Six Restaurant Closings in New York City This Month
The city's permanent restaurant and bar closures are documented weekly by Eater, encouraging readers to inform about closures in their neighborhoods. [ more ]
The Prescott Night Market in West Oakland is a monthly evening event that brings together the community through food, art, entertainment, and local businesses. [ more ]
Vanderbilt Avenue hosts the Open Streets program in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, enhancing community engagement and promoting local businesses. [ more ]
This Old Town Snack Shop Revives Its More Than 100-Year-Old Building's Legacy
In 1905, a labor contractor named Mosaburo Matsushima opened up the Teikoku Co. mercantile on the ground floor of the Merchant Hotel on what is now Northwest Davis and 2nd Avenue.It was located in the 10 or so blocks of downtown beginning to go by Japantown, or "Nihonmachi," at the time.Hundreds of young Japanese immigrants were arriving in Oregon to work on the railroads, lumber mills, and fish canneries, and Matsushima was keenly aware of their need for a place to find Japanese ingredients and household goods for their growing families.
Greece's conservatives campaign on firm but fair' refugee policy
Backed by the European Union, the Greek government has toughened its border management and moved refugees out of sight.Athens, Greece When Notis Mitarakis took the job of migration minister, he received a baptism of fire.In January 2020, even before he was sworn in, Mitarakis visited his constituency of Chios.