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- 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
- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: sports
Cricket grounds with the largest capacity in South Asia
Below are the largest active cricket grounds, listed by capacity, in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and the Maldives). A minimum seating capacity of 20,000 was required for inclusion in the list. It is actually … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Asia, cities, civics, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, India, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, recreation, spatial design, sports, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, cricket, cricket grounds, India, Nepal, Pakistan, sports, Sri Lanka, stadiums, The Maldives
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Opinion: Greed is destroying college football
With today’s (July 1, 2022) announcement of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024, another nail has been hammered into the coffin of college football. Effectively, only two or three conferences (SEC, Big Ten, and ACC) … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, branding, business, colleges, commerce, culture, economics, education, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, injustice, marketing, money, opinion, politics, social equity, sports, Television
Tagged college football, education, football, geography, greed, money, sports, television
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Largest partially enclosed rodeo arenas in the USA
This post, the third in this series, contains a list of the largest partially enclosed rodeo arenas in the USA. Partially enclosed generally means the facility is roofed but without side walls. This protects the participants and attendees from the … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Animals, architecture, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, entertainment, fun, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, sports, Statistics, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged arenas, horses, rodeo, sports
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Largest fully enclosed rodeo arenas in the USA
The list provided below identifies the largest fully enclosed rodeo arenas in the United States. Not included are outdoor rodeo arenas (posted 2/1/22), semi-enclosed rodeo arenas, and sports arenas primarily designed and built for basketball or hockey. A minimum 2,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, cities, culture, economic development, entertainment, fun, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, sports, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban planning, Women
Tagged arenas, cowboys, cowgirls, rodeo, rodeo arenas, sports
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A small Oregon town with a huge top-notch rodeo
Like me, you may have never heard of St. Paul, Oregon. It is small town of approximately 475 residents located north of the state capital of Salem in Marion County. But to rodeo fans and competitors worldwide, it is home … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, cities, civics, culture, economic development, entertainment, fun, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, sports, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged cities, fun, history, rodeo, rodeos, sports, travel, western
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The flailing Detroit Lions need to be renamed and rebranded!
When your NFL team is a perpetual disappointment, something drastic needs to be done to turn around that sorry trend. In the Detroit Lions case, not just coaching and personnel changes are in order. Given the Ford family doesn’t … Continue reading
States with the most curling clubs
The list at the end of this post identifies those states with the most established and operating curling clubs. Clubs that are forming, exist only on paper, or which are inactive are not included in these figures. As is evident … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, culture, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, recreation, sports, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged clubs, curling, entertainment, exercise, fitness, fun, geography, health, land use, organizations, recreation, sports, winter sports
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Land uses which are more often found “Up North”
As a regular visitor and now denizen of “Up North,” the following is my list of those land uses that tend to be found more often in northern locales of North America than in other parts of the country. This … Continue reading
“Sail on, sail on, sailor”
Here are a few photos from our four-hour sailing trip on the East Arm of Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan this past Tuesday afternoon. Sailing is easily one the most beautiful recreational/sporting activities on Earth and our trip aboard the 31′ Starlight … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, art, civility, culture, environment, fun, geography, nature, North America, peace, pictures, recreation, sailing, sports, tourism, transportation, Travel
Tagged boating, fun, Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, recreation, sailing, sports
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Getting a kick out of golf = Footgolf
Yesterday afternoon, my wife, middle son, and I tried our first attempt at the hot new sport of footgolf. Yes, you read that correctly, footgolf. Essentially, the marriage of soccer and golf, footgolf has become increasing popular in parts of … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, culture, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, history, land use, product design, recreation, sports, States, Statistics, tourism, walking
Tagged athletics, entertainment, FIFG, fitness, footgolf, fun, geography, golf, health, recreation, sports, Under the Radar
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