Get Outta Here!

This is a special presentation of APs Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak.State and local officials are receiving high marks for how they’ve been handling the coronavirus outbreak, less so for President Donald Trump and the federal government. AP Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace and Director of Public Opinion Research Emily Swanson explain what this means based on several recent surveys done by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.You can listen and subscribe to all episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ap-ground-game-inside-the-outbreak/id1399328854

This is a special presentation of APs Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak.The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a devastating toll on The United Sates economy, with over 6 million Americans filing for unemployment. The disruptions due to coronavirus are causing a ripple effect, trickling into the day-to-day lives of people across the globe. AP National Writer and Director of Digital Innovation, Ted Anthony, has been covering the ripple effect of the virus and breaks it all down for us on this episode of Ground Game.You can listen and subscribe to all episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ap-ground-game-inside-the-outbreak/id1399328854

New York City opens Hudson Yards, in a once-neglected midtown Manhattan tract. The shopping mall and residences cater mainly to high-end consumers, the vertical playground to everyone with a ticket. Plus an innovative arts space, called The Shed, seeks to bring in everybody by mashing together the performing and visual arts, high culture and low.

Plus: one more look at the real Green Book on My Favorite Trip.

Segregated resorts and legally enforced “sunset towns” were a real feature of the American landscape for black travelers. The Green Book, which gave its title to the Oscar-winning movie, was a real compilation — published between 1936 and 1967 — of restaurants, hotels, even gas stations and hair salons, where African-Americans could be assured of welcome. With the passage of public accommodations laws, many of those sites fell into disuse or faded away. Now a new generation of visitors is seeking them out, placing plaques and inspiring renovations. The AP's Russell Contreras and Jay Reeves report.

Segregated resorts and legally enforced “sunset towns” were a real feature of the American landscape for black travelers. The Green Book, which gave its title to the Oscar-winning movie, was a real compilation — published between 1936 and 1967 — of restaurants, hotels, even gas stations and hair salons, where African-Americans could be assured of welcome. With the passage of public accommodations laws, many of those sites fell into disuse or faded away. Now a new generation of visitors is seeking them out, placing plaques and inspiring renovations. The AP's Russell Contreras and Jay Reeves report.

Puerto Rico is still rebuilding from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, but will welcome a record number of cruise ship visitors this year. The power still goes out sometimes, but the beaches are open, as are the historic sites, restaurants, hiking trails and the only tropical rain forest in the United States. AP San Juan correspondent talks about who’s going and why, and shares some of her island favorites.

Plus a new “Get Outta Here!” feature: My Favorite Trip. Actress and singer Joanna Gleason (“Into the Woods,” “The Wedding Planner”) talks about a train trip she took in France as an undergraduate.