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Retiring to Vacationland: Maine's growing attraction for retirees 'from away'

For a growing number of older Americans, Maine isn’t just Vacationland it’s a desirable place to retire. While some come because of family or New England ties, others cite reasons from Maine’s cool climate that’s less prone to extreme weather and plentiful continuing education opportunities. ....

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The Insane Highway Plan That Would Have Bulldozed DC's Most Charming Neighborhoods


October 21, 2015
Rendering of the Three Sisters Bridge, which would have linked with interstates and erased three well-known areas of DC. Photograph courtesy of DDOT.
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One day this summer, Matt Andrea was eating a tuna
tartine at Café Saint-Ex at 14th and T. Across the street, a Room & Board store was selling sleek furniture to occupants of the new condominiums marching up 14th Street. In what used to be a crime-ridden corridor, eateries up and down the block offered the culinary bounty of modern-day Washington: artisanal burgers, regional Thai cuisine, an array of craft beers.
Unbeknownst to the diners and the shoppers and the moms pushing strollers along the teeming sidewalks, Andrea, a retired banker, is an author of the scene. There’s a pretty good argument that none of the budding urbanism that has turned the neighborhood into a place where people spend a million dollars on a rowhouse would exist if not for people like Matt Andrea. ....

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