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MAY/JUNE 2009
DEPARTMENTS

ALL ABOARD

8 Let’s Play Ball

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DETOUR

The Rhythm of the Row A timeless form provides an ideal backdrop for urban exploration.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Laughs, Unscripted Forget stand-up and sketch, improv is the king of comedy.

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BUSINESS CLASS

The Race for Third Place High-end retailers want to be your favorite hangouts. But is the in-store experience trumped by lower prices?

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CAFÉ CHATTER

Capital Nourishment Outside Washington, D.C., are some of the country’s most eclectic farms.

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COCKTAIL

Sophisticated Sangria Pears, litchis and mint—oh, my! Thanks to exotic spices and seasonal fruits, sangria is sizzling this summer.

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FINAL STOP Why I Love ... Greenwich Village When she’s on the hunt for culinary inspiration, Gourmet magazine editor Ruth Reichl looks no further than her childhood neighborhood.

Contributors, page 6 • Puzzles, page 86 Station/Route maps, page 84

ARRIVEMAGAZINE.COM

“There’s no question
about it, sangria has
gone from cheap to chic.”

— PAGE 74

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FIRST CLASS
All aboard, May 9
is the 2nd annual
National Train Day •
Calling all slackers,
listen up! • Satisfy
your bibliophilia •
Going Dutch in New
York state • Mom &
Pop shopping • Get a
sound check • Fresh
food is delicious in
Portsmouth • Modern
spice • Tailored Trend-
setting • Projecting
greatness ...

CITY GUIDE
Eat, dance and sing
the world • In praise
of Preakness •
Nantucket is Fantasy
Island • Romeo and
Juliet are together
again • Music with
a view in Philly •
The Rhode Island
School of Design
• Newport’s Great
Chowder Cook-O •
Food & Wine Festival
in D. C. • 3 Blonde
Moms ...

UP TO SPEED
Play ball: Bring on
the Trenton Thunder
• Provincetown film
festival • Jazz at
Lincoln Center •
It’s definitely a Boy’s
Life • Come sail away
at Annapolis Harbor
• Star-spangled fun
• SILVERDOCS hits
D.C. • Newport’s
polo series • Mystic
Seaport’s sea music
festival • Vermont: a
natural beauty ...