ROCKY MOUNT, Va. One sunny day last spring, Bridgette Craighead was dancing the Electric Slide with three police officers in the grass next to the farmers’ market. It was the first Black Lives Matter protest this rural Virginia county had ever had, and Ms. Craighead, a 29-year-old hairdresser, had organized it. She had not known what to expect. But when the officers arrived, they were friendly. They held her signs high, and stood next to her,.
A look at the must-read news stories impacting the hospitality industry this week
Words by: Caitlin St John
Soho House considers going public on the New York stock exchange, the pros and cons of ghost kitchens, and a luxury hotel is set to be constructed in space. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday.
World’s first space hotel expected to open in 2027
Photo courtesy of Orbital Assembly
In six years, you might be able to check into a hotel orbiting the globe. Conceived by three-year-old space construction company Orbital Assembly, Voyager Station will begin construction in 2025 and is anticipated to be operational by 2027, reports the
Sculptural wonder: Take in some art at France’s new underwater museum
The underwater museum in the deep-blue depths of the Mediterranean Sea was established to draw attention to the declining state of the world s oceans.
Famous for its spectacular coastline, glamorous beaches, and being the home of the star-studded Cannes Film Festival, the town of Cannes on the magnificent French Riviera has added a one-of-a-kind underwater museum to its repertoire of attractions.
Located off the Île Sainte Marguerite in the Mediterranean Sea, the underwater art museum is the brainchild of British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, who spent four years creating a series of six sculptures that depict portraits of residents from Cannes.