Jun 3rd, 2013 at 12:00PM: Nick Nunns, Flickr
Somewhere in Chicago there's a personal tiki bar on wheels. I'm not talking about the rental "cycle pubs" popular in cities and hipster burgs. This is a five-top cocktail table under a thatched roof, hitched to a bicycle. It passed me around midnight on the streets of Chicago's South Loop a few years ago. Everyone at the "bar" took a turn on the bike while the rest of the pack ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Saddle Up And Bike Under The Stars In These Cities This Summer
Jun 3rd, 2013 at 12:00PM: Nick Nunns, Flickr
Somewhere in Chicago there's a personal tiki bar on wheels. I'm not talking about the rental "cycle pubs" popular in cities and hipster burgs. This is a five-top cocktail table under a thatched roof, hitched to a bicycle. It passed me around midnight on the streets of Chicago's South Loop a few years ago. Everyone at the "bar" took a turn on the bike while the rest of the pack ...Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, A French Colonial Town In America's Heartland
Oct 9th, 2012 at 11:00AM: When we think of Colonial America, we generally think of the old parts of Boston, lovely New England port towns such as Marblehead, or Spanish colonial towns such as St. Augustine. America's heartland has some colonial traces too. The best preserved and most distinct is the French colonial town of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
Located about 60 miles south of St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve was one of the ...
In St. Louis, Finding Family Connections on The Hill
Aug 16th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Vitale's bakery in St. Louis makes 25,000 pizza "shells" a week, turning out the flash-baked crusts on a production line in a sturdy brick building on Marconi Avenue. Many go to local restaurants. But as I toured Vitale's recently, a guy snuck in the side door, his granddaughter in tow, picked up a sack of shells and ducked out. No big deal: He's a friend of the family. It all makes sense in ...Reenacting the Civil War's first important battle
May 30th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
The Civil War started early in Missouri. In 1854 fighting flared up over whether the neighboring Kansas Territory would become a slave state. Pro-slavery Missourians raided Kansas to kill and intimidate abolitionists, and Kansans raided Missouri, killing slave owners and liberating slaves.
When the first official shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861, Missouri was ...Here or there? A a price comparison of the best cities to visit this May
May 3rd, 2011 at 12:00PM: Planning a quick weekend away or a summer vacation? Wouldn't you like to know where you'll get the best value for your dollar? Sure, the exchange rate fluctuates, but we've tracked some of May's best cities via a Universal Currency Converter and a little help from our friends over at Frommers.
According to Frommers, your best bets for May include:
Saint-Pierre, Martinique, where the ...Skyscraper as theme park: Architect re-imagines thrill rides on a vertical scale
Jan 4th, 2011 at 8:30AM: Can you imagine a theme park in the middle of Manhattan? Finding the capital to acquire the land and raise the buildings on it to create the necessary open space would be nearly impossible.
But what if that theme park could be built vertically, as a theme park skyscraper?
That's the idea behind architect Ju-Hyun Kim's vertical theme park prototypes. Kim says in order to be eco-friendly and ...St. Louis Gateway Arch is rusting
Aug 23rd, 2010 at 3:30PM:
The landmark Gateway Arch, part of a National Park Service site on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, is corroding, and no one seems to know the extent of the damage.
That's the word from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which studied reports on the corrosion dating back to 1984.
The culprit seems to be moisture leaking into the Gateway Arch - a sophisticated engineering feat ...Photo of the Day (8.19.10)
Aug 19th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
"Clang, clang, clang went the trolley," sang Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis, giving the most charming mode of transportation its own theme song. Except this trolley isn't in St. Louis or even San Francisco, it's in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, part of the oldest operating tram system in South America. Whether you call it a tram, a trolley, a streetcar, or a cable car, this Flickr photo by ...Grant's Farm in St. Louis may become the next national park
Jul 13th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
The Busch family, of Anheuser-Busch fame, is considering transferring their 273-acre animal preserve, Grant's Farm, to the National Park Service.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the National Park Service has completed a reconnaisance study of the property, which is the initial step in considering a new park site.
The Busch family has owned the St. Louis farm, once the property of ...Top Fourth of July fireworks spots across the US
Jul 2nd, 2010 at 1:30PM:
Here are ten of the biggest and best (as well as some smaller and more regionally or otherwise distinctive) fireworks displays to anticipate this Fourth of July across the United States. And even if you can't be in ten places across a continent in a single day (you can't? weird!) these spots might just provide a good reference list for your next decade of Fourth of July vacation planning.
...St. Louis enjoys a craft beer revival
Jun 29th, 2010 at 11:00AM: There's something new brewing in St. Louis these days. Best-known as the home to beer titan Anheuser-Busch, this Midwestern town is enjoying a different type of beer resurgence these days, thanks to a growing number of small breweries that have set up shop around town. A recent news article chronicles the rise of Saint Louis' increasingly diverse craft beer scene.
Saint Louis has long had a ...20 great bike rides
May 7th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
For many travelers, the default mode of transport is a plane or a car, but they're certainly not the only options. Have you ever considered adding a bicycle ride to your next trip? Riding a bike has a number of advantages over other forms of transportation. You'll move slower, no doubt, but with that slowness comes an increased awareness of your surroundings, a chance to get some fresh air and ...Photo of the Day (1.10.2010)
Jan 10th, 2010 at 6:00PM: The Gateway Arch in Saint Louis is truly one of our nation's most underrated landmarks. This magnificent milestone towers like a futuristic giant over the Saint Louis skyline, providing an iconic point of reference anywhere you happen to be in this historic Midwestern city. Flickr user SenzEnina snapped today's great shot of this famous structure, framing it perfectly with the city's Old ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of October 29
Nov 3rd, 2006 at 11:18PM: The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived at last. An unforgettable week... The most amazing things in blogging history, right here, now... It's Gadling's Take Five!!! A little too dramatic? I agree. Let's just get to what you missed. 5. Star Locator: Here's a gear piece for all camp-loving individuals who like to stare off into starry nights, but have trouble finding popular ...Most Dangerous U.S. Cities
Oct 30th, 2006 at 11:12PM: Here's a news story I'd like to first dedicate to my father who seems to lose his wits any time I mention travel overseas. Sure the places I go aren't always high traffic areas or flooded by tourists, but that doesn't necessarily classify them as dangerous. What I'm really trying to say is you can be smiley and friendly anywhere you go, but just watch your back as well. And to my father who I'm ...One Hundred Very Angry U.S. Cities
Aug 22nd, 2006 at 7:35PM: Why this list of angry U.S. cities makes me laugh - I don't know? Could it be that Orlando, the very home of Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Mickey Mouse ranks number one for some bizarre reason? Maybe it's because my city (Tampa, FL) ranks 12 and the near by St. Petersburg, FL comes in second? So my first question is this - what's up with all the anger Florida? World Hum points readers to a fine ...Ted Drewes Frozen Custard a St. Louie Treat
Aug 6th, 2006 at 11:05PM: From the moment I exited my flight into the city I was caught off guard by the blistering afternoon heat. That's how I knew that ole' Mid-West heat wave they were talking about in the news was no joke, but I wasn't expecting it to be nearly this bad. I wanted ice cream. When I met my family down at baggage claim I immediately made my desire for a cool delicious sugary snack known and like a robot ...
