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DARK SECRETS: Williamsburg - The Real Truth

Travelers are rediscovering the magic of cities after dark. For years, nightlife tourism was often associated mainly with bars, clubs, and concerts

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Virginia Grocery Expansion: Williamsburg Outlet Opens to New Shoppers This April

The grocery market in Virginia is highly competitive. Shoppers constantly seek new ways to combat food inflation and lower their weekly grocery bills. In April 2026, a major discount retailer answered that demand by expanding its physical footprint. Grocery Outlet officially opened a brand-new location in Williamsburg, Virginia, bringing extreme-value…

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‘We watched 9/11 from the rooftop, blasting the music out’: how The Disintegration Loops became a requiem for the attacks

It is an epic piece of music that literally falls apart – and it perfectly captured the end-of-days chaos after the tragedy. Composer William Basinski and musician Anohni recall its febrile birth in New York’s avant-garde scene

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Gentrification is pricing artists out of New York, threatening its cultural edge

The city’s artist population has fallen for the first time in decades, a report finds, for want of affordable housing

The Guardian - US

How communities can protect and revitalise their heritage in gentrifying neighbourhoods

From Williamsburg in New York to Shoreditch in London, artists looking for cheap premises have long been pioneers in revitalising old neighbourhoods, breathing new life into neglected areas while injecting a sense of coolness, desirability and creative energy. Around them, little businesses spring up to service their needs from coffee…

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Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners

Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering an ornamental garden from the 1700s where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world

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Luxury gyms are changing how we exercise—and how we live

Gyms like Life Time charge high membership fees and require huge spaces. But they pitch consumers on a holistic lifestyle that keeps them coming back.

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Is luxury fashion in its flop era?

As #underconsumptioncore trends on TikTok and gen Z turns to vintage, high-end houses fret over stalling demand

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17th-century home and silver spoon from 'affluent household' found in Colonial Williamsburg

The home, which was built around 1660, would have been owned by an affluent family based on the artifacts found there.

LiveScience

One Domino Square: Brooklyn’s iridescent skyscraper is an Annabelle Selldorf first

We quiz New York architect Annabelle Selldorf on One Domino Square in Williamsburg, her first residential skyscraper, with apartments going on the market today

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Adrianne Lenker Wows Crowd With Intimate Solo Performance Debut

Experience Adrianne Lenker's mesmerizing solo debut at Music Hall of Williamsburg, showcasing heartfelt lyrics and intimate performances.

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COVID, strep throat and flu cases lead to three days off for Williamsburg students, staff

Williamsburg, in Whitley County, has an independent school district. That’s not uncommon in Kentucky. What is unusual is that their 850 students, from preschool to high school, all attend classes in one building – making it easier to spread COVID, the flu and strep throat.

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New York City Bridges Face Disruption as Protesters Stage Blockades Demanding Ceasefire in Gaza

Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridge commuters see disruption as hundreds of protesters demand a ceasefire in Gaza

Latin Times

A drug dealer linked to actor Michael K Williams’ accidental overdose death jailed for five years

The beloved actor from The Wire was found dead from an accidental overdose in a Williamsburg penthouse in 2021

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Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching US slavery

Of all the debate over teaching U.S. slavery, it is one sentence of Florida’s revised academic standards that has provoked particular ire: “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

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Small, but perfectly formed - how the designers of this Williamsburg condo made use of its compact floorplan

This condo transformation was inspired by the comfort and luxury of 5-star hotels, and the result is a calming oasis for a busy, globe-trotting homeowner

Tribune News Service

William & Mary hosts educational boot camp for vets, those in military

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Earlier this month, William & Mary hosted a group of active duty and veteran military members for an academic crash course.

The Independent UK

How to spend a day in Williamsburg, New York’s energetic, trend-setting neighbourhood

Discover high-concept entertainment and unrivalled Manhattan vistas – plus incredible brunches – in this ever-evolving Big Apple community, says Paul Stafford

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Affordable New York: How to do the notoriously expensive city on a budget

The Big Apple doesn’t come cheap, but there are ways to cut costs while still experiencing the trip of a lifetime. Nicola Brady shares her top tips

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America’s Oldest Black School From 1760s Virginia Moves To Colonial Williamsburg

Christian reformers taught free and enslaved black children to read before the American Revolution in Virginia’s then-capital.

The Independent UK

Oldest schoolhouse for Black children in US moved to museum

A building believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. has been moved to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia

Evening Standard

Penny Williamsburg: calm in the heart of Brooklyn’s hottest neighbourhood

An arty hotel with a homely apartment feel, just minutes from the heart of Brooklyn’s buzz, says Claire Cohen

Reason

Hulu's 1619 Project Docuseries Peddles False History

The first episode paints an enslaver, plantation master, and Royalist autocrat as a leading and even celebrated agent of emancipation.

The Independent UK

Two Jewish men attacked with fire extinguishers in NYC

Attacks targeting Jews ‘should shake the conscience of every American’, NY senator Anna Kaplan tells The Independent

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Parishioners, pilgrims flock to Brooklyn festival

By the thousands, revelers recently returned to Havemeyer Street in New York City’s Williamsburg neighborhood to celebrate the annual Giglio Feast following its first-ever cancellation in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then downsized crowds in 2021.

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