MONTREAL – At their best, creative works do more than captivate us through the power of their originality, they also inspire us to take our own journey of imagination. Such is the case with Hironobu Sakaguchi’s “Final Fantasy” series, which has been hailed as “the gateway to the enchanting world of role playing games.” Today, […]
SAGUENAY, QUEBEC – Every day when health care professionals enter Chicoutimi Hospital, they get ready to face the grim realities involved in caring for patients afflicted with COVID-19. Now, they are also greeted with a rainbow of colors intended as an expression of gratitude from the Fondation de ma Vie (Foundation of my Life) and […]
LOUGHBOROUGH, UK – “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living,” said Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, the author of enchanting children’s books that have sold over 600 million copies in 20 different languages. The delightfully playful author would likely have been tickled pink to see how gleefully this “necessary ingredient” […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – In every city there is a building that seems to occupy a special place in the hearts of local residents. For many in Tuscaloosa, that honor belongs to the three-story brick and limestone structure on the corner of Sixth Street and Greensboro Avenue that houses the Bama Theatre. A Depression-era public works […]
MANCHESTER, TN – With headliners like Eminem, The Killers, Muse, Sheryl Crow, Paramore and Kaskade, the 17th annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival offered plenty of great music to enjoy. But North America’s largest outdoor festival, which in the past has beguiled fans with sights like “Infinity Mirrors” and its famous arched entrance, has always […]
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao – For Jim Lo-A-Njoe, the inspiration for putting together the Furia Latina lighting rig began with the first word in the November 4 concert’s name – “Furia!” Looking to reflect the fury of reggaetón music’s powerful and unsettling emotions in light, he wanted to create looks that would blow through the stage with […]
ELGIN, IL – Every Father’s Day, thousands of dads in the Chicago area are setting aside their backyard grills and heading out to the city’s western most exurb to sink their teeth into a mind boggling variety of real barbequed delights at the Elgin Ribfest. A true hog heaven for rib lovers, the two day […]
AIKEN, SC – It’s 2,762 miles from Portland, Oregon to the gently rolling hills of western South Carolina’s Piedmont region. This distance was no obstacle for a few hardy fans of the popular band Fruition. They made the long journey from the Pacific Northwest to watch their local favorites perform at the Aiken Bluegrass Festival […]
LUBBOCK, TX – Country music revolves around storytelling, so it isn’t surprising that many of the genre’s stars have unique backstories behind the starts of their careers. Take Cody Johnson. At 18, the future singer was a corrections officer at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, when he left the prison at the urging of […]
MIAMI, FL – The new 28-story Oceana Bal Harbor condominium has elevated the art of luxury to a new level, quite literally. This is readily apparent as soon as one steps inside the gleaming understated, but elegant, structure, which is located at the northern edge of Miami Beach Island. Inside its two grand lobbies, with […]
NEW YORK – A new and unproven program that opens against the season debut of the NFL’s Sunday Night Football, the US Open Men’s Finals and the return of Fear of the Walking Dead might not be expected to draw a large audience, but Univision’s La Banda defied expectations by pulling in 2.6 million viewers […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Beach Park in Florida’s famous spring break city is 893 miles from Ryman Auditorium, birthplace of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. But for three days this April, the eyes of the country music world were on Fort Lauderdale, as the Tortuga Music Festival welcomed stars like Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, […]