Travel
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Cardboard jungle: Art exhibit casts Chicago in paperFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - You may think cardboard can't be pretty, but the 70 artists taking part in "The Exquisite City" will make you think otherwise. Made almost entirely from the rough brown ...
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Lousiana's Evangeline country has interesting historyFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Q: My sisters and I are going to St. Martinville, La., for a week or so (open-ended). Our ancestors were French-Canadian so we are interested in Acadian history. Some of...
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Tourists getting steep discounts at attractions
Feb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - ATLANTA - Hoping the prospect of sales will woo cash-strapped travelers, the nation's tourist destinations are taking a page from the retail playbook, offering tourists ...
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Ax the tax at The 900 Shops special sale eventFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Every little bit helps and The 900 Shops is doing its part by throwing a President's Day weekend shopping event so you can splurge tax free. Saturday, Sunday and Preside...
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Party goes on for college spring breakers
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How to keep fresh on a long flightFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently while seated in coach on a flight to London, I watched a businessman get himself in a real jam. Actually, it was jelly. And he didn't get himself in it. The man...
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Fun for cheap in L.A. during Oscars season
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Art exhibit shows how far women have come - and how far they can goFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't be fooled by the name "Sapphire & Crystals: BEyONd Race and Gender," a new exhibit at Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston. This art show doesn't contain any pre...
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Travel Guide names five-star properties
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Maybe if airports go to the dogs, they'll solve bird problemJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Looks like the kamikaze birds that played chicken with the USAir flight last week have ruffled a few feathers. According to an AP wire story, a number of airports, inclu...