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First ride: Ducati Monster 795

The Ducati Monster 795 can be looked at as an example of cheeky engineering on the one hand and a 30-foot neon sign that points to the direction Ducati is looking forward to for future growth and prosperity. The first bit refers to the clever...Read more

Ratcliffe's Flowers sign will be planted forever

The neon sign and stained-glass window facing Tryon stayed intact in that incarnation. Then the building was sold, and plans were made for The Green and Three First Union. Preservationists, who'd seen several uptown things come down in the late 90s,...Read more

Romantic getaway doesn't have to be far away

Warren Sign employees Mike Weber (left) and Paul Trebus hang the neon sign for the new Moonrise Hotel on Feb. 12, 2009. The hotel will include 125 guest rooms and 10 unique suites. The $23.5 million boutique hotel is schedule to open in April 2009...Read more

Whiskey by the Drink at Haymarket Whiskey Bar [Food & Dining]

by Elizabeth Orrick Located on 331 East Market Street, at the place where downtown and Nulu meet, there is a little building that used to be Derby City Espresso and is now Haymarket Whiskey Bar, signaled by an impressive neon sign that proclaims...Read more

Kankakee: A sign of the times at Tiny Tap

So when owner Mike Derkus decided to add a new sign for the front of his establishment last week -- and a neon sign, at that -- for the first time in nearly 40 years, the news was greeted with wide-eyed excitement. "This is a big development," said...Read more

The man who made Richmond glow -- in neon

tried to donate the sign to the Valentine Richmond History Center, but the museum declined. The future of the sign remained uncertain as Kelso said he would be willing to donate it to a non-profit organization willing to take the nine-foot neon sign...Read more

Iconic neon sign removed from Richmond restaurant

The neon lobster sign was created in the mid-1900s by Louis Rudd. Tower Fish House owner Jeff Kelso said he wanted to donate the neon lobster sign to the Valentine Richmond History Center, but the museum declined. Byram's neon sign...Read more

Name that neon: Do you recognize these iconic Seattle signs?

Hint: Shhh! The Seattle neighborhood that's a best-kept secret. (John Gerhard: http://photoartbyjfg.com) Answer: A neon sign welcomes newcomers to Georgetown. (John Gerhard: http://photoartbyjfg.com) Hint: Where he'd go for a bite to eat...Read more