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The corporate headquarters of upscale organic food supermarket Whole Foods Market, Inc are located at Bowie Street and West 6th Street in downtown Austin, Texas. Based at the site since 2005, Whole Foods expanded its Austin corporate campus in 2021 with the construction of a second office building across the street. In addition to housing the company’s global support offices, Read more...

The main rivers running through Fort Collins, Colorado, are the Cache la Poudre River and one of its tributaries, Spring Creek. Also called the Poudre River, its original French name of Cache à la Poudre translates as “cache of powder”. The name is said to date from 1836 when a group of passing French fur trappers were caught in a Read more...

Baylor University in Waco, Texas, operates a dry campus, prohibiting the possession, use, and distribution of alcohol, or being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage while on campus, including all extension campuses. Baylor’s restriction on alcohol policy also extends to prohibiting students and employees from being under the influence of alcohol at off-campus University-related activities. The university defines an Read more...

Hume Park in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, is named after Fred Hume, the city’s mayor between 1933 and 1942. As mayor of New Westminster, Fred Hume was instrumental in instigating the development of the green space alongside the Brunette River, then called Brunette Park, for recreational use. Hume later moved to West Vancouver and was elected mayor of the Read more...

Sweden’s national radio service, Swedish Radio (in Swedish: Sveriges Radio) or SR, is based at Radiohuset (translated as ‘Radio House’) on Oxenstiernsgatan in the Kvarteret Förrådsbacken area of Stockholm’s Östermalm district. Radiohuset serves as the headquarters of SR and houses editorial and administrative offices, along with studios and SR’s music archive, the Grammofonarkivet. Much of SR’s output on national radio Read more...

Santiago is the capital city of the Republic of Chile, the country’s largest city by population and a centre of cultural, political, and economic activity. Santiago was named the capital in 1818 after Chile declared its independence from the Spanish Empire. Despite its capital status, the legislative branch of the Chilean government, the National Congress of Chile, is based in Read more...

Three men died during construction of the initial Harbour Bridge structure in Auckland, New Zealand, between 1956 and 1959, all killed in falls from the bridge. A memorial plaque mounted on a pedestal beneath the bridge at Stokes Point on the North Shore names the men who lost their lives. Crossing Waitematā Harbour between Auckland’s Saint Marys Bay and Northcote Read more...

The iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada sign is located on South Las Vegas Boulevard at the south end of the strip near the airport, about a 12-minute walk beyond Mandalay Bay. The famous 1950s-style sign is a popular spot for a photo opportunity and there is dedicated parking nearby in the central median of South Las Vegas Boulevard, Read more...

The nearest hotels to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, New Hampshire, are Homewood Suites by Hilton Manchester/Airport and SpringHill Suites by Marriott Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, two hotels located opposite each other 1.6 miles from the terminal, around 5 minutes by car. Other hotels located within seven miles of Manchester Airport include: Super 8 by Wyndham Manchester Airport Holiday Inn Manchester Read more...

The University of British Columbia in Vancouver has the following varsity sports teams, which are known as the UBC Thunderbirds: Women's Sports Men's Sports Basketball Baseball Cross country Basketball Field hockey Cross country Golf Field hockey Hockey Football Rowing Golf Rugby Hockey Rugby Sevens Rowing Soccer Rugby Softball Soccer Swimming Swimming Track and field Track and field Volleyball Volleyball UBC Read more...

Stowe Rec Path starts at Lintilhac Park, behind Stowe Community Church on Main Street in Stowe Village, where there is public parking available. The 5.3-mile (or 8.5-kilometer) paved path follows a scenic route, crossing the West Branch of Little River at various points, and ends at the Brookdale covered bridge on Brook Road off Route 108 (Mountain Road), near the Read more...

Shaughnessy Golf Club is a private golf course in Vancouver, British Columbia, where membership is by member-invite only and initiation fees typically exceed Canadian $70,000 and membership dues are around Canadian $300 per month. The par-73 course on Vancouver’s West Side was originally designed by Arthur Vernon Macan, an Irish immigrant to Canada who designed many prominent golf courses in Read more...

The nearest hotel to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is the Hotel Galaxy, a 2-star motel-style property with pool, located 0.4 miles north of the stadium, around an 8-minute walk away. Other Las Vegas hotels located within half a mile of the Allegiant Stadium include: Delano Las Vegas Holiday Inn Express Las Vegas – South Staybridge Suites Las Vegas Luxor Read more...

Take Exit 1 off I-293 for the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester, New Hampshire. After exiting, turn on to South Willow Street (NH Route 28 South), and then keep in the left lanes, following the Mall signs. There are large parking lots at the mall, with accessible parking, and Electrify America fast chargers for EVs with CCS and CHAdeMO Read more...

IAH is the IATA code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, located around 23 miles (or 37 kilometers) north of downtown Houston. Opened in June 1969 as Houston Intercontinental Airport, it was renamed George Bush Intercontinental Airport in 1997 after George H W Bush, the 41st US President of the United States and a former US House representative Read more...

The Bear Hole swimming hole in Big Chico Creek is situated near Parking Area K in Upper Bidwell Park in Chico, California. It can be reached from the many park trails, including the Yahi Trail, and by car along the gravel section of Upper Park Road except on Sundays and Mondays, when the road gate at Horseshoe Lake is locked. Read more...

Throgs Neck in the Bronx, New York City, is named after English immigrant John Throckmorton, whose surname is also variously spelled as Throgmorton and Throggmorton. He settled on the peninsula for a period from 1642 when it was part of New Amsterdam and under the control of Dutch colonialists. Also known as Throggs Neck, road signage favors spelling with one Read more...

The Spotted Pig gastropub in Manhattan’s West Village closed permanently in January 2020 after employees accused owner Ken Friedman of sexual harassment. The popular Michelin-starred restaurant opened to much fanfare in 2004 when Friedman and investor Mario Batali launched the venture, with British chef April Bloomfield appointed to run the kitchen. It attracted a big following, including a well-heeled celebrity Read more...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation studios are located in the Southbank Centre at the corner of Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard in Melbourne’s Arts precinct. First opened in 1994, ABC brought all of its Melbourne-based TV and radio operations under one roof at the Southbank in 2017, having previously also had studios in Elsternwick and Ripponlea. The Southbank facility has multiple Read more...

Two- and three-axle single-unit trucks can go through the Holland Tunnel in both directions. Tractor-trailers and commercial vehicles with four or more axles are not allowed through the Holland Tunnel and should instead use the Lincoln Tunnel or George Washington Bridge. The Holland Tunnel has a height restriction of 12 feet 6 inches (or 3.8 meters) and a width limit of Read more...