ED1 did not have a “shanty-town” as other districts did, with many people living in plank structures, evidence of a shortage of what we call today “affordable housing.” As immigrants and working-class people flooded the city, landlords developed tenement housing, accommodating more people th...
Begur is a town nestled in the coastal region of Costa Brava, but we didn’t spend much time in the city. We were on a mission to go on an epic hike along the Mediterranian Coast. The trails were rugged, and the climbs were steep, but the views were out of this world. And, ...
2011 when a major earthquake and tsunami hit Japan’s east coast unleashing the horror and ongoing tragedy of Fukushima. As happens so often, Fukushima has since dropped off the radar of the American people because the political debate
TOBY What? GINGER I didn't say anything. CUT TO: INT. A DARK BAR - DAY BARTENDER You want another one of those? TOBY Yeah. HANK'S TAVERN NASHUA, NH THREE YEARS EARLIER Toby and a woman are sitting at the bar. Toby looks pretty drunk and is smoking a cigar. The bartender pours ...
Because of its long-standing religious ties through pilgrimage, which were often enhanced through pilgrims studying in the holy cities, Saudi Arabia is a prominent con-tender for influence. The close alliance between the Wahhabi movement and the Saudi state complicates the issue in so far as it...
A Free Soul. It was later taken over by theFox West Coast Theatrechain and became known as the Fox Theatre although theMann Theatrechain took over from Fox West Coast and in 2010, theRegency Theatrechain took over from Mann. Today, as is the case with all of Westwood Village’s ...
Westside Fog In the fog on the west side of Santa Cruz, California
Harper, town and Atlantic Ocean port, southeastern Liberia, West Africa. It is situated on Cape Palmas. The cape was settled (1833) by a group of North American freed slaves sponsored by the Maryland Colonization Society. In 1857 troubles with the local