Whenever I'm walking through Brooklyn Heights, there are certain buildings and dwelling of such reliable charm, beauty and interest t...

Finding good food in South Bend, Indiana, can be a challenge. There aren't many eateries that are thought of as local institutions. B...

Given the number of boarded-up and abandoned motels that line its edges, Highway 301, which runs through eastern Virginia and Maryland, m...

Glad I found time to visit the very homey Happy End Diner in Greenpoint in 2012, and took in its wonderful semi-circular counter and sto...

New Orleans is a town rich with historical food destinations, many of which served up food to match their fame. A great many lie within t...

When will it no longer be necessary to write posts about how Tin Pan Alley is endangered, I wonder? I first wrote about the uncertai...

The Linebacker Inn, a South Bend bar within throwing distance of the Notre Dame football stadium, wins "A Good Sign" kudos thre...

As undulating glass and metal towers rise on both sides of the western entrance of St. Mark's Place in the East Village, the four-sto...

Across from Cinema Village on E. 12th Street—a very nice block on the Middle Village—are a trio of old brick buildings. The one in the mi...

The Great Annual Pumpkin Impaling went on as scheduled at the Cobble Hill corner of Kane and Strong Place, with dozens of tiny Jack-'...