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In Peoria Illinois, police officials have discovered the power of public shame. They park an especially ugly truck with 360 degree cameras in front of the houses of suspected drug dealers and other neighborhood trouble makers. People call the cops, and once they park the truck, people leave. Today’s WSJ […]

Johnny A, guitar wizard, rocks the stage with his three-piece power trio at Mountain Park, Holyoke.

Eric Suher’s claim is true….this new venue with seating on the hill, a gorgeous sweep of lawn, and all that you need for a great day of ourdoor music is the finest in New England. I spoke with him as he jumped down off a golf cart, welcoming friends and […]

Erik Gauger was interviewed for a GoNOMAD story. His lush, huge photos make his site, Notes from the Road, a fascinating read. Here is an excerpt of the story. What are some of the biggest challenges to travel writing? For me, the process of travel writing is dependent on a […]

Our advertising partnerships are doing well, we’ve become very good at matching up page content and revenue. I read with interest about a young man named Hunter Walker who decides to enroll at Columbia Journalism School, and was committing the biggest sin–talking about the cost. It’s gonna be $47K and […]

I’m charged up from a few days at sea off MV. It was really sweet tonic to just be out there, out in that harbor that I dreamed about as a boy for so many afternoons. It took until I was 50 to achieve such a seemingly simple goal. Denny […]

I’m lying in a bunk in the wheelhouse of the Isis, 42′ trawler yacht anchored off of Chappy on a balmy night. The lights atop several large sailboats look like Venus and laughter can be heard from a distant boat. Today we biked the length of Chappy and toured the […]

I’m a little bit nervous as I wait for my friend Jack to arrive. We head down the Pike to Quonset Point Rhode Island and at 1 pm, we set sail on the Vineyard Fast Ferry bound for the honky tonk town of Oak Bluffs Mass. Nervous? Well, maybe a […]