Dear Tripped Up,
I know that Europe will soon open to fully vaccinated Americans, but are there any cities or communities in the United States that are encouraging vaccinated people to visit? I would like to travel again, but I’m not ready for a long flight. And I’d also like to support domestic tourism-reliant communities especially those encouraging vaccinations.
Hetal
Dear Hetal,
In a May survey of 1,200 U.S. adults from the tourism market research firm Destination Analysts, nearly 59 percent of respondents said they were unlikely to travel outside the country until the pandemic is resolved. That’s a big difference from a year ago when that figure was around 75 percent but the data suggests the vast majority of trips this summer will be domestic.
Charlottesville Can Remove Confederate Statues, High Court Rules
Monuments to the Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are not protected by state law and can come down, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
A statue of Robert E. Lee is one of two Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Va., that the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city can remove.Credit.Eze Amos/Getty Images
April 1, 2021
Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can remove statues of two Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that was at the center of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017.
A two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom condo in a Gilded Age building
Designed by Dudley Newton, a prolific architect in Newport, this Dutch Renaissance-style house was constructed with locally quarried granite. It dates from 1884, when it was built for the Weld family, a pedigreed clan of merchants, doctors and lawyers, many named William. (The former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld is a descendant.) From 1925 to 1972, the house was a Catholic boys’ school. Then it was converted into multifamily residences, part of a development called the De La Salle Condominiums, with eight buildings and a total of 38 units, four of which are in this structure.
Charlottesville Inspired Biden to Run. Now It Has a Message for Him.
The white supremacist rally in 2017 prefigured the rise of right-wing violence in President Trump’s name. Now, as President Biden calls for national unity, residents say it requires accountability first.
Ibby Han said it was “jarring” to see footage of President Biden’s campaign announcement in 2019 include her and other counterprotesters in Charlottesville.Credit.Matt Eich for The New York Times
Jan. 21, 2021
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Susan Bro recognized the palpable anger and open bigotry on display in the mob that attacked the United States Capitol this month. It reminded her of the outpouring of hate that killed her daughter, Heather Heyer.