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Watchin’ the Tide Roll Away

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28 Feb
2016

It can be said that the San Francisco Bay Area is defined by the waters that permeate it. Heck, it’s […]

Posted in CaliforniaTagged bay, california, model, San Francisco, Sausalito6,975 Comments

A Trial by Fire

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25 Feb
2016

Just a block east of Washington Square Park in New York City’s neighborhood of Greenwich Village, sits a ten-story building […]

Posted in New YorkTagged brown, building, fire, NYU, shirtwaist, triangle5,455 Comments

The House that Cy Built

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23 Feb
2016

For the self-identified members of Red Sox Nation, the century-old Fenway Park is indeed hallowed ground. Opening in 1912, the […]

Posted in MassachusettsTagged Avenue, Baseball, Boston, Cy, Fenway, Grounds, Huntington, Massachusetts, Northeastern, Red, Sox, University, Young9,325 Comments

Home Sweet Homer

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22 Feb
2016

For decades now, the idea of the dysfunctional family has been mined by TV networks far and wide as comedy […]

Posted in NevadaTagged contest, Henderson, Homer, Nevada, Simpson, Simpsons, television4,383 Comments

Philadelphia – It’s all about the Benjamins

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12 Feb
2015

I’ve always been a little tough on Philadelphia.  See, in addition to being a professional tourist (slacker), I’m also a […]

Posted in PennsylvaniaTagged Church, Franklin, Law, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly9,047 Comments

Remember the Desert of Maine!

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18 Aug
2014

Well, it’s not really a desert, but it sure does look like one.  This curious place near Freeport, Maine, isn’t a desert […]

Posted in MaineTagged agriculture, Desert, Farm, Freeport, Maine, wtf8,576 Comments

Greetings from The Stone Pony

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21 Jul
2014

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ – A little over an hour south of New York City sits the beach town of Asbury […]

Posted in New JerseyTagged Asbury Park, Bar, Bon Jovi, Jersey Shore, Springsteen, Stone Pony, Van Zandt8,617 Comments

Buffalo’s Darkest Day (Prior to Super Bowl XXV)

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14 Jul
2014

ERIE COUNTY, NY – Quick, name all of the United States Presidents who were assassinated while in office.  That’s right, […]

Posted in New YorkTagged Buffalo, New York, President, William McKinley7,363 Comments

The Place Where Dreams Come True

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16 May
2014

DUBUQUE COUNTY, IA – Ok, so that title may be a bit misleading.  The dreams have to be very specific, […]

Posted in IowaTagged Baseball, Costner, field dreams, Field of Dreams, Iowa3,308 Comments

The Only Presidential Tailor Shop Left in America

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05 May
2014

GREENE COUNTY, TN – It seems like anywhere you go in this country, you’re no more than a stone’s throw […]

Posted in TennesseeTagged Andrew Johnson, Greeneville, President, tailor shop, Tennessee3,114 Comments

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