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- Tuesday Tunes: Surname band names of the rock era
- Ten planning lessons from astronomical research sites
- Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
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Tag Archives: dining
Regional and semi-national fast food burger chains
Most of us are familiar with the national fast food burger chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Five Guys, Sonic, and Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. But, there are many local, regional, and semi-national burger chains that dot the map and … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, Food, food systems, fun, geography, history, land use, product design, shopping, Statistics, third places, tourism, traffic
Tagged burger joints, burgers, dining, drive-ins, fast food, restaurants
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Food Truck Names Based on Musicians or Songs
While compiling the list of catchy and clever food truck names, the number of trucks with names that are (or appear to be) at least partially based on musicians and/or songs was noted. So here is a list of those … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, Food, food trucks, fun, geography, marketing, zoning
Tagged dining, eating, food trucks, fun
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Eliminate shopping bore by frequenting your city’s core
This holiday season is the first one in my life where I recall making most of our family purchases at downtown stores instead of at a shopping mall, big box retailer, lifestyle center, or other strip suburban commercial complex. One … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, civics, civility, commerce, consumerism, culture, downtown, economic development, Economy, entertainment, geography, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, land use, marketing, placemaking, planning, shopping, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, Trade, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, dining, downtown, entertainment, geography, land use, planning, retail, shopping, suburbs, urban planning
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Suburban food truck rodeo round-ups
While visiting San Antonio this past spring, several food trucks were lined up around portions of the main government square in the city’s central business district waiting for hungry diners to come bounding out of their office chutes at noon. … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, Biking, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Cuisine, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, Food, food systems, fun, infrastructure, land use, logistics, marketing, placemaking, planning, politics, Small business, third places, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged business, cities, cuisine, dining, entrepreneurship, food, food trucks, land use, planning, restaurants, rodeos, small business
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A luminous urban Pearl (street)
There really is no other street like in the United States. The Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, Colorado is an iconic place; and urban planner’s dream come true of walkable, urban shopping and entertainment packed into four glorious blocks … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, art, brewpubs, cities, civics, colleges, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, fun, geography, Geology, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, music, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged architecture, art, art deco, Boulder, business district, cities, dining, downtown, food, fun, land use, malls, Pearl Street, planning, shopping
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Waste not, want not
The old adage used for the post title needs to be applied more forcefully to the food service industry, particularly quick-serve (fast food) restaurants, coffee shops, and similar dining establishments. I cannot count the number of times I have been … Continue reading
Posted in civics, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, energy, environment, Food, food systems, health, humanity, infrastructure, logistics, nature, planning, pollution, product design, recycling, Small business, sustainability, technology, visual pollution
Tagged civics, dining, environment, fast food, food, food service, greem ecology, landfills, plastics, pollution, quick serve, recycling, restaurants, trash, waste
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A trek to Eagle Monk Brewpub
Last Friday afternoon, my middle son and I decided to partake the food and craft beers at a newish brewpub in Greater Lansing called Eagle Monk. It is located on the west side of town along Mt. Hope Highway and just … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, pictures, placemaking, product design, revitalization, spatial design, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged beer, brewpubs, cities, cuisine, dining, Eagle Monk, food, fun, land use, placemaking, planning, restaurants, Third places
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Something’s brewing out there
Below, are the five states with the most new brewery openings in 2012 as determined by the Brewers Association. I would have guessed we added more than this in Michigan last year, but still nice for us to be in the … Continue reading
Posted in commerce, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, placemaking, planning, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged beer, breweries, brewpubs, commerce, craft beer, cuisine, dining, placemaking
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El Cubano es magnifico!
About six months ago my girlfriend introduced me to a sandwich I had never tasted before – the Cuban (or (El Cubano). It was excellent and has easily become my favorite over the previous champion Tuna Manhattan and Tuna Bagels … Continue reading
Posted in coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, diversity, Food, fun, globalization, history, North America, product design, Small business, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged Caribbean, Cuba, cuisine, culture, dining, El Cubano, food, sandwiches
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Are brewpubs becoming too standardized?
In a word, yes. I have visited several dozen brewpubs in seven states and am beginning to tire of the same old, same old format of restored historic building, wood floors, big screen TVs, brick walls, lots of noise, standard … Continue reading →