'In the early years of lift operations on Whistler Mountain, the end of the ski season was sometimes determined not by the conditions or lack of snow, but by a lack of skiers'
Led by The Mystick Krewe of Louisianians, Washington Mardi Gras (WMG) celebrated its 75th anniversary this year, bringing the pageantry, revelry and mystery
Knights of Peter Claver Council & Court 63 presented its 49th Annual Mardi Gras Carnival Ball Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Cyr Gates Community Center in New Iberia City
100 Years Ago: 1924 The complete program for the Auburn second annual winter, Feb. 24-15-16 has just been announced by the Auburn Community Service which is arranging it. It includes a bewildering array of competitive contacts, fancy skating and skiing exhibition, hockey game between Bates-Colby Colleges, a carnival street parade with prizes for the best […]
This Belle Époque stalwart opened as South America’s first European-style resort in 1923, modeled on the beachfront hotels of the French Riviera. Since then, any visiting royalty or celebrity worth his Atlantic sea salt has stayed in one of its 239 whitewashed rooms (and their head shots line the hallways). Even if you’re not checking in, the bar near the semi-Olympic-size pool, with its bossa nova soundtrack and fresh fruit caipirinhas, gets our vote for where to drink away the afternoon. If you’re here on Sunday (and hungry) head to Pérgula, which overlooks the pool.