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A Minute in Melbourne with C.W. Stoneking
The LocalizerJan 5, 2017

“Hi, bonjour, hello,” is the greeting when you walk into any spot in the faux-Euro artsy port city of MontrĂ©al. This vibrant, French-speaking city is full of open-air markets, intricate architecture, vintage shops, and every kind of art. With just a quick hop over the U.S. border, English speakers may get cold feet upon arrival,…

A Minute in Melbourne with C.W. Stoneking
The LocalizerDec 6, 2016

In Santa Fe, New Mexico, the winter holiday is a holiday like no other. The oldest U.S. capital -- and the third largest art market in the country -- Santa Fe sits at 7,000 feet above sea level at the most northern point of the Camino Real trading route. Settled as a Spanish Colony in…

A Minute in Melbourne with C.W. Stoneking
The LocalizerNov 28, 2016

Welcome to "A Minute In ..." -- a BGS feature that turns our favorite artists into hometown reporters. In our latest column, Melbourne, Australia's C.W. Stoneking takes us down under on a tour of his favorite places for Vietnamese food, homemade donuts, and old-school instruments.Footscray, Melbourne: This is the neighborhood where I first lived with my wife, Kirsty, when…

A Minute in Melbourne with C.W. Stoneking
The LocalizerNov 14, 2016

Welcome to "A Minute In ..." -- a BGS feature that turns our favorite artists into hometown reporters. In our latest column, the Handsome Family's Rennie Sparks takes us on a tour of the weirder sights around her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico."Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been our home for almost 20 years," Sparks says. "We always…

A Minute in Melbourne with C.W. Stoneking
The LocalizerNov 14, 2016

Welcome to "A Minute In ..." -- a BGS feature that turns our favorite artists into hometown reporters. In our latest column, Parsonsfield takes us on a tour of the book mills and coffee shops of Pioneer Valley town Leverett, Massachusetts.Usually when you tell someone you live in Leverett (unless they are in the Pioneer Valley, also…

A Minute in Melbourne with C.W. Stoneking
A Minute in Melbourne with C.W. Stoneking