1.   Even a lifetime circusgoer is unlikely to have come across a troupe as remarkable as the Tadjibajev family circus.

2.   His inspiration is the small, intimate, one-ring family circuses of Europe.

3.   The Spanish juggler earned an economics degree and was serving in the military when a family circus rolled into the African city where he was stationed.

4.   This second ring of the Maccioni family circus features homey-to-trendy Tuscan food, lower prices and an even more festive decor than Le Cirque.

5.   Yep, the Rickards place is, indeed, a family circus.