Despite being closed for over a year due to the pandemic, the Vourderis family that operates Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park at Coney Island moved forward with its biggest investment to date and opened Phoenix, a…
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Their strong compass guides them through the pandemic
When the husband-and-wife team of Julien Patterson and Terri Wesselman “retired” to rural Virginia, they discovered that the Chesapeake Bay community could use some attractions. So they built a movie theater and family entertainment center complete…
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Shop till you drop (on the coaster)
I was the original mall rat. I’m so old, there weren’t many indoor malls around when I was a kid. But there was a large, outdoor shopping center about a mile from my home that was…
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