Wrapped in rich culture

Mireille Pavez reaches into the thick grape vine that grows in her garden, looking for just the right size leaves to make dolmas.

Food, Fun, Faith

After a two-year COVID-caused hiatus, St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church’s annual Mediterranean Festival returns.

Rail Track Memento Mori: A Photo Essay

It was a slow afternoon. I had been working hard around the house — something I am loath to do — but things had finally come to a halt. I was sitting around, minding my own business, trying my best not to be bored, but lacking the space, tools or inclination to do something pleasurably constructive. …

Hitting High Notes

The Museum of the Gulf Coast will re-dedicate its Music Hall of Fame, Oct. 29, after a major renovation.

Historic BAT is pre-Brutalist concrete treat

The abandoned rail tracks at the Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B atrium. Photo by Andy Coughlan Located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the Brooklyn Army Terminal is an interesting architectural landmark. It comprises two eight-story warehouses, three piers and other buildings, and is also a train storage facility with space for …

Faith in the Art

This is the last of a three-part series on the great Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, published in the December 2019 ISSUE arts magazine. Part 3 focuses on his masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia. Click here for a link to the story. To see a digital version of the pages, click on the image below. For more images, see …

Fredonia Hotel is Mid-Century jewel in piney woods

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Wherever I go, I need to start the day with some solid sustenance. On a recent trip to Nacogdoches in east Texas, I decided to look for an outlet for my bacon, egg and hash browns requirements, especially as I knew I was …

A Walk in Gaudi’s Park

This is the second of a three-part series on the great Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, published in the November 2019 ISSUE arts magazine. Part 2 focuses on his Parc Güell. Click here for a link to the story. To see a digital version of the pages, click on the image below. For more images, see …

Bits of Barca

My recent visit to Barcelona was truly a bucket list experience. I have written extensively about museums visited and enjoyed, but there were many other things that are worthy of comment. Here are a few final thoughts and pictures. The Arc de Triomf de Barcelona was built by Josep Vilaseca i Casnovas in 1888 for …

Fundació Miró perfect repository for 20th-century master

BARCELONA — Perched high on the hills overlooking the Catalan capital in northeast Spain, the Fundació Joan Miró offers breathtaking views both outside and in. The museum, created by Miró himself with works from his private collection, opened in June 1975 with the mission to establish a center for international scholarship about the artist and contemporary …