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The Resy Guide to Power Lunches in New York — Resy | Right This Way

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By Ellie Plass Verified, Lauren Vespoli Verified
| Resy
As the birthplace of the “power lunch” — a term first coined in 1979 by an Esquire editor to describe the midday dining scene at the Four Seasons — New York City has its fair share of expense account-friendly restaurants. And despite pre-pandemic chatter that Millennials had “killed” the power lunch, we like to think it’s simply evolved beyond white tablecloth dining rooms to chef-driven all-day cafés and timeless, classic spots.
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Three Perfect Days: Chicago

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By Lauren Vespoli Verified
| Hemispheres Verified
By August 30, 2024 There’s something about Chicago, the main hub and corporate headquarters of United Airlines, that makes it feel emblematic of the United States as a whole. Maybe it’s because the city’s 19th-century rise was defined by its prominence in building the nation’s railroads, packing its meat, and making its steel. Or maybe it’s because steady waves of immigrants have been shaping the area ever since a Haitian trapper established a trading post on the Chicago River in 1779.
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A Boston Harbor Lighthouse's "Magnificent Lens"

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By Lauren Vespoli Verified
| Preservation Magazine Verified
photo by: Dave Waller Last summer, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter carried some unusual cargo across Boston Harbor: two 1,100-pound pieces of cast iron that would form part of the pedestal for Graves Light’s new beacon. “That was probably the most nail-biting part,” says Dave Waller, one of the 119-year-old light station’s owners. Waller has spent nine years reuniting the lighthouse with a Fresnel lens—a type of lens that uses cast-glass prisms to focus and direct light, creating a strong beam.
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