Football has Canton. Baseball has Cooperstown. And even Rock and Roll has Cleveland. Now, with the opening of the new NASCAR Hall of Fame in May, racing has Charlotte. Fans have great expectations for the 150,000 square foot, $160 million facility with more than 40,000 square feet of exhibits and artifacts. Everything from the ’67 […]
Luis Almodovar • Hackettstown, N.J. • Driving for 18 years If I’m not driving, there’s a good chance I’m wrestling. I’ve wrestled non-televised matches for the WWE throughout the New York, New Jersey, Tri-State area, and I wrestle Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for independent promoters all over the Northeast. I can’t remember when I wasn’t […]
Fewer people are smoking these days, but the ones who do are creating a mess. Cigarette butts are the most-littered item in the U.S. That’s largely due to smoking bans, which pushed people outdoors where there are no ashtrays. A recent survey found that 35 percent of smokers toss five or more cigarette butts per […]
If you’re going to reach the people, you have to hit the road. That’s the whole idea behind the 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour. The Census Bureau calls the tour the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history. The lead vehicle is a pick-up truck hauling a 46-foot trailer that serves […]
They call Dan Craig, 54, the Ice Man and his masterpiece is the Icehouse. No, it’s not a luxury igloo. It’s a customized truck loaded with computers, compressors and coolant pipes that make it possible for a baseball field to transform into a hockey rink. As facilities operations manager for the National Hockey League, Craig […]
