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May 30, 2026 Grinnell, Iowa / Special Places / The Art of Food

Alumni Weekend in the Jewel of the Prairie

When landing in Grinnell, Iowa, we couldn’t have known it would be the perfect overnight respite. We chose it as

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February 14, 2026 Architecture / New Orleans, Louisiana / Special Places / The Art of Food

Finding It

I really wasn’t sure the Uber driver would get there. “I’ve been driving 12 years and I’ve never been to

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February 14, 2026 New Orleans, Louisiana / Snippets & Vignettes / Special Places

The Enduring Appeal of Quality and Craft

When you encounter a truly lasting design it stays with you. The Movado watch face. The London Double-Decker Bus. Your

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January 16, 2026 Architecture / San Antonio, Texas / Special Places / The Art of Food

A City that Knows Who It Is

San AntonioSome places seem uncertain, a little disjointed, slapping the new alongside the old with careless disregard. Others seamlessly flow,

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January 13, 2026 Architecture / New Orleans, Louisiana / Special Places / The Art of Food

Tacos in the Crescent City

Algiers taco loveFollowing a tip from a local and the well-crafted advice of SECRET NEW ORLEANS – AN UNUSUAL GUIDE,

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October 15, 2023 Barre, Vermont / Special Places

Walls of Granite

The granite capital of the world

October 12, 2023 Aviating / Pecos, Texas / Snippets & Vignettes

The Crew Car

Ode to the Crew Car

October 12, 2023 Savannah, Georgia / Snippets & Vignettes / Special Places

Working toward a dream in Georgia

the entrepreneur is alive!

October 8, 2023 Meridian, Mississippi / Special Places

A Fuel Stop like no Other

First impressions count.

April 21, 2023 Aviating / Los Angeles, California / Snippets & Vignettes

Hollywood STAR!

Local boy makes good

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Themes:

  • Architecture
  • Aviating
  • Snippets & Vignettes
  • Special Places
    • Apple Valley, California
    • Asheville, North Carolina
    • Barre, Vermont
    • Bolinas, California
    • Brooklyn, New York
    • Caldwell, New Jersey
    • Columbus, Georgia
    • El Paso, Texas
    • Grinnell, Iowa
    • Ground Zero, NYC, New York
    • Hereford, Texas
    • Los Angeles, California
    • Manhattan, New York
    • Memphis, Tennessee
    • Meridian, Mississippi
    • Modesto, California
    • New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Paducah, Kentucky
    • Pecos, Texas
    • San Antonio, Texas
    • Savannah, Georgia
    • Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    • Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
    • Tucson, Arizona
    • White Sands National Park, New Mexico
    • Winslow, Arizona
  • The Art of Food
  • The Love for Music

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