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Things To Do In Downtown Nashville
Welcome to Nashville, the city of great country music that will get your feet to tapping. Even though Nashville is known for its fantastic country music, the downtown area is where all the action happens. In Nashville, you will find many aspiring country music...
Famous Places To Visit In Orlando
Whether you're a local or traveling worldwide, Orlando, Fla. has something to offer folks of all ages. With a rich history dating back to 1838, Orlando is filled with art, entertainment and a whole lot of fun. Located in central Florida, Orlando is the 6th largest...
How Uber and Lyft are making traffic worse.
A compilation of studies show our commute may be getting longer thanks to ride-hailing companies. The following is an excerpt from today's episode of the Snacks Daily podcast from Robinhood. It's time to conclude the impact of Lyft and Uber on society. It's been good...
San Antonio Fun Fact #2: Home to the largest Mexican market outside of Mexico.
El Mercado, located within San Antonio’s Market Square shopping district, is considered to be the largest Mexican market in the U.S. Market Square is a three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Texas. The "El...
San Antonio Fun Fact #1: Why it’s called San Antonio.
San Antonio is named after the Spanish Mission, named for the river, named for the Portuguese / Italian saint, who took his name from the chapel dedicated to an Egyptian monk. Confused? Ok, let me explain. If you’re familiar with Saint Anthony you may think that the...
Why NOW is the best time to plan a trip to Kansas City. Reason #3: Barbecue
Kansas City is one of America's great BBQ destinations, and you don't need to be a self-proclaimed “foodie” to understand why. This city is famous for its sweet tomato-and-molasses-based sauce, poured on everything from pulled pork sandwiches and beef and pork ribs to...
Paris Mayor Plans to Create a 15-Minute City
Proposal calls for every street in paris to be cycle-friendly by 2024. In a bid for re-election, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to create a 15-minute city where the residents can find everything they need within 15 minutes without a car. Called the “ville du quart...
Why NOW is the best time to plan a trip to Kansas City. Reason #2: The People
Kansas Citians are just plain nice, at a time when the world could use more of that. Ok, this should have been #1, but I just thought of it. If you are from a larger city (and have travel), you've probably noticed that "southern hospitality" and "midwestern values"...
Want to reduce traffic on your street? Try a wagon full of smart phones.
An artist wheeled 99 smartphones around in a wagon to create fake traffic jams on Google Maps. At a public May Day gathering in Berlin a few years ago, Simon Weckert noticed something unusual. His Google Maps app showed there was a massive traffic jam, even though...
Why NOW is the best time to plan a trip to Kansas City. Reason #1: Fountain Day
“Fountain Day” means SPRING. The “City of Fountains” is one of Kansas City's nicknames for good reason. There are 200 "officially registered" fountains in the Greater Kansas City area – but that excludes the many fountains at corporation...
Here’s How Rochester NY is Celebrating Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and this year's celebration is a special one for Rochester residents in particular. That's because February 2019 is also the bicentennial anniversary of famed abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass, who later made his home in the...