Posts Tagged ‘ U.S. ’

Tucson: A Gallery in the Sun

September 15, 2009
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Tucson: A Gallery in the Sun

Art galleries abound in Tucson but one, a bit off the beaten path, embodies the native spirit of this city like no other. Celebrating its centennial this year, the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun is a must-see, not just for the art but for the place itself: a series of adobe structures built by...

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Atlanta: Celebrate Your Inner Scarlett

September 10, 2009
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Atlanta: Celebrate Your Inner Scarlett

Fiddle-de-dee! In Atlanta, Gone with the Wind fans can find plenty of ways to observe the 70th anniversary of the movie's release.

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New York City: Towing the High Line

August 4, 2009
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New York City: Towing the High Line

The High Line has been a tantalizing promise for so many years it hardly seems possible that a substantial portion is now actually open. Approaching from West 14 Street, its black iron appears a lot less rusty and its vegetation a lot less random. The formerly derelict elevated rail track looks inviting, but not...

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Roundup: Offbeat Museums

July 30, 2009
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Roundup: Offbeat Museums

Sometimes it's more fun to look at the dark underbelly of human nature. Here are a few museums in the Mid-Atlantic where you can explore medical oddities, espionage, drug paraphernalia and erotica.

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News: New Orleans Hotel Renovation

July 17, 2009
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News: New Orleans Hotel Renovation

Summertimes and New Orleans may not be the best of pairs, but this year the slumberous weather heralds the re-opening of the grande dame Roosevelt Hotel. Now a member of the Waldorf-Astoria Collection, the 504-room hotel shines from a $145 million historic renovation which, among other things, introduces a Guerlain spa. Through the summer,...

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News: Scottsdale Performing Arts Center Reopens

July 15, 2009
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News: Scottsdale Performing Arts Center Reopens

SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FINALIZES $16 MILLION RENOVATION After being closed for more than a year, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will open its newly renovated Virginia G. Piper Theater on Oct. 24. Kicking off the reopening will be ARTrageous , a special benefit performance featuring Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth....

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News: Wright Synagogue To Open Visitors Center

July 14, 2009
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News: Wright Synagogue To Open Visitors Center

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final projects and the only synagogue he ever designed, Beth Sholom will open a new visitors center this fall. Designed by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, the 1800-square-foot center will make this famous temple more accessible to the legions of architecture buffs who venture each year to Elkins Park,...

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Editor’s Corner

Robert DiGiacomo questions which "new" landmarks will be considered classics some day.

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