’s just 

as famous for its ghosts, as 

affirmed by four separate 

paranormal groups. You might 

want to shop before dark. 

GO SEE 

Asian Festival 

At Franklin Park Conservatory 

1777 E Broad St; 614-451-3550; 

asian-festival.org 

This fête celebrates cultures 

from Pakistan to Japan, Mongolia 

to Malaysia. Events kick 

off with a dragon boat race at 

downtown's Genoa Park, then 

shift to the Conservatory for 

Indonesian sate, ping-pong, 

bonsai gardening and Thai 

dancing. May 21, 28-29. 

COSI Columbus 

333 W Broad St; 888-819-2674; 

cosi.org 

Named the nation's No. 1 family 

science center by Parents 

magazine, COSI lets kids 

explore 3-D cinema, X-ray technology 

and centripetal force. 

Courageous little ones should 

ride the high-wire unicycle. 

GO EAT 

Chile Verde 

4852 Sawmill Rd; 614-442-6630; 

chileverdecafe.com 

The shopping center it's housed 

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STYLISH STUDENTS 

CCAD seniors send their 

hottest clothes down 

the runway in this wildly 

popular annual show. The 

$125 general admission 

includes standing room 

access and two drinks. 

Upgrade to a $350 ticket 

for endless drinks and a 

VIP pre-party. May 13. 

Masters of Design 

Fashion Show 

At Columbus College of Art 

& Design; 60 Cleveland Ave; 

614-224-9101; ccad.edu 

in may not look like Santa Fe, 

but taste the barbecue fajita 

burrito and gourmet margaritas 

and you’ll swear this is the real 

Southwest. The owners even 

fly in fresh green chiles and 

jalapeños overnight from New 

Mexico. $$ 

Hubbard Grille 

793 N High St; 614-291-5000; 

hubbardgrille.com 

Come in and kick the tires at 

this 1920s Chevy dealership 

that sparkles as a new American 

bistro. Try a Hub Burger 

of black angus and manchego 

cheese, or buttermilk-fried 

all-natural Ohio chicken. Toast 

OSU with a Scarlet and Grey 

cocktail, or pour your own beer 

tableside. $$$ 

FUN FACT! 

In 1928, Thomas Midgley Jr., 

who developed 170 patents 

in his lifetime, created the 

refrigerant Freon at Ohio State 

University labs. 

TOP: SCOTT CUNNINGHAM

Dallas/ 

Ft. Worth 

texas 

by amy anderson 

GO SHOP 

Bishop Street Market 

419 N Bishop Ave, Dallas; 214-941- 

0907; bishopstreetmarket.com 

The luxury offerings and complimentary 

gift-wrapping here 

will save you time and effort on 

the way to your next gathering. 

Skagen watches, Vietri Italian 

pottery, Roost home accessories 

and hand-worked iron and 

glass await in this Bishop Arts 

District gem. 

Tootsies 

8300 Preston Rd, Dallas; 

214-696-9993; tootsies.com 

From party dresses to hardto-find 

accessories, this is the 

perfect all-in-one shop. Find 

Theory sandals and Diane von 

Furstenberg wrap dresses, or 

the latest trunk show by American 

and European designers. 

GO SEE 

Frankie Valli 

At Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 

2301 Flora St, Dallas; 214-871-4550; 

dallassymphony.com 

Frankie Valli has a voice that 

transcends generations. Now, 

hear classic hits like “Sherry” 

and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of 

You” live as Valli stretches his 

legendary golden pipes once 

again. May 13-14. 

Nasher Sculpture Center 

2001 Flora St, Dallas; 214-242-5100; 

nashersculpturecenter.org 

Early summer offers warm 

evenings in the peaceful, 

well-manicured gardens of this 

“roofless” outdoor museum. 

Inside, find Raymond and Patsy 

Nasher’s permanent collection 

of contemporary sculpture, as 

well as Sightings—an installation 

of colored balloons that fill 

a gallery space like a high-brow 

ball pit—by Turner Prizewinning 

artist Martin Creed. 

Scarborough Faire: The 

Renaissance Festival 

2511 FM 66, Waxahachie; 972-938- 

3247; srfestival.com 

From kings and queens to 

fairies and wenches, this 

16th century-themed festival 

boasts hundreds of performers, 

in addition to 21 entertainment 

stages, artist booths 

and jousting and falconry 

demonstrations. Saturdays and 

Sundays through May. 

GO EAT 

Hoffbrau Steaks 

1712 S University Dr, Ft. Worth; 817- 

870-1952; hoffbrausteaks.com 

What started in the Hill 

Country as a local hoffbrau, 

or beer garden, has spread to 

North Texas, now with six locations. 

Don’t miss Sal’s Special 

Ribeye, the Bandera pork chop 

with jalepeño glaze or the 

sweet pecan cheesecake. $$ 

GO PARTY 

Bar 9 

900 Houston St, Ft. Worth; 

817-348-9991; bar9fw.com 

DJ-mixed tunes pulse and cigar 

smoke swirls six nights a week 

at this street-level bar, where 

you can enjoy bottle service in 

curtained leather seating. On 

weekends, you have the run of 

the place: head downstairs for 

an underground club experience 

or upstairs for a more 

relaxed, conversational vibe. 

FUN FACT! 

www.DaytonParking.com/REWARDS 

Dallas has more shopping 

centers per capita than any 

other major US city. 


Dayton 

ohio 

by russell florence, jr. 

GO SHOP 

Second Time Around 

1133 Brown St; 937-228-6399; 

secondtimearound.com 

This is Dayton's headquarters 

for first-rate music, movies 

and video games at reasonable 

prices. The discerning staff 

at this eclectic, well-stocked 

shop near the University of 

Dayton only buys from highquality 

collections. 

GO SEE 

The Dunbar House 

219 Paul Laurence Dunbar St; 

937-224-7061; 

ohiohistory.org/places/dunbar 

The literary works of renowned 

African- American poet Paul 

Laurence Dunbar, as well as his 

personal effects, are on display 

in this recently restored turn-ofthe 

century residence. 

GO EAT 

Golden Nugget 

Pancake House 

2932 S Dixie Dr; 937-298-0138 

Known for its friendly service 

and overflowing menu, this busy 

breakfast spot has become a 

local favorite. From pumpkin 

to potato, the light and fluffy 

pancakes are a must-try, as 

is the country omelet with 

sausage, potatoes and onions 

topped with sausage gravy. $$ 

Boulevard Haus 

329 E Fifth St; 937-824-2722; 

boulevardhaus.com 

From schnitzel to stuffed 

cabbage rolls, this eatery will 

surely satisfy your cravings 

for delectable German fare. 

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Sample the best of everything 

with the hearty sausage 

platter, but be sure to save 

room for dessert. The moist 

"deconstructed Black Forest 

cake" and the large cream puff 

are both köstlich. $$$ 

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Blind Bob’s 

430 E Fifth St; 937-938-6405; 

blindbobs.com 

This neighborhood hangout 

boasts live music (including 

karaoke and rock) every night 

of the week, but it's best known 

for showcasing local indie 

talent. Add to that a delicious, 

chef-driven bar menu (think 

bourbon-dipped fried pickles) 

and cheap draft beer, and you've 

got a memorable night out. 

FUN FACT! 

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Nancy Cartwright, the voice 

of Bart Simpson, was raised in 

Kettering, a Dayton suburb. 

A HOLY UNION 

The Dayton Philharmonic 

and Wright State U join 

forces to present Leonard 

Bernstein’s 1971 opus. 

The colossal work, 

written at the request 

of Jackie Onassis, stunningly 

bridges faith and 

music. May 13-14. 

MASS: A Theatre Piece 

for Singers, Players and 

Dancers 

At the Schuster Performing 

Arts Center; 1 W Second 

St; 888-228-3630; 

daytonphilharmonic.org 

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Denver 

colorado 

by lori midson 

GO SHOP 

The Tended Thicket 

1034 S Gaylord St; 303-722-6815; 

thetendedthicket.com 

A niche of kitsch, this lovely 

gift emporium sells a whimsical 

selection of hand-painted birdhouses, 

bath and body lotions, 

cards and stationery, brain 

games, artistic photo frames 

and gardening essentials. 

Caboose Hobbies 

500 S Broadway; 303-777-6766; 

caboosehobbies.com 

If it goes choo-choo, you’ll find 

it at this behemoth model train 

store, purportedly the largest 

in the world. Everything from 

Thomas the Tank Engine toys 

to dioramas, model tracks, 

railroad art and antique trains 

are on display. 

GO SEE 

Traces 

At Stage Theatre, Denver Center 

for the Performing Arts 

1101 13th St; 303-893-4100; 

denvercenter.org 

This theatrical spectacle, 

performed by seven youths 

posing as street kids, 

intertwines a dramatic 

plotline with music, dance and 

traditional Chinese acrobatics, 

including tumbling through 

hoops, balancing on each 

other’s heads and scaling giant 

poles. Through May 14. 

Downtown Denver 

Arts Festival 

At Denver Pavillions 

500 16th St; 303-260-6000; 

downtowndenverartfestival.com 

A Memorial Day weekend tra- 

dition, this free homage to the 

arts showcases a spectrum 

of sculpture, mixed media, 

jewelry, original paintings, 

hand-blown glass and clothing 

by 100-plus local artisans. 

May 27-30. 

Denver Day of Rock 

16th Street Mall; 303-534-6161; 

denverdayofrock.com 

An annual family-friendly event 

in the heart of downtown, this 

free one-day music festival 

features more than two dozen 

local acts (as well as national 

bands like The Gin Blossoms) 

performing on five stages. 

May 28. 

GO EAT 

Street Kitchen Asian 

Bistro 

10111 Inverness Main St; 303-799- 

9800; streetkitchenasianbistro.com 

Set in a suburban oasis, this 

delicious hotspot for Asian 

cuisine, overseen by chef/ 

owner Mary Nguyen, turns out 

dim sum, sushi rolls, noodle 

dishes, steaming soups and 

modernized street food from 

an open kitchen overlooking 

a chic dining room that 

displays stunning food 

photography. $$$ 

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Wild Ivories 

1400 Market St; 303-623-7426; 

wildivories.com 

If you can hit the high notes 

better than an Idol singer, 

this sleek downtown piano 

bar, manned by dueling ivory 

ticklers with attitude, is a great 

place to show that you’ve got 

the gift of voice. 

FUN FACT! 

Led Zeppelin played its first 

American concert in Denver on 

Dec. 26, 1968. 

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PEAK DINING IN THE ROCKIES 

When you pair Rubicon alum 

and amateur farmer Chef Ryan 

Hardy with Master Sommelier 

Jonathan Pullis, you get a 

perfect pairing, where the 

rustic and the refined emulsify 

into what is arguably the 

pinnacle of Aspen’s foodie 

scene. Montagna’s dining 

room has plenty of Western 

accents that seem to be de 

rigeur in mountain country, 

but lacks the stuffiness 

of some of the region’s 

destination dining spots. 

Expect table chatter to 

consist of Texan slang 

bullhorned from beneath 

oil baron cowboy hats 

harmonizing with the 

manicured accents of French 

Montagna 

At The Little Nell 

675 E Durant Ave, Aspen; 970-920-6330; thelittlenell.com 

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and Italy glitterati along with 

the honest drawl of local 

movers and shakers. The 

waitstaff always has time 

to linger, whether to trade 

stories, offer advice or 

describe the minutiae of the 

menu. The food and wine 

are the true stars of this 

award-winning eatery. Expect 

local, seasonal and organic 

foodstuffs to define the Italian 

influenced dishes. The best 

bets are the ribollita—a rustic 

vegetarian soup of white 

beans, tomatoes and kale, 

thickened with breadcrumbs— 

and any dish featuring 

Hardy’s homemade cheese 

or house-cured ham from his 

15-acre farm. 

Thoughtful. Contemporary. 

Intelligent. Stylish. 

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Des Moines 

iowa 

GO SEE 

Bike Trails 

Various locations; 515-288-8022; 

desmoines.bcycle.com 

Greater Des Moines boasts 

more than 300 miles of 

interconnected bicycling and 

walking trails. Rent a bike at 

one of the four “B-cycle” kiosks 

downtown and explore the 

trails along the Des Moines 

and Raccoon rivers, or head to 

attractions like the Pappajohn 

Sculpture Park, the Iowa Hall of 

Pride or the ever-popular Gray’s 

Lake Park, located roughly two 

miles south of downtown. 

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Bistro Montage 

2724 Ingersoll Ave; 515-557-1924; 

bistromontage.com 

This intimate spot just west 

of downtown serves expertly 

prepared French classics like 

escargot and sweetbreads, 

as well as steak frites and 

other specialties for lessadventurous 

palates. The 

red walls, decorated with 

black-and-white photographs, 

add to the coziness. Try 

the three-course prix-fixe 

menu for plats délicieux at a 

bargain. $$$ 

Centro 

1007 Locust St; 515-248-1780; 

centrodining.com 

Buzzing with visiting VIPs and 

locals alike, this popular restaurant, 

housed in a restored 

historic building downtown, is 

the place to see and be seen. 

The Italian-inspired menu 

features thin-crust pizza made 

in coal-fired brick ovens, plus 

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE 

updated pasta, seafood, beef, 

pork and chicken dishes. $$$ 

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Vaudeville Mews 

212 Fourth St; 515-243-3270; 

vaudevillemews.com 

This eclectic place is one of the 

city's top venues for touring 

acts that play everything from 

rock and blues to hip-hop, folk 

and funk. Located in the lively 

Court Avenue entertainment 

district, this bar has no set 

hours, but typically opens an 

hour before shows. This month, 

see the likes of new Americana 

hero Chris Pureka (May 3) and 

Chicago roots rockers The 

Steepwater Band (May 14). 

FUN FACT! 

Des Moines has four professional 

minor league teams: 

Iowa Cubs (baseball); Des 

Moines Menace (soccer); Iowa 

Energy (basketball); and Iowa 

Barnstormers (arena football). 

Detroit 

michigan 

by christine riccelli by ellen piligian 

Die-hard foodies will find 

plenty of creative ways 

to spice up their cooking 

at this new East Village 

shop. It sells some 300 

freshly ground spices and 

herbs, peppers, flavored 

salts, blends and rubs, 

plus about two dozen 

pressed and flavored 

balsamic vinegars and 

extra virgin olive oils. 

Allspice 

400 Locust St; 515-868- 

0808; allspiceonline.com 

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Pink Pump 

309 S Main St, Royal Oak; 248-543- 

4418; shoppinkpump.com 

This growing shoe-tique has 

four area locations that sell 

shoes any girl would love. You’ll 

find styles that range from 

sexy to sophisticated, as well 

as chic and unique accessories 

and clothing. 

GO SEE 

Detroit Historical Museum 

5401 Woodward Ave; 313-833-1805; 

detroithistorical.org 

Take a trip through 300 years 

of the region’s history at this 

charming museum. Walk the 

old cobblestone streets, visit 

19th-century stores and get a 

peek at an auto assembly line 

in action. 

Eastern Market 

2934 Russell St; 313-833-9300; 

detroiteasternmarket.com 

Join the thousands of people 

who flock to this Detroit institution 

each Saturday for produce 

and other goods. Don’t miss 

Flower Day (May 15), which 

draws about 150,000 people 

annually to pick from a rainbow 

of annuals and perennials that 

covers more than 15 acres. 

Pewabic Pottery 

10125 E Jefferson Ave; 

313-822-0954; pewabic.com 

Arts and Crafts movement 

buffs will be in their glory at this 

nationally renowned museum 

and store. Founded in 1901, it 

is still creating the distinctive 

glazes and handcrafted tiles 

and pottery it's famous for. 

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Movement: Detroit 

Electronic Music Festival 

One Hart Plaza; 800-594-8499; 

movement.us 

Did you know that techno music 

was born in Detroit? Each year, 

fans and musicians gather to 

celebrate the musical genre in 

the city that gave it life. May 

28-30. 

GO EAT 

Como's 

22812 Woodward Ave, Ferndale; 

248-548-5005 

This lively restaurant-bar 

offers seating indoors or on a 

sprawling, lively patio. Serving 

up Italian-American fare since 

1961, it's known for delicious 

pizza and late hours (until 4am 

most nights). $ 

Rugby Grille 

At the Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend 

St, Birmingham;248-642-5999; 

townsendhotel.com 

Located within one of the city’s 

swankiest hotels, which draws 

heads of state and visiting 

celebrities, this place has 

been recognized by Zagat as 

one of the country’s top 10 

restaurants. Try the Dover sole 

served tableside. $$$$ 

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PJ’s Lager House 

1254 Michigan Ave; 313-961-4668; 

pjslagerhouse.com 

This live music venue is the 

place to go for the area’s most 

promising bands in a variety of 

genres, from punk to rock and 

country. This month, check out 

My Other Friend (May 4) and 

Zoos of Berlin (May 18). 

FUN FACT! 

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A salt mine lies 1,200 feet 

beneath Detroit’s surface. It's 

1,500 acres with more than 

100 miles of roads.

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Flint 

michigan 

GO SHOP 

Flint Farmers Market 

420 E Blvd; 810-232-1399; 

flintfarmersmarket.com 

Local foodies gather at this 

farmers market, named among 

CNN Travel’s top 10 in the 

nation, for succulent produce, 

yummy baked goods and 

eclectic gifts like gemstones, 

art and used books. Live music, 

crafts and outdoor barbecue 

draw big crowds from late 

spring through the summer. 

GO SEE 

Crossroads Village and 

Huckleberry Railroad 

6140 Bray Rd; 800-648-7275; 

geneseecountyparks.org 

Travel back to the late 1800s 

on a 40-minute lakeshore ride 

aboard an authentic Baldwin 

steam locomotive; attend 

a live radio show broadcast 

at the Colwell Opera House; 

watch artisans at work; or 

simply explore the grounds' 34 

historic buildings. 

Balloon Quest, Inc. 

2470 Grange Hall Rd, Fenton; 248- 

634-3094; balloonride.com 

With more than 40 years of 

experience, this hot air balloon 

company lets you see the 

beautiful Michigan countryside 

from a hawk's eye view. Flights 

are available every day of the 

year except Christmas. 

GO EAT 

Steady Eddy’s Café 

420 E Blvd; 810-235-1968; flintfarmersmarket.com/steady-eddys-cafe 

Belly up for a healthy lunch 

or breakfast at this funky, 

family-run mainstay above 

the farmers market. Vegans 

and vegetarians dig the tofu 

reuben, while carnivores savor 

the classic reuben sandwich 

and made-from-scratch chili. $ 

by liz shaw by jan norris 

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Soggy Bottom 

613 ML King Ave; 810-239-8058; 

myspace.com/soggybottombarofflint 

Local college students and 

business folk say it’s all “peace, 

love and beer” at this popular 

hangout just north of the Flint 

River, where guest bartenders, 

karaoke and live jams are part 

of the communal spirit of fun. 

FUN FACT! 

The Who's Keith Moon secured 

his long-lived reputation as a 

hotel wrecker in Flint in August 

1967. During a raucous night 

of partying, he drove a car into 

the pool of a local Holiday Inn. 

STREET ARTY 

For one night each 

month, visitors to Auto 

City can walk historic 

brick-lined Saginaw 

Street after hours, 

where a feast of art and 

music awaits in the city’s 

galleries and stores. This 

month, art by University 

of Michigan-Flint 

students will be on view. 

May 13. 

Second Friday ArtWalk 

Saginaw St; 810-238-2787; 

greaterflintartscouncil.org 

FLINT CULTURAL 

CENTER 


Ft. Lauderdale 

florida 

GO SHOP 

Sawgrass Mills 

12801 W Sunrise Blvd, Sunrise; 954- 

846-2350; sawgrassmillsmall.com 

Coach, Nordstrom Rack, Kate 

Spade, Prada, Saks Off Fifth 

and more than 300 other 

stores sell at discounts at this 

ultimate outlet mall. Those in 

the know head to the Colonnade 

Outlets on this shopping 

center’s southwest side for the 

best brands at a bargain. 

Dania Antique Row 

48 S Federal Highway, Dania 

Two blocks of buildings from 

the early 1900s, including 

the old Hotel Katherine, are 

home to antiques shops selling 

everything from ship’s wheels 

and Art Deco furniture to 

vintage jewelry and clothing 

and Floridiana collectibles. 

GO SEE 

Pompano Beach 

Fishing Rodeo 

At Alsdorf Park 

14th Street at the Intracoastal 

Waterway, Pompano Beach; 954-942- 

4513; pompanofishingrodeo.com 

The oldest fishing tourney in 

Florida offers prizes ($6,500 

for first place) for young and 

old anglers who bring back 

the most and biggest fish. 

Landlubbers are welcome 

at kick-off and awards night 

parties. May 18-21. 

Dania Jai-Alai 

301 E Dania Beach Blvd, Dania; 954- 

921-6957; dania-jai-alai.com 

See what’s called the “fastest 

game in the world” at one of 

the last few active US frontons 

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(arenas). There’s poker, too, 

with big-money bets, but the 

action’s on the three-walled 

cancha (court) where players 

hurl balls at well over 150 mph. 

GO EAT 

15th Street Fisheries 

& Dockside Cafe 

1900 SE 15th St; 954-763-2777; 

15streetfisheries.com 

Upstairs, crack into the last 

of the stone crab claws until 

next season, or go for sunset 

drinks and appetizers on the 

casual dockside deck. There 

are tarpon feedings in the late 

afternoon and live music on 

weekends. $$$ 

SAIA 

At B Ocean Fort Lauderdale Hotel 

999 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd; 954- 

564-1000; bhotelsandresorts.com 

At this stylish Southeast Asian 

restaurant overlooking the 

beach, chef Subin Chenkorsorn—formerly 

of SoBe’s 

Delano Hotel—showcases 

sushi and tapas. Teppan grill 

chefs are in action, and so is 

the bartender; try the house 

shochus at the sleek bar. $$$ 

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Rocco’s Tacos 

1313 E Las Olas Blvd; 954-524-9550; 

roccostacos.com 

More than 100 tequilas are 

on the list at this latest Rocco 

outpost, where dancing on 

the bar with the owner is 

encouraged. Tortillas are 

handmade, and guac’s mixed 

tableside, but the margaritas 

and tasty shots are what keep 

this party swinging. 

FUN FACT! 

Florida’s only tunnel takes 

cars on Federal Highway 

in Ft. Lauderdale under the 

New River. 

FlintCulturalCenter.org 

for more info 

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HOWL GALLERY 

Ft. Myers 

florida 

by libby mcmillan by amy eckert 

GO SHOP 

The Sandy Butler 

17650 San Carlos Blvd; 

239-482-6765; sandybutler.com 

Your mouth will water as you 

peruse the gourmet takeout 

and cheese selections in this 

upscale market near Sanibel 

and Fort Myers Beach. 

Kobe steaks, fresh seafood, 

boutique wines and freshly 

baked pastries are also 

on offer. 

GO SEE 

Cigar Cutters 

Fine Cigars & Barbershop 

13451 McGregor Blvd, Ste 28; 239- 

985-9116; cigarcuttersfl.com 

Cigars, fine wines and beer are 

on sale in this handsome new 

man-cave at McGregor Square. 

Enjoy a smoke or a drink on-site 

after your purchase, or head 

into the barbershop for an oldfashioned 

haircut and shave. 

Clinic for the 

Rehabilitation of Wildlife 

3883 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel 

Island; 239-472-3644; crowclinic.org 

Tour this beautiful campus, 

which cares for 4,000-plus 

injured animals each year. 

The Healing Winds Visitor 

Education Center offers 

inspiring animal stories, live 

video footage and hands-on 

exhibits about furry, feathered 

and flippered patients. 

GO EAT 

Traders Café & Store 

1551 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island; 

239-472-7242; traderssanibel.com 

Chef Mike Patnode’s gumbo 

13051 Bell Tower Drive 

239-482-2900 • 1-877-2CROWNE 

cpfortmyers.com 

WALK THIS WAY 

This tour happens the 

first Friday of each 

month. Art galleries, 

museums and shops stay 

open late, many offering 

food and drink. Check 

out the after-party at 

Spirits of Bacchus (1406 

Hendry St) at 10pm. May 

6 and June 3. 

Art Walk 

Downtown Ft. Myers River 

District; 239-332-0161; 

fortmyersartwalk.com 

alone is worth the trip to 

Sanibel, as is his lollipop 

pork chop with fig au jus. 

Add to that a lovely wine list 

and occasional live music, 

and you have one of the best 

dining experiences in the 

county. $$$ 

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Keylime Bistro 

11509 Andy Rosse Ln, Captiva Island; 

239-395-4000; captivaislandinn.com 

Head to this outdoor eatery 

for a quintessential island 

experience under a cheerful 

sun or a sky full of stars. Order 

your favorite fruity drink and 

settle in beneath the palms 

to hear some of the best live 

music in the area seven nights 

a week. 

FUN FACT! 

Chief Billy Bowlegs and his 

Seminole tribe fought settlers 

here before the military erected 

“Fort Myers.” 

Grand Rapids 

michigan 

GO SHOP 

Fulton Street 

Farmers Market 

1147 E Fulton St; 616-454-4118; 

fultonstreetmarket.org 

This harbinger of spring arrives 

in early May, and not a moment 

too soon. Grand Rapids’ largest 

farmers market overflows 

with locally grown asparagus 

and greens this month before 

transitioning to strawberries 

and cherries in June. Tue, Wed, 

Fri and Sat, 8am to 3pm. 

GO SEE 

Fifth Third River Bank Run 

Monroe Ave NW and Lyon St NW; 616- 

771-1590; 53riverbankrun.com 

The nation’s largest 25K road 

race draws more than 20,000 

runners to Grand Rapids each 

spring. It begins and ends 

downtown and includes wheel/ 

handcycle races, a 10K and 

5K walk and run. May 14. 

Millennium Park 

1415 Maynard Ave SW, Walker; 616- 

336-7275; accesskent.com 

This 1,500-acre green space 

was once abandoned industrial 

land. Reclaimed in 2000, it 

has been transformed into one 

of the nation’s largest urban 

parks, with a beach, 15 miles of 

wooded trails, playgrounds 

and picnic areas. 

West Michigan 

Whitecaps Baseball 

At Fifth Third Ballpark 

4500 W River Dr NE; 616-784-4131; 

whitecapsbaseball.com 

See the Whitecaps go for 

their first Midwest League 

championship in four seasons 

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at Fifth Third Ballpark, where 

no seat ever costs more than 

$13. This month, they play 

Dayton (May 7-9), South Bend 

(May 10-12), Ft. Wayne (May 

20-23), Bowling Green (May 

24-26) and Quad Cities (May 

31 to June 2). 

GO EAT 

The Green Well Gastro Pub 

924 Cherry St SE; 616-808-3566; 

thegreenwell.com 

Half of the menu is vegetarian, 

while the other half is 

for carnivores at this bistro, 

which specializes in locally 

produced dishes like chicken 

with Michigan maple syrup and 

whisky sauce. A dozen brews 

crafted in the state make it 

easy to drink locally, too. $$$ 

1913 Room 

At Amway Grand Plaza Hotel 

187 Monroe Ave NW; 616-774-2000; 

the1913room.com 

Michigan’s only AAA Five- 

Diamond restaurant, Grand 

Rapids’ crown jewel is a 

favorite for a special dinner. 

Order dry-aged steaks or fresh 

seafood in a dining room that 

sparkles with crystal chandeliers, 

polished maple and Louis 

XIV furnishings. $$$$ 

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Bar Divani 

15 Ionia Ave SW; 616-774-9463; 

bar-divani.com 

Head to this chic downtown 

wine bar for India-inspired 

décor and 55 temperaturecontrolled 

wines by the glass. 

Discover something new with 

a flight of rich reds, or opt for a 

well-mixed cocktail. 

FUN FACT! 

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Grand Rapids is named for 

the Grand River, which flows 

through the heart of downtown. 

Fort Myers Airport/FGCU 

Bell Tower Shops Airport/FGCU 

5255 Big Pine Way 

239-275-6000 • 1-800-CALL-HOME 

homewoodsuitesftmyers.com 

16410 Corporate Commerce Way 

239-210-7200 • 1-877-STAY-HGI 

fortmyersairportfgcu.hgi.com 

16450 Corporate Commerce Way 

239-210-7300 • 1-800-CALL-HOME 

fortmyersairportfgcu.homewoodsuites.com

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Harrisburg 

pennsylvania 

by christine conard schultz 

GO SHOP 

Mystery Books Shop 

6 Clouser Rd, Mechanicsburg; 717- 

795-7470; mysterybooksonline.com 

Stock up on summer reads 

with a choice from thousands 

of new and used mystery titles 

at this shop that's been a local 

standard since 1990. Find 

books in various conditions 

from "fair" to "near fine." 

GO SEE 

Gettysburg Bluegrass 

Festival 

At Granite Hill Camping Resort, 

3340 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg; 

gettysburgbluegrass.com 

Celebrating its 62nd edition, 

this festival is a foot stompin’ 

good time. Top-notch local and 

regional artists present nearly 

40 hours of music, and workshops 

and jam sessions round 

CHOCO-HOLIC 

Home of the 

Hershey’s Kiss, 

Chocolate Town 

USA serves up tasty 

options for all things 

chocolate. Enjoy the 

signature Hershey’s 

Kiss Martini while 

in town at any of 

Hotel Hershey's 

four dining venues: 

the clubby Iberian Lounge, 

Italian eatery Trevi 5, locavore 

favorite Harvest and the überfancy 

Circular Dining Room. 

Compliments of Hershey, 

here's the not-so-secretanymore 

martini recipe: 

out the fun-filled schedule. 

May 12-15. 

GO EAT 

Red Rabbit Drive-In 

Rte 322, Duncannon; 717-834-4696; 

redrabbitdrivein.com 

This eatery—a regional 

landmark since 1964 that's 

still run by original family 

members—is a '50s-style 

diner with curb service where 

everything is made to order, 

including the “hand-spun” 

milkshakes. $ 

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Hofbrauhaus 

135 W King St, Abbottstown; 717- 

259-9641; germanfoodinpa.com 

Sure, this pub serves authentic 

German cuisine. But, more 

importantly, it serves German 

beer—weisses and veldensteiners, 

cold and by the liter. Prosit! 

FUN FACT! 

Chocolate Alley in Hershey, 

PA, is lined with 107 Hershey’s 

Kiss-shaped streetlights. 

Hershey's Kiss 

Martini 

1 oz. Belvedere 

vodka 

1 oz. vanilla vodka 

1 oz. white creme 

de cacao 

Rim martini glass 

with chocolate 

powder. Mix ingredients in a 

shaker with ice, and strain into 

martini glass. Serve with a 

Hershey’s Kiss in the bottom of 

the glass. 

Yield: 1 serving 


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texas 

by joann takasaki 

GO SHOP 

Retropolis 

321 W 19th St; 713-861-1950; 

facebook.com/Retropolis 

Located in the historic district 

known as The Heights, this 

co-op sells choice vintage 

clothing, accessories and 

trinkets. The 25 vendors offer 

prices that are fair for such 

treasured, and sometimes 

rare, bits of Americana. 

River Oaks Bookstore 

3270 Westheimer Rd; 713-520-0061; 

riveroaksbookstore.com 

Independent bookstores 

are becoming scarce in this 

city, but this one has held 

on since 1972. In addition 

to the latest, greatest 

bestsellers here, you’ll also 

find reasonably priced used 

and rare books. Check the 

calendar for author readings 

and book signings. 

GO SEE 

Houston Art Car Parade 

Starts at Taft St and Allen Pkwy; 713- 

926-6368; orangeshow.org/art-car 

This event showcases 250plus 

grand works of rolling 

art from modified cars and 

motorcycles to eccentric, 

highly decorated scooters 

and skates. Want to make a 

weekend of it? Come early for 

the ball (May 20) before the 

outlandish vehicles take to the 

streets. May 22. 

Children’s Museum 

of Houston 

1500 Binz St; 713-522-1138; 

cmhouston.org 

See what the leaders of 

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tomorrow have in mind at the 

Young Inventor’s Showcase 

Competition (May 14). The rest 

of the time, explore hands-on 

exhibits like the Building Zone 

and FlowWorks, where kids 

harness water power. 

Houston Astros 

At Minute Maid Park 

501 Crawford St; 713-627-8767; 

astros.com 

Three cheers for baseball 

season! This month, root for 

the Astros as they take on 

Cincinnati (May 9-11), the 

New York Mets (May 13-15), 

the Los Angeles Dodgers 

(May 23-25) and Arizona (May 

27-29). 

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Hollywood 

2409 Montrose Blvd; 713-523-8808; 

hollyviet.com 

Though it purports to be 

a Vietnamese restaurant, 

Hollywood’s 300-item 

menu also includes Chinese 

dishes and reinterpretations 

of popular late-night 

favorites (like fajitas). Check 

out the $7.95 lunch that 

runs from 11am to 5pm on 

weekdays. $$ 

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Hush Nightclub 

15625 Katy Freeway; 281-578-2236; 

hushonline.com 

There are three stories of bars, 

booths and VIP spots in this 

sprawling nightclub. But before 

you get too relaxed, make sure 

to hit the dancefloor and move 

to the music among the blur of 

pulsating lights. 

FUN FACT! 

The first word spoken on the 

moon was "Houston," not "One 

small step for man, one giant 

leap for mankind."

Huntsville/ 

Decatur 

alabama 

GO SHOP 

Bridge Street Town Centre 

340 The Bridge St, Ste 206, 

Huntsville; 256-327-8400; 

bridgestreethuntsville.com 

With more than 70 upscale 

shops and restaurants, 

this outdoor entertainment 

destination can keep you busy 

for hours. You can also treat 

yourself to a movie, take a 

spin on the carousel, relax at 

a luxury hotel or splash in an 

interactive water fountain. 

GO SEE 

Sci-Quest 

102-D Wynn Dr, Huntsville; 256-837- 

0606; sci-quest.org 

Kids and kids-at-heart 

fulfill dreams of becoming 

mad scientists for a day at 

this hands-on science center. 

Top-rated activities include creating 

your own virtual tornado, 

learning about bodily functions 

in the Grossology section and 

riding out an earthquake. 

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Greenbrier Restaurant 

27028 Old Hwy 20, Madison; 256- 

351-1800; oldgreenbrier.com 

Surrounded by cotton fields, 

this simple restaurant still 

dons its original rustic décor 

while serving some of the best 

deep-fried catfish and hickory 

smoked pork and chicken in 

the Tennessee Valley. But 

what really draws the crowds 

are the perfectly cooked, 

complimentary hush puppies. $ 

Curry’s on Johnston Street 

115 ½ Johnston St SE, Decatur; 256- 

350-6715; currysrestaurant.com 

This casual downtown lunch 

spot, housed in a former 

opera house, occasionally 

transforms into a romantic 

and elegant setting for special 

holiday dinners. The rest of the 

time, though, it's known for 

its gourmet sandwiches and 

house-dressed salads. $$ 

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The Nook 

3305 Bob Wallace Ave SW, Huntsville; 

256-489-0911; thenooktavern.com 

This cozy spot serves each 

of its 300 beers at its proper 

temperature in appropriate 

glassware. Monday nights are 

reserved for beer tastings, 

and Tuesday nights feature 

German cuisine. 

FUN FACT! 

At 178 years old, Decatur's 

Old State Bank is Alabama's 

oldest bank building. 

Indianapolis 

indiana 

by karen beasley by susan j. guyett 

NATURAL HEALING 

This mountaintop park, 

named “Mountain of 

Health” by the Spanish, 

offers 14 miles of trails 

where scenic vistas await, 

and an encounter with 

a wild mountain goat is 

possible. Campsites and 

cabins are available to 

soak up Mother Nature 

overnight. 

Monte Sano State Park 

5105 Nolen Ave, Hunstville; 

265-534-3757; 

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GO SHOP 

Silver in the City 

434 Massachusetts Ave; 317-955- 

9925; silverinthecity.com 

This fanciful gift shop in the 

heart of the Mass Ave theater 

and arts district peddles 

silver jewelry, stationary and 

anything but run-of-the-mill 

gift items. 

Luna Music 

5202 N College Ave; 317 283-5862; 

lunamusic.net 

The knowledgeable staff here 

"scours the universe for the 

best sounds," but some of their 

best finds are Indy locals like 

The Shivers. Browse rows of 

CDs and vinyl, and try to stop 

by when the store is hosting a 

live band. 

GO SEE 

History Center 

450 W Ohio St; 317-232-1882; 

indianahistory.org 

The latest step-back-intime 

exhibit at the “Indiana 

Experience” uses hologram 

technology to put visitors 

among a stunned crowd at the 

corner of East 17th Street and 

Broadway on April 4, 1968, as 

Robert Kennedy narrates the 

story of Martin Luther King’s 

assassination. 

Indianapolis Motor 

Speedway 

4790 W 16th St; 317 492-8500; 

indianapolismotorspeedway.com 

This month is all about the 

Indy 500 (May 29)—but there 

are plenty of activities at the 

Speedway even if you can't 

make it to the nation's premier 

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IndyCar race. Stop by the 

museum or take tours of the 

2.5-mile oval. 

GO EAT 

Yats 

659 Massachusetts Ave; 317-686- 

6380; yatscajuncreole.com 

Even if you're on a tight 

budget, chances are you still 

have enough change to sample 

Joe Vuscovich’s authentic 

spicy Cajun/Creole dishes. 

Daily étouffée specials, 

jambalaya and combo plates 

will fill you up for less than 

$7. Be warned: Yats doesn’t 

know the meaning of portion 

control. $ 

Tiger Lily Restaurant 

1146 W 86th St; 317-848-9077 

Chef Francis Wong’s north 

side restaurant mixes 

traditional dishes with a 

modern atmosphere, pleasing 

customers in search of fresh 

Asian fusion food that’s not 

afraid to spice things up. Go 

Korean with pork bulgogi or 

head in another direction with 

the crispy, spicy orange peel 

beef. $$ 

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Brugge Brasserie 

1011A Westfield Blvd; 317-255- 

0978; bruggebrasserie.com 

Actor Abraham Benrubi and 

some of his fellow Broad 

Ripple High School alums 

own this laidback beer pub 

that supplies the city with 

award-winning ales and a 

Belgium-inspired menu. Enjoy 

a wheaty white beer with 

crispy fries and delectable 

dipping sauces. 

FUN FACT! 

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The infield at Indianapolis 

Motor Speedway is a sprawling 

253 acres.

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Jacksonville 

florida 

by lilla ross 

GO SHOP 

Rosie True 

1949 San Marco Blvd; 904-396- 

7463; rosietrue.com 

This fashionable shop sells 

the latest looks in denim, 

cashmere and silk, with 

personal consultations 

available from “the girls.” It 

also features the work of local 

artists. 

GO SEE 

Jacksonville Jazz Festival 

Downtown Jacksonville; 904-630- 

3690; jaxjazzfest.com 

Attracting some of the biggest 

names in jazz (like Herbie 

Hancock), this festival features 

the Wine Down Tasting Experience, 

the Great American Jazz 

Competition and a juried art 

show. May 26-29. 

A HOPPING GOOD TIME 

When Intuition on 

Ale Works 

opened in 

November 

2009, it 

established, 

once and for 

all, the area 

around King 

and Roselle 

streets as 

Jacksonville’s s 

brewing 

district. The 

best way to get a 

taste of the delicious 

beers is to go o 

on a good, 

old-fashioned d pub crawl. 

Tree Hill Nature Center 

7152 Lone Star Rd; 904-724-4646; 

treehill.org 

This 53-acre nature preserve 

in the Arlington neighborhood 

is an oasis of nature trails and 

gardens. The butterfly garden 

is a year-round favorite, as is 

the natural history museum. 

GO EAT 

Take Away Gourmet 

2103 San Marco Blvd; 904-398- 

6676; tagjacksonville.com 

Chefs Matthew and David 

Medure’s daily-changing menu 

features candlelight-worthy 

meals to people on the go. 

Innovative offerings like braised 

beef short ribs, roasted eggplant 

panino and crab-stuffed 

tilapia can be purchased as 

meals or by the pound. 

FUN FACT! 

Since 1890 (save for a few 

short hiatuses), a steam whistle 

called Big Jim has sounded over 

Jacksonville every weekday at 

7am, noon, 1pm and 5pm. 

Intuition Ale 

Works 

720 King St; 904-683-7720; 

intuitionaleworks.com 

Best Brew: I-10 IPA 

Bold City 

Brewery 

2670-7 Rosselle St; 904-379- 

6551; boldcitybrewery.com 

Best Brew: 1901 Red Ale 

Kickbacks 

Gastropub 

910 King St; 904-388-3551; 

kickbacksgastropub.com 

Best Brew: Terrapin Wake ‘n’ Bake 

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Kansas City 

missouri 

by mary bloch 

GO SHOP 

Studio Dan Meiners 

2500 West Pennway; 816-842-7244; 

danmeiners.com 

For simple floral arrangements 

or over-the-top event 

planning, Dan is your man. In 

this multifaceted oasis, one 

can host a party, snag a plant 

for a hostess gift or shop for 

beautiful home accessories 

and gourmet food items. 

GO SEE 

Battle of Westport 

At Visitor Center Museum 

6601 Swope Pkwy; 913-345-2000; 

battleofwestport.org 

Relive a major event in 

Kansas City’s history by 

retracing the path of the 

largest Civil War battle fought 

west of the Mississippi River. 

Learn the story within the 

museum’s walls before visiting 

actual battlefields around 

the city. 

The Money Museum 

At the Federal Reserve Bank of KC 

1 Memorial Dr; 816-881-2683; 

kansascityfed.org/moneymuseum 

Want to watch millions of 

dollars being processed or hold 

a gold bar worth $400,000? 

Visitors can also examine a 

vast collection of coins minted 

under each US President. 

GO EAT 

The Beer Kitchen 

435 Westport Rd; 816-389-4180; 

beerkitchenkc.com 

The name suggests it’s all 

about the hops, but while the 

list of brews might bring you 

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in, it’s the impressive food that 

will keep you coming back. 

From honey-bacon-glazed 

Brussels sprouts to truffle- 

Parmesan fries and burgers 

with toppers like prosciutto, 

maytag blue cheese and 

fontina, this gastropub’s got it 

going on. $$ 

Justus Drugstore 

106 W Main St, Smithville, MO; 816- 

532-2300; drugstorerestaurant.com 

Jonathan Justus' parents 

operated a drugstore in this 

building, which he's turned into 

a vibrant restaurant featuring 

all-natural and locally sourced 

ingredients. Best bets include 

the Rare Hare rabbit and 

freshwater striped bass. $$$ 

The Rieger Hotel 

Exchange and Grill 

1924 Main St; 816-421-2177; 

theriegerkc.com 

This vibrant new restaurant 

has brought an old building 

back to life, thanks to owners 

who understand the value of 

serving quality cuisine with 

a large dose of hospitality. 

Comfort food goes upmarket 

here, with pappardelle alla 

bolognese, steak Florentine, 

grilled chicken and pork 

soup. $$$ 

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Harry’s Country Club 

112 Missouri Ave; 816-421-3505; 

harryscountryclub.com 

This faux-roadhouse in the 

middle of the River Market 

area serves down-home food 

during the day, but by night 

its patio heats up, thanks to 

good happy hour specials and 

regular live performances. 

FUN FACT! 

Missouri borders eight states— 

more than any other state 

except Tennessee.

Key West 

florida 

GO SHOP 

Toko Indo 

513 Duval St; 305-735-4592; 

shoptokoindo.com 

This shop specializes in 

clothing, jewelry and other 

accessories created in Bali. 

Intricate necklaces, earrings 

and bracelets handmade of 

wood, beads and shells are for 

sale, along with belts, jewelry 

boxes and purses. 

GO SEE 

Old Town Trolley 

Mallory Square; 888-910-8687; 

trolleytours.com/key-west 

This is the best way to see the 

island, with stops at all the 

major attractions, including the 

aquarium and the Southernmost 

Point. Entertaining, 

fast-talking tour guides give 

the run-down between 

strategically placed trolley 

stops, where riders can get off, 

explore and then re-embark. 

GO EAT 

Help Yourself 

829 Fleming St; 305-296-7766; 

helpyourselffoods.com 

Health nuts, rejoice! This 

organic emporium is calling, 

with mixed greens, quinoa, 

homemade granola and fresh 

smoothies. The lasagna, Asian 

zucchini noodles and wild 

salmon wrap are just some of 

the to-go meal winners. $$ 

Latitudes 

At Sunset Key Guest Cottages 

245 Front St; 305-292-5300; 

westinsunsetkeycottages.com 

Hop a boat across the water 

A LASTING LEGACY 

and visit this resort restaurant 

that's become a local favorite. 

The wraparound water view is 

amazing, but it plays second 

fiddle to elegant menu choices 

like crispy lobster crabcakes, 

sweet potato-crusted grouper 

and Mediterranean-style 

grilled marinated lamb. $$$ 

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El Meson De Pepe 

420 Wall St; 305-295-2620; 

elmesondepepe.com 

Vibrant, live salsa music 

and swaying hips define the 

scene at this restaurant and 

party spot just off of Mallory 

Square. Both the mojitos 

and the atmosphere have a 

refreshing kick. 

FUN FACT! 

Key West natives are called 

"conchs," and those born 

elsewhere who've lived there 

seven years or more are 

"freshwater conchs." 

Knoxville 

tennessee 

by josie gulliksen by rose kennedy 

Hear debates over civil 

liberties, McCarthyism 

and the Patriot Act as 

the nation's top law and 

decision makers gather for 

this annual affair. Scholars 

will discuss Truman’s 

legacy and contemporary 

policies enacted by Bush 

and Obama. May 13-14. 

Harry S. Truman 

Legacy Symposium 

111 Front St; 305-294-9911; 

trumanlittlewhitehouse.com 


GO SHOP 

Emery's 5 & 10 

4014 Chapman Hwy; 865-579-0510; 

emory510.com 

Candles, candy, toys from 

around the world, old-fashioned 

games—Emery's has 

it all, tucked into nooks and 

crannies. There’s some practical 

stuff, too, from gardening 

supplies to nuts and bolts. 

GO SEE 

International Biscuit 

Festival 

Market Square; 

knoxvillemarketsquare.com 

Biscuits aren’t just for breakfast 

anymore, as evidenced by 

signature versions from local 

restaurants (last year saw 

flavors like chocolate chip with 

brandied cherries) that will be 

available at this annual ode to 

the South’s favorite bread prod- 

IN GOOD SPIRITS 

uct. Show up early: This year's 

motto is "We'll Make More," but 

tickets to eat samples sell out 

fast. May 27-28. 

GO EAT 

The Original Freezo 

1305 N Central St; 865-637-6500 

This place is true retro, not 

some yuppie fad. Open since 

'42, it still sells the same 

velvety soft-serve dipped 

in cherry, butterscotch, or 

chocolate to adoring crowds. $ 

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Altruda's 

125 N Peters Rd; 865-690-6144; 

altrudas.com 

This rustic spot serves traditional 

Italian with up-market 

flair, but it’s most famous 

dish—garlic rolls—comes free 

with your meal. Live it up with a 

fancy dish like veal scaloppine 

al limone. $$$ 

FUN FACT! 

Knoxville shares its name with 

four other US cities (but considers 

itself the best of the lot). 

The moonshine made at Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine 

distillery is 100% legal, but still packs a powerful punch—100 

proof—in its 100-year-old mountain recipe. It's plenty of fun to 

tour the distillery (open 10am to 10pm daily) and taste products 

like moonshine fruit jams and salsas, plus have a nip or two of the 

hard stuff. If you take some home, try whipping up this muchloved 

cocktail, Apple Pie Moonshine. 

1/2 gallon apple cider 

1/2 gallon apple juice 

1 cup of brown sugar 

2 cinnamon sticks 

Boil together until sugar is 

dissolved. Remove from heat. 

Add one jar Ole Smoky 

White Lightnin’ moonshine. 

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Ole Smoky Tennessee 

Moonshine Distillery 

903 Pkwy, Gatlinburg; 865-436-6995; 

olesmokymoonshine.com

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Las Vegas 

nevada 

by lisa plummer 

GO SHOP 

Lono Las Vegas 

At Paris Hotel & Casino 

3655 Las Vegas Blvd S; 

702-946-2546; lonolasvegas.com 

Great for fun, interesting gifts 

in a pinch, this cool little shop 

features an assortment of hip, 

stylish jewelry—especially 

things that glitter. Choose 

from an elegant variety of 

sterling silver rings, necklaces 

and earrings adorned with 

Swarovski crystal. 

GO SEE 

Orleans Bowling Center 

At The Orleans Hotel & Casino 

4500 W Tropicana Blvd; 

702-365-7400; orleanscasino.com 

Feeling the urge to hit some 

pins at 3am? Head to this 

70-lane, state-of-the-art 

bowling center. It's not only 

open 24-hours, but it also 

boasts a pro shop, bar and 

lounge, snack bar, video 

arcade and spacious seating 

area for relaxing between sets. 

Area 51 Tour 

Adventure Photo Tours 

3111 S Valley View Blvd; 702-889- 

8687; adventurephototours.com 

Experience the compelling 

Area 51 mystery on this eighthour 

tour that includes scenic 

drives through remote and 

mysterious areas where UFO 

sightings have been reported. 

Voyage to the perimeter of the 

famed top-secret military base 

and enjoy lunch at the remote 

Little A’Le’Inn, site of numerous 

documentaries and alieninspired 

movies. Make sure to 

try the Alien Burger. 

GO EAT 

Peppermill Restaurant 

2985 Las Vegas Blvd S; 702-735- 

4177; peppermilllasvegas.com 

This informal 24-hour café 

has been a Strip fixture for 

decades. Generously portioned 

American-style meals include 

New York steak and fettucine 

and a hot pastrami sandwich. $ 

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Blue Martini 

At Town Square Las Vegas 

6593 Las Vegas Blvd S; 702-949- 

2583; bluemartinilounge.com 

This upscale yet comfortable 

hotspot offers 42 varieties of 

the titular drink. Lift off with 

a Fly Me To The Moon (vodka, 

Cointreau, watermelon pucker, 

sour mix and pineapple juice). 

FUN FACT! 

Hoover Dam, the largest public 

works project in US history, took 

21,000 men five years to build. 

FLYING FOUNTAINS 

Imagine water swaying, 

weaving and leaping in 

perfect time to Sinatra, 

Placido Domingo and 

Elvis, then skyrocketing 

up to 460 feet. Stake 

out a prime spot by the 

8-acre lake in front of the 

Bellagio hotel to drink in 

the spectacle. 

The Fountains 

of Bellagio 

At Bellagio Resort & Casino 

3600 Las Vegas Blvd S; 702- 

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Lexington 

kentucky 

by patti nickell 

GO SHOP 

Bob Mickler’s 

Lifestyle & Performance 

Riding Apparel 

1093 W High St; 859-254-3814; 

bobmicklers.com 

For half a century, this has 

been the place to shop for 

riding apparel. It sells a variety 

of custom-made breeches, 

chaps, helmets, coats and 

accessories. And with plenty 

of equine equipment available, 

your horse won’t feel left 

out either. 

GO SEE 

Lyric Theater 

300 E 3rd St; 859-280-2201; 

lexingtonlyric.com 

Once a pantheon for African- 

American musical stars 

including Cab Calloway, Duke 

Ellington and the Ink Spots, 

this iconic venue fell on hard 

times and stood derelict 

until 2010, when a massive 

renovation effort restored it 

to its former glory. Check the 

monthly calendar for music 

performances, cultural events 

and discussion panels. 

Lexington History 

Museum 

215 W Main St; 859-254-0530; 

lexingtonhistorymuseum.org 

This museum showcasing local 

and regional history is situated 

in the city’s former courthouse. 

Among the permanent 

exhibitions are Athens of the 

West, a look at Lexington’s role 

as a cultural influence on the 

commonwealth, and In Black 

and White, depicting African- 

American life in the Bluegrass 

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State from the Civil War to the 

Civil Rights era. 

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Hanna’s On Lime 

214 S Limestone; 859-252-6264; 

hannasonlime.com 

This popular breakfast and 

lunch spot advertises itself as 

“comfort food in a comfortable 

place,” with the kind of 

goodies your mother used to 

make—pancakes, country ham 

and biscuits for breakfast; 

fried chicken and meatloaf for 

lunch. $ 

Nick Ryan’s Saloon 

157 W Jefferson St; 859-233-7900; 

nickryans.com 

The buzz surrounding the 

opening of this American 

bistro has lines winding 

around the block for dinner 

service. So far it's living up 

to the hype, with regional 

favorites like cornmeal-dusted 

catfish and shrimp and grits 

served in a cozy neighborhood 

atmosphere. $$ 

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The Tin Roof 

303 S Limestone St; 859-317-9111; 

tinroofbars.com 

Located in a converted Huddle 

House diner on the University 

of Kentucky campus, this is 

the place to go for a side of live 

music with your main course. 

Stop by on Mondays for $8 

bottomless beer night. It gets 

pretty loud, especially after 

the final buzzer sounds at a UK 

football or basketball game. 

FUN FACT! 

McConnell Springs, the site 

of Lexington’s founding in 

1775, is now a 26-acre 

nature preserve with hiking 

trails skirting the two 

major springs.

ELIZABETHDANIELS 

Los Angeles 

california 

GO SHOP 

Tom Ford 

346 N. Rodeo Dr; 310-270-9440; 

tomford.com 

The former Gucci designer’s 

brand-new boutique is as 

stylish as his fashions. A glam 

mirrored spiral staircase leads 

from the first floor featuring 

menswear favored by Colin 

Firth to the second, home to 

styles beloved by Eva Longoria. 

GO SEE 

The Thrilling 

Adventure Hour 

At Largo at the Coronet 

366 N La Cienega Blvd; 310-855- 

0350; thrillingadventurehour.com 

This sublime staged send-up 

of old-style radio broadcasts 

has hipster crowds in hysterics 

once a month, with in-the-know 

celebrity guest stars like Neil 

Patrick Harris and Ed Helms 

frequently joining in the fun. 

Tim Burton 

At Resnick Pavilion at LACMA 

5905 Wilshire Blvd; 323-857-6000; 

lacma.org 

This retrospective of drawings, 

paintings, storyboards and 

“cinematic ephemera” from the 

quirky director's vaults defines 

the term “Burtonesque,” particularly 

when paired with his 

favorite works from LACMA's 

collection. Through Oct. 31. 

GO EAT 

Sweet E’s Bake Shop 

1417 S Robertson Blvd; 323-422- 

8885; sweetesbakeshop.com 

The beautifully decorated delicacies 

look almost too perfect 

DINING W/THE STARS 

to eat, but TV tastemakers like 

Kim Kardashian and Whitney 

Port—who designed her own 

cinnamon-flavored mini-cupcakes-on-a-stick—put 

in extra 

hours at the gym for them. $ 

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The Spare Room 

At Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel 

7000 Hollywood Blvd; 323-769-7296; 

spareroomhollywood.com 

Get ready to be bowled over 

by this timeless—not retro— 

drinking den (complete with a 

bowling lane and hidden panel 

that conceals an ultra-chic 

photo booth), where Brad Pitt 

and Angelina Jolie spend date 

nights away from prying eyes. 

FUN FACT! 

In 1920, Douglas Fairbanks 

was the first star to move 

to then-rustic Beverly Hills. 

More stars followed after 

nearby Hollywood became 

synonymous with scandal. 

Memphis 

tennessee 

by scott huver by bianca phillips 

“One Thursday Don Rickles 

and Bob Newhart ate 

together, while Scarlett 

Johansson was in another 

booth," says actor/investor 

Ryan Phillippe of Hollywood’s 

new power dining 

spot. “The signature dish 

is the filet mignon with 

blue-cheese ravioli—but 

I’m a big fan of the sautéed 

whitefish.” $$$$ 

Craig's 

8826 Melrose Ave; 310-276- 

1900; craigs.la 


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Midtown Bike Company 

509 S. Main St; 901-522-9757; 

midtownbikeco.com 

This friendly neighborhood 

bike shop is actually located 

downtown, and features 

stylish cruisers by Electra, 

folding bikes by Dahon, and 

BMX cycles by Redline. 

GO SEE 

World Championship 

Barbecue Cooking 

Contest 

At Tom Lee Park 

357 S Riverside Dr; 901-525-4611; 

memphisinmay.org 

This 'cue cook-off attracts 

hog-smokers from across the 

globe. Teams with names like 

the Super Swine Sizzlers and 

the Holy Smokers duke it out to 

see who cooks the most tender, 

tangiest wet and dry ribs. 

Non-competing attendees vote 

for their faves in the People’s 

Choice contest. May 12-14. 

Zoo Brew 

At Memphis Zoo 

2000 Prentiss Pl; 901-333-6500; 

memphiszoo.org 

Toast with the tigers and sip 

with the seals at this annual 

beer-tasting. Sample-sized 

portions of hundreds of beers 

will be available, as well as 

plenty of appetizers and live 

music. May 27. 

Sunset Symphony 

At Tom Lee Park 

357 S Riverside Dr; 901-525-4611; 

memphisinmay.org 

Each year, the Memphis 

Symphony Orchestra closes 

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out the monthlong Memphis In 

May celebration with a lively 

concert and fireworks show on 

the banks of the Mississippi 

River. Pack a picnic and a few 

bottles of vino. May 28. 

GO EAT 

Café Ole 

959 S Cooper St; 901-274-1504; 

cafeolememphis.com 

Healthy Tex-Mex fare graces 

the menu at this eclectic eatery. 

Try vegetable tacos topped 

with bean sprouts or Ole 

Mariscos (grilled tilapia with 

ranchero sauce and vegetables). 

Those low-fat selections 

leave plenty of leftover calories 

for one (or two) of the famous 

strawberry margaritas. $$ 

Boscos Squared 

2120 Madison Ave; 901-432-2222; 

boscosbeer.com 

Handcrafted beer is the star at 

this casual yet sophisticated 

dining spot. The locally famous, 

in-house brew is even used to 

season the crusts of Boscos’ 

scrumptious wood-fired pizzas. 

Other popular eats include the 

ground Angus Boscos burger 

and black bean-and-goat 

cheese tamales. $$$ 

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Yosemite Sam’s 

2126 Madison Ave; 901-726-6138 

Every night is karaoke night at 

this dive bar. Groups of friends 

gather here to practice their 

best Pat Benatar and Rick 

Springfield impersonations, 

without taking themselves 

too seriously. The DJ boasts a 

massive selection of songs, so 

come get silly. 

FUN FACT! 

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The country’s first self-service 

grocery store—Piggly Wiggly— 

opened in Memphis in 1916.

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Miami 

florida 

by jessica sick 

GO SHOP 

Therapy 

At the W Hotel, 2201 Collins Ave, Miami 

Beach; 305-673-9101 

When the going gets tough, 

the tough go shopping. And 

this aptly named boutique at 

the W is here to help. In the 

3,000-square-foot space, 

find Genetic Denim, Chrome 

Hearts shades and King Baby 

accessories. Top it off with an 

appointment at the in-house 

Warren-Tricomi salon. 

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Goombay Festival 

Grand Ave, Coconut Grove; 

305-448-9501; 

goombayfestivalcoconutgrove.com 

What would happen if Mardi 

Gras moved to the Caribbean? 

Probably something like this 

colorful annual fest, celebrating 

the Bahamian immigrants who 

first settled the area in the 

1890s. A parade featuring 

marching bands and junkanoo 

dancers will brighten up 

the streets, and there will 

be plenty of spicy island 

fare on-hand for sampling. 

June 2-5. 

Hair 

At Adrienne Arsht Center 

1300 Biscayne Blvd; 305-949-6722; 

arshtcenter.org 

Not all hippies jam out on the 

acoustic guitar. Some break 

out in full song and dance, 

backed by a complete 

orchestra. If you’re into the 

latter, check out the Public 

Theater's groovy rendition of 

this Broadway counterculture 

classic. May 31 to June 5. 

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The Royal 

At the Raleigh Hotel 

1775 Collins Ave, Miami Beach; 305- 

534-6300; raleighhotel.com 

Channel your inner 1930s 

screen star and take a table 

next to the hotel’s iconic Art 

Deco pool. Under trees decorated 

with twinkling lights, feast 

on grilled Mediterranean baby 

octopus, dishes from the raw 

bar and braised short ribs. $$$ 

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Blue Piano 

4600 NE Second Ave 305-576-7919; 

bluepianobar.com 

This cozy lounge with a dreamy 

garden is all about jazz and 

blues. Settle in and enjoy tapas 

with wine or beer while taking 

in the nightly local talent. 

FUN FACT! 

The iconic Life magazine photo 

of The Beatles in a Miami pool 

was taken during a cold spell. 

PUPPET MASTER 

Not since The 

Sound of Music 

have we been 

so enamored 

with a puppet 

show. Cano 

uses found 

objects to create 

his intricate, , 

whimsical marionettes, 

which 

are paired with 

choreography 

and a storyline 

for an unforgettable show. 

May 7-28. 

Pablo Cano: 7 Wonders 

of the Modern World 

At MOCA; 770 NE 125th St, 

North Miami; 305-893-6211; 

mocanomi.org 

700 Bands. 11 Stages. 11 Days. 


Milwaukee 

wisconsin 

by jeanette hurt 

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Pacific Produce 

5455 S 27th St, Greenfield; 

414-308-1095 

The largest Asian grocery in 

town is not only chock-full 

of lemongrass, ready-to-go 

whole Peking duck and more 

than 50 kinds of rice noodles, 

but it also has an extensive 

gift and goodie selection. If 

you’re looking for some Asian 

soup spoons (perfect for 

serving summer appetizers), 

this is your store. 

Divine Consign 

At the Jewish Community Center 

6255 N Santa Monica Blvd,Whitefish 

Bay; 414-301-9718; 

divineconsignsale.com 

Twice a year in Whitefish 

Bay and Elm Grove, the 

Divine Consign duo sets 

up shop for two weekends. 

Catch great bargains on 

designer clothes—everything 

from barely used Coach 

purses to comfy Gap T-shirts 

in sizes that range from 

petites to maternity. Everything’s 

half-off on the last day. 

May 19-21. 

Volcano 

N70-W6340 Bridge St, Cedar Creek 

Settlement, Cedarburg; 262-375- 

3533; volcanodeluxe.com 

This funky little Cedarburg 

gift shop on the second 

floor of an old mill boasts 

an eclectic selection of 

tasty teas, body products 

(including great-smelling 

hand lotion), one-of-a-kind 

jewelry, clothing, plus some 

cool bamboo pizza-making 

accessories. 

Summerfest.com 

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Racine Art Museum 

441 Main St, Racine; 262-638-8300; 

ramart.org 

Most people don’t realize this 

darling museum is home to one 

of the nation's most significant 

contemporary craft collections, 

with more than 5,000 

works. Racine is home to 

well-known Frank Lloyd Wright 

works (including Taliesin), but 

if you don't have time to visit 

them, check out The Wright 

Stuff: Artists Respond to 

Frank Lloyd Wright (May 29 

to Aug. 7). 

Dinosaur Discovery 

Museum 

5608 10th Ave, Kenosha; 262-653- 

4450; kenosha.org/dinosaurdiscovery 

No bones about it, this little 

museum offers fascinating 

exhibits for budding paleontologists, 

including the 

most meat-eating dinosaurs 

displayed in a single museum, 

including nine not seen 

anywhere else. Admission is 

free, but dino digs and other 

activities cost extra. 

Maxwell Street Days 

At Firemen’s Park 

W65N796 Washington Ave, Cedarburg; 

262-375-7630; cedarburgfiredept.com 

Need a new bike? An antique 

dresser? Jewelry? You name 

it, you’ll probably find it at 

Cedarburg’s Maxwell Street 

days. On just four Sundays a 

year, you’ll discover treasures 

from more than 800 different 

antiques dealers, crafters and 

vendors. May 30. 

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Hi-Fi Cafe 

2640 S Kinnickinnic Ave; 

414-486-0504; hificafe.com 

This funky, Bayview coffeehouse 

not only serves up 

good mochas and lattes, but 

it also makes some seri- 

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ously good soups, quiches, 

sandwiches and salads. The 

Japanese ginger salad is 

especially fresh, and unless 

you’re a rabbit, the “small” is 

really quite large. $ 

El Fuego 

909 W Layton Ave; 414-455-3534; 

elfuegomke.com 

The lot always seems to be full 

at this South Side 

Mexican restaurant, but don’t 

fear:The restaurant’s larger 

than you think, and service is 

so fast that you’ll get a seat 

even on busy nights. Start 

with an order of guacamole, 

and try the beef barbacoa 

and fish tacos. If the 

weather is right, dine on 

the patio. $$ 

Old Town Serbian 

Gourmet House 

522 W Lincoln Ave; 414-672-0206 

Coming to this South Side 

restaurant (open for more than 

40 years) is a little like going to 

grandma’s house—if grandma 

happens to be a Serbian 

gourmet chef. Try the stuffed 

cabbage rolls and the grilled 

pork tenderloin and sausage 

plates, then grab a couple of 

KING OF COASTERS 

There’s a new coaster 

in town…and it’s 

a beauty. Called 

the “Zippin 

Pippin,” it's an 

exact replica of 

Elvis Presley’s 

favorite ride that 

once operated in 

Memphis. Though 

new, it includes cars 

that Elvis once rode in. 

Opening: May 7 

Speed: 40mph 

Length: 2,500 feet 

Time of ride: 90 seconds 

bureks (baked or fried filled 

pastries) to go. $$$ 

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Horny Goat Hideaway 

2011 S First St; 414-482-4628; 

hghideaway.com 

The best place to savor that 

Horny Goat brewski at this 

spot is on the awesome patio, 

which overlooks the Milwaukee 

River. Plus, enjoy pub trivia on 

Wednesday nights. 

The Oyster Bar at 

Barnacle Bud’s 

1955 S Hilbert St; 414-481-9974; 

barnacle-buds.com/oysterbar.html 

More of a daytime party spot, 

this is Wisconsin’s largest and 

only outdoor oyster bar. Wash 

those babies down with a great 

bloody Mary or local beer, and 

while you’re sunning yourself, 

watch the boats go by on the 

Milwaukee River. 

FUN FACT! 

The Santiago Calatrava 

designed “wings” of the 

Milwaukee Art Museum 

celebrate their 10th 

anniversary this year. 

Definition of pippin: 

A beautiful girl or 

car—or, in this 

case, coaster 

Cost to ride: 

$0.25 (Yes, 

at one of the 

world’s oldest 

amusement parks, 

ride tickets still only 

cost a quarter.) 

The Zippin Pippin 

At Bay Beach 

1313 Bay Beach Rd, Green Bay; 

920-448-3365 


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St. Paul 

minnesota 

by elizabeth kephart reisinger 

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Sugar Sugar 

3803 Grand Ave S, Minneapolis; 612- 

823-0261; sugar-sugarcandy.com 

This encyclopedia delectica 

has every sweet, from retro 

favorites like Oh Henry! bars 

and Bonomo taffy to fancypants 

confections from across 

the pond and Minnesota-made 

boutique bites, like bean-tobar 

Rogue chocolate. 

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Segway Magical 

History Tour 

125 Main St SE, Minneapolis; 952- 

888-9200; magicalhistorytour.com 

Experience the Minneapolis 

riverfront scene as a Human 

On A Stick, aka a Segway pilot. 

This guided tour rolls from 

Pleistocene to Guthrie and 

across several historic bridges 

with Jetson-esque ease. 

There’s a St. Paul tour, too. 

Midtown Greenway 

Minneapolis; 612-879-0103; 

midtowngreenway.org 

Rent wheels at The Bike 

Center and you’re right on this 

converted 5.5-mile railway/ 

bike path that breezes from 

the Mississippi River to Lake 

Calhoun with signed options 

for side trips. Look out for 

graffiti art walls and community 

gardens along the way. 

St. Paul Saints 

1771 Energy Park Dr, St. Paul; 651- 

644-6659; saintsbaseball.com 

The Saints—who play plein 

air in Midway Stadium—lead 

the minor league in fun. The 

lineup includes a cast of 

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ushertainers, a porcine mascot 

delivering baseballs to the 

umpire, hot tub seating and 

crowd-pleasing contests.This 

month, the team faces Sioux 

Falls (May 12-15), Winnipeg 

(May 20-22) and Ft. Worth 

(May 23-25). 

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The Nook 

492 Hamline Ave S, St. Paul; 651-698- 

4347; crshamrocks.com 

If you want more than beer and 

burgers, you’re in the wrong 

place. But if you want the best 

goshdarn Juicy Lucy ever to 

disable a bun, served with 

a televised Twins game and 

every local from here to the 

river, you’re in business. $$ 

BLVD Kitchen & Bar 

11544 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka; 

763-398-3200; blvdkitchen.com 

From the calamari and salted 

caramel sundae and everything 

in between, BLVD does 

American cuisine right. Try 

the wood-fired pork tenderloin 

coddled in bermuda onions, 

figs and port wine, paired 

with one of the delicious 

cocktails. $$$ 

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Brit’s Pub 

1110 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis; 612- 

332-3908; britspub.com 

When the weather warms 

and the days stretch far into 

nights, one's thoughts turn to 

pints and bowls. Lawn bowling, 

that is. Brit’s rooftop deck is 

the stateside home of this 

civil pastime, which is easily 

mastered and even improved 

with a drink or two. 

FUN FACT! 

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They don’t call it City of Lakes 

for nothing—there are 22 

lakes in Minneapolis. 

Play.

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Moline/ 

Quad Cities 

illinois/iowa 

by phil roberts 

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Celebration River Cruises 

2501 River Dr, Moline; 800-297-0034; 

celebrationbelle.com 

View the Quad Cities from the 

largest non-gaming excursion 

riverboat on the Upper Mississippi 

River. The family-owned 

and -operated, 800-passenger 

Celebration Belle offers 

various cruises, including the 

Captain's Dinner & Dance 

Cruise, which features a buffet 

dinner and a live band. 

River Music Experience 

129 N Main St, Davenport; 563-326- 

1333; rivermusicexperience.org 

Whether you play in a band or 

just sing in the shower, this 

music museum will likely do 

your soul some good. Displays 

include the "wah-wah" effects 

pedal thought to be used by 

Jimi Hendrix during a 1968 

appearance in Davenport. 

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Miss Mamies 

3925 16th St, Moline; 309-762-8336; 

missmamiesrestaurant.com 

You’ll start with warm, 

fresh-baked bread and honey 

butter—but save room for the 

main course of your downhome 

meal. Miss Mamies is 

famous for its fried catfish, but 

hand-cut steaks and ribs are 

equally satisfying entrées. $$ 

Montana Jacks 

5400 27th St, Moline; 309-736-4208; 

montanajackssteakhouse.com 

The parking lot is always 

packed at this popular eatery. 

Some guests order steaks and 

prime rib, but many choose 

award-winning seafood 

catches like Canadian walleye, 

Cripple Creek trout, bourbonglazed 

shrimp and North 

Atlantic salmon. $$ 

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Mac’s Tavern 

316 W 3rd St, Davenport; 

563-324-9487 

This Davenport icon has been 

around since 1934, and not a 

whole lot has changed since 

then. The dedication to the oldfashioned, 

unpretentious ethos 

here is such that the present 

owner bought the bar when 

another potential buyer wanted 

to modernize it. Take part in 

tradition when you sip a beer or 

cocktail at the mahogany bar or 

in a cozy booth. 

FUN FACT! 

In 1848, John Deere opened 

a factory in Moline to produce 

the first steel plow. 

OLD: THE NEW "NEW" 

This charming village, village 

once home to brave river 

pilots, is an antiquing 

hotbed. Top shops for 

old-fashioned tools, china 

and furnishings abound 

on Cody Road, including 

Green Tree Emporium, 

LeClaire Antiques 

& Appraisals and 

Mississippi Cottage 

Antiques. 

LeClaire, IA 

21 miles northwest of Moline 


Montego Bay 

jamaica 

by latoya west 

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Old Fort Craft Park Market 

Howard Cooke Blvd 

This market, which fronts 

Howard Cook Boulevard near 

the crumbling remains of Fort 

Montego, boasts more than 

150 vendors (all licensed by 

the island’s Tourist Board). 

Among the diverse offerings 

are wall hangings, shell jewelry, 

wooden sculptures and wovenstraw 

pieces. It's a great place 

to haggle for a souvenir. 

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Rocklands Bird Sanctuary 

Anchovy; 876-952-2009 

This sanctuary in the lush 

mountain community of 

Anchovy has been wowing 

birders since 1958, four years 

before the island gained its 

independence. Guides are available 

to help aspiring birdbrains 

identify exotic species—including 

bananaquits and the 

Streamertail hummingbird 

(Jamaica's national bird)—and 

caretaker Fritz happily taps 

his wealth of avian knowledge. 

Open 2pm to 5pm daily. 

Sam Sharpe Square 

Downtown Montego Bay; jnht.com 

When in town, take a walk 

to this public square to 

relive the passion of Sam 

Sharpe, the national hero who 

spear-headed the Christmas 

Rebellion of 1831 that eventually 

led to the emancipation 

of Jamaica's slaves. Other 

nearby monuments include the 

Cage (an early 1800s jail) 

the Old Court House and 

Freedom Monument. 

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The Twisted Kilt 

Gloucester Ave; 876-952-9488; 

twistedkiltcaribbean.com 

This place is almost like your 

average Irish pub, save for a 

few twists. For one, the kilts 

are shorter and not worn by 

men. The other twists are on 

the menu, where you'll find 

local favorites like oxtail and 

beans and acculturated dishes 

like "Hell and Back" (beef 

meets jerk). $$ 

The Houseboat Grill 

Southern Cross Blvd, Montego 

Freeport; 876-979-8845; 

thehouseboatgrill.com 

This former houseboat has 

a star-studded past (Steve 

McQueen, Aretha Franklin 

and The Clash all stayed in it 

during its former incarnation). 

These days it wows diners 

with peel-and-eat shrimp with 

Scotch bonnet beurre blanc 

and smoked pork tenderloin 

with apple-walnut stuffing. $$ 

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The Witches Nightclub 

At Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort 

Rosehall Parish; 876-953-2485 

Get the all-inclusive 

experience without blowing 

your vacation budget at this 

swank resort club. A $95 

pass (available at the front 

desk) gets you access to 

bottomless drinks, all you-caneat 

buffet and, of course, 

limitless fun on the dancefloor, 

where you can jam to pulsing 

house and disco. 

FUN FACT! 

The Jamaican giant 

swallowtail—an endemic, 

endangered butterfly 

species—is the largest 

butterfly in the Americas, 

with an average wingspan of 

6 inches.

Nassau/ 

Paradise Island 

bahamas 

La Rose Boutique 

W Bay St; 242-356-3467 

The clothing lines here epitomize 

timeless elegance. This 

maison de couture features 

gorgeous hand-painted 

handbags and shoes by Terri 

Monique, dresses by Jovani 

and custom-designed hats. 

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Nobu 

At Atlantis, Paradise Island; One Casino 

Dr; 242-363-3000; atlantis.com 

Celebrated chef Nobu 

Matsuhisa puts his own spin 

on traditional Japanese cuisine 

in this elegant space. Savor a 

lobster shiitake salad, yellowtail 

sashimi with jalapeño or a 

classic mixed seafood ceviche. 

Planning a special occasion? 

Reserve the intimate sake cellar, 

which offers marina views 

(and 700-plus sakes). $$$ 

Anthony’s Grill 

Paradise Island; 242-363-3152; 

anthonysgrillparadiseisland.com 

This homestyle American place 

caters to families on vacation 

with generous portions of 

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quality food at reasonable 

prices. Try the breakfast 

sampler of eggs, bacon, ham, 

link sausages, pancakes, hash 

brown potatoes and toast. At 

dinnertime, go for the herbcrusted 

red snapper fillet. $$ 

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Untray Band 

At Festival Place 

Bay St; 242-302-2000 

For eight years, this threeman 

band has provided the 

soundtrack to Festival Palace 

market—and is often the main 

attraction. Ted Hutchinson 

(vocals), Herbie Miller (guitar) 

and CJ (bass) spin soul-moving 

songs like "Oh My Andros" 

several days a week. 

FUN FACT! 

The Bahamian flag— 

aquamarine and yellow with a 

black triangle—represents the 

sea, the sun and the unity of 

the people. 


New Orleans 

louisiana 

by michelle petty 

The popular ular 

tongue twister wister 

“she sells s sea 

shells by the 

by kevin allman 

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Coin of the Realm 

seashore” e” 

inspired 

Marigee Rose 

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Meyer the Hatter 

Charlotte St; 242-322-4862; 

to collect t 

120 St. Charles Ave; 504-525-1048; 

coinrealm.net 

seashells s and 

meyerthehatter.com 

History comes alive at this 

transformm 

The largest hat store in the 

30-plus-year-old jeweler, 

them intoo 

South has been in business 

which is housed inside a 

breathtaking, 

since 1894, and can measure 

1700s gunpowder magazine. 

delicately assembled 

you for anything from a 

Discover ancient Greek and 

pendants and masterfully 

traditional homburg to a straw 

Roman coins, or be seduced 

handcrafted ornaments. 

or top hat. In a nod to modern 

by locally sourced Bahamian 

Now she sells them at 

times, Meyer also carries New 

pink conch pearls, crafted into 

Festival Place—by the 

Orleans Saints caps with the 

stunning jewelry by Frieden 

seashore. 

fleur-de-lis. 

of Switzerland. 

Marigee Rose Designs 

At Festival Place, Bay St; 

242-323-2497 

Fischer-Gambino 

637 Royal St; 504-524-9067; 

fischergambinoneworleans.com 

Lamps, chandeliers, candelabra: 

If it glows, it’s sold at 

this chockablock antiques 

store in the middle of the 

French Quarter’s Royal Street 

shopping district. The staff will 

be happy to help you ship that 

giant, one-of-a-kind purchase 

back home. 

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National World 

War II Museum 

945 Magazine St; 504-528-1944; 

nationalww2museum.org 

The history and the battles of 

World War II, from Normandy 

to the Pacific Islands, are the 

focus here. The grand atrium 

features a restored C-47, a 

Sherman tank and a Higgins 

boat, the amphibious craft 

invented and built in NOLA. 

Louisiana Children’s 

Museum 

420 Julia St; 504-586-0725; lcm.org 

At this lauded museum that’s all 

hands-on, children can pilot a 

tugboat down the Mississippi, 

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anchor their own newscasts, 

help “rebuild” the city after 

Hurricane Katrina and play in 

a pint-sized replica of Jackson 

Square. 

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The Camellia Grill 

540 Chartres St; 504-522-1800; 

camelliagrill.net 

Snappy gents in bow ties take 

your order at the new French 

Quarter branch of this classic 

diner. Generations of locals 

grew up on the signature burgers, 

impossibly fluffy omelets, 

chocolate ice cream freezes 

and homemade pecan pie 

warmed on the nickel grill. $ 

Cowbell 

8801 Oak St; 504-298-8689; 

cowbell-nola.com 

This casual eatery opened last 

winter in the Riverbend neighborhood 

and was an immediate 

hit. Chef Brack May offers 

local, sustainable Southernfusion 

cuisine like lime-grilled 

organic chicken and barbecued 

ribeye. The mac and cheese is 

out of this world. $$ 

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Maple Leaf Bar 

8316 Oak St; 504-866-9359; 

mapleleafbar.com 

Some of the best brass band 

sounds in the city are served 

up seven nights a week at 

this tin-roofed temple of funk 

that’s a taxi ride away from 

the French Quarter. Check out 

Rebirth Brass Band (Tuesdays) 

and Dirty Dozen Brass Band 

(call for nights). 

FUN FACT! 

A "second line” is a NOLA 

tradition—the spontaneous 

parade that breaks out behind 

the marching musicians at a 

jazz funeral or street party.

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new york 

by dyan neary 

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Bluestockings 

172 Allen St; 212-777-6028; 

bluestockings.com 

This indie bookstore, venue 

and café carries fair trade 

Zapatista coffee to go with 

its local, organic baked 

goods, girl-positive T-shirts, 

eclectic magazines and books 

you won’t find at the big 

chains. Check out the events 

calendar for functions like film 

screenings, author readings, 

acoustic concerts and 

knitting circles. 

Good Records 

218 E Fifth St; 212-529-2081; 

goodrecordsnyc.com 

True to its name, this six-yearold 

shop prides itself on a 

carefully curated selection of 

vintage goodies, ranging from 

funk, punk and jazz to rap, rock 

and disco. Browse a variety 

ROLL OUT 

of rare international finds, 

all of which are in excellent 

condition and competitively 

priced. Come back to sell or 

trade from your own gently 

used collection. 

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Peoples Improv Theater 

123 E 24th St; 212-563-7488; 

thepit-nyc.com 

No two shows are alike at 

this house of funny. Stop by 

to enjoy—or partake in—an 

original, unscripted performance 

any night of the week. 

Most shows—including those 

performed by polished improv 

students—are $5 or less. 

Happy Hour Fridays feature 

free shows and $4 drinks. 

Azalea Garden 

Grand Opening 

At the New York Botanical Garden 

Bronx River Pkwy at Fordham Rd; 

718-817-8700; nybg.org 

This brand-new 11-acre crack 

in the sidewalk—located at the 

New York Botanical Garden—is 

a lovely reminder that spring 

has sprung in a city that many 

consider a concrete jungle. 

Join these bike enthusiasts 

for a group ride this 

month, like the Central 

Park Moonlight ride (May 

6), featuring front and 

rear safety guides as 

you cruise around the 

park’s waterways and 

weeping willows under 

the stars. Don’t miss the 

mid-morning Peace Ride, which kicks off at the Gandhi statue 

in Union Square (May 15), or the meet-and-greet barbecue and 

dance party (May 13), all sponsored by the group credited with 

organizing the call for the city’s new bike lanes. 

Time’s Up! Bike Rides 

156 Rivington St; 212-802-8222; times-up.org 


Nearly 3,000 azalea varieties 

from around the world have 

been planted as an extension 

of the park’s permanent 

collection, established in the 

1930s. Known as the “royalty 

of the garden,” these colorful 

blossoms erupt into flower 

for two festival weekends this 

month. Pack a picnic and enjoy 

the stunning stroll while you 

can. May 7-8, 14-15. 

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Alma 33 

33 W Eighth St; 212-380-7158; 

almanyc33.com 

This new Argentinian bistro 

serves a superb small-bites 

menu surpassed only by 

the staff’s service and 

attention to detail. Start 

with something light, like 

pan-seared sardines on 

crostini with goat cheese and 

pistachio pesto. Next, try the 

melt-in-your-mouth signature 

skirt steak. Save room for a 

decadent dessert. $$$ 

Ember Room 

647 Ninth Ave; 212-245-8880; 

emberroom.com 

Atmosphere is as central to 

this swanky new Asian barbecue 

spot as the flavor packed 

into its cuisine. The skeletons 

of traditional globe lanterns 

cover the walls for inventive 

décor that provides ambient 

lighting. Start with gingerinfused 

baked Manila clams 

with Thai basil, and move on to 

the red chili-glazed sea bass 

or Asian goulash burger with 

sweet-potato fries. $$$ 

La Petite Maison 

13-15 West 54th St; 212-616-9931; 

lapetitemaisonnyc.com 

This chic Midtown West 

hotspot packs quickly, so enjoy 

a cocktail at the bar and take 

in the larger-than-life celebrity 

portraits that complement 

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the theme, "Tous célèbres ici" 

("We’re all famous here"). Fresh 

tomatoes adorn each table 

and taste great with warm 

baguettes. Sample signature 

dishes like zucchini blossom 

beignets or baby artichoke 

salad, and save room for the 

wild striped bass, made richer 

with basil and mushrooms. 

Reservations are a must. $$$$$ 

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Mehanata Bulgarian Bar 

113 Ludlow St; 212-625-0981; 

mehanata.com 

Famous for its “trans-global” 

dance parties, this nightclub 

plays a high-energy fusion of 

foot-stomping Balkan disco 

with Bhangra, reggaeton, hiphop 

and “immigrant punk”—like 

the hit song title by Gogol 

Bordello, whose inimitable 

frontman Eugene Hütz spins 

here. When the dancefloor 

frenzy heats you up, head to 

the underground Ice Cage, 

Manhattan’s only subzero 

drinking lounge. 

The Slipper Room 

167 Orchard St; 212-253-7246; 

slipperroom.com 

This anachronistic Lower 

East Side venue is almost 

single-handedly inspiring a 

revival of vaudeville and comic 

burlesque, now with brand-new 

construction featuring double 

high ceilings for aerialists and 

acrobats. The nightly cabaret 

is always a romping good time, 

but be sure to check out Mr. 

Choade’s Upstairs/Downstairs, 

the city’s longest-running 

burlesque show. 

FUN FACT! 

If Brooklyn was its own city, it 

would be the nation's fourth 

largest, with a population 

greater than San Francisco, 

Seattle and Boston combined. 

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RIGHT: CHRIS JACKSON 

Newport News/ 

Williamsburg 

virginia 

GO SHOP 

The Magickal Attic 

10351 Warwick Blvd, Newport News; 

757-838-3450; themagickalattic.com 

Inspired by the witch-themed 

shops in Salem, MA, this funky 

Hilton Village boutique offers 

crystals and incense; if you're 

feeling adventurous, stay for 

a spiritual reading. It also 

sells one-of-a-kind artisan 

jewelry pieces. 

A. Amsler Designs 

4804 Courthouse St, Williamsburg; 

757-229-1990; aamslerdesigns.com 

Swarovski crystals are 

incorporated into vintageinspired 

designs at this 

sparkling, colorful jewelry shop. 

Find one-of-a-kind necklaces, 

bracelets and earrings made of 

crystals, pearls and semiprecious 

stones. Bonus: a 

percentage of all proceeds is 

donated to local nonprofits. 

GO SEE 

Agatha Christie's Witness 

for the Prosecution 

At Peninsula Community Theatre 

10251 Warwick Blvd, Newport News; 

757-595-5728; pctlive.org 

This classic Christie whodunnit 

has Leonard Vole on trial 

for the murder of an elderly 

ladyfriend. The plot takes a 

twist when Vole's wife acts as 

a witness—you guessed it—for 

the prosecution. May 6-22. 

GO EAT 

Retro’s Good Eats 

435 Prince George St, Williamsburg; 

757-253-8816; retrosgoodeats.com 

Happy days are here again 

FEELING CRABBY? 

at this old-school diner that's 

straight out of the 1950s. Enjoy 

feel-good food like hot dogs and 

milk shakes, along with unique 

extras like fried pickles and 

sweet-potato mustard. $ 

JoJack’s Espresso 

Bar & Cafe 

3150 Allainby Way, Hampton; 757- 

864-0272; jojackscafe.com 

Before or after a morning of 

shopping at nearby Peninsula 

Town Center, stop in at this 

corner café for a pick-me-up. 

JoJack’s offers a range of 

coffees and espressos, as 

well as green tea smoothies, 

sandwiches, salads and madeto-order 

breakfasts. $ 

FUN FACT! 

What do Queen Elizabeth II, 

Ronald Reagan and Shirley 

Temple have in common? 

They’ve all been guests at the 

Williamsburg Inn, the historic 

hotel opened by John D. 

Rockefeller Jr. in 1937. 

 

 

 

 

 


Orlando 

florida 

by jessica carlson by terry ward 

For the third straight 

year, the blue crab 

population in the 

Chesapeake Bay is on the 

rise. Foodie translation: 

Soft-shell crabs are back 

on the menu. Get 'em 

simple and Southern 

(coated in flour and 

fried) at Crabshack 

Seafood Restaurant 

(crabshackonthejames 

.com) or inside a 

sandwich at The Trellis 

(thetrellis.com) 

GO SHOP 

Mar Chiquita 

1 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach; 321- 

868-0868 

Get beach ready with 

cover-ups, tropical sarongs, 

hundreds of bikinis and oceaninspired 

shell and beaded 

accessories at this cute 

boutique set a block back 

from the sand in downtown 

Cocoa Beach. 

Farris and Foster’s 

Famous Chocolate Factory 

4875 New Broad St; 407-770-1607; 

farrisandfosters.com 

The homemade bonbons 

are beauties at this boutique 

Baldwin Park confectioner. Try 

the pumpkin truffles laced with 

cinnamon, the Cherry Seinfeld 

(cherry filled chocolate, 

naturally), and the Oreo 

Speedwagon, featuring the 

famed cookie's crumbs coated 

in chocolate. Dieters, divert. 

WIND'S UP? SO IS THE SURF 

Chris Jackson, 34, recently 

moved from Orlando to Cocoa 

Beach to feed his kiteboarding 

habit. “It feels like how Newport 

Beach, CA, must have felt in the 

'50s, during surfing’s rise,” he 

says of the scene in this beach 

town just east of Orlando. “It’s 

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Mother Falcon 

817 E Washington St; 407-423-3060; 

motherfalconclothing.com 

This trendy T-shirt shop in the 

heart of the Washington Street 

retail strip in Thornton Park 

has a flip-through portfolio of 

cool designs by local artists 

that you can have printed onto 

super-soft American Apparel 

tees. Have your own designs 

printed, too. 

GO SEE 

Airboat Rides at Lone 

Cabbage Fish Camp 

8199 Rte 520, Cocoa; 321-632- 

4199; twisterairboatrides.tripod.com 

Take a nature excursion with a 

dose of adrenaline by booking 

an airboat tour right from the 

Lone Cabbage Fish Camp 

restaurant’s dock. Zip through 

the placid tidal marshes in 

search of wading birds and 

alligators on the prowl. After 

the tour, mingle with the bikers 

who frequent the restaurant. 

Enzian Theater 

1300 S Orlando Ave; 

407-629-0054; enzian.org 

Orlando’s favorite art house 

cinema, the Enzian is the 

still relatively new, with just a 

handful of kitesurfers who all 

pretty much known each other.” 

And the local weather provides 

reliable fun: “One out of seven 

days you can find a good 

seabreeze to ride,” he says. 

To top it off, the town trolley 

system makes it a cinch to drop 

your car, blow with the breeze 

and catch a cheap ride ($1) back 

down the beach. Check out the 

scene before it explodes. Head 

to Good Breeze Kiteboarding 

(goodbreezekiteboarding.com) 

for rentals and lessons. 


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◄ orlando cont'd 

spot to catch something with 

subtitles or the latest, greatest 

independent film. Grab a 

pre-movie drink at the al fresco 

bar out front, which is situated 

under oak trees and strung with 

strands of festive white lights. 

Sak Comedy Lab 

29 S Orange Ave; 

407-648-0001; sak.com 

Practice your belly laugh at 

this intimate improv theater 

downtown. With seating for 

200, the space gets you up 

close to the performers, making 

this family-friendly comedy 

show all the more entertaining. 

Shows are offered Tuesday 

through Saturday. 

Holocaust Memorial 

Resource and Education 

Center of Florida 

851 N Maitland Ave; 407-628-0555; 

holocaustedu.org 

This powerful museum in 

Maitland houses a permanent 

collection of photographs, artifacts 

and artwork introducing 

major themes of the Holocaust 

without displaying graphic 

images of Nazi brutality. Still, a 

visit is likely to be as emotional 

as it is educational. 

GO EAT 

Roberto’s Little Havana 

26 N Orlando Ave, Cocoa Beach; 321- 

784-1868; robertoslittlehavana.com 

Surfers arrive post-paddle 

for hearty breakfasts of eggs, 

bacon and frijoles at this 

popular family-run Cuban 

restaurant. Lunch and dinner 

entrées like ropa vieja served 

with maduros and plantains 

are as authentic as anything 

you’d find in Havana. $ 

Ceviche 

125 W Church St; 321-281-8140; 

ceviche.com 

This place brings true tapas to 

town. The restaurant is located 

in a pretty Church Street building 

decked out with Moorish 

touches, while the chef is 

known for his spicy sauces. 

You can’t go wrong sharing 

potatoes in spicy aioli, plates 

of Serrano ham or chorizo 

flambéed in brandy. $$ 

Fuji Sushi 

1449 Lee Rd, Winter Park; 407-645- 

1299; fujisushiwinterpark.com 

This Winter Park sushi 

mainstay does raw fish 

to a tee, and piles it high 

on creative rolls like the 

Candy Cane—snowcrab and 

asparagus inside and layers 

of white and regular tuna on 

top. $$ 

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Tanqueray’s Bar & Grille 

100 S Orange Ave; 407-649-8540 

Many visitors to Orange 

Avenue miss this laidback 

watering hole, thanks to its 

subterranean setting. Follow 

the staircase heading down 

from Church Street to find 

a welcoming atmosphere 

reminiscent of Cheers, with live 

music and inexpensive drinks. 

Mojo Bar & Grill 

129 W Church St; 407-422-6656; 

mojocajunbarandgrill.com 

A two-minute walk from 

Amway Arena, this newcomer 

to the local nightlife scene is 

particularly happening before, 

during and after Orlando 

Magic games. The bar is huge, 

TVs abound, and frozen drinks 

are served in giant plastic cups 

you can take home. Order a 

po’boy to enjoy along with the 

drinks and sports. 

FUN FACT! 

On average, 210 lost pairs of 

sunglasses are turned in daily 

at Walt Disney World. 


Pensacola 

florida 

by debbie williams 

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GIBSON GIRL Clothing 816 

Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze; 850- 

932-2647; 

facebook.com/gibsongirlclothing 

Named for one of the most 

iconic images of the early 20th 

century, this fashionista’s paradise 

is adorned with frocks by 

Carlos by Carlos Santana, Buffalo 

David Bitton and 7 For All 

Mankind, in addition to breezy 

summer sandals, rainboots and 

funky accessories. 

GO SEE 

Perdido Key 

Wine & Art Festival 

At Villagio Parking Lot 

13700 Perdido Key Dr; 850-492- 

4660; perdidowineandarts.com 

Sip and savor dozens of wines 

along the beautiful Gulf of 

Mexico at this second annual 

festival. Enjoy delectable 

cheese pairings, and browse 

through local arts and crafts 

booths. May 7. 

Five Flags Speedway 

7451 Pine Forest Rd; 850-944-8400; 

5flagsspeedway.com 

Calling all NASCAR fans (and 

anyone who loves speed): Pensacola's 

own speedway hosts 

exciting races year round. This 

month, catch a Super Stock 

Special race (May 13) or a 

Blizzard race (May 27). 

GO EAT 

Elise Coastal Dining 

22 N Palafox St; 850-332-7227; 

elisecoastaldining.com 

Indulge in fresh, local fare at 

this elegant new downtown 

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spot, named one of 2010's 

best new restaurants by the 

James Beard Foundation. 

Nosh on the Painted Hills Farm 

ribeye with bourdelaise sauce 

or creamy rutabaga soup with 

Tupelo honey-roasted carrots. 

Sip on fine wines, seasonal 

beers and still or sparkling 

water bottled on-site. $$$ 

Angus 

1101 Scenic Hwy; 850-432-0539; 

anguspensacola.com 

Owned and run for decades 

by a local family, Angus is an 

acclaimed steakhouse that 

patrons love for family celebrations. 

Feast on New Zealand 

rack of lamb, Greek seafood or 

a luscious 6-ounce filet mignon 

drizzled in mushroom sauce. $$$ 

GO PARTY 

Play Barcade 

16 S Palafox St, Ste 200; 850-466- 

3080; iplaypensacola.com 

It’s a winning combination 

of drink specials and classic 

arcade games at the first 

barcade in town. From Monday 

night Skee-Ball leagues to live 

music Wednesday nights, 

this place shouts fun for kidsat-heart. 

Flounder's Chowder 

& Ale House 

800 Quietwater Beach Rd, 

Pensacola Beach; 850-932-2003; 

flounderschowderhouse.com 

By day a family-friendly 

restaurant, Flounder's turns 

into the perfect party place at 

night, with beach volleyball, 

an open-air bar right on the 

water, live music on weekends 

and a friendly crowd of locals, 

tourists and sailors. 

FUN FACT! 

Pensacola’s own Fort Pickens 

once housed Geronimo, the 

famous Native American.

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Philadelphia 

pennsylvania 

by pam george 

GO SHOP 

Paper on Pine 

115 S 13th St; 215-625-0100; 

paperonpine.com 

Snail mail is alive and well, 

judging by the colorful array 

of rainbow-colored stationery, 

cards and invitations in this 

boutique. Dress up your 

correspondence with custom 

orders, on-site printing and 

calligraphy. The store also sells 

wrapping paper, ribbons and 

gift bags. 

GO SEE 

Leonado Da Vinci’s 

Workshop 

At The Franklin Institute 

222 N 20th St; 215-448-1200; fi.edu 

The original Renaissance 

man, da Vinci never saw many 

of his ideas come to life. 

They do here, thanks to 

engineers who turned his 

doodles and sketches into 

three-dimensional models. 

View a working version of 

the artist’s “aerial screw,” a 

prelude to the helicopter, as 

well as his harpsichord-viola. 

In true Da Vinci Code fashion, 

you’ll also learn secrets behind 

The Last Supper. Through 

May 22. 

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The Roxxy 

939 N Delaware Ave; 215-931-0101; 

theroxxyphilly.com 

Sparkling with glitz and 

glam, the spacious, four-room 

spot stands out in a town 

liberally sprinkled with intimate 

beer bars. On spring and 

summer evenings, catch your 

breath at the Bamboo Bar, the 

venue's outdoor space. And 

bring your camera so you can 

snap the celebs when they 

stop by. 

FUN FACT! 

Philadelphia founder William 

Penn’s house, built in 1682, 

was the first brick home ever 

erected in the US. 

AT LIBERTY TO DRINK 

Standard 

Tap 

Northern Liberties was once 

peppered with mills, breweries, 

tanners and brothels. Now artists 

and students walk the streets, 

but the beer remains. Standard 

Tap (901 N Second St) offers 

draft beer only, along with locally 

sourced menu ingredients. The 

Foodery 837 N Second St) 

features 800-plus beers and 

piled-high deli sandwiches. 

Tapas-happy Bar Ferdinand 

(1030 N Second St) boasts 

brews from Spain, Belgium and local breweries. At neighboring 

El Camino Real (1040 N Second St), you can wash down Tex- 

Mex with Lancaster Milk Stout, Negro Modelo and Yards IPA. All 

of which makes NoLib one very happy ‘hood. 

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Phoenix 

arizona 

by karen werner 

GO SHOP 

Hidden Closet 

6990 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale; 480- 

596-6440 

A trip to this thrift store is a 

modern-day treasure hunt 

where you never know what 

you'll find. (Designer handbags, 

costume jewelry and vintage 

dresses are some of the booty.) 

There are fakes, for sure, 

and the store is crowded, but 

searching for diamonds in the 

rough makes for a great time. 

GO SEE 

Arizona Outback 

Adventures 

16447 N 91st St, Scottsdale; 480- 

945-2881; aoa-adventures.com 

May is National Bike Month, 

so if your plans include seeing 

desert or downtown by bicycle, 

visit the only shop in Arizona 

devoted solely to providing 

rental bikes. Road bikes, 

touring bikes, mountain bikes, 

tandems—AOA has more than 

300 cycles to get you off to a 

rolling start. 

Arizona Broadway Theatre 

7701 W Paradise Ln, Peoria 

623-776-8400; azbroadway 

theatre.com 

This company pairs highquality 

plays with four-star 

dining. You can catch the 

company year-round; they 

offer a new production every 

month. Through May 28, 

check out The Full Monty, the 

raucous musical about laid-off 

steelworkers who take up 

burlesque. Ticket prices, which 

range from $75 to $90, include 

dinner and the show. 

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Rawhide 

5700 W North Loop Rd, Chandler; 480- 

502-5600; rawhide.com 

Arizona's largest Westernthemed 

attraction, Rawhide 

offers a chuckwagon full of 

fun—gunfights, stunt shows, 

shootin' gallery, gold panning, 

stagecoach and burro rides, 

live country music, sundown 

cookouts, and more. And— 

whoa, Nelly—admission is free. 

GO EAT 

Mucho Gusto 

603 W University Dr, Tempe; 480-921- 

1850; muchogusto1.com 

It always feels like Cinco de 

Mayo at this Tempe stalwart. 

Famous for its excellent 

margaritas, offbeat but 

delicious guacamole (topped 

with cotija cheese and drizzled 

with Grand Manier jalapeño 

reduction) and slightly upscale, 

yummy Mexican fare, it's 

a college-town culinary find. 

Try the $20 burrito, which is 

stuffed with a juicy 10-ounce 

gaucho steak $$ 

GO PARTY 

Revolver Lounge 

7316 E Stetson Dr, Scottsdale; 480- 

946-2005; revolverlounge.com 

Tanned and toned bodies 

converge at this bastion of 

swank, making it a prime place 

to see and be seen. Further 

proof of its It-ness? Rihanna 

chose the Scottsdale club as a 

suitable place to celebrate her 

22nd birthday. 

FUN FACT! 

Native American petroglyphs—like 

those found at 

Scottsdale's Empie Petroglyph 

Site—may have functioned as 

calendars, marking equinoxes 

and solstices with the interplay 

of the glyph, the sun and 

natural features.

PORTLAND: BRIAN NORRIS, COURTESY STANDARD BAKING COMPANY 

Pittsburgh 

pennsylvania 

GO SHOP 

J.R. Weldin Co. 

413 Wood St; 412-281-0123; 

Sure, there are greeting cards 

and office supplies—but 

expensive fountain pens 

are a specialty here, as are 

topographic maps of the area. 

Don't forget to pet the “guard 

cat” that likes to wander about 

his domain. 

GO SEE 

Pittsburgh Glass Center 

5472 Penn Ave; 412-365-2145; 

pittsburghglasscenter.org 

In addition to a gallery that 

focuses on the best glass 

artists in Pittsburgh, this center 

has glass-blowing facilities and 

hosts regular make-it-yourself 

events for novices. 

Bayernhof 

225 St. Charles Pl; 412-782-4231; 

bayernhofmuseum.com 

This museum was once the 

house of eccentric millionaire 

Charles Brown III. Now 

it's a showcase of his odd 

collections and even stranger 

taste in architecture (think 

glass walls, hidden doors 

and secret passageways). 

Roll-played automatic 

instruments—from player 

pianos to violins encased in 

glass—feature prominently. 

GO EAT 

Church Brew Works 

3525 Liberty Ave; 412-688-8200; 

churchbrew.com 

This fantastic microbrewery 

is housed in a desanctified 

Catholic church, where some 

SIDELINED 

of the Latin inscriptions and 

stained glass remain intact. 

The Pious Monk Dunkel is 

a must-sip, and don't leave 

without tasting the Southwestern 

wood-fired pizza, which is 

topped with blackened tomato 

cilantro sauce, chipotles and 

jack cheese. $$$ 

GO PARTY 

Stage AE 

400 North Shore Dr; 412-229-5483; 

promowestlive.com 

With its small indoor club 

that holds 400 and the 

5,000-capacity outdoor 

amphitheater, this new 

waterfront music venue 

is ready for all seasons. 

This month, look for Social 

Distortion (May 11) and The 

Avett Brothers (May 27). 

FUN FACT! 

Forbes.com named Pittsburgh 

the nation's most livable city 

last year. 

Portland 

maine 

by andy mulkerin by kirsten weir 

Registration for the 

marathon has filled up 

well before race day each 

year since it was revived in 

2009, but there's plenty 

of room for spectators 

along the picturesque 

26.2-mile route. Watch 

thousands of runners wind 

around Steel City's rivers 

and over its hills to the 

waterside finish. May 15. 

Pittsburgh Marathon 

412-586-7785; 

pittsburghmarathon.com 


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BLISS 

58 Exchange St; 207-879-7125; 

blissboutiques.com 

Portland isn’t exactly known for 

being a high-fashion city like 

LA or NYC, but this boutique 

could change that. Stop by 

for clothing from Velvet, Joe’s 

Jeans, Paige Premium Denim, 

Citizens of Humanity and 

Steven Alan. You’ll also find 

perfumes, footwear and plenty 

of charming accessories. 

GO SEE 

Portland Head Light 

1000 Shore Rd, Cape Elizabeth; 207- 

779-2661; portlandheadlight.com 

This lighthouse is on the wellworn 

tourist path, but for good 

reasons: salt spray, crashing 

waves, a bleating foghorn and 

staggering views, to name a 

few. Pack a picnic lunch and 

relax as you watch the kite 

OVEN FRESH 

Portland may be famous for 

lobster rolls and chowders, 

but the city also boasts more 

than its fair share of top-notch 

bakeries. These carb-happy 

shops top the list. 

Run straight to Standard 

Baking Company for 

rustic baguettes and buttery 

croissants that rival the 

best in Paris. 75 Commercial St; 

207-773-2112 

At Two Fat Cats Bakery, 

you can’t go wrong with a 

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flyers in the surrounding Fort 

Williams Park. 

Portland Museum 

of Art Biennial 

7 Congress Sq; 207-775-6148; 

portlandmuseum.org 

Every two years the Portland 

Museum showcases the 

best works by artists from or 

associated with Maine (parttime 

residents and art school 

grads). This year’s mix includes 

65 works by 47 artists who 

have pushed the boundaries of 

art. Through June 5. 

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Top of the East Lounge 

At Eastland Park Hotel 

157 High St; 888-671-8008; 

eastlandparkhotel.com/lounge.htm 

Ride the elevator to the top 

and nestle into the lounge’s 

cozy leather couches as you 

sip your martini and take in 

unparalleled views of Casco 

Bay and the city skyline. 

FUN FACT! 

Maine has 6,000 lakes and 

ponds and 540,000-plus acres 

of state and national parks. 

classic Maine whoopie pie. 

47 India St; 207-347-5144; 

twofatcatsbakery.com 

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Trek across the bridge to 

South Portland for perfectly 

chewy bagels from 

158 Pickett Street Café 

158 Benjamin W Pickett St; 

207-799-8998 

142 Free Street 

Portland, Maine 

207-828-1234 

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Punta Cana 

dominican republic 

GO EAT 

Balicana 

At Los Corales, Bávaro 

829-898-4479 

Raleigh/ 

Durham 

This charming eatery focuses 


by ilana benady 

on home-cooked Southeast 

Asian cuisine. Pad thai, 

by alison fields 

GO SHOP 

ginger teriyaki fish, Malaysian 

coconut curry and shrimp in 

GO SHOP 

San Juan Shopping Center tamarind sauce are just some The Curatory 

At Coco Loco Crossing 

of the signature dishes. $$ 

at Raleigh Denim 

Verón-Bávaro (Barceló) Hwy; 809-466- 

319 Martin St, Raleigh; 919-917- 

6000; sanjuanshoppingcenter.com 

Less glitzy than local tourist 

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8969; thecuratory.com 

Having already cornered the 

malls, Punta Cana-Bávaro’s 

Danny’s Sports Bar 

local market on bespoke blue 

newest, biggest shopping 

At Plaza El Dorado 

jeans, this innovative design 

center is accessible to all 

Los Corales, Bávaro; 809-710-2486 team can now fully outfit 

budgets. Parents with little 

Being on holiday doesn’t have 

customers in a brand-new 

ones will especially love 

to mean missing the big game. retail space. The inventory 

the play areas, fast-food 

Join locals, expats and tourists boasts apparel and 

restaurants, ice cream parlors at this friendly watering hole 

accessories from an array of 

and multiscreen cinema— 

with a snack menu, local prices, up-and-coming designers as 

which all come in handy when big screen TVs and an atten- 

well as their full line of men’s 

it's time for a shopping break. tive, multilingual staff. 

and women’s jeans. 

GO SEE 

Doctor Fish Ocean Spa Tour 

Excursion available from most hotels; 

809-688-1615; 

oceanadventure-puntacana.com 

Drift away to a stress-free idyll 

on this spa boat, where massages 

from humans—and, in the 

water, from gentle stingrays— 

are de rigeur. Relax to soothing 

music on a floating mat, or 

enjoy Pilates, detox treatments, 

healthy snacks and the curious 

"Dr Fish" foot exfoliation experience. 

(Be warned: It can tickle.) 

Segway Eco Tour 

At Puntacana Resort & Club 

Excursions available from most hotels; 

829-470-1367 

Take a 6-mile Segway 

ride along the coast past 

white-sand beaches, 

tropical vegetation and lush 

championship golf courses. 

You'll have the chance to swim 

in the crystal-clear waters of 

the exclusive, secluded Tortuga 

Bay and cool off in the Ojos 

Indígenas rainforest lagoons. 

FUN FACT! 

The white beach sand here is 

formed from dead coral. 

WELCOME MAT 

Punta Cana’s Oscar 

Imbert-designed airport 

was built using local 

materials like palmthatched 

cana roofing and 

unpolished coral stone, 

with high suspended 

ceilings to make the most 

of natural air flows. It's 

the DR's leading airport in 

terms of passenger traffic. 

Punta Cana Int'l Airport 

Carretera Aeroporto; 

punta-cana-airport.com 

Style 

Stay in 

in Raleigh– 

Durham. 


Vespertine 

64 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro; 

919-356-6825; vespertinecafe.com 

The vintage-inspired necklaces 

and earrings that first carried 

the Vespertine name now 

are echoed by the gorgeous 

handcrafted stock in this 

Pittsboro store. Delicate 

and often whimsical stationery, 

accessories and gifts will 

likely seduce starry-eyed 

shoppers. 

GO SEE 

The Scrap Exchange 

548 Foster St, Durham; 919-688- 

6960; scrapexchange.org 

Defining this place is no easy 

task. Part workshop, part 

gallery and all inspiration, 

this congenial studio has 

made recycling an art for 

20 years. Visitors of all 

ages can admire art made 

from reclaimed materials in 

the Green Gallery, shop for 

materials and create what 

is bound to be a one-of-akind 

souvenir. 

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GO EAT 

Old Havana 

Sandwich Shop 

310 E Main St, Durham; 919-667- 

9525; oldhavanaeats.com 

A mouthful of the oven-roasted 

plantains at this tiny café may 

spice up your lunch, but the 

authentic slow-roasted pork 

sandwiches will have you 

seeing palm trees and hearing 

the rumba through the rest of 

the night. $ 

Tuscan Blu 

327 W Davie St, Raleigh; 919-834- 

5707; tuscanblue.com 

Chef Maurizio Privilegi 

creates Old World dishes with 

locally sourced New World 

sensibility. His mouthwatering 

angel hair Monaco and spinach 

ravioli put a whole new spin 

on traditional favorites. 

The breezy location (in the 

hip Depot District) takes 

neighborhood Italian to a more 

fashionable, not to mention 

historic, address. $$ 

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Casbah 

1007 W Main St, Durham; 919-687- 

6959; casbahdurham.com 

In its short lifespan, this 

florist’s shop-turned-midsized 

music hall has played 

host to an impressive roster 

of nationally recognized 

artists as well as the local 

acts most likely to go big. 

The well-stocked bar and 

proximity to some of Durham’s 

best restaurants make this a 

near-perfect spot to end up on 

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Guitar Works 

3335 W Cary St; 804-358-0855; 

guitarworksinc.net 

This one-of-a-kind shop manufactures 

its own line of guitars 

and basses. No musical talent? 

No worries. Owner Brian 

Medas, who trained under 

world-famous guitarists Andres 

Segovia and Jesus Silva, keeps 

overhead low so the shop can 

offer private lessons for $20. 

GO SEE 

Groovin in the Gardens 

At Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens 

1800 Lakeside Ave; 804-262-9887; 

groovininthegarden.net 

Unwind to some sweet tunes 

surrounded by a million blooming 

flowers when Richmond's 

only botanical garden kicks off 

its summer outdoor concert 

series. This month, catch Donna 

the Buffalo (May 12) and Nanci 

Griffith (May 26). Thursdays 

through the end of June. 

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Balkan Restaurant 

8905 Patterson Ave; 804-754-2255 

A little goes a long way at this 

unassuming taste den hidden 

in a suburban retail center. For 

$5, you can enjoy a delectable 

burek—a homemade pastry 

filled with cheese, meat or 

spinach. Your stomach and 

your wallet will thank you. $ 

The Cellar Door 

1600 Monument Ave; 804-716-0346; 

facebook.com/cellardoorrva 

Locals have welcomed this 

new tapas spot with open 

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arms. Tucked away on Monument 

Avenue, it serves up 

Latin American classics with a 

great selection of craft beers. 

Don't miss El Pacifico (a red 

snapper-sea scallop ceviche 

combo soaked in tequila) or the 

grilled octopus. $$$ 

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Xtra's Cafe 

3322-B W Cary St; 804-355-0446; 

xtrascafe.com 

Take a seat on the patio 

overlooking Richmond's 

premier shopping district and 

get lost in a tipple or two. 

Tuesdays welcome oenophiles 

with half-off wine night, and 

bottles of bubbly are a mere 

$10 on Wednesdays. 

FUN FACT! 

According to a study by 

Totalbeauty.com, Richmond is 

the third most tattooed city in 

the US, behind Miami Beach 

and Las Vegas. 

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Haunts of Richmond 

“Ghost Host” Sandi Bergman 

says the governor's 

mansion is the spookiest 

spot in town. “A woman 

was at a party there in the 

1870s and died when her 

carriage turned over,” she 

says. “She's haunted it 

ever since. The governor's 

wife says she's one of the 

family.” And you thought 

your relatives were bad. 

Haunts of Richmond Tour 

hauntsofrichmond.com 


GO SHOP 

Thread 

654 South Ave; 585-232-7110; 

myspace.com/threadrochester 

Popular items by local designers—including 

Holly Hue’s kicky 

dresses, Rachel Chaffee’s 

deconstructed men’s shirts and 

Carla Morris’ “recycled” hats— 

don’t stay in this quirky shop 

for long. Still, there’s plenty 

to be found from big-name 

designer brands Downeast, 

Dakota Collective and Obey. 

GO SEE 

Fiberart International 

At Memorial Art Gallery 

500 University Ave; 585-276-8900; 

mag.rochester.edu 

This prestigious juried show 

makes only three US stops. 

The contemporary works 

range from the eerie figures 

(composed of medical scans 

and colored thread) of Brigitte 

Armargers' Corps Etrangers 

to the cheery flowers (stitched 

from dyed tea bags) in Ruth 

Tabancay's Garden Variations. 

Through July 3. 

Professional Soccer 

At Sahlen's Stadium 

460 Oak St; 585-454-5425; 

rhinosoccer.com, wnyflash.com 

In big news for women’s soccer 

fans, Brazilian phenom Marta 

(yes, just one name like Pelé) 

now plays for the Western New 

York Flash. The team, which 

also nabbed No. 1 college 

draft pick Alex Morgan, shares 

home turf with the men’s 

Rochester Rhinos. This month, 

see the Flash battle Atlanta 

(May 1), Boston (May 13) and 

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Washington, DC (May 22). The 

Rhinos play Charleston (May 7), 

Antigua (May 14), Orlando (May 

20) and Wilmington (May 27). 

GO EAT 

The Owl House 

75 Marshall St; 585-360-2920; 

owlhouserochester.com 

This bohemian eatery with a 

vegetarian soul also caters 

to carnivores. Viva Verde 

tacos, for example, come 

with braised pork, smoked 

tofu or crispy tilapia filling. 

Daily entrées might balance 

balsamic braised seitan with 

pan-roasted swordfish. Glutenfree 

and vegan options are 

available, too. $$ 

Hicks & McCarthy 

23 S Main St, Pittsford; 585-586- 

0938; hicksandmccarthy.com 

Sample upscale American 

cuisine in a homey atmosphere 

here. Lighter appetites might 

prefer crab cakes or a grilled 

salmon sandwich; heartier 

eaters can opt for pan-seared 

tournedos. Dinner isn’t the 

be-all here, though: Locals 

embrace the Sunday brunch 

and afternoon tea. $$$ 

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Pearl Night Club 

349 East Ave; 585-325-5660; 

This dance club aims to set 

itself apart (and above) in the 

East End nightlife district 

with VIP tables, bottle service 

and events like Fashion First 

Friday, a monthly dress-up 

affair that promises the chance 

to mingle with models, makeup 

artists and photographers. 

FUN FACT! 

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Doughnut-and-coffee chain 

Tim Hortons roasts beans for 

its US stores at Rochester's 

Maidstone Coffee Co.

ON THE TOWN 

ST. LOUIS 

IN BRIEF BY KEVIN M. MITCHELL 


80 

types of Scotch whiskies available at 

The Scottish Arms, a pub in the Central 

West End 

NEWS FLASH 

Westward Expansion 

2.0 • In January, plans 

were unveiled for a 

$578 million renovation 

of the Jefferson 

National Expansion 

Memorial, home to the 

iconic Gateway Arch. 

Pending funding, the 

project is scheduled 

for completion by 

October 2015. + If it 

Walks Like a Duck… 

An 8-foot statue of 

local and Rock and Roll 

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Price of 

admission at 

the zoo, art 

museum and 

history museum. 

6,442 

Length (in feet) 

of the Eads 

Bridge—the 

world's longest 

arch bridge 

when completed 

in 1874. 

75,000 

Size (in square 

feet) of the 

gaming floor 

at downtown's 

Lumière Place 

Casino & Hotel 

Hall of Famer Chuck 

Berry—in duck-walking 

position—was recently 

completed. It will be 

unveiled in October 

across the street from 

Blueberry Hill nightclub 

on Delmar Boulevard, 

where he still performs. 

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POPULATION: 

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Metrolink light rail, Downtown 

Trolley, Metrobus 

AIRPORT: Lambert–St. Louis 

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May 21-22 

LEWIS & CLARK 

HERITAGE DAYS 

This annual event commemorates 

the adventures of 

explorers Meriwether Lewis 

and William Clark with lifesize 

replicas of the boats they 

traveled on, a reenactment of 

a 207-year-old military camp 

and the largest fi fe and drum 

muster west of the Mississippi. 

Don't miss the grand 

parade on the 22nd. 

lewisandclarkcenter.org 

May 25 to June 19 

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW 

Showgoers can expect bold, 

dynamic staging from this 

year’s Shakespeare Festival St. 

Louis play, thanks to the talents 

of Chicago-based director 

Sean Graney. Bring blankets 

and a picnic dinner (meals ( 

are also for sale on-site) for 

Shakespeare under der the 

stars in Forest Park. The 

pre-performance e Green Green 

Show, featuring 

dancers, musicians, ans, 

jugglers and other her 

entertainers, starts arts at 

6pm. sfstl.com 

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ON THE TOWN: ST. LOUIS, MO 

STREET SCENE: CHEROKEE STREET BY KEVIN KEV M. MITCHELL 

Over the last decade, new St. Louisans from Asia, Mexico and Bosnia—along 

with a dash of local hipsters and visual artists—have been revitalizing the 

Cherokee-Lemp district, an 1890s commercial hub that descended into 

disrepair in the 1950s. The stunning architecture of the last century has met 

the entrepreneurial spirit of this one, making it a source of civic pride. And 

awesome tacos. 

1 

1. NEVERIA LA VALLESANA 

2801 Cherokee St 

This Mexican spot with a casual 

atmosphere off ers authentic dishes 

that include safe options (chicken 

enchiladas) as well as adventurous 

choices (cow tongue tortas). Wash 

it all down with a bottle of Mexican 

Coca-Cola, and save room for the 

prune-fl avored ice cream. 

314-776-4223 

CALIFORNIA AVE 

4. SAXQUEST 


This music store is brimming 

with great saxophones, from 

the new line of Buff et Crampons 

to that near-mint Selmer 

Mark VI soprano sax made in 

1963. Just a fan of the music it 

makes? Head to the secondlevel 

museum and gawk at 

the Selmer Paris “cigar cutter” 

C-melody horn from the 1930s 

and other sax wonders. 

314-664-1234; saxquest.com 

2 

2. ARTDimensions 

2720 Cherokee St, 2nd floor 

Founded by local artists for local 

artists in 2002, this edgy gallery 

hosts exhibits that typically run for 

six weeks, as well as classes and 

workshops for those who want to 

channel their inner Pollack. Downstairs 

is a live music venue, where 

evening revelers dance among the 

often-provocative works. 

No phone; artdimensions.org 

3 

CHEROKEE ST 

5. THE STABLE 


Named for what it once was— 

a stable for the Lemp Brewery 

draft horses—this brewpub 

deserves all the attention it 

gets... and not just for its 36 

rotating taps of beer. It’s also 

the city’s fi rst micro-distillery; 

make sure to hoist a glass of 

85 Lashes, rum distilled from 

pure cane sugar and molasses, 

then aged in French oak. 

314-771-8500; thestablestl.com 

4 


6. CAFÉ DEMENIL 

3352 Demenil Place 

This charming café is a popular 

spot with the “ladies who 

lunch” crowd, which demurely 

indulges in the chicken pot 

pie or crêpe of the day. It was 

originally a mere carriage 

house for what sits across the 

lawn: the historic Chatillon- 

DeMenil Mansion, one of the 

last remaining Greek Revival 

mansions in town. 

314-771-5829; cafedemenil.biz 

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3. RETRO 101 & CHERRY 

BOMB VINTAGE 


Jackie Kennedy-esque dresses 

(with pillbox hats to match) and 

Mad Men-style attire never go out 

of style at this den of vintage. And 

don’t miss the furniture: That 

chrome kitchen table set with the 

bright red seats will go great with 

your new duds. 314-762-9722 

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DEMENIL PL 

7. LEMP MANSION 

3322 Demenil Place 

Founded in 1840, Lemp Brewery 

generated a fortune for the 

Lemp family, allowing them to 

turn their modest farmhouse 

into this 33-room Victorian 

showplace in 1864. Alas, tragedy 

befell the Lemps for generations, 

including multiple suicides and 

the liquidation of the brewery. 

Tours—including haunted ones 

in the evening—are available. 

314-664-8024; lempmansion.com 

6 

7

Saint Louis 

Science Center 

City Museum 

The Magic House - St. 

Louis Children’s Museum 


PICKS OF THE LITTER BY BYRON KERMAN 

Youngsters sound off on St. Louis’ top 

child-friendly attractions. 

Budding Bill Nyes will go 

crazy for this sprawling, 

three-building science 

museum that’s chock-full of 

interactive exhibits covering 

topics like flight, architecture 

and the environment. Astronauts-to-be 

will feel right at 

home at the on-site James 

S. McDonnell Planetarium, 

which illustrates life on the 

International Space Station 

and allows visitors to see 

the night sky sans weather, 

pollution and city lights. 

This former shoe warehouse 

was magically transformed 

into an impossible-tocategorize 

funhouse of 

attractions, featuring indoor 

tree houses; a 10-story spiral 

slide; a life-size, walk-through 

whale; a one-ring circus; 

an aquarium; the Shoelace 

Factory; vintage pinball 

machines; the “world’s largest 

pencil”; and the astounding 

MonstroCity outdoor playground, 

complete with retired 

jets, a fire truck, a log cabin 

and two ball-pits. A giant 

praying mantis perched on 

the roof watches over it all. 

Kids are spellbound at 

this fantastical spot, 

where they can become 

detectives; let loose in a 

water playground; climb a 

three-story beanstalk; play 

oversized musical instruments; 

put on hardhats 

and bang around in the 

Kids Construction Zone; 

and get their photos taken 

with their hair sticking up 

as they touch the Van de 

Graaff static generator. 

Alex, 12 

Michael, 5 

Elliana, 18 

Mikayla, 6 

Camden, 5 

Winnie, 4 

Andy, 10 

Kiara, 9 

Scotty, 4 


Hometown: 

Cape 

Girardeau, MO “Do science.” 

O’Fallon, MO 

House 

Springs, MO 

“A toy-maker.” 

Sylvania, OH “A musician” 

DuQuoin, IL 

Florissant, MO 

De Soto, MO “A nurse.” 

Bowling 

Green, KY 

Bolingbrook, IL 

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Future 

occupation: 

“A space girl.” 

“I really don’t know, I’m 

just waiting for destiny 

to take its course. I 

wouldn’t mind being a 

steam-train engineer, 

though.” 

“A professional 

circus performer.” 

“Owner of the 

Magic House!” 

“An army guy, 

just like my 

dad.” 

Favorite 

museum exhibit: 

“The NASA space exhibit... 

you get to see what it’s like 

being an astronaut.” 

“The dust thing when you 

turn the wheel to make a 

sandstorm; you get to control 

the wind yourself, and I like 

sandstorms.” 

“The dinosaurs, ‘cause 

I just love dinosaurs.” 

“The whale you walk 

through, and the 

art room.” 

“Climbing around in 

the playground—it’s 

a bumpy ride!” 

“Circus Harmony.’ You 

can watch youth circus 

shows and see kids doing 

acrobatics, juggling, walking 

the tight wire and on the 

trapeze.” 

“The Bob the Builder’ 

part, because there are 

little cars you can sit in 

with the characters.” 

“The Bubble Room. 

You can get inside a 

big bubble.” 

“The pretend icecream 

stand, because 

you can give it out to 

people.” 

5050 Oakland Ave; 314-289-4400; 

slsc.org 

701 N 15th St; 314-231-2489; 

citymuseum.org 

516 S Kirkwood Rd; 314-822-8900; 

magichouse.org


BLUES CLUES BY KEVIN M. MITCHELL 

During any given week, many clubs throughout St. Louis showcase 

musicians dedicated to exploring pentatonic scales, dimished fifths and 

the like. The artists range from the solo fingerpicking acoustic work of 

Brian Curran to the all-out rockin’ electric blues style of the city’s most 

acclaimed group, the Soulard Blues Band. “The music of this city has 

always been a creative merging of styles,” says Kevin Belford, author of 

The three-story building that is 

700 Broadway is completed. On its way to 

becoming one of the best blues houses in 

town, it was many things, including a bordello. 

Since 1996, it’s been home to BB’s Jazz, 

Blues and Soups, where local, regional, and 

touring legends light up the stage. Recent 

additions include a second-floor dining room 

with theater seating overlooking the stage and 

a “New Orleans” balcony offering a great view 

of downtown. 700 S Broadway; 314-436- 

5222; bbsjazzbluessoups.com 

W. W C. Handy busks 

in the saloons of St. 

Louis. L He later pens 

th the popular tune 

"T "The St. Louis Blues." 

Henry “Mule” Townsend, 

just nine years old, hoboes 1919 

his way to St. Louis. He 

makes his first recording in 1929 and meets 

Robert Johnson, who is "moderately impressed." 

1927 

1924 

1850's 

1892 

PPioneering 

bluesman 

LLonnie 

Johnson wins 

the t St. Louis talent 

contest c and makes 

one o of the first recordings 

i of the blues, 

singing s and playing 

guitar. g He later records 

with w Louis Armstrong 

and a His Hot Five, as 

well w as Duke Ellington. 

The New Cinderella 

Recreation 

Hall and Dance 

Academy opens 

in the Cherokee- 

Lemp district. 

Now the Casa 

Loma Ballroom, 

it hosts dance 

lessons and 

private events. 

casaloma 

ballroom.com 

1933 

Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis Missouri. 

“It’s a legacy that continues to this day and is enjoyed every night in the 

city—whether anybody outside the area knows about it or not.” 

This info-packed timeline reveals everything you need to know about the 

thor of St. Louis 

blues—including the best spots to hear it while you’re in town. 

The Soulard Blues Band is formed. forrmed 

Named Nammed 

the th he 

best blues band in town 13 times by readers of 

the Riverfront Times, they play regularly at Broadway 

Oyster Bar. The New Orleans-inspired venue 

offers live music seven nights a week, plus some of 

the best Cajun cuisine in town. 736 S Broadway; 

314-621-8811; broadwayoysterbar.com 

1959 

1978 

Oliver Sain, sax player and composer, opens 

a studio with Little Milton, Fontella Bass and 

Bobby McClure. He is synonymous with St. 

Louis blues until his death in 2003. 

1956 

The 

Four Vaga- 

bon bonds, made 

up 

of Vashon 

High H School 

students, s is 

formed. f They 

would w become 

radio r stars by 

the th mid-1940s. 


Billy Peek—blues guitarist, 

1986 Chuck Berry sideman and 

fixture of many regional blues 

festivals—records f 

his local hit “Can a 

White W Boy Play the Blues?” 

BBlues 

guitar legend 

AAlbert 

King first starts 

pplaying 

his signature 

GGibson 

Flying V guitar in 

bblues 

clubs in St. Louis 

aand 

East St. Louis. 

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The first annual Big 

Muddy Blues Festival 

begins. Last year, 30 

acts played over two 

days to 80,000 people e 

at Laclede’s Landing. 

Don’t miss this year’s 

festival, Sept. 3-4. 

lacledeslanding.com 

STLBlues launches. A relentless booster of the 

blues, it becomes a one-stop shop 

for finding out what’s happening now. 

2000 

The online live music guide and list of 

bands and clubs will have you soaking 

up the blues in no time. stlblues.net 

2001 

1995 

Beale on Broadway opens its 

doors. doo The illustrious Kim 

MMassie 

often graces the 

st stage at this popular blues 

sspot, 

which has live music 

sseven 

nights a week until 

33am. 

701 S Broadway; 

31 314-621-7880; 

beal bealeonbroadway.com 

Johnnie Johnson 

(Chuck Berry’s original 

pianist) headlines the 

second Old Webster 

Blues and Jazz Festival. 

At this family-friendly 

event, tots (and their 

parents) can groove 

to soulful sounds from area veterans. t Th This hi year's ' 

event is Sept. 17. oldwebsterjazzfestival.com 

2010 

2011 

2002 

The first Bluesweek Festival takes place. 

Expect great music, workshops and an allstar 

blues brunch at the upcoming event, 

Aug. 25 to Sept. 4. stlbluesweek.com 

BBlues 

Cruises aboard the 

BBecky 

Thatcher riverboat 

bbegin 

in June, running 

mmonthly 

through October. 

TThe 

fare is $18 for a 2.5-hour 

nnighttime 

cruise featuring live 

mmusic 

from some of the area’s 

bbest 

bands. 877-982-1410 

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GO SHOP 

Baked T’s 

6368 Delmar Blvd; 314-727-4400; 

bakedts.com 

Show off your artistic flair 

(and sense of humor) with 

custom-printed clothing. 

Match your hoodie to your 

baby’s onesie, or create a 

design for your dog’s shirt. 

While you wait for your item to 

“bake,” nosh on yummy treats 

like St. Louis original Gooey 

Butter Cake. 

GO SEE 

Cahokia Mounds State 

Historic Site 

30 Ramey St, Collinsville, IL; 618-346- 

5160; cahokiamounds.org 

Step inside the Interpretive 

Center to learn about the 

Mississippian civilization that 

flourished here in the 12th 

century, then walk to the 

mounds the ancient popuation 

created. Nature hikes are 

popular in May, and in June 

you can observe the solstice 

sunrise at “Woodhenge,” a 

reconstructed ancient calendar 

made of wooden posts. 

Missouri History Museum 

5700 Lindell Blvd; 314-361-7229; 

mohistory.org 

This museum has excellent 

permanent exhibits on 

St. Louis history, Charles 

Lindbergh and the 1904 

World’s Fair. Beginning this 

month, the special exhibition 

America I AM looks at African- 

American contributions, with 

artifacts from icons like Etta 

James, Muhammad Ali and 

Martin Luther King Jr. 

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Filomena’s Italian Kitchen 

9900 Manchester Rd; 314-961-9909; 

filomenasitaliankitchen.com 

Italian-born Filomena knows 

her farfalle from her fusilli. 

There are a few tables, but 

everything's served in to-go 

containers. Grab a classic—like 

lasagna or chicken penne 

alfredo—and dine alfresco at 

nearby Tilles Park. $ 

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McGurk’s 

1200 Russell Blvd; 314-776-8309; 

mcgurks.com 

St. Louis has scads of Irish 

pubs, but McGurk’s tops them 

all. Voted into the nation's top 

10 five years running, it’s a 

lovely, old-timey bar with live 

music seven nights a week. 

FUN FACT! 

Dr. Pepper debuted in the US at 

the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. 

BIRD'S EYE VIEW 

The best view 

of St. Louis' 

skyline is from 

the observation 

deck of the 

630-foot-tall 

Gateway Arch. 


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texas 

by melanie young 

GO SHOP 

Village Weavers 

At La Villita 

418 Villita #8; 210-222-0776; 

villageweavers.com 

The art of weaving wool, 

cotton, linen and mohair into 

stylish vests, tunics, shawls 

and other garments is on 

display here in a kaleidoscopic 

array of color combinations. 

Look for wearable art from all 

over the US, as well as vibrant 

textiles from Latin America. 

Nancy’s A 

Unique Boutique 

280 E Basse Rd, Ste 109; 

210-804-9999; 

Nancy ferrets out designers 

with originality and pizazz, 

such as Eva Varro and Joseph 

Ribkoff—the latter the official 

clothier for Miss America. 

Twirl out of here in one of 

the fabulous summer dresses 

with eye-catching prints and 

cool colors. 

GO SEE 

Culinaria Wine and Culinary 

Arts Festival 

Various locations in town and the 

Texas Hill Country; 210-822-9555; 

culinariasa.org 

Tune up your taste buds and 

palate for wine and food 

pairings that celebrate the 

confluence of Latin American 

and European cultures that 

shaped early San Antonio. 

Renowned chefs from San 

Antonio and beyond team up 

with winemakers from Texas 

and around the world for 

seminars, tastings and lots of 

meals. May 11-15. 

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GO EAT 

Fattboy Burgers & Dogs 

2345 Vance Jackson Rd; 210-377- 

3288; fattboyburgers.com 

The half-pound “Fattboy” 

burger delivers with every juicy 

bite, as do the perfectly crispy, 

freshly cut fries. All burger 

and dog toppings—grilled 

onions, bell peppers, 

mushrooms and more—are 

free, so go ahead and load 

up. $ 

Lüke 

125 E Houston St; 210-227-5853; 

lukesanantonio.com 

New Orleans chef 

extraordinaire John Besh has 

branched out with a hot new 

spot on the River Walk—his 

first foray outside Louisiana. 

The culinary traditions of 

Germany, France, New 

Orleans and Texas meet on 

a menu that includes wild 

boar chops, croque monsieur, 

jaegerschnitzel and fried 

oyster salad. $$$ 

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Retox Bar 

1031 Patricia Dr; 210-775-2886; 

retoxbar.net 

With a happy hour that lasts 

from 2pm to 8pm, generous 

drink specials, rousing 

dart tournaments and live 

music nearly every night, 

this watering hole keeps its 

patrons happy. Plus, Thursday 

is Ladies’ Night, with $3 

everything—“If it’s on the bar, 

it’s $3!” 

FUN FACT! 

On June 19, 1865, Union General 

Gordon Grainger rode into 

Texas to proclaim the end of 

slavery. Juneteenth celebrates 

this event on June 19 (or the 

nearest weekend) with picnics, 

pageants and other festive 

goings-on. 

GEORGE THOMAS

Please call our 

sales team at 

(888) 864-1732

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San Francisco 

california 

by josh krist 

GO SHOP 

Cookin' 

339 Divisadero St; 415-861-1854 

This antiques store specializes 

in kitchen goods, from oldfashioned 

cassoulet pots to 

the exact cookie patterns your 

mom used to use during the 

holidays. Not destined for the 

Food Network? You'll still 

love the vintage martini 

glasses and tacky yet oh-socool 

coasters. 

Omnivore Bookstore 

3885a Cesar Chavez St; 

415-282-4712; omnivorebooks.com 

After you've stocked up on 

kitchen utensils, come here 

for tomes on how to use 

them to create deliciousness. 

Featuring new and vintage 

books on food, it also hosts 

celeb chef book signings and 

seminars on topics like 

urban gardening. 

GO SEE 

Castro Theatre 

429 Castro St; 415-621-6120; 

castrotheatre.com 

Even from the outside, this 

historic theater in the heart of 

the Castro visually dazzles. A 

working Wurlitzer organ often 

plays before shows, and the 

lineup of classics and campy 

sing-alongs on the big screen 

means this place always 

promises a good time. 

The Embarcadero 

Starting at AT&T Park and 

ending at Fisherman's Wharf, 

the Embarcadero is more 

than a road; it's a walk-worthy 

destination of its own. Take in 

fresh air at parklets, browse 

a farmers market at the Ferry 

Building and visit one of the 

many bustling eateries along 

the way. 

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Greenburger 

518 Haight St; 415-829-2491; 

sfgreenburgers.com 

At this new addition to the 

Lower Haight neighborhood, 

a longtime SF chef and his 

wife are dishing up locally 

sourced, meaty American 

fare inspired by the chef's 

hometown of Buffalo, NY. 

Look for Buffalo chicken 

wings and hearty, made-toorder 

meatloaf. $$ 

Straw 

203 Octavia St; 415-431-3663; 

strawsf.com 

Belly up for some low-brow 

favorites—like cream of 

tomato soup with Goldfish 

crackers or a fried chickenn-waffle 

Monte Cristo—at 

the only carnival-themed 

restaurant in the city. Part of 

the menu changes with a nod 

to large international festivals; 

March had Brazilian dishes in 

honor of Carnival. $$ 

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Fat Angel 

1740 O'Farrell St; 

415-525-3013; fatangelsf.com 

With a half dozen wines on 

tap—wine actually comes from 

a pressurized barrel—and a 

nice snacks menu of meats, 

cheese and sliders, packing on 

a few more pounds has never 

felt so heavenly. 

FUN FACT! 

The Tenderloin neighborhood 

is thought to be named for the 

cut of meat that the area's 

beat cops could afford. 


San Juan 

puerto rico 

by joanne curcio quiñones 

GO SHOP 

E. Barquet Jeweler 

200 Fortaleza St; 787-723-1989; 

ebarquet.com 

Three generations after its 

first shop opened in Cuba, 

this family-owned jewelry 

emporium is a hot contender in 

the Old City’s race for the king 

of bling. Planning to tie the 

knot soon? The stylish bridal 

collections are a must-see. 

GO SEE 

Discovering Nature in Old 

San Juan Walking Tour 

At Casa Ramon Power Y Girault 

155 Tetuan St; 

787-722-5834; fideicomiso.org 

Every Friday and Saturday 

at 9am sharp, a guided tour 

traverses the cobblestone 

streets of the Old City, 

highlighting the ecological 

aspects of the centuries-old 

city and how they've influenced 

its development. 

Casa Bacardi 

Visitor Center 

Road 165, Cataño; 787-788-8400; 

casabacardi.com 

Even if you’re not a big rum 

drinker, you’ll likely be intrigued 

by a tour of the world’s leading 

rum producing plant, which 

reveals the ins and outs of the 

brand. If you are into rum, the 

best part will be the tour’s last 

stop—the sampling bar. 

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Kasalta 

1966 McLeary Ave; 787-727-7340; 

kasalta.com 

This place is a no-frills 

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bouq uquets 

Spanish-style cafeteria, bakery 

and deli; there are no servers, 

and seating is communal. It's 

still filled to the gills every 

morning with crowds craving 

the sinfully sweet cheese-filled 

pastries and the best café con 

leche in town. $ 

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Soleil Beach Club 

Road 187, Piñones; 787-253-1033; 

soleilbeachclub.com 

This rustic tropical-chic eatery 

and waterfront watering hole is 

a lively late-night hotspot. You 

may find salsa music, a steel 

band or karaoke depending 

on the night, but you’ll almost 

always find a crowd. 

FUN FACT! 

Due to the embargo, many 

films with scenes set in Cuba— 

like The Godfather II and Dirty 

Dancing: Havana Nights—were 

filmed in Puerto Rico. 

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HOME SWEET HOME 

More than 4,000 

artworks—many of them 

centuries-old—finally 

have a permanent home. 

After a 2.5-year, $30 

million facelift, during 

which hundreds of its 

works traveled the world 

to prestigious museums, 

this museum recently 

reopened its doors. 

Ponce Museum of Art 

2325 Las Americas Ave, 

Ponce; 787-848-0505; 

museoarteponce.org

Sarasota/ 

Bradenton 

florida 

George Gershwin Alone 

At Asolo Repertory Theatre 

5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota; 941- 

351-8000; asolorep.org 

Hershey Felder channels 

the electrifying energy of 

George Gershwin, America’s 

musical Picasso. This revue 

is a mesmerizing trip through 

Gershwin’s songbook and 

all-too-brief life. May 19 to 

June 5. 

by su byron by adem tepedelen 

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Gulf Drive Café & Tiki 

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Arts Ablaze Studio 

900 Gulf Dr N, Bradenton Beach; 

REI Flagship 

8111 Lakewood Main St, Ste 107, 

941-778-1919; gulfdrivetiki.com 

222 Yale Ave N; 206-223-1944; 

Lakewood Ranch; 941-306-5840; 

This family-friendly beachside 

rei.com/stores/seattle 

artsablazestudio.com 

café serves up fresh seafood, REI may have a fleet of stores 

Unleash your inner artist at 

steaks, burgers, sandwiches, across the US, but none 

this glass fusing and pottery 

pancakes, crêpes and omelets. compare to the grandiosity 

studio. Pick a piece, paint it 

The mango pie is delish and 

of the Seattle flagship, which 

and leave it to be fired. In less breakfast is served all day. $$ takes up the better part of a 

than a week, your masterpiece 

city block. Shop for everything 

will be ready. 

El Greco 

outdoors-related, or just try 

1592 Main St, Sarasota; 941-365- 

conquering the 60-plus-foot- 

Dream Weaver 

2234; elgrecocafe.com 

tall indoor climbing structure. 

364 St. Armands Cir, Sarasota; 

Dig into a platter of fried 

941-388-1974; 

calamari, dolmades and 

Vital Tea Leaf 

dreamweavercollection.com 

shrimp saganaki, while sipping 

1401 First Ave; 

Looking for something no 

retsina (Greek white wine) 

206-262-1628; vitaltleaf.com 

one else will wear to the 

and listening to the bouzouki 

This wine bar-style tea room 

party? You’ll find it at this 

player strum ancient Greek 

features more than 400 dif- 

shop, which sells clothing and tunes. The endless menu also ferent kinds of tea and offers 

accessories by top boutique 

features lamb every which way, complimentary tastings in its 

fashion designers, including 

gyros, pizzas, pastas, subs and friendly Pike Place Market 

Loraine Croft, Paul Sisti and 

burgers. $$ 

location. Sip exotically named 

Carter Smith. Each item is as 

brews like the rare Cloudy Mist 

individual as you are. 

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Iron Goddess and selections 

from China, Taiwan and Japan. 

GO SEE 

Village of the Arts 

Joyland 

5520 14th St W, Bradenton; 941- 

756-6060; joylandcountry.com 

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926 12th St W, Bradenton; 

Shine those rhinestones, 

Ray’s Boathouse 

941-747-8056; villageofthearts.com polish the cowboy boots and 

6049 Seaview Ave NW; 

This lively artists’ community 

get your country mojo working. 

206-789-3770; rays.com 

is a funky, colorful mix of 

This mother of all honky- 

With its commitment to 

galleries, studios, bookstores, tonk dance halls features 

using sustainable Northwest 

jewelry boutiques and 

a humongous dancefloor, 

seafood, this waterfront 

restaurants. Check out the 

concerts by acclaimed country institution has an ever- 

free art walks on the first 

artists and even line dance 

changing menu depending on 

Friday and Saturday of every 

lessons on selected nights. 

what’s fresh and available. 

month, when everything's open 

From mid-May to mid-June, 

from 6pm to 9:30pm. 

FUN FACT! 

don’t think of ordering anything 

other than the Alaskan Copper 

River salmon. $$$ 

The Sarasota Opera House 

was born as a movie palace in 

1926. Along with movies, the 

theater featured vaudeville 

and live musicians—including 

a memorable performance by 

Elvis Presley in 1956. 

Seattle 

washington 

Spinasse 

1531 14th Ave; 

206-251-7673; spinasse.com 

Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio 

is a fan, and Food & Wine 

Ringling.org 

941.359.5700 


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magazine called Spinasse’s 

Jason Stratton one of the 

best new chefs of 2010. This 

Capitol Hill eatery has a rustic 

feel, but the Piedmont-inspired 

Italian food—like the polpette 

di coniglio (rabbit meatballs)— 

is refined and beautiful. $$$ 

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The Triple Door 

216 Union St; 206-838-4333; 

thetripledoor.net 

Enjoy Asian cuisine from 

Wild Ginger’s kitchen while 

watching live music on the 

Mainstage or in the more 

intimate Musicquarium lounge. 

This swanky downtown venue 

hosts both national acts and 

local favorites. This month, see 

The Low Anthem (May 16) and 

Shawn Mullins (May 22). 

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Commemorating 

the release of their 

breakthrough album 

Nevermind, this Nirvana 

exhibit features more than 

200 artifacts—including 

this Univox Hi-Flyer Kurt 

Cobain smashed at a local 

college gig—from the 

band’s turbulent history. 

Nirvana: Taking Punk to 

the Masses 

At Experience Music Project 

325 Fifth Avenue N; 877-367- 

7361; empsfm.org 

In 1987, the Seattle Police 

Department was the first police 

force to put officers on bikes. 

IN EVERY SEASON, A REASON... 

Ca’ d’Zan Mable’s Rose Garden Circus Museum & Miniatures Historic Asolo Theater Museum of Art

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Tampa 

florida 

by susan barnes 

GO SHOP 

Old Tampa Book Company 

507 N Tampa St; 813-209-2151; 

oldtampabookcompany.com 

You'd be hard-pressed to find a 

square inch of this store that's 

not covered in books. There are 

40,000 of them altogether— 

used, rare and out-of-print. 

Make sure to browse the 

everyday $1 sidewalk sale. 

GO SEE 

Harry’s Big Adventure: 

My Bug World! 

At Museum of Science and Industry 

4801 E Fowler Ave; 813-987-6000; 

mosi.org 

This exhibit is sure to bug you 

out its with virtual habitats 

'SUP, GULF COAST! 

Stand up paddleboarding 

is a fast-growing sport, 

and this is one of its 

top races. While geared 

towards novice paddlers, 

this race also draws some 

of the world's best, including 

Candice Appleby and 

Slater Trout. Rent a board 

to participate, or grab a 

blanket to watch from the 

shore. May 21–22. 

Gulf Coast SUP 

Championship 

Madeira Beach; 727-902- 

4294; gcsupc.com 

and live insect activities. Come 

face-to-face with insects of 

all stripes (and leg counts), 

from gentle ladybugs to hairy 

tarantulas. Through May 31. 

The Dalí Museum 

One Dalí Blvd, St Petersburg; 727-823- 

3767; salvadordalimuseum.org 

The surrealism begins even 

before you walk through the 

door of this newly opened 

museum. It boasts the world’s 

most comprehensive collection 

of Dalí works, including 96 

oil paintings, more than 100 

watercolors and drawings, 

and 1,300 graphics, photos, 

sculptures and objets d’art. 

GO EAT 

Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill 

7 Rockaway St, Clearwater Beach; 

727-446-4844; frenchysonline.com 

Take a seat on the patio right 

on Clearwater Beach, sip 

a cold drink, order a fried 

grouper sandwich—one of the 

best around—and watch as the 

sun sets over the Gulf. Salads, 

burgers and grilled entrées 

round out the menu. $$ 

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Skipper’s Smokehouse 

910 Skipper Rd; 813-971-0666; 

skipperssmokehouse.com 

With its “cracker” style 

architecture, huge arching 

oak trees, picnic tables and 

covered tiki deck, this place 

embodies pure Old Florida. 

With live music every night— 

including acoustic, Zydeco and 

bluegrass—it's the perfect 

spot to dance the night away. 

FUN FACT! 

According to the Guinness 

World Records, St. Petersburg 

holds the record for the most 

consecutive days of sunshine, 

with 768. 

Westshore Tampa Airport 

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dulles/reagan 

by tony ware 

GO SHOP 

Dr. K Vintage 

1534 U St NW; 240-888-6284 

This boutique features a wide 

variety of rarified (mostly 

men's ) items, and the main 

narrative is classic Americana: 

well-maintained mid-century 

jeans, motorcycle jackets and 

boots, shrunk-to-perfection 

'70s T-shirts and vintage 

varsity sweaters. This store 

does retro chic right. 

Julia Farr 

5232 44th St NW; 

202-364-3277; juliafarrdc.com 

Run by a personal stylist (who 

will pull pieces if contacted 

in advance), this Friendship 

Heights women's boutique 

carries poetic, flirty and 

sophisticated styles selected 

for uniqueness as well as 

timelessness. It also offers 

custom designs, coordinates 

alterations and will even edit 

personal wardrobes. 

GO SEE 

National Museum of 

Crime and Punishment 

575 Seventh St NW; 202-393-1099; 

crimemuseum.org 

Crime may not pay, but this 

new Penn Quarter museum 

dedicated to it is certainly 

worth the price of admission. 

The $21 million museum 

creatively depicts America's 

most notorious wrongdoers 

and their punishments. 

Lincoln Park 

E Capitol SE and 11th St SE 

Located 1 mile due east of 

the US Capitol, this park was 

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originally intended to be a zeromile 

marker for measuring North 

America, but ended up home 

to two impressive statues: 

the Emancipation Memorial of 

Abraham Lincoln and Archer 

Alexander (one of the last men 

captured under the Fugitive 

Slave Act) and a memorial to 

African-American educator/ 

activist Mary McLeod Bethune. 

Pyramid Atlantic 

Art Center 

8230 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD; 

301-608-9101; 

pyramidatlanticartcenter.org 

A nonprofit dedicated to 

papermaking, printmaking and 

book arts, this center features 

a public gallery, paper mill, 

print shop, letterpress, bindery 

and—for the nonartistic 

among us—a very cool retail 

shop. Check the website for 

workshop schedules. 

The Old Stone House 

3051 M St NW; 

202-426-6851; nps.gov/olst 

While it's amazing what you 

can shop for along M Street, 

it's even more amazing that 

serenity is 100% free in the 

English-style gardens behind 

this locally quarried, Pre- 

Revolutionary stone house. 

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The Liberty Tavern 

3195 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA; 703- 

465-9360; thelibertytavern.com 

This hospitable spot offers 

modern American cuisine in 

rustic surroundings. Enjoy 

hearty dishes like wood ovenfired 

steak, pan-roasted Amish 

chicken and market-fresh local 

produce alongside classic 

cocktails and craft brews. $$ 

Oya Restaurant & Lounge 

777 Ninth Street NW; 

202-393-1400; oyadc.com 

Oya offers French-Asian 

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FREE Wireless Internet 

Fitness Center & Pool 

Located in the heart of the Westshore Business District 

Just one mile from Tampa International Airport 

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fusion in a setting so dramatic 

it threatens to command 

attention over the food. Like 

the striking décor, the micro, 

small and sushi plates are 

meant to be chic and sleek, but 

never stark. Dishes like oyster 

tempura taste as good as 

they look. $$$ 

Michel 

At The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner 

1700 Tysons Blvd; 703-744-3999; 

michelrichardva.com 

Cast in grey and burgundy, 

this third restaurant for 

French chef par excellence 

Michel Richard offers a 

contemporary bistro menu. 

Unfussy platings draw from 

and update culinary traditions 

of both French Continental 

and colonial cuisines. Try the 

shrimp porcupine with Israeli 

couscous, chorizo and saffron 

mussel sauce. $$$$ 

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Patty Boom Boom 

1359 U St NW; 202-629-1712; pattyboomboomdc.com 

If your perfect thing is food, 

MIX MASTER 

In Old Town Alexandria, Todd 

Thrasher runs an impeccable 

wine service at Restaurant 

Eve, pioneers craft tinctures 

at cocktail lounge PX and is 

soon launching the gastropub 

Virtue Feed & Grain. Here, he 

serves up his must-do DC list: 

1. Visit the Lincoln Memorial 

after dark. “Looking out on 

the city late at night was one 

of the first things my wife and 

I did when we started dating, 

and we still do it.” 2. Drink at 

The Round Robin Bar at the 

Willard InterContinental. 

“Visit when [bartender] Jim 

Hewes is there. It's a great 

drinks and island rhythms that 

all pack a kick, then you'll love 

the irie vibe of this bi-level 

café/dance hall. Downstairs 

select from a variety of spicy 

jerk beef, goat and chicken 

patties, and upstairs grab a 

rum punch and absorb the 

reggae and reggaeton played 

to a dark, sweaty dancefloor. 

District 2 Bar & Grille 

3238 Wisconsin Ave NW; 202-362- 

0362; district2bar.com 

Featuring two levels and more 

than a dozen screens, this 

Cathedral Heights bar is a 

casual, sports-friendly addition. 

With 12-plus drafts, upscale 

comfort food, and DirecTV 

for all the latest action from 

the ice, the diamond and the 

hardwood, this bar guarantees 

that you'll score a good time. 

FUN FACT! 

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The Library of Congress is the 

biggest library in the US. It 

contains 535 miles of bookshelves, 

and in the Reading 

Room alone there are 45,000 

reference books. 

place to see the variety of 

nationalities and social types 

that make DC interesting.” 

3. Eat at Jaleo. “It's a great 

representation of what pure 

Spanish food can offer, [and] 

Chef José Andrés is a DC 

culinary ambassador." 


West Palm 

Beach 

florida 

by jeff fleet 

GO SHOP 

The Olive Tap 

At CityPlace 

701 S Rosemary Ave; 561-651-1110 

theolivetap.com 

This one-of-a-kind shop 

features extra virgin and 

flavored olive oils and balsamic 

vinegars from all parts of the 

world. Stop in to browse the 

selections, and sample them 

with fresh bread. There's also 

a variety of herbs, spices 

and seasonings, kept fresh 

in a high-tech, temperaturecontrolled 

“Spice Locker.” 

GO SEE 

Rapids Water Park 

6566 N Military Tr; 561-842-8756; 

rapidswaterpark.com 

Bring the kids down to this 

way-cool waterpark as summer 

starts to heat up. The park 

features 29 water slides and 

a lazy river, as well as Big 

Thunder—the largest water 

ride in Florida. The park opens 

for weekends starting in early 

May, and stays open daily from 

May 21. 

Gumbo Limbo 

Nature Center 

1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton; 

561-338-1473; gumbolimbo.org 

This waterfront center houses, 

rescues and rehabilitates 

green sea turtles, as well as 

many other local sea creatures 

(sharks, urchins and fish 

included). Guided boardwalk 

tours give visitors a glimpse 

at native wildlife along the 

Intracoastal Waterway, 

Atlantic Ocean and hammock 

(wooded marshlands). 

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Jake’s Stone Crab 

514 Via De Palmas, Boca Raton; 561- 

347-1055; jakesstonecrab.com 

The ocean's bounty—from 

wild salmon to lobster and, of 

course, stone crab—is on full 

display at this seafood emporium. 

Try the seafood brochette 

(shrimp, scallops and fish-style 

paella) or the seafood pasta 

(shrimp, scallops, calamari and 

lobster over pasta). You will not 

leave here hungry. $$$ 

Café Boulud 

At Brazilian Court Resort 

301 Australian Ave, Palm Beach; 

561-655-6060; 

thebraziliancourt.com/cafe-boulud 

Celebrity chef Daniel Boulud 

has created a tantalizingly 

original menu at this exquisite 

French-American restaurant, 

incorporating local seafood 

and superb wines. A favorite 

dish among locals is the 

Daniels Duo of Beef, with short 

ribs and hanger steak. Be sure 

to save room for the freshmade 

desserts. $$$$ 

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Blue Martini 

At CityPlace 

550 S Rosemary Ave #244; 561-835- 

8601; bluemartinilounge.com 

This chic cocktail lounge is 

West Palm's capital of cool. 

Relax at the casual patio 

bar, or knock back martinis 

(we recommend the showy 

signature Blue, with Van Gogh 

Blue vodka, Cointreau, blue 

Curacao, sour mix, orange 

juice and a glow stick) at the 

swanky main bar. 

FUN FACT! 

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Lake Okeechobee is Florida's 

largest freshwater lake, 

and the second largest 

contained entirely within the 

continental US.

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White Plains 

new york 

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Auray Gourmet 

144 Larchmont Ave, Larchmont; 914- 

833-2274; auraygourmet.com 

Experience délicieux specialty 

Wichita 

kansas 

by kristin gorski 

foods and the best Nutella-andbanana 

crêpes this side of Paris 

by sarah mcintosh 

GO SEE 

at this worldly breakfast and 

lunch spot. Tip: Arrive early, 

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Downtown Music at Grace before the fresh baguettes 

Rylee & Reece Kids 

33 Church St; 

disappear, and wash 'em down Boutique and Party Place 

914-949-0384; dtmusic.org 

with strong cappuccino. $ 

2441 N Maize Rd, Suite 217; 316- 

These free concerts showcase 

260-1988; ryleeandreece.com 

international music. This 

month, see a trumpet/piano 

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This brand-new boutique has 

seasonal kids clothing and 

duet presenting Fanfare (May Ron Blacks 

accessories at reasonable 

4), classic airs of the Scottish 

181 Mamaroneck Ave; 914-358- 

prices. Find clothing for 

Highlands on bagpipe (May 

5811; ronblacks.com 

newborns to size 14. Also, 

11) and a jazz celebration 

Ever drink a beer margarita 

check out the party room, 

(May 18). Shows take place 

or enjoyed a “beer flight” of 

which is available for themed 

Wednesdays at noon. 

microbrew samples? Make 

events like the "Princess for a 

time for one or the other at this Day" party or the luxe "Ooh La 

Tarrytown Music Hall 

casual favorite, which proudly La" spa party. 

13 Main St, Tarrytown; 914-631- 

offers 40 brews, including nine 

3390; tarrytownmusichall.org 

This lovingly restored, 

outstanding locals, on draft. 

GO SEE 

beautiful music hall has been 

Westchester's premier live 

FUN FACT! 

The Marvelous 

Wonderettes 

entertainment venue since 

Westchester County Airport 

At Cabaret Old Town 

1885. This month, see Kris 

masquerades as bustling 

412 ½ E Douglas Ave; 316-265-4400; 

Kristofferson (May 7), Bruce 

international airports in movies 

cabaretoldtown.com 

Cockburn (May 15) and Dave The Thomas Crown Affair and Careful, you might find 

Attell (May 20). 

Meet the Parents. 

yourself singing along with 

the classic 1950s and '60s 

pop songs—"Lollipop," "Mr. 

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Sandman" and "Dream Lover" 

among them—in this catchy 

At Emma's Ale House, comfort 

musical about the aspirations 

food is served as it should 

of four girlfriends who are 

be—in a comfortable setting. 

called up to perform at their 

This relaxed neighborhood 

spot, named for the owner's 

high school prom. 

dog, features mouthwatering 

Great Plains Equestrian 

short ribs (its ultimate entrée) 

Training Foundation 

and an incredibly popular 

9420 S Broadway, Haysville; 

build-your-own burger bar. 

316-612-7656 

More than just tasty though, 

Does riding on horses 

Emma's food is something 

and hitting a ball around for 

you can feel good about: $1 

a day sound like your idea of 

from every order of signature 

fun? If so, book some time with 

mac'n'cheese with smoked 

a renowned polo instructor at 

bacon is donated to melanoma 

this foundation located just 

research, and the restaurant 

is the only Certifed Green 

Restaurant for miles. 

Emma's Ale House 

68 Gedney Way; 914-683-3662; 

emmasalehouse.com 

outside of Wichita. Bring 

your boots and sense of 

adventure, and they'll provide 

the rest. 


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d’sozo 

1812 S Seneca St; 

316-295-4498; dsozo.com 

Who needs meat? Wichita 

has welcomed this vegan 

restaurant and its tasty 

cuisine prepared with 

Caribbean and French flair. 

Besides sandwiches, crêpes, 

smoothies and an amazing 

salad bar, Chef Miguel Larcher 

prepares a single entrée du 

jour, which could be Thai curry 

stir-fry or polenta ratatouille. A 

bonus? Gluten-free eating is a 

cinch here. $$ 

Newport Grill 

1900 N Rock Rd; 316-636-9555 

Whether you like surf or 

turf, you'll be satisfied by 

this new Wichita favorite, 

where both delectable fresh 

seafood and prime cuts of 

juicy steak are available. The 

service is five star, and the 

ambience is modern with a 

classy flair. Save room for 

dessert: The in-house pastry 

chef’s creations shouldn’t be 

missed. $$$ 

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America’s Pub 

116 N Mead St; 316-267-1782 

Since 1995, this Old Town 

standard has dominated the 

party scene. Be ready to 

dance to light shows and 

thumping party music. 

Thursdays and Fridays boast 

live music, and Wednesdays 

and Saturdays are DJ nights. 

Friday’s drink special—$2.50 

wells—can't be beat. 

FUN FACT! 

White Castle, home of the 

famous square-shaped 

hamburgers, was founded in 

Wichita in 1921. The 

original price for a burger? 

Just 5 cents. 

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News 

New Nonstops 

Atlanta — Punta Cana, 

Dominican Republic 

Milwaukee — New Orleans 

Milwaukee — Sarasota/Bradenton 

Tampa — Key West 

May 26, 2011 

Atlanta — Bermuda 

Baltimore/Washington — 

San Francisco 

Branson — Houston 

All of us at AirTran Airways thank you for choosing 

us today. We look forward to seeing you again 

aboard another AirTran Airways flight. 


Branson — Chicago (Midway) 


Baltimore/Washington — Branson 

Milwaukee — Cancun 

New Destinations 

Bermuda 

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 

Go. There's nothing stopping you.® 

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• 132 • May 2011 

Making air travel better 

Business Class 

It’s the world’s most affordable 

Business Class. Stretch out in 

our two-by-two seats, which 

offer more seat, leg and elbow 

room. You’ll also enjoy priority 

boarding, which gets you on 

and off the plane fi rst, as well 

as complimentary cocktails. 

For details on Business Class, 

visit airtran.com or call 

1-800-AIR-TRAN. 

Free access to SkyMall.com 

ON THE PLANE 

Infl ight Wi-Fi 

Surfing is easy at 30,000 ft. With Gogo Inflight Internet on board, 

no matter where you’re going, you’re never more than a few clicks 

away from virtually everything. Work. Shop. Catch up on e-mails. It’s 

up to you. And logging on is easy. Just follow these simple steps: 

1. Turn on your Wi-Fi device (laptop or handheld). 

2. Look for the “gogoinflight” signal, then connect. 

3. Launch your web browser and sign up. 

4. Enjoy your newfound Wi-Fi-ness. 

Support 

On the ground, visit gogoinfl ight.com or call 

Gogo customer service at 1-877-350-0038. 

In the air, visit airborne.gogoinfl ight.com. 

©2010 Aircell, all rights reserved. Gogo is a registered trademark of Aircell LLC and its affi liates. 

Get your hands on the coolest gadgets, latest travel gear and so much more. Spend $125.00 or more 

and earn a free Gogo Pass valid on any single Internet session. Visit SkyMall.com/AirTranWiFi to shop 

and for complete details.

Net Escapes 

The only thing better than our low fares is never 

missing a single one. When you sign up for Net 

Escapes e-mails, we’ll send our special deals 

straight to your inbox. When we have sale fares, 

we send an e-mail announcement to our Net 

Escapes subscribers. We promise that your 

e-mail address won't be used for any purpose 

other than notifying you of these specials (see 

our privacy policy for more information). 

What are you waiting for? Sign up at 

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AirTran Vacations 

With easy-to-fi nd fl ights 

and hotel choices, AirTran 

Airways Vacations is a 

one-stop shop for planning your next vacation. 

It doesn’t just make planning a vacation easier, 

it’s a great way to save. 

To see all the opportunities available through 

AirTran Vacations, visit airtranvacations.com. 

EventSavers 

If you’re booking an event of 10 passengers or 

more traveling from multiple locations to one 

destination, you can find substantial savings on 

already low AirTran Airways fares with 

EventSavers. 

For more information, call toll-free at 

1-866-68-EVENT for the latest special offers 

on group travel, or just point and click your 

way to airtran.com/eventsavers. 

ON THE FLY 

AirTran U 

Groups 

HOME OF THE 

REALLY CHEAP 

STANDBY FLIGHT 

With AirTran U, a whole new world is opened up. 

Or at least 70 destinations. 

AirTran U lets anyone 18-22 fly standby for 

ultra-low fares. 

Plus, when you fly, you could earn a ½ A+ credit 

if you're enrolled in our frequent flier program, 

A+ Rewards. 

Visit AirTranU.com for details 

Flying with 10 or more from one location? 

Then try AirTran Groups. You can reserve a block 

of pre-assigned seats, change passenger names 

up to two business days in advance, and enjoy 

fl exible payment schedules on deposits and 

fi nal payments. 

To get more details, call toll free at 1-888-419-6109 

or visit airtran.com/groups. 

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Enroll today at aplusrewards.com. 


REWARDS 

A+ Rewards. Easier. Faster. 

More rewarding. 

EARNING METHOD A+ CREDIT VALUE 

One-way coach fl ight 1 

One-way Business Class fl ight 1.5 

REDEMPTION METHOD A+ CREDITS 

One-way Business Class upgrade 4 

One-way coach ticket 8 

One-way Business Class fl ight 16 

Receive credit for the fl ight you are currently on by signing up now at airtran.com. A+ Rewards seats are subject to availability and 

blackout dates. Taxes and fees are extra — the September 11th security fee of up to $2.50 per segment is not included. A segment 

is defi ned as one takeoff and one landing. Passengers traveling to/from Puerto Rico are subject to additional government taxes of up 

to $32.60. Fares to/from the Caribbean and Mexico do not include additional government taxes of up to $100. 

As an A+ Rewards member, renting your 

next car from Hertz can earn A+ credits* 

towards reward travel. 

- Earn a 1/2 A+ credit for every rental up to four days. 

- Earn one A+ credit for every rental of fi ve days 

or more. 

Simply provide your A+ Rewards number at either the 

time of reservation or drop-off of your Hertz rental car. 

Click the “cars” tab on airtran.com to book your 

rental, or call 1-800-AIR-TRAN and ask for a Hertz 

representative to receive special AirTran rates. 

*A+ Rewards credits will not be awarded on travel industry 

rates, wholesale tour packages, insurance/dealer replacement, 

or any other promotional rates or group travel. Frequent Flier 

Surcharge of $.75 per day, up to a maximum of $5.25 per 

rental, may apply. 

With the AirTran Airways A+ Visa, 

your purchasing power is taken 

to a whole new level. 

- Earn 16 A+ credits (redeemable for a round-trip 

reward fl ight or four Business Class upgrades) 

after your fi rst purchase. 

- Get two $50 Discount Certifi cates good for 

AirTran fl ights every year after the fi rst year that 

you pay the low annual fee. 

- Every purchase made goes towards earning A+ 

credits for even more reward fl ights and upgrades. 

This offer is only valid when you apply on board. 

Ask a Flight Attendant for an application today. 

Earn a ½ A+ Rewards credit with each stay at any InterContinental Hotels Group family of 

brands. Enroll in Priority Club® Rewards today by visiting www.priorityclub.com/airtran. 

You must designate AirTran Airways as your earning preference. 

As a Priority Club Rewards member, you can earn A+ Rewards credits by staying at any one 

of our premier hotel brands at more than 4,500 properties worldwide, including:

Corporate Travel 

Get more than a “thank you” the 

next time you travel on business. 

Let’s be honest, a “thank you” is nice, but perks are 

better. So here’s a bunch of them. By the time you’re 

done looking these over, it’ll be clear why the AirTran 

Airways A2B Corporate Travel Program is quite possibly 

the best in the business. 

- That fi rst bag fee? That won’t be happening. 

- Get priority seat assignments on all fare classes. 

On all fl ights. 

- Complimentary Business Class upgrades from 

Y and B classes.* Hello, free drinks. 

- Can’t commit? Change fees waived on all 

Y, B and M Class fares.** 

- Nonrefundable restrictions waived on all 

Y, B and M class fares.** 

- Name changes on all fare classes with no 

additional charge. 

- Same-day standby allowed on all fare classes. 

- Priority boarding on all fl ights. 

- A dedicated ticket check-in counter at select airports. 

It’s OK to feel a bit famous. 

- Enroll in A+ Rewards, fl y Business Class and earn 

1.5 fl ight credits (50% bonus) for every one-way fl ight. 

The perks never end. 

For more information or to sign up today visit 

a2bcorporate.com. 

*Confi rmed at time of purchase. **Provided reservation is changed or canceled at least one hour prior to departure. 

A2B CORPORATE TRAVEL 

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Arrivals 

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and Montego Bay 

Baggage Claim 

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North Terminal 

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Train to 

Rental Car Facility 

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Sky Cap 

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Designation 

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Portland 

Boston 

Rochester 

Minneapolis/St. Paul 

Buffalo/Niagara 

Grand 

Rapids 

Flint White Plains 

Detroit 

New York (LaGuardia) 

Allentown/Bethlehem 

Akron / 

Canton 

Harrisburg Philadelphia 

Pittsburgh 

Atlantic City 

Baltimore / Washington (BWI) 

Columbus 

Dayton 

Washington, D.C. (Reagan) 

Charleston 

Washington, D.C. (Dulles) 

Richmond 

Lexington 

Newport News / Williamsburg 

Milwaukee 

Chicago 

(Midway) 

Des Moines 

Moline/Quad Cities 

Omaha 

Bloomington/Normal 

Denver 

San Francisco 

Indianapolis 

St. Louis 

Kansas City 

ROUTES 

We serve 70 cities across the country. And everywhere we go, low fares follow. 

Wichita 

Las Vegas 

Raleigh / Durham 

Branson 

Charlotte 

Knoxville 

Bermuda 

Asheville 

Huntsville 

Memphis 

Los Angeles (LAX) 

Atlanta 

Phoenix 

Dallas / Ft. Worth 

Jacksonville 

Pensacola 

New Orleans 

Orlando 

Houston (Hobby) 

Tampa 

San Antonio 

West Palm Beach 

Ft. Myers 

Ft. Lauderdale 

Miami 

Sarasota / Bradenton 

MEXICO MEXICO 

Nassau 

Key West 

Cancun 

For schedules, go to airtran.com. 

Effective May 26, 2011 

San Juan 

Punta Cana 

Montego Bay 

Routes and cities subject to change without notice. 

Some nonstop routes indicated operate seasonally and/or less than daily. 

____ 

AirTran Airways nonstop flights 

____ 

Service provided by our partner SkyWest Airlines 

Aruba 

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BEVERAGES 

AirTran Airways is pleased to partner with The Coca-Cola Company, 

Fortnum & Mason, Royal Cup Coffee and Anheuser-Busch to provide 

the most beverage choices on all of our flights. All cans and bottles 

used on board are recycled. 

Complimentary Beverages 

squeezed XXX 

Premium Beverages 

All Beverages are complimentary in Business Class. In the main cabin, Premium Juice, Milk and Water $2. 

Icelandic 

Glacial Water 

Water – $2 

smartwater ® 

Bloody Mary 

Mix 

Royal Blend, Decaf, 

Earl Grey and 

Jasmine Green Tea 

Juice – $2 

Fuze Peach Mango 

Regular and 

Decaf Coffee 

Milk – $2 

Nesquik Chocolate and 

Regular Milk 

Alcoholic Beverages 

All beverages are complimentary in business class. In the main cabin, Beer $5; Liquor, Signature Cocktails and Wine $6. 

Cresta Blanca 

Cabernet 

Cresta Blanca 

Chardonnay 

Signature Cocktails – $6 

Florida Mango 

Fuze Refresh ® Peach Mango 

mixed with Bacardi Rum — takes 

you away to a tropical paradise 

Georgia Peach 

Fuze Refresh ® Peach Mango mixed 

with Finlandia Vodka — refreshingly 

delicious 

We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards only. Earn double points 

when you use your AirTran Airways A+ Visa Card to pay for drinks on board. 

PINK LEMONADE

Information for your safety and comfort 

Check-In 

AirTran Airways offers four (4) convenient 

check-in options: online, online from mobile 

web, at the ByePass kiosk in the terminals 

and at the ticket counter. We recommend 

you check in at least 90 minutes before your 

scheduled departure time. Your assistance 

will help us achieve an on-time departure. 

Carry-On Baggage 

Customers are limited to one (1) bag per 

person, plus one (1) additional personal item, 

such as a handbag, overcoat, or wrap; camera; 

reasonable amount of reading material; 

laptop computer; briefcase; infant bag; or 

child-restraint seat if the child occupies the 

seat. All carry-on baggage must fi t 

completely underneath the seat in front of you 

or in an overhead compartment. Food or drink 

brought on board must be either consumed 

prior to takeoff or stowed as carry-on 

baggage. At times, the number of items 

allowed on board may be subject to space 

availability and government limitations. No 

carry-on item may exceed overall dimensions 

(length + width + height) of 55" and must 

remain within 17" long x 12" wide x 8.5" high 

to fi t underneath the seat. Occasionally, a 

customer may purchase an additional seat to 

transport an article not suitable for 

acceptance as checked or carry-on baggage. 

Please contact your AirTran Airways Ticket 

Agent for more information. 

Disability Assistance 

AirTran Airways offers assistance to its 

customers with disabilities, including 

wheelchair assistance on the ground 

and in fl ight. 

Flight Deck Visits 

Visits to the fl ight deck are available while 

the aircraft is parked at the gate. Let your 

Flight Attendant know if you are interested 

in seeing it. 

Your Voice 

When it comes to your suggestions, we’re all 

ears and eyes. Reach us via e-mail by visiting 

airtran.com and following the “contact us” 

link near the bottom of the page. 

HELPFUL INFO 

For Your Safety 

Seatbelt 

Turbulence is the most likely threat to your 

safety aboard this fl ight. We do all we can 

to avoid turbulence; however, in the unlikely 

event of clear-air turbulence, AirTran Airways’ 

policy requires that unless you absolutely 

must leave your seat, your seatbelt should 

remain fastened about you at all times. 

Smoking 

The use of electronic cigarettes and chewing 

tobacco is prohibited onboard the aircraft. 

Smoking is not permitted anytime while 

aboard an AirTran Airways fl ight, including in 

the lavatories. Also, federal law prohibits, and 

a passenger can be fi ned up to $2,000 for 

tampering with, disabling, or destroying an 

aircraft lavatory smoke detector. Thank you 

for your compliance and helping to keep our 

planes smoke-free. 

Security 

Passengers should refrain from 

carrying packages or articles belonging 

to someone else, and your baggage should 

be in your sight at all times when not in the 

custody of AirTran Airways. 

Crew Interference 

Please be advised that interference 

with a Crew Member’s duties is a violation 

of federal law. An incident report may be 

fi led with the FAA regarding a passenger’s 

behavior. Under federal law, no person may 

assault, threaten, intimidate or interfere 

with a Crew Member in the performance 

of his/her duties aboard an aircraft. Crew 

interference may result in a fi ne of up to 

$10,000, imprisonment or both for violating 

federal law. 

Beverages 

Only alcoholic beverages provided by 

AirTran Airways, and served by our Flight 

Attendants, may be consumed aboard 

this flight. In accordance with federal law, 

we serve alcohol only to passengers who 

are 21 years of age or older, and cannot 

serve alcohol to anyone who appears to 

be intoxicated. All food and beverages 

furnished by AirTran Airways must be 

collected prior to takeoff and landing. 

According to the surgeon general, 

women should not drink alcoholic 

beverages during pregnancy because 

of the risk of birth defects. 

Electronic Devices 

We ask your cooperation in turning off and 

stowing all portable electronic devices when 

directed to do so by a Flight Attendant. We 

ask that you discontinue use of your cellular 

phone, pager and personal digital assistant 

(PDA) with transmitting devices once the 

forward cabin door is closed. All portable 

electronic devices must remain off during 

taxi, takeoff and landing. We must ask that 

you never use the following during fl ight: 

cellular phones, two-way pagers, radios 

(AM/FM, VHF or satellite), TV sets, remotecontrolled 

games or toys, cordless computer 

mice, GPS, and commercial television 

cameras. These devices emit signals that may 

interfere with the aircraft’s communication 

and navigation systems, triggering a warning 

and creating possible inconvenience for all 

passengers. Suitable devices such as laptop 

computers, audiotape and CD players, 

e-reader devices, mp3 players, smart phones, 

Bluetooth devices, tablet devices, handheld 

electronic games, shavers, cameras and 

calculators may be used when directed by a 

Crew Member. 

Hazardous Materials 

Many common items used every day in the 

home or workplace may seem harmless, 

but, when transported by air, can be very 

dangerous. In fl ight, variations in temperature 

and pressure can cause items to leak, 

generate toxic fumes or start a fi re. For this 

reason, hazardous materials are prohibited 

in luggage or from being carried on board, 

and federal law requires you to declare them. 

Violators may be subject to a civil penalty 

of up to $25,000 for each violation and, in 

appropriate cases, a criminal penalty of up 

to $500,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 

fi ve (5) years. Certain exceptions for personal 

care, medical needs, sporting equipment 

and items to support physically challenged 

passengers are acceptable. If you are unsure 

whether the item you wish to pack in your 

luggage or ship by air is hazardous, pick up 

a brochure located at the ticket counter, 

contact your airline representative or visit 

our website. 

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Engine Keychain Light 

New AirTran Engine keychain with bright fl ashlight. 

Battery included. (AT4344) – $2.25 

Cloud Umbrella 

AirTran 43” double cloud umbrella with wood handle and 

ferule. Folds down to 16” in length. Nylon sleeve included. 

(AT4261) $19.95 

2010 AirTran Shotglass 

Includes blue AirTran “a” with AirTran and 

Southwest planes on back * . (AT4010) $4.20 

*Warning: the materials used as colored decorations on the exterior of this 

product contains lead and/or cadmium, chemicals known to the state of 

California to cause birthdefects or other reproductive harm. 


AIRWEAR 

To purchase these and other great products, visit us online at airtran.com/store, or call our customer 

care center at 1-800-729-9050. 

Frosted Travel Mug 

Keep drinks hot while on the 

go. White frosted mug with 

blue screen-printed AirTran 

logo. (AT4648) $8.25 

Airport Play Set 

AirTran Airways airport play set in new livery design. Perfect 

for aspiring aviation professionals! Parts are both plastic and 

die cast metal. For ages 3 and up. (AT4302) – $10.50 

Red Go Clouds T-shirt 

Made with 100% cotton, AirTran’s preshrunk cloud T-shirt 

is taped shoulder-to-shoulder, has a seamless collar and 

double-needle stitching throughout. 

Available in sizes S-XL. (AT2640) - $6.70 

(back) 

Bucket Hat 

Available in both navy and khaki. AirTran’s 

100% Heavy brushed cotton unconstructed 

Australian bucket hat with drawstring. 

(AT3333) - $9.95

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15 UK Pop Hits 

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ROCK 

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56 Willie Nelson’s 

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59 New Country 

60 Rockin’ Country Rebels 

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39 ’80s Hair Bands 

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72 Show Tunes 

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170 Christian Talk 

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189 

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XM Previews on Ch. 1. Channels may be preempted by sports play-by-play or special event programming. ©2011 Sirius XM Radio Inc. “Sirius”, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. 

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rights reserved. 

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