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Finding Street Art in NYC

". . . walking through Williamsburg several years ago, I was stopped in my tracks by the haunting face of a young girl peering out at me from within a doorframe. Pasted on a door was a beautifully detailed woodcut print I would later learn had been...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 12:15 PM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Top, New York, Street Art, john rambow, katherine lorimer

Drinking Outdoors in Williamsburg

Come summer in NYC, few things compare to being able to drinking outdoors (that is, unless you're lucky enough to have summer Fridays, but that's another story). Be it in a backyard or on a rooftop, pairing a cocktail with a cool summer breeze...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 9:41 AM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Top, New York, Alisa Gould-Simon, brooklyn, williamsburg

Latest & Greatest

Fred Segal Green , Los Angeles. (photo: L.A. Times ) Atlanta • Straits : Bay Area chef Chris Yeo teams up with Ludacris to open an East Coast branch of his sophisticated Asian fusion restaurant. Boston • Orinoco : South End Venezuelan restaurant opens...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 7:00 AM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Miami, Debbie Lee, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Dallas, San Francisco, openings, Atlanta, Chicago, London, washington d.c.

Latest & Greatest [Openings]

Omido , New York. Boston • Sophia's Cafe : South Boston gets a cozy café featuring an organic-when-possible menu served on recycled, renewable dishware. Dallas • The Chef's Room : This 20 seat room at the five star Mansion on Turtle Creek serves...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2007 6:00 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, Top, Miami, New, Debbie Lee, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Dallas, Macau, San Francisco, openings

Manhattan Attacks [New York]

Riffing on the notion that we all have outsize ideas of how large Manhattan actually is because of the population density, constant activity, etc., Jason Kottke inserts the island of Manhattan next to various other cities for comparison. It's pretty...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2006 5:50 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Gawker, Maps, Google Maps, Chicago

Top 11 Erotic Destinations [Sex]

Now, we hate when we drop the ball like this. AOL Cityguide broke free of their G-rated, original content-free stupor to write a comprehensive and refreshingly smutty guide to America's Top 11 Erotic Escapes . Erotic pedicures in Las Vegas? Swingers...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2006 7:40 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, Sex, Top, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Neal Ungerleider, Gay Travel, Nsfw, Las Vegas

Sherman Picks: $124 NYC to Memphis, Dublin with Hotel at $592, $596 NYC to Honolulu [Flights]

Air to Top US Cities: $44+ OW through Fall : Until the end of today, April 4, o/w flights from Chicago to Minneapolis are at $44, Dallas/Fort Worth to Las Vegas $129 and Memphis to New York $124. Prices valid through October 4. Springtime in Europe: 3...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2006 10:10 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, New York, Neal Ungerleider, Deals, Paris, London, Shermans Travel, Flights, Honolulu, Dublin, Memphis

Roundup Roundup #16 [Roundups]

The Roundup Roundup collects recent "roundup" articles or general material about cities and city travel worldwide. Bangalore City Guide: Bangalore [Wallpaper*] Buenos Aires It's time for a tango or two in Argentina [LAT] Dublin Browsing...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2006 3:10 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, Photos, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Guides, Gay Travel, London, Dublin, Events, Turin, New Orleans, Buenos Aires, St. Petersburg, Roundups, Bangalore, Taipei

Airfare Watchdog Picks: $288 to Honolulu, $398 to Osaka [Airfare Watchdog]

$288 Round Trip to Honolulu: It's hard to believe this isn't an error, but it books true, man. For Delta departures from Memphis, Detroit, or Minneapolis, the fare to Honolulu is only $288 round trip. Travel's good through December 8. Taxes...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2006 4:10 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Deals, Detroit, Flights, Honolulu, Memphis, Airfare Watchdog, Osaka, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines

Travelzoo Picks: $399 3-Night London Air+Hotel, $79 Round Trip Dallas to Vegas, $139 Round Trip NYC to Atlanta [Travelzoo]

$399 3-Night London Air+Hotel: I almost don't want to recommend this package, since the hotel involved -- the Royal National , off Russell Square -- is pretty crappy, even for an econo-deal. That's one of the Royal's hospital-chic rooms at...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2005 2:10 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, New York, Dallas, Atlanta, Hotels, St. Louis, Deals, Las Vegas, London, Flights, British Airways, Travelzoo, Denver

Beer & WiFi [Minneapolis]

The few times I've had to work out of a coffee shop, I ended the day with a misfiring aorta and a quivering GI tract from too much caffeine and too many jumbo cookies. Fortunately, the growing trend of WiFi-equipped bars promises to calm us down with...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2005 7:10 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, New York, Food, Nightlife, WiFi, Gear

Roundup Roundup #4 [Roundups]

The Roundup Roundup collects recent "roundup" articles or general material about cities and city travel worldwide. Berlin Go West, Young Clubgoers [NYT] Bilbao The regeneration game [Telegraph] Dallas Going To: Dallas [NYT] Deals 51 Ways to...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2005 5:35 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Food, Hotels, Cincinnati, Deals, Detroit, Seattle, Paris, Roundups, Denver, Sightseeing, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Shop, Houston, Salt Lake City, Metropolis, Lisbon, Delhi, Jaipur, Berlin, Bilbao

Airfare Watchdog Picks: $282 Round Trip to Honolulu, $169 Round Trip NYC to Miami [Flights]

Ending today's deals roundup, Airfare Watchdog has a couple unadvertised juicy 'uns brought on by behind-the-scenes fare wars. Both represent pretty huge savings. First is an alien time-space warp trimming hundreds off round-trip airfares on United...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2005 11:00 AM by Gridskipper: Minneapolis

Filed under: MINNEAPOLIS, Miami, New York, Chicago, Deals, Detroit, Flights, Honolulu, Denver

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