When they were young, the jewelry and accessories designer Rolly Robínson moved with their family to the tree-dense outskirts of Sevierville, Tenn., a small city with a bronze statue of Dolly Parton at its center. There, they spent their summers outside, playing make-believe in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. “Living semi-off the grid…
The nervous energy was palpable as hundreds of bike riders, shrink-wrapped in colorful Lycra outfits, waited for the start of the 50-mile Half-Century ride from the Santa Fe Railyard, a center for art galleries, restaurants and a weekly farmers’ market in Santa Fe, N.M. Then, at last, we were winding through town as eight police…
Jun 21, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale (51) pitches in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves pushed back the start of All-Star left-hander Chris Sale by one day, setting up a stellar pitching matchup against…
Until Season 3 of “The Bear,” only viewers who understood restaurant hospitality at its highest levels could spot the Will Guidara Effect. Mr. Guidara was the Paul McCartney to chef Daniel Humm’s John Lennon at Eleven Madison Park, the acclaimed New York City restaurant they once co-owned. During their 13 years together, the staff’s signature…
The flight to Cleveland was quick. Her father picked her up at the airport and drove directly to the Cleveland Clinic Children’s hospital. Her regular doctor, Ellen Rome, the head of the Center for Adolescent Medicine there, wasn’t in the office that holiday week but arranged for the young woman to see a pediatric gastroenterologist….
In 1994, when Sumner M. Redstone bought Paramount Pictures for about $10 billion, the equivalent of about $22 billion today, he did more than just take over a company. He ascended a cultural throne. Studios like Paramount — founded in the 1910s, operating soundstage complexes and controlling vast film libraries — were valuable businesses on…
Jul 4, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports The New York Mets’ momentum stalled with losses in the final two games of a four-game series against the Washington Nationals last…
Le Veau d’Or, an Upper East Side restaurant that dates from 1937 and has been closed for five years, reopens next Tuesday with a sensitive restoration by Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr. The two chefs have added seatbelts and polish to this vintage roadster of a restaurant, but the tiny bar (six seats, no food)…
Jul 8, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox catcher Martín Maldonado (15) hits a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Brooks Lee delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning and Byron Buxton had three hits to boost…
Last summer, when Mae Tingstrom had the idea to open a romance bookstore in Ventura, Calif., the first thing she did was search online to see whether there was already one in her region. She found The Ripped Bodice — a bookstore in Culver City that was doing so well, it was expanding to a…
