The vibrant terra cotta façade of the new Shinola Hotel rises up from Woodward Avenue in the center of downtown Detroit. It’s part of an ambitious redevelopment plan that is revitalizing once-grand buildings, in hopes of attracting new businesses and residents—and to show the world, once again, that the Motor City is back. Enter Shinola, the lifestyle brand launched in 2011 and known for its …
For New Yorkers googling “Livingston Manor,” the bar in downtown Brooklyn pops up first, before the hamlet in upstate New York. It’s likely due to proximity but also maybe the search engine algorithm doubts interest in a town whose population clocked in around 1,000 in the last US census. Why visit there? It’s the same question you could pose to the owners of The DeBruce, …
There’s a new-ish accommodation idea you can browse when planning your next trip abroad, especially a country you’re visiting for the first time. If you’re more interested in chatting with a local host and learning their favorite neighborhood haunts than picking up keys to a private Airbnb, Homestay.com currently covers about 150 countries on your wishlist. By simply requiring hosts to be present at home …
