Neon” Steve Carpenter (right/front) with the Big Orange installation, a cherished Miami community New Year’s Eve tradition, on Friday, December 27, 2024, at the InterContinental Hotel in ...

“Some of the losses this year have been particularly gut-wrenching,” said Thomas E. Rinaldi, the author of “New York Neon,” who has been tracking the disappearance of the city’s neon ...