Travel
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Tour of Obama's NYC visits Columbia area, Harlem
Nov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Ha...
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CruiseCompete offers advice on baby-friendly cruises
Nov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - DETROIT, Mich. -- If you're thinking of taking a cruise with young children, you'll want to be sure the ship has age-appropriate programs and child-care facilities. Crui...
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Choirs and choral groups entertain Friday nights at Millennium ParkNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Do you hear what I hear? After a day of power shopping or slaving away in the office cubicle, reconnect with the spirit of the season by strolling over...
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Coffeehouse opening at Colonial Williamsburg
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Don't expect soy lattes or Internet access for your laptop, but your next visit to Colonial Williamsburg could include a stop in a coffeehouse. Visi...
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New travel site Moebii provides targeted searches
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - An online search of any major North American city will yield a flood of blogs, advertisements, and diarists' musings. A Google search of "Vancouver" alone yields 87 mill...
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Magnificent Miles Lights Festival a Chicago traditionNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Lighting up the holidays The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, taking place Saturday, Nov. 21, has become a Chicago tradition with all-day music, activ...
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Wi-Fi for travelers becomes Web marketing lure
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi...
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World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Florida home port
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The world's largest cruise ship has arrived in South Florida. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s 16-deck Oasis of the Seas docked Friday at Port Eve...
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Historic Deadwood marks 20 years of legal gambling
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - PIERRE, South Dakota -- Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane,...
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France to boost tourism in Martinique after strike
Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique -- France's overseas minister is in Martinique to help the French Caribbean island revive its tourism industry, slammed by a monthlong labor s...