The good news is that the Riviera Roadhouse, a seminal Route 66 business in Gardner, Ill., reopened about 10 days ago after longtime owners Bob and Peggy Kraft retired earlier this year, with the new owner using the Riviera's old recipes. The bad news is that the Riviera received a "shut-down letter" from the City … Continue reading Roiled Riviera
Day: September 8, 2009
Debate in the desert
USA Today has an interesting article about a simmering controversy over a proposed solar-power plant in the Mojave Desert near the Route 66 hamlet of Amboy, Calif. I would recommend reading it all, but wanted to call attention to an excerpt: PG&E project manager Alice Harron says she is "comfortable" with the solar power plant … Continue reading Debate in the desert
Live from Erick
Harley and Annabelle Russell, aka the Mediocre Music Makers, perform "Don't Be Angry" at their Sandhills Curiosity Shop just off Route 66 in Erick, Okla. It must have been hot that day; Harley didn't wear a shirt with his overalls.