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An African-American resort town in Michigan, circa 1970; a raucous family road trip from Kansas City, Mo., to New York state; a bittersweet return to Hyderabad, India; and a college student’s self-discovery in Australia: Four New York Times Travel contributors share their memories of trips that still impart a sense of wonder and hope. Lost in Time on the Shores of Lake Idlewild By Ron Stodghill At some point, even as I began racking up frequent-flier miles, I came to accept a simple truth: I’d find no sleep as peaceful as I found on Lake Idlewild. My slumbers in Michigan’s densely wooded, all-black resort started as a kid. Belly full of fried catfish, Jones Homemade Ice Cream and ZotZ penny candy from Lee-John’s Novelty and Soda Bar, I would curl up on a lounge chair by the lake and snooze for hours to the sound of waves gurgling along the shore, the purring of fishing boats motoring by, the crackling of the Detroit Tigers radio broadcast wafting … [Read more...] about Past Into Present: 4 Journeys That Changed Us

0 Restaurants & Bars Here's what's happening this month in the city of Angels. Shaena Engle , Patch Contributing Writer Posted Reply It’s Pride month as well as celebrations for Father’s Day and graduating seniors. Here’s a roundup of events for June in the City of Angels. Pride Celebrations Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills Offers Pride Brunch Buffet On Sunday, June 4, Esterel at Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills will be offering a special Pride Brunch Buffet from 1 to 3pm. The menu includes candy carnitas, fruit pops, chicken and waffles and more, $55 including a welcome mimosa. After brunch, the hotel’s AYA onsite day club will offer a live DJ and drinks. Their Rivera31 bar is also offering a special Pride cocktail, Hey Papi, with El Sativo Reposado Tajin, lemon, agave nectar and cucumber with $1 of each cocktail price donated to the LGBT LA Center. Randy’s Donuts Offers Specials for Pride On … [Read more...] about June Food and Lifestyle News for Los Angeles

Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images On August 8, 2022, Donald Trump was in possession of classified documents he had removed from the White House when FBI agents executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago . Team Trump insisted that his vast presidential powers made the entire scandal moot, though, claiming days after the search that he had a “standing order” during his presidency that the documents were “deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them” from the Oval Office. There is no evidence that this “standing order” actually existed, and Trump’s attorneys avoided saying anything about it in court. Within a few weeks, the former president offered an inventive new twist on the argument. In a September 2022 interview with Sean Hannity, Trump explained he may not have any physical proof of his automatic declassification process because “if you’re the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying ‘it’s declassified,’ even by thinking about it.” … [Read more...] about Tape Reveals Trump Doubted His Mental Declassification Powers

1 Kids & Family Sunset Park's newest playground has climbing blocks, a spinning ring and other elements crafted from post-consumer recycled materials. Lisa Marie Farver , Patch Staff Posted Reply GLEN ELLYN, IL — The state's first playground made from recycled materials recently made its debut at Sunset Park, according to the Glen Ellyn Park District. The playground features slides, swings, climbing blocks, a spinning wheel and other equipment that as made out of post-consumer recycled materials. "The park district strives to be a role model for the best sustainable practices in the community,” the park district's Superintendent of Planning and Natural Resources Nathan Troia said in a statement. "Replacing the nearly 30-year-old playground with this unique and environmentally friendly equipment and reducing our carbon footprint is one of the many steps the district is taking to achieve that goal." Other features in the … [Read more...] about Sunset Park Debuts State’s 1st Playground Made From Recycled Materials

close Video American boatbuilder Andrew Jackson Higgins is 'the man who won' World War II – here’s his victorious story Andrew Jackson Higgins built shallow-draft boats in New Orleans for Delta oilmen and trappers in the 1930s; his military-grade version fueled America’s unstoppable amphibious attacks across the globe in World War II, from Normandy to Iwo Jima. Andrew Jackson Higgins was born and raised 1,000 miles from the ocean, yet forever changed war fought from sea. He designed and manufactured the iconic World War II amphibious landing craft that delivered Allied troops onto hostile beachheads from North Africa to Normandy to Iwo Jima and countless battle zones in between. Higgins "is the man who won the war for us," Dwight D. Eisenhower said in a 1964 interview with historian Stephen Ambrose. It’s astonishing praise from the highest authority. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO EARNED THE MEDAL OF HONOR AND WAS MIA IN KOREA FOR 73 … [Read more...] about Meet the American who ‘won the war for us’: Andrew Jackson Higgins, World War II New Orleans boatbuilder