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Food Trucks
It may seem like food trucks are a recent phenomenon, but they’re not. They’ve just migrated from blue collar workplaces, like...
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Sunset Boulevard
The great actors always make it look so effortless. Maybe that’s why William Holden has never quite received the level of respect his...
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“Green Eggs and Ham”
Is Green Eggs and Ham the most popular Dr. Seuss book of all? A couple of lists I found both placed it at number two, but I’m giving...
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Cape Cod
What’s the first thing that crosses your mind when you think of Cape Cod? Maybe you dream of beaches, since the Cape has some 60 of...
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Whitney Houston
I had to let some time pass after Whitney’s ignominious death, to be able to remember all the good things and not the sad end of her...
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Barnes & Noble
Remember when Barnes & Noble was the enemy? It was considered the big box Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, crushing mom and pop bookstores in...
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Soul Train
The concept, of course, wasn’t original. American Bandstand set the standard, and Soul Train was one of many imitators. But it...
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Omaha Beach
We have a phrase that we throw away lightly: “Hell on earth.” We have to wait in an airplane on the tarmac for two...
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Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
Here’s your bold vision. Here’s your thinking out of the box. The CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama said to himself,...
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Memorial Day
It probably comes as no surprise that this significant and meaningful holiday started in the South the year following the end of the Civil...
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