Lauren Vespoli

1 month ago | blog.resy.com | Ellie Plass |Lauren Vespoli

As the birthplace of the “power lunch” — a term first coined in 1979 by an Esquire editor to describe the midday dining scene at the Four Seasons — New York City has its fair share of expense account-friendly restaurants. And despite pre-pandemic chatter that Millennials had “killed” the power lunch, we like to think it’s simply evolved beyond white tablecloth dining rooms to chef-driven all-day cafés and timeless, classic spots.

Aug 30, 2024 | hemispheresmag.com | Lauren Vespoli

By August 30, 2024 There’s something about Chicago, the main hub and corporate headquarters of United Airlines, that makes it feel emblematic of the United States as a whole. Maybe it’s because the city’s 19th-century rise was defined by its prominence in building the nation’s railroads, packing its meat, and making its steel.

Jul 31, 2024 | savingplaces.org | Lauren Vespoli

photo by: Dave Waller Last summer, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter carried some unusual cargo across Boston Harbor: two 1,100-pound pieces of cast iron that would form part of the pedestal for Graves Light’s new beacon. “That was probably the most nail-biting part,” says Dave Waller, one of the 119-year-old light station’s owners.

Dec 4, 2023 | hellgatenyc.com | Lauren Vespoli

On a cold November day, Hart Island is strangely beautiful. The nearly-bare branches of London plane trees make dramatic silhouettes against the slate sky. The Long Island Sound laps against the shore. Buoy bells clang in the distance. Geese pick their way through one of the island’s many open fields, among slabs of white concrete that mark the mass graves of the nearly one million New Yorkers buried across its 131 acres.

Nov 26, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Lauren Vespoli

By Lauren Vespoli,11 minutes agoPlease don't ask me what an "Arctic Vibe" is. Business Insider/Getty Celsius, the suddenly-ubiquitous energy drink, is a favorite of Gen Z — and Capitol Hill. It has twice as much caffeine as a cup of coffee, which is pretty much all you need to know about its appeal. "Congress would probably go into a government shutdown without Celsius," one reporter said.