16 Now Closed Turnpike Mall Stores The Turnpike Mall in Augusta has been around for over a half century. In that time, dozens of stores and businesses have come and gone. We've put together a list of some of the more notable ones. Do you remember any of these? This information was fo...
This year, the holiday pop-up series takes place on the first three weekends of December at two different locations running concurrently: The Invisible Dog Art Center in Boerum Hill and Empires Stores in Dumbo.Across the two Brooklyn holiday markets, you’ll find a rotating roster of over 80...
The traditional narrative behind Christmas revolves around the birth of Jesus. In fulfillment of the Messianic prophecies, as demarcated in the New Testament of theHoly Bible, Jesus was born in a town called Bethlehem. Joseph (The earthly father of Jesus) and Mary (the virgin mother) arrived i...
Gardens Aglow in Boothbay, Maine With more than 750,000 lights, Gardens Aglow in Boothbay, Maine, is New England's brightest and biggest holiday light display. The 14-acre Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are transformed into a mesmerizing, twinkling spectacle for the festive season. Tickets run...
Old Christmas Tree Shops stores in Avon and Pembroke, as well as locations in Augusta, Maine; St. Albans, Vermont and Warwick, Rhode Island have also turned into Ocean State Job Lots. What's happening to old Christmas Tree Shop stores? The last Christmas Tree Shops stores closed more than...
Frank Woolworth started selling glass ornaments in his stores in 1880. In 1910 the Sears catalogue started selling ornaments by mail order. According to The Guinness World Records, the tallest cut Christmas tree was a 67.36m (221 ft) Douglas fir setup at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle...
Today she gets to holiday shop for her grandchildren for a fraction of the price these toys would cost in stores. "It's a blessing to the community because things are so high, toys are so high now and it's hard for the parents to be able to get t...
After more than a year of construction, 43.5 miles was opened from Wiscasset to Albion on November 4, 1895. Unfortunately, promoters hit a snag after the Maine Central would not allow a crossing of its Belfast Branch. The W&Q would later go bankrupt in 1900 and be renamed as the Wiscas...
Joni Sweet is a freelance writer who covers travel, health, wellness, and anything else that piques her interest. When she's not traveling the globe in search of stories, she can be found sprucing up her home in the Hudson Valley, playing with her two cats, practicing yoga, cooking vegeta...
If you like books, bookstores, and booksellers, you’ll love this miscellany of seasonal hijinks that highlights different storytellers, styles, and subgenres. It’s also an ideal stocking stuffer for the bibliophile in your life. Keeping that in mind, you may just want...