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Red Arrow Diner 2009
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Photos from our trip up to the Red Arrow Diner in Milford, New Hampshire.
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Coney Island rising
02-07-2012
It's no Luna Park, but happily, more people continue to rediscover the charms of Coney Island. Out of towners flock to... Read more
A faster train to Rutland
02-07-2012
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Ride Trains: Flying on Amtrak's Cardinal
02-05-2012
Amtrak train takes in scenery between New York and Chicago Amtrak's Cardinal is not a big train — just one sleeping... Read more
Miss Albany closes -- Diner in danger
02-03-2012
UPDATE: The diner will actually close this weekend, February 12. You still have time to visit for one final meal.... Read more
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01-29-2012
Who says that the internet hasn't helped the local business? It's all in how you use it. In the Era of... Read more
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01-26-2012
As if small, independent and historic theaters have enough to worry about. Soon they won't even have any films to... Read more
Classic downtown theater preserved and repurposed
01-24-2012
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Pittsfield diner stays in the family
01-17-2012
Good to see this diner stalwart still going strong. 55 years later, Pittsfield diner is still all in the family By Dick... Read more
Libby's goes Greek
01-17-2012
Would it be too much to ask that the new owners simply preserve this rare Worcester diner and keep it... Read more
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01-13-2012
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My Nashville Pilgrimage - Intro
Let the record show that I, Randy Garbin, publisher of Roadside Magazine and RoadsideOnline.com, two of the finest documents of... Read more
The Jersey Shore Uncovered: A Revealing Season on …
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We had some discussion of late about the idea of creating the opposite of the Lou-Roc Award, given to an... Read more
Customer pays bill with loving video tribute
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Sundae Driving
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Staunton to Bristol, Virginia
Rough Draft Roadtrip - Day 2 The end of this leg couldn't have worked out better. Approaching city limits, I came... Read more
Cookies in the Mailbox
Rough Draft Roadtrip, Day 5 I left Nashville after almost another full day with John. From there, I expected only to... Read more
Spare Time in the Diamond Junction
UPDATE: We received the following response from the alley's owners: Thanks Randy! When we bought the building two years ago the... Read more
Atlantic City Gamble: A fine idea on paper
Every Father's Day, I like to take my daughter on a train ride. This year I had the bright idea... Read more
Tour of the Petrogiannis empire
Tour of the Petrogiannis Philly Diner Empire Last night, I took a writer for Philadelphia Magazine on a little tour of... Read more
Rick Sebak visits the Hot Metal Diner
Hot Metal Diner with Wendy & Her Waitresses from Rick Sebak on Vimeo.A quick visit to the Hot Metal Diner... Read more
The Highland breakfast
The Highland Park Diner is easy on the eyes, a tidy barrel-roofed gem on South Clinton Street in Rochester, New... Read more
In the Temple of Pie
Good pie nourishes not only the body but also the spirit. It requires generous measures of dedication, heaping cupfuls of... Read more
Liberté, Fraternité, Latté
Taking the Family Roadside into the Catskills for some R&R reveals a sad diner situation and a café for the... Read more
Drive I-95: No exit left behind
With the hey-day of the printed travel guide now fading distantly into our rear view mirrors, I consider a book... Read more
Come for the burger, leave for some ketchup
Roadside is second to no one in its reverence of the idiosyncratic. I've gone well out of my way to... Read more