LONDON — Major art museums in London are using augmented reality as a way to share works with the public and to entice visitors back inside, even with coronavirus restrictions in flux. The National Gallery has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts and other […]
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N.J. town closes streets for high school’s outdoor prom
For Toms River High School South seniors, their prom was truly a night to remember. More than 270 students dressed in tuxes and dresses gathered in downtown Toms River Thursday night for their final formal event, with dinner tables set up outside town hall, a giant ferris wheel parked near […]
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Knox Street’s new RH furniture gallery and its CEO Gary Friedman have strong Dallas connections
The last time investors and retailers devoted millions of dollars to Knox Street, Gary Friedman was there. Friedman was head of Pottery Barn in 1995, and the chain’s expansion into Texas started on Knox Street that year. Crate & Barrel, the Apple Store and others came later. Friedman was back […]
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck spotted in ultra-rare footage on NYC streets ‘breaking the law’
TESLA has shared rare footage of its hulking Cybertruck patrolling the streets of New York City. The footage posted to Twitter on Saturday shows the electric pickup rolling past Radio City Music Hall with its headlights shining brightly. 3 A Tesla Cybertruck prototype patrolled the streets of New York City over […]
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Downtown ambassadors do more than clean the streets
Since the program began back in 2013, the duties of ambassadors have expanded, making them a one-stop-shop call for any of your downtown needs. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — So what does a downtown ambassador do? Providing on-street hospitality and beautification services for the downtown district is a very basic description […]
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Why Protesters in Belarus Continue to Take to the Streets by the Thousands
For almost three months, thousands of Belarusians from across the social spectrum have joined weekly protests demanding that President Alexander Lukashenko step down after 26 years in power, following an election in August that critics say was neither free nor fair. The rallies often attract more than 100,000 people, who […]
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New York opens traffic-clogged streets to people during pandemic, the city’s latest redesign in times of dramatic change
Harvest Kitchen restaurant, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, making use of New York City’s new policy of opening streets to walking, biking and dining. Ron Adar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On some normally congested New York City streets, cars are gone, replaced by diners tentatively returning to restaurants – though […]