But today it has become a hearty, family-friendly weekend outing that fills stadium seats with scarf-waving, chanting fans.
Since the city bought it for a dollar in 2003, Governors Island has evolved from a spooky relic to a postcollegiate playground to a family-friendly weekend destination.
In particular, the attitudes of boys to girls and girls to their own bodies: Page 3 supplies invidious comparators and narrow, retrograde stereotypes.The paper itself seems to understand that tits are not for kids, and drops them in its family-friendly weekend editions.
Talk story about Gov. Bush's new ecologically-friendly weekend house... [A]t a lecture sponsored by the Architectural League of New York in accordance with the theme "Shades of Green," an Austin architect named David Heymann discussed his plans for a weekend house he has designed for George W. and Laura Bush near Crawford, Texas.
By Andrew Blum The New Yorker, July 24, 2000 P. 27 Talk story about Gov. Bush's new ecologically-friendly weekend house... [A]t a lecture sponsored by the Architectural League of New York in accordance with the theme "Shades of Green," an Austin architect named David Heymann discussed his plans for a weekend house he has designed for George W. and Laura Bush near Crawford, Texas.
This time next week, Venice, CA will be a sleepy beach town and certain parts of San Francisco will enjoy their most parking-friendly weekends of the year as both cities will empty out onto Black Rock City.
Bad, Fido! Man's best friend apparently was feeling a little less friendly this weekend, according to police in Highlands County, Fla. Highlands Today reports that Gregory Dale Lanier, 35, was shot by his dog while traveling in his truck Sunday.
But far from being locked in the past, the museum looks forward with child-friendly tours, weekend workshops and special shows including a histories of Jewish football and radical Jewish music in New York.
My weary answer, as a parent often looking for something family friendly on a weekend afternoon, is: Sometimes.
Saracens barely showed more control than their hosts, but the pain was most acutely felt by their hastily-acquired No10 Smith, lately of Rotherham and signed the day before their final pre-season friendly the previous weekend.
Luke Shaw will continue to step up his fitness after making his return from long-term injury in the weekend friendly at Wigan, while Axel Tuanzebe, Will Keane and Andreas Pereira will get a chance to impress on the week-long trip.
