The Parisians Are Over FOGO

Fear of going out? Non! New hotels, restaurants and clubs in the French capital are generating excitement, so get ready for the return of the wait list.

Taavo Somer Can Make Anything Cool, Even Golf

The creator of Freemans Sporting Club, who helped define the ye olde aesthetic of the early aughts, opens a country club in the Hudson Valley.

5 Pros in the Concert Trenches on Getting (Carefully) Back to Work

What’s it like mixing sound, building sets and taking care of artists’ health as the music industry hits pause and play?

In the Heart of Nashville, Rolling Parties Rage at Every Stoplight

As Nashville’s popularity has grown, so has the “transportainment” business — a motley assortment including old buses, farm tractors and a truck with a hot tub. Many think it has gotten out of hand.

Berlin Clubs Return With a Vengeance

A discothèque successfully sued the city over its ban on indoor dancing, and clubs have reopened. But if there’s a spike in coronavirus cases, the local government has explored a backup plan.

Fall Restaurant Preview: A Reboot for New York

Restaurants whose plans were put on hold by the pandemic finally emerge, while global powerhouses gain footholds in Manhattan.

New York’s Brief Hot Restaurant Summer: Bread Binges and Dance Parties

Restaurants steeled themselves for a post-pandemic summer of celebration. In June and July, they got it, but the Delta variant quashed that quickly.

Accessibility Is a Right. This Restaurant Treats It That Way.

Contento, in East Harlem, sets an example for an industry that is rarely welcoming to diners with disabilities.

As Covid Cases Rise, Restaurants Once Again Scramble to Impose Rules

Despite confusing health mandates and vocal opposition, many businesses are taking their own steps, including requiring vaccination proof to dine in.

Why Vaccinated People Are Getting ‘Breakthrough’ Infections

The vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness and death, but they are not a golden shield against the coronavirus.

Bare Feet, Beer and Heavy Metal Bangers: Golf Chills Out and Gets Cool

Traditional golf is increasingly seen as old and stuck in its ways. But imaginative takes on the sport are making it more fun and attracting new players.

Restaurant Grant Program Ends in a Cloud of Errors and Confusion

More than 100,000 business owners got help from the relief effort, but 265,000 were turned away — some after awards were rescinded.

The Abrupt Halt of To-Go Cocktails Leaves New York Bars Reeling

Owners, who relied on the drinks to stay afloat during the pandemic, are unloading cocktails and wondering what to do with all the packaging equipment that is now useless as an alcohol sales loophole is closed.

‘We’re Not Back to Normal,’ but New Yorkers Savor Reopening Weekend

With virus restrictions lifted, New Yorkers had mixed reactions to ending the precautions they’d grown used to.

George Stranahan, Benefactor of Physicists and Bar Flies, Dies at 89

A venturesome millionaire, he forged an only-in-America career in fields ranging from craft beer to free speech activism to scientific research.

After Lavish Nights of Clubbing in Bangkok, a Covid Outbreak

Thailand went for months without a single confirmed case of local transmission, but the epidemic has now radiated from nightclubs to areas where social distancing is all but impossible.

Scott Stringer Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 2nd Woman

The woman, Teresa Logan, accused Mr. Stringer of sexual harassment and making unwanted advances while she was working for him at a bar and restaurant he co-owned in 1992.

Some Venue Owners Get a Federal Lifeline. Others Are Told They’re Dead.

The first applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, offering $16 billion in federal aid, were approved.

New York’s Concert Scene Gets a Lavish New Addition: Brooklyn Made

The 500-capacity live venue in Bushwick will offer unique perks to musicians who play there, including a private pool and use of a loft apartment.

Will the Excelsior Pass, New York’s Vaccine Passport, Catch On?

More than one million Excelsior passes have been downloaded since they were introduced, but officials are hoping they will be adopted more widely.