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The Beehive

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Dollop Coffee Co

In a pre-Starbucks America, perhaps Dollop was just another run-of-the-mill coff...

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Clear Flour Bread

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Apple Store

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ImprovBoston

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Accanto

Want to Accanto?

Accanto--it's one of those words that sound so much more enchanting in Italian. It simply means "next door," and, in fact, Accanto is next door to Portland's venerable Genoa restaurant, which closed in 2009 for a complete makeover under new owners. This re-do included making space to open Accanto, which now serves as a sexier, less expensive alternative to Genoa's formal dining room. Both restaura ... Continue

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Lincoln Center

20 Year Virgin

Yup, even on a crappy cell phone, Lincoln Center looks great, doesn't it? The reconstruction of the plaza continues, but even with construction equipment lying around, it's still gorgeous, especially at night. And the fountain's not a bad place to pop the question, fellas, especially right before going to see a production at the Met. Which I'm excited to finally do for the first time in my twenty ... Continue

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Dock Street Brewery

Only Microbrewery In Town

That's right -- Philadelphia, a city that celebrates beer year-round, a city voted one of the top five beer towns in the country by highly esteemed authorities, has only one microbrewery. Fortunately for all of us, it's a good one. Dock Street might also be called a pizza restaurant. They serve excellent pizza of the gourmet variety, along with some good appetizers and desserts, complete with vega ... Continue

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Crest Lawn Memorial Park

Mausoleum With Views

Great cities reserve prime real estate for cemeteries. See: Père Lachaise in eastern Paris, the famous, spooky haunts of Savannah, and the vistas of sprawling Crown Hill in Indianapolis. For a less crowded, more serene experience, there's the unhailed boneyards where tourists don't tread. Crest Lawn Memorial Park, l ... Continue

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Links: The Beautiful & Bizarre

3/9/2010

Every once in awhile we get a link to the NFT website that is just plain bizarre. Case in point, these two links the other day. The first is totally great. Budget Travel wrote about Abbey Road and lin ...

Announcing a New Web Design

3/5/2010

In case you haven't noticed, we've been slowly rolling out a brand new look for our website, and we're really excited about the results so far. We're making it prettier, cleaner, and way more user-fri ...

It’s Always Sunny in Miami. And Philadelphia.

2/5/2010

Big news on the homefront. No, Danny Devito isn't going to guest star in a new NFT video, but two new iPhone NFT City Guides were just released today. One for the beautiful and bodacious city of Miami ...

Thanks For Coming Out!

1/26/2010

The 2010 Brooklyn Party was a smashing success with over 400 NFT fans packing into Brooklyn Bowl to roll some free frames, drink some free drinks, and pick up some free books. Thanks to everyone who m ...

Watch Out Brangelina, NFT Reviewed in EW

1/18/2010

NFT has hit the pages of the big time show biz news circuit gracing the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. NFT celebrities (at least in their own heads) Rob and Jane were interviewed for a glowing ...

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