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Read Your Way Through New Orleans

Baua Electric

The city is an eclectic mix of Caribbean, French, Spanish and Native American cultures, and, depending on which neighborhood you encounter, you may feel a sense of disorientation. Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas ,” by Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedeker, is a collection of essays that touches on almost every neighborhood in the city.

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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

Baua Electric

W Miami The setting: The W Miami is within the IconBrickell complex and condominium development in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, which was built in 2008; the W opened in 2016. Hotel guests and building residents have use of the complex’s outdoor pools, which include a reflection pool, a hot tub and a lap pool.

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Minnesota Plug-in Law

Plug In Partners

A task force has been created from business, government and utility representatives to develop a plan to build the cars in Minnesota. Coincidentally, the electricity at the Ford plant comes from its own hydroelectric generator on the Mississippi. Specifically, they are targeting the Ford plant set for closure in St.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Baua Electric

Mr. Wolen’s dishes are almost too impressive for a neighborhood spot like Boka, which recently turned 20 years old. Even the butter service — presented in a stacked ribbon reminiscent of a Frank Gehry building — puts on a show. The best way to describe Lula Cafe?

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. The project is aimed at building the infrastructure to encourage public and private vehicle operators to convert existing vehicles from conventional gasoline to clean propane.