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07:24:51 am on July 22, 2008 |
Ride upstairs in the glass elevator, or ascend PURE’s dramatic twisting staircase to the 14,000-square-foot terrace, a hidden enclave four stories high offering incredible panoramic views of Sin City’s jewel box: The strip all surrounded by the glitter of Las Vegas neon. The largest outdoor, year-round nightlife venue in Las Vegas, PURE is an invitation to party under the stars amid the elements. The unmatched Strip views are complemented by a fire pit for those cooler evenings, a misting system for those hot summer nights, incredible DJ and an elegant mix of private cabanas, table seating and theatrical lighting making theterrace Sin City’s hottest place to play.
3570 Las Vegas Blvd.
South Las Vegas, NV 89109
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06:56:05 am on July 22, 2008 |
Nikki Beach, like Miami Beach, is world renowned for its surreal beauty & hedonistic lifestyle. It is one of the few places on the planet that champagne & cocktails at noon, accompanied by contemporary European delights & mood enhancing tunes, is not an anomaly but a reality. It is the place where friends meet & friends are made under the swaying palms, in an alcove of tee-pees or while lounging on exotic bamboo beds.
www.nikkibeach.com
1 Ocean Dr
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 538-11111 Ocean Dr
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 538-1111Text Provided by Nightcure
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06:39:03 am on July 22, 2008 |
Sheep Meadow today is a 15-acre, lush, green meadow for relaxing and admiring one of New York City’s greatest skyline views. But it began less placidly – at least in concept. One of the conditions for entries in the 1858 Central Park design competition was the inclusion of a parade ground for military drills. Olmsted and Vaux included the parade ground in their design only reluctantly. The Park Commissioners were soon won over to their point of view, however, agreeing that military use conflicted with the vision of a quiet and serene atmosphere.
The sheep and a shepherd were housed in a fanciful Victorian building – part of what is now the Tavern on the Green restaurant – on the western perimeter of the Park. Twice a day the shepherd stopped traffic on the west drive so that the flock could travel to and from their meadow. The rural idyll continued until 1934, when the flock was transferred to Prospect Park in Brooklyn and the sheepfold became a restaurant.
In the 1960s and the 1970s thousands of people were attracted to Sheep Meadow for large-scale concerts. The first landing on the moon was televised to a large crowd in the meadow on July 20, 1969. These events, and the lack of maintenance, severely eroded the lawn. Sheep Meadow was the first area in Central Park to be restored. Events moved to nearby, more suitable or resilient locations. Sheep Meadow reopened in 1981 as a swath of green dedicated to sunbathers, picnickers, and kite flyers. In November 2000, the Conservancy began the installation of a new irrigation system whose design incorporated the latest technology. Quick-coupler valves for hand watering are located at strategic points; 3,000 feet of irrigation main and 15,000 feet of lateral pipe were also put in to support 300 sprinkler heads. The project was completed in 5 months, and Sheep Meadow reopened in April 2001.
On the northern edge of Sheep Meadow, just outside its fence, is Lilac Walk. Along the walk are 23 varieties of lilacs from around the world. The Center Drive, slightly further on, offers volleyball and the “skate circle” – the setting for serious roller-skating and disco skating.
From Wired New York
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06:04:43 am on July 22, 2008 |
Taps boasting two beer spouts are built into tables dotting Atlanta’s swanky STATS sports bar. Each is hooked into a cooler of kegs in the bar’s basement through a network of tubes and pipes.
Each tap has two spouts offering a selection of the bar’s more than a dozen beers, including Miller Lite, Guiness Stout, Newcastle and a house brew called Numbers Ale. Customers can only pick which taps they get by reserving a private party table.
To use the taps, diners simply reach into the middle of the table and pull the lever to get as much – or as little – beer as they’d like. Meters and valves monitor the flow and instantly display how many ounces the table has tapped.
www.statsatl.com
300 Marietta St NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
(404) 885-1472
