Tailgates blur into walkways, walkways funnel into gates, and suddenly, the open concourse reveals a stadium that feels impossibly full, colorful and loud.
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Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2026
The driveway, lined with perennial beds, has a graceful curve on its way to a large circle that allows guests to park near the walkway to the front porch.
The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine have essentially shut off some of the world’s key passageways for global commodities, while extended droughts have restricted travel through the key arteries such as the Panama Canal.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
17 Aug. 2026
No natural rock was visible here; the passageway had been plastered over with mottled concrete and lined with air pipes.
That might prove to be difficult, if not prohibitively expensive or just impossible, in urban areas with sewers, gas lines, fiber optic cables and whatnot installed beneath streets, parkways, sidewalks and paved alleys.
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Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2026
Consider, for instance, a crossroads of two busy streets, with a few alleys and parking lots adding to the list of potential dangers.
Renaming the alleyway that runs behind the main stand as The Yellow Brick Road, in a further homage to their former chairman, is another touch that sets Watford’s home apart.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2026
Bocca Osteria Romana, tucked away off South Main Street in an alleyway, focuses on authentic Italian food.
Weeks before the war, Iranians took to the streets to protest rising costs and inflation.
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Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2026
Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.
The new focus on the canals was rehabilitation by master plan, with every planter positioned, every café table in conformity with rules of access, every bypath checked for liability, every inspiration — however lovely — thrashed out by committee.
As far as stays along the byway, there’s something for all levels of comfort from campgrounds and RV parks to hotels, lodges, and vacation rental cabins.
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Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Aug. 2026
More to Explore From Grand Marais, adventurous travelers can detour inland along the 57-mile Gunflint Trail, a scenic byway leading toward the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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