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Blue Belle lands in Shrewsbury

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Tom LaRoche sent this photo of the Blue Belle Diner being lowered into position at its new home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts as part of Dinky’s Restaurant. Trivia: the diner is reported to weigh in at 15 tons.

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Where the G stands for Goodbye to diners

04-​29-​2012

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Not to get overly cynical, but what took Mrs. G so long? The diner sat unused for nearly a quarter… Read more

Restoring the simple fun

04-​09-​2012

Restoring the simple fun

We’d like to think of this as a positive trend. With the end of “irrational exhuberance,” a return to simpler… Read more

Buffalo looks to Milwaukee for lessons on revival

04-​09-​2012

Buffalo looks to Milwaukee for lessons on revival

Milwaukee popped up on our radar more than ten years ago as a prime example of an ascending urban experience,… Read more

Fishtale Diner closes

03-​14-​2012

Fishtale Diner closes

It’s been a mean season for diners of late. Waterfront diner closes its doors By Dave Rogers You can see from this picture… Read more

Highways and the degradation of our cities

03-​09-​2012

Highways and the degradation of our cities

In this video, John Norquist from the Congress of New Urbanism explains what the urban interstates have done to our… Read more

Commuting via Amtrak in Oregon

03-​08-​2012

Commuting via Amtrak in Oregon

The Portland Oregonian filed this video showing some of the advantages of commuting via Amtrak. Wifi, local beers, space to… Read more

Portsmouth, New Hampsire wants in on passenger rail

03-​06-​2012

Portsmouth, New Hampsire wants in on passenger rail

This kind of development represents a much more palatable and doable alternative to all the “high-​speed” rail hysteria that has… Read more

Cincy’s beer heritage makes a comeback

02-​29-​2012

Cincy's beer heritage makes a comeback

The craft-​brew movement establishes a beach head along the Cincinnati riverfront! New brew pub promotes Cincinnati’s riverfront, beer history By David Holthaus THERead more

Ride Trains: Fall River rides rail for dinner

02-​27-​2012

Baby steps on the way to restoring inter-​city passenger service in New England starts with a good meal. Passenger train will… Read more

Historic movie houses face a new threat

02-​24-​2012

Digital distribution represents the biggest threat to the traditional movie house since television. Digital film switch daunts historic movie houses BUFFALO, N.Y.… Read more

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