The 83,000-square-foot facility will be the control center for the LAX Automated People Mover train system Construction workers piped in the first concrete for the foundation of the Automated People Mover Maintenance and Storage Facility. (Los Angeles) This month, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced another significant milestone in the construction of Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) with the … [Read more...]
Math Origami Exhibit, New York
New York’s First-Ever Math Origami Exhibition “Math Unfolded: An Exhibit of Mathematical Origami Art” Open at the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) Origami artwork by Robert J. Lang, Erik Demaine, Marty Demaine, Charlene Morrow, Adrienne Sack, Matt Shlian, WinWin, Ben Fritzson, Ben Parker, Chris Palmer, Jeannine Mosely, Kate Lukesheva, Alessandra Lamio, Jason Ku, Duks Koschitz, Satoshi Kamiya, Beth Johnson, Tom Hull, David Huffman, Faye … [Read more...]
Aspen Meadows Resort a Dolce Resort: The World’s Best Biscotti Are In Aspen, Colorado
I’m lucky enough to have lived in Tuscany for several years. During my time in the Chianti region, I consumed hundreds of biscotti made by professional bakers and family members alike. If you’re not familiar with these baked goods, you’re missing a delectable treat. In Italian, biscotti means twice-baked and they literally are twice-baked cookies. This biscuit originated in the Tuscan city of Prato but they are now popular all over Italy and far … [Read more...]
Making the most out of your Minneapolis layover
So you have a long layover at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport? You can do what most people do - take the train over to nearby Mall of America and join the packed masses jamming through the second largest mall in North America. Or you can get off a couple of stops sooner on that same train and find yourself all alone in nature, hiking among the beautiful marshes of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. I'll take option 2 anytime. Get … [Read more...]
8 Cultural Things to Do in Winnipeg
Are you into Culture, History and Art? Winnipeg is the ultimate destination for it all. Though the capital of Manitoba has only a population of 800,000 people, the ethnic and religious diversity makes Winnipeg an incredibly interesting and culturally and artistically enriching city to visit for a few days. Here are 7 cultural stuff to do in Winnipeg. CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Officially opened in 2014, Canadian Museum for Human … [Read more...]
CicLAvia – When LA Ditches the Car
Pity Angelinos, the unhappy residents of the City of Angels Automobiles. Few cities in the world are as car-centric as theirs. From the world’s first freeway (Pasadena Freeway) to the world’s busiest interchange (I-105 and I-110), Los Angeles was developed in the early decades of the 20th century as a marvel of modern transportation, the ultimate exemplar of mobility in a spectacular new era. Street cars, subways and light rails of east coast … [Read more...]
Air Italy’s New Nonstop Service between Los Angeles and Milan
(Los Angeles, CA) Air Italy has begun non stop service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Milan Malpensa (MXP) - Los Angeles is only the third North American destination city served nonstop by Air Italy (their first North American non stop flights were to New York JFK and Miami in 2016. And service begins to San Francisco on April 10, 2019. LAX is currently only one of 4 USA based airports to provide non stop service to Milan, … [Read more...]
Top 9 for 2019: What’s New in Minneapolis
Leisure travel and tourism news from the City by Nature Minneapolis – Not content to sit back and chill after one, big, football game, Minneapolis keeps building momentum and enticing more visitors with new hotels, restaurants and major sports news in 2019. In this Meet Minneapolis leisure travel round-up, here's more of what to look for in the coming year with our Top 9 for 2019. Minneapolis hosts the 2019 NCAA Men's Final Four: U.S. Bank … [Read more...]
A Teacher’s Story: My Gaijin Experience In Japan
I’ve always had a curiosity about life outside of the United States. Geography was my favorite subject as a child. I first heard of Japan in the fourth grade when my teacher would go on xenophobic rants about how the Japanese were determined to take over the world and eventually own America. Due to circumstances, I would have to wait until my mid-twenties before going abroad. One day, my life took a drastic turn. My first serious relationship … [Read more...]
Franconia Notch – an easy day trip from Boston
One of my favorite things to do when I used to live in Boston was to spend the weekend in one of the adjoining states. I'd load my car with my dog, grab a backpack and head out to either the Green Mountains in New Hampshire or the White Mountains in Vermont. Because the states in the US northeast are so small, getting there was all too easy. So when I visited Boston recently for a conference, I decided to extend my stay through the weekend and … [Read more...]
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