Mecklenberg, the character played by Trachtenberg — the names rhyme — in Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Pete & Pete,” the greatest children’s show of the 1990s, or any other decade ...

“Happy times!” was the greeting from Moncef Sbaa as he showed us to a booth at Jamila’s Cafe. He practically sang the words. Crossing the small dining room, under a ceiling painted with a ...