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Theatre on site of 1st playhouse in U.S. reopens in S.C. after $18M renovation
March 12, 2010
The Dock Street Theatre in Charleston's historic district, on the site of America's first theatre, is reopening after a three-year, $18-million renovation.
New Tokyo area airport opens with little traffic, lots of criticism as wasteful
March 12, 2010
TOKYO - Tokyo's third international airport opened Thursday with festivity - and heavy criticism that it is a wasteful project likely to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast.
Savannah resurrects Ellis Square, historic treasure lost to 1954 development
March 12, 2010
SAVANNAH, Ga. - For more than 55 years, Savannah counted Ellis Square among its lost historic treasures.
Gastroenteritis strikes same cruise ship in Brazil for the 2nd time; 47 passenger sickened
March 12, 2010
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that...
March 11, 2010
Haunted colonial mansions, triathlons and motivational theme parks — not things you think of when you think of Jamaica?
The footsteps of Moses: Ascending Mount Sinai on a cold night for a warm sunrise
March 11, 2010
ST. CATHERINE, Egypt - In the Bible, Moses climbs Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments.
March 11, 2010
Huckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain's cosy hilltop cabin in upstate New York far from the Mississippi River.
Toronto's Scaramouche solves lease woes and will remain in same location
March 11, 2010
TORONTO - The landmark and award-winning Scaramouche restaurant will be staying at One Benvenuto Place until the end of 2016.
Busy day expected at Pearson Airport due to March Break getaway
March 11, 2010
TORONTO - March Break is just about here and that means one of the busiest travel times of the year at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
Hotel occupancy in Hawaii increasing, indicating market beginning to recover
March 10, 2010
HONOLULU - Hospitality Advisors LLC says hotel occupancy in Hawaii increased during four of the past five months, indicating the market is beginning to recover.
Talks between British Airways, cabin crew to avert strike end with no agreement
March 10, 2010
LONDON - British Airways says talks with a cabin crew union aimed at averting a strike have broken down with no agreement.
March 10, 2010
MONTREAL - Travel may broaden the mind and rejuvenate the spirit but it can also pump up your smartphone bill to pretty unhealthy levels.
Lost bag? Bumped from a flight? When to complain to a higher authority
March 10, 2010
DALLAS - So the airline lost your luggage. Should you make a federal case out of it - literally?
Rarely seen Italian Renaissance painting will be on view at Milwaukee Art Museum
March 10, 2010
MILWAUKEE - Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last United States' appearance likely for many years at the...
Art works, world leaders coming to Colorado for monthlong Latin American culture event
March 10, 2010
DENVER - Latin American artists will display works including such eclectic pieces as a mural chiseled out of vinyl and a large-scale reproduction of the first ever particle accelerator during a...
16th annual Honolulu Festival expected to provide boost for Hawaii's visitor industry
March 10, 2010
HONOLULU - The 16th annual Honolulu Festival is expected to provide a much-needed boost for Hawaii's visitor industry.
42,000-year-old intact baby mammoth from Ice Age on display at The Field Museum in Chicago
March 10, 2010
CHICAGO - Some 42,000 years after scientists say she fell into mud near a river and suffocated, an intact baby woolly mammoth from the Ice Age is to go on display for the first time in the United...
Head of 'Old Baldy,' legendary US Civil War horse, going back up after museums settle feud
March 10, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - A museum in Philadelphia once again will showcase the head of Old Baldy, the horse Northern Gen. George Meade rode during many of the 1861-65 U.S. Civil War's major battles.
Art patron's collection heading to auction, includes Picasso, Matisse
March 10, 2010
NEW YORK - A late philanthropist's modern art collection featuring a rarely seen work by Pablo Picasso is being auctioned in New York City.
10 weeks after program starts, Disney hits 1 million volunteers for free tix
March 10, 2010
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Disney reached its goal Tuesday of getting one million people to sign up for a day of volunteer work in exchange for a free one-day ticket to a Disney park.
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