WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A grassroots team set out at nine o’clock sharp on New Year’s Day, walking southbound on Main Street, with about 300 posters in hand: “Help us identify Buffalo Woman,” is written in red capital letters. “Who is Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe?” Darryl Contois and George Robinson led the initiative Sunday, taping posters to […]
In recent months, Toronto’s transit system has ramped up service, students have returned to in-person classes and daycares are up and running once again. Things almost seem like they did before COVID-19 changed the world. But despite the gradual return to normal, you might notice the city feels emptier. A November report from the Canadian Chamber of […]
Starting today, human-averse travelers in Phoenix can book a fully autonomous Waymo ride between the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and downtown. The Alphabet-owned company, which is also doubling its fully automated coverage area in the city, says the new route is the world’s only fully autonomous airport robotaxi service. Waymo has accelerated its public […]
A bride under the ceiling frescos at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel. Milellenial Biltmore Los Angeles is often seen as a new member of the world’s top ten metropolises, a post-war city built between the desert and the ocean. But Los Angeles has a history, and the elegant Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, opened in […]
Welcome to The Long View—where we peruse the news of the week and strip it to the essentials. Let’s work out what really matters. This week: Home working is ripping the heart out of cities, the DoD’s bizarre cloud strategy, and Apple adds a $10,000 app price option. 1. WTH? WFH Made This a Ghost […]
Two years ago, when the pandemic overwhelmed the world and sent everyone into lockdown, open-air markets and venues like the Ocala Downtown Market struggled to stay afloat. Independent vendors depend on the revenue they make at these events. When Dawn Bowman took over management of it, she knew she had a challenge ahead of her. […]
Louisville native Jerry Green fell in love with music when he was six years old, captivated by musicians like Elvis Presley and The Beatles. From that young age, he realized music wasn’t something he wanted to do with his life. It was something he had to do. Starting with garage practices as a kid, Green […]
Many people consider North Carolina’s aquariums to be the best in the US. However, one particular aquatic realm in the Sunshine State challenges that notion. Florida Aquarium is one of the state’s top attractions, providing an authentic educational, visual, and immersive experience swimming through the world’s oceans (not quite literally, but certainly visually — and […]
