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3 Restaurants To Open At Mohegan Sun

MONTVILLE, CT — Three restaurants are coming to Mohegan Sun this year. The Shed, The Crafty Slice, and Beauty & Essex are all planning to open, Mohegan Sun Public Relations Director Cody Chapman confirmed.

The Crafty Slice is an eatery “specializing in delicious pizza by the slice,” Chapman said. The restaurant is opening soon in the summer entrance at Casino of the Earth. The pizzeria is listed as a “late-night hotspot” with hours until midnight on weekdays and 3 a.m. on the weekends.

The Shed will open this summer right next to BALLO Italian Restaurant. This new restaurant will be in partnership with restauranter, John Tunney, as BALLO is as well, Chapman said.

The restaurant will be in an 8,100-square-foot space across from Frank Pepe’s in the Casino of the Earth. The Shed will feature a scratch kitchen and be open seven days a week for brunch, lunch, and dinner.

The Shed operates several New York locations and will feature dishes like Skillet Mac & Cheese topped with corn, jalapeños, bacon, and green onion, and Glazed Salmon paired with Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, and shallots, topped with a sweet mustard glaze.

Over the holiday season, a TAO Group high-end restaurant, Beauty & Essex, is slated to open, Chapman said.

This restaurant features an “innovative design that starts in the restaurant’s entrance, a well­-curated modern day pawn shop replete with a saxophone, boom­box, quirky artifacts, vintage treasures and an eclectic array of ‘one -off’ pieces of jewelry,” according to the website for its New York location. Beauty & Essex also has a restaurant in Las Vegas.

Last year, Mohegan Sun’s food court closed. The four restaurants in the food court that closed were Mezze Mediterranean, Jasper White’s Summer Shack…

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Lenni Lenape

At de Young, local artists eye ‘The Peaceable Kingdom’—and US colonialism

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As part of his wide-ranging and often interactive de Young Museum show—his first major US exhibition—Rituals of Care (runs through July 7), Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei asked local artists to reinterpret Quaker minister Edward Hicks’ 1846 painting Our Peaceable Kingdom, which depicts a prophecy from The Book of Isiah: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid.”

Perhaps more concretely, the work—of which Hicks made a vast number of versions—portrays the 1682 purchase treaty that the Quakers’ William Penn signed with the Lenape Delaware peoples. Though Penn apparently respected the terms of the treaty throughout his life, Hicks was witness to how successive generations did not always co-exist with the Lenape Delaware governed by Penn’s promise of friendship, mistreating and eventually displacing them from their lands.

Lee’s artistic project includes “asking how art can encourage social connection and healing in a time of so much trauma and loss.” By asking artists to reinterpret Hicks’ painting, and then they in turn ask fellow artists to do the same, Lee creates “a family tree of copies with multiple descendants.”

The original: Edward Hicks (1780-1849), “The Peaceable Kingdom”, (1846). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd

In total, 16 artists delivered their takes across 39 canvases on this fraught capture of colonial history. Painter Chelsea Ryoko Wong approached her reinterpretation by breaking down the piece and painting from the background to the foreground. Subsequently, two more artists drew from her work, alongside the museum’s copy of…

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Who’s Daltrey shows he can still hit some of the high notes during Mohegan Sun performance

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The legendary rock group The Who lives on, at least with ageless frontman Roger Daltrey.

Daltrey, 80, and a nine-member band put on a unique and highly entertaining show Sunday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

The instruments were a blend of acoustic and electric, and the song set encompassed popular and rare Who and solo songs along with a few covers of Daltrey favorites.

The opening tune was a surprise, the sweet “Let My Love Open the Door,” a solo song from Who guitarist Pete Townshend that Daltrey said should have been a Who song.

Townshend was nowhere to be seen, but his brother Simon was on guitar and sang a moving “Going Mobile” later in the show that featured Daltrey on harmonica.

Daltrey strapped on his guitar for “Freedom Ride.” The Who’s “Who Are You” was rocking as usual and a sing-along.

The lead singer continually mixed the song set up, with “Waiting for a Friend,” a solo tune from the soundtrack for the 1980 movie “McVicar,” and “So Sad About Us” from The Who.

Daltrey’s “After the Fire” from his 1985 solo album “Under a Raging Moon” is timeless.

The singer shook a tambourine on “Days of Light,” and Daltrey was back on acoustic for a cover of fellow Britain Leo Sayer’s “Giving It All Away.”

The Who’s jumpy “The Kids Are Alright” from 1965 was extended.

The crowd was asked to sing the chorus on “Squeeze Box,” another catchy Who number that naturally featured an accordion and an exceptional female violinist.

“Naked Eye” is also from that group and was co-sung by Simon Townshend.

The Who staple “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” which started with the violinist and crowd clapping, was repeated after a glitch.

Daltrey had the audience sing the signature scream at the end, explaining he has done the…

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Nanticoke

DSBF Second Leg Concludes At Harrington

Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund second-leg action wrapped up Wednesday (June 19) at Harrington Raceway as six $27,397 divisions of trotters were contested on the 16-race program.

LGs Bluestone won the early non-wagering division in 1:58 for Nanticoke Racing, D.T. Doane and Andris Kilpa. The Anders Bluestone gelding, trained by Les Givens, notched his second straight win in elimination action over Royal Beep Beep and Portnoy. It was the fastest division on the evening.

David Hamm and Glenn Phillips’ Marinos Prize ($3.60, Ross Wolfenden) notched a 1:59.4 win in the first filly division over Little Silver and Starfish. The E L Platinum filly recorded a new lifetime best in her third career win for trainer Nick DeVita.

The second male division went to Jane Dunavant’s Pretty Two ($4.20, Carlo Poliseno) in 2:00.3 over Jetsam and Leaveminthedust. The Dusty Winner gelding overtook Jetsam late and cruised to his second career win for his trainer-driver.

Nanticoke Racing’s LGs Jaxon won the final male division in 2:00.1 for trainer Givens. The Rolls Blue Chip gelding notched his 10th lifetime win over Trout Master and Chief Funster.

The second filly division saw Gary Rhodes’ Lovies Place ($4, Art Stafford Jr.) complete a sweep of her eliminations with a 1:59.1 win over Going Platinum and Platinum Proposal. The E L Platinum filly earned her fourth career win for her trainer-driver.

The final division on the card went to James Craparotta and Pat Berry Racing’s Daburg ($2.40, Berry) in 1:59.2 over Rip Away and Luvyas Nugget. The Anders Bluestone filly won her fifth race in her 10th lifetime start with a front-stepping score for trainer Jason Skinner.

TLB Racing’s Remarkable De Vie ($3.40, Pat Berry) was a 1:55.2 winner in the $30,821 Free-for-All Trot…

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Mohican

FET to supply electric observation-class ROV for ocean research

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract from a major North American ocean research facility to supply an electric observation-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), further reinforcing the organisation’s commitment to exploring the deep sea.

FET to supply electric observation-class ROV for ocean research

The Mohican ROV system will be used to document sea floor communities and species of interest at various depths up to a rating of 2000 m. Anticipated areas of focus will include proposed and established marine protection areas as well as other biologically significant locations of interest in the marine environment on the continental shelf.

The ROV will be used to support ongoing research related to marine conservation targets in high currents and areas of steep bottom topography. The ROV is designed to carry a payload skid for navigation and sensors, as well as being capable of manipulation and intervention.

Kevin Taylor, FET’s Vice President – KMS and Subsea Robotics, said: “This contract further highlights the Mohican ROV’s capabilities for scientific research projects. We have always had a strong reputation as a single source for manufacturing and delivering high-quality, robust vehicles and associated auxiliary products which are suited to underwater industry applications.

“On top of research, this also includes, defence, oil and gas, renewables, telecommunications, mining, aquaculture and academia.”

The ROV will be manufactured at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. The agreement comes shortly after FET provided an ROV to the Memorial University of Newfoundland for similar purposes.

 

 

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World Pipelines’ June 2024 issue

The June 2024 issue of World Pipelines includes a keynote section on hydrogen pipeline transport, in which Contributing Editor Gordon Cope offers a broad look at the global…

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Historic West Chester Home Listed by Former Galer Estate Winery Owners for $4.75 Million

Published: 10:00 am EDT June 25, 2024Published: June 25, 2024Updated: 10:44 am EDT June 25, 2024

1740 Lenape Road

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The former owners of the Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery have listed this 26-acre West Chester property.

The former owners of the Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery have listed a 26-acre West Chester estate with its historic main home, vineyard, and art studio for $4.75 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.

The property is located near Longwood Gardens at 1740 Lenape Road. This is the first time the property has been listed for sale in 24 years.

The main home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms and was constructed in the 1800s. Additions were made in the 1930s and 1970, and it also features a pool house and a guest house.

The stately stone exterior carries on inside, with the kitchen, sunroom, and the home office all boasting exposed stone lines.

Brad and Lele Galer purchased the property from a developer in 2000. The couple has conducted massive renovations in the time they have lived there. They planted around 50 trees at the property’s entrance to provide it with more privacy.

“When we bought it, it was overgrown,” said Brad. “It definitely was outdated. And over 20-plus years, we created something special.”

Read more about the West Chester property at 1740 Lenape Road in the Philadelphia Business Journal.

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Connecticut Sun: History, Coach, Owner, and so on

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Residents fight ‘greedy’ Poconos warehouse expansion

College student Marian Bangurah is scared for her niece and nephew.

Her parents came from West Africa to Monroe County for its natural beauty. She said it reminded them of home. But she fears environmental degradation will steal that beauty from her niece and nephew. The forests in her family’s backyard in Tunkhannock Township are being clear cut for warehouses and truck terminals.

“And now that sanctity of this area is under threat. Our quality of life is under threat,” Bangurah said. “And the fact that we have to fight to preserve clean water, [private] wells and even the possible quality of our food is a ridiculous reality that we are now subjected to.”

Developer David Moyer is deforesting 100 acres in Blakeslee to build two warehouses, a truck stop, restaurants, stores and a pharmacy. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held its second public hearing on June 20 to determine whether to issue Moyer a stormwater permit for the project. Without that permit, Moyer cannot start construction.

Environmentalists and local officials teamed up to fight the Moyer project at the DEP hearing on June 20. Lynn Kelly (left), Beth

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Environmentalists and local officials teamed up to fight the Moyer project at the DEP hearing on June 20. Lynn Kelly, Beth Hurley and Brigitte Meyer have spoken at several hearings and meetings about overdevelopment throughout the Poconos. From left to right: Lynn Kelly, Coolbaugh Township, supervisor; Beth Hurley, LOVE Kidder Township, founder; and Brigitte Meyer, PennFuture, staff attorney.

Citizens groups and environmentalists unite from across the region

State Representative Maureen Madden (D - Monroe) told residents to keep fighting warehouse expansion at the Moyer DEP hearing on June 20.

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Nanticoke

Nanticoke tribe set to host 46th annual powwow

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A dancer at a past Nanticoke Powwow dances in the dance circle.

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Nanticoke Indian Chief Avery Johnson said he is looking forward to the tribe’s 46th annual Powwow in September — two days of traditional foods, native dancing, vendors and camaraderie.

“It’s always fun, right? It’s all about bringing the public up to speed about Nanticoke Indians. We are having a special guest this year, Angela Miracle Gladue from Canada. She’s one of the top female hoop dancers and performers in the country,” he said, describing her style as “indigenous hip-hop.”

Gladue, who has performed at the Kennedy Center and at the Pentagon, is a Cree who, Johnson said, “has a way of putting it all together and creating her own kind of dancing.”

The Cree are a North American indigenous people who live primarily in Canada.

The powwow — designed to “celebrate, educate, share, entertain and excite the public about the continent’s first peoples” — will be on Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Grand Entry will be at noon each day, and the powwow will feature traditional and fancy dances, as well as dance specials with prize money. On Sunday, there will be a morning spiritual service at 8:30 a.m.

“I hope every year brings something a little different and a little more interesting to the public,” Johson said, adding that local dignitaries have been invited to the powwow, including U.S. Sen. Tom Carper — a regular at the event who often takes part in the dances and who will retire next year.

Keith Colston will be emcee and explain the traditions.

Red Blanket & Stoney Creek will drum, and the head dancers will be Chief Keith…

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The Most Picturesque Small Towns in Ohio

With a thriving art and culture scene, beautiful outdoor landscapes, and trademark Midwestern hospitality, Ohio ranks high among the most charismatic destinations in the central United States. Although bustling metropolises like Cleveland and Columbus are the most popular, the Buckeye State offers multiple small-town enclaves with unrivaled charm. Nestled amongst rolling farmland, scenic rivers, and lush forests, these under-the-radar locales cultivate true community spirit through lively downtowns, local flavor, and pastoral serenity.

While most visitors to Ohio stick to top attractions in major cities, those venturing to the state’s idyllic fringes will discover its most picturesque towns. Overlooking quintessential landscapes, these hidden gems peppering the Buckeye countryside guarantee the absolute best that small towns in Ohio offer.

Chagrin Falls

The historic town of Chagrin Falls, OhioThe historic town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Editorial credit: Lynne Neuman / Shutterstock.com

The Cleveland suburb boasts one of the most beautiful downtowns in Cuyahoga County. Strolling through the Chagrin Falls Triangle Park Commercial Historic District is a surreal experience. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the neighborhood stands out for the beautiful cascades, which serve as the perfect focal point. Exquisite nature spaces complement the town’s quaint downtown, providing an escape for tourists who appreciate the company of Mother Nature. You can relax at Beartown Lakes Reservation, which features quiet trails along Spring Creek.

Chagrin Falls harbors a respectable arts community well-represented by the Chagrin Valley Little Theater. This institution has entertained the public for decades by staging concerts, musicals, plays, and other theatrical performances. It is also one of the country’s oldest community theaters.

Loudonville

City Hall and Opera House (1909), The Ohio Theatre in Loudonville, OhioCity Hall and Opera House (1909), The Ohio Theatre in Loudonville,…

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