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12 hrs ago | Azcentral.com

Comfort food at Arizona diners

We all need a safe harbor, a place to linger over a cup of coffee or wedge of pie.

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Related Topix: Dining, Flagstaff, AZ, Breakfast, Life, Food, Bisbee, AZ, Home Gardening, Home, Travel

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Leader Times

State police reports

No one was injured when a truck driven by Brian Hileman, 45, of Vandergrift, collided with a school bus, driven by Christina Pepple, 34, of Kittanning, at the intersection of Route 66 and Pleasantview Drive at 8:07 a.m. Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Vandergrift, PA, Kittanning, PA, Cowansville, PA

Route 66 News

More about Santa Monica's role on Route 66

Posted by Ron in Attractions , Highways , History , Movies , Towns . trackback The gist of it is that Route 66's original western terminus was at Seventh and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Santa Monica, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Downtown (Los Angeles, CA), US Travel, Los Angeles Travel, Travel, Banking, Financial Services, Broadway Financial

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Route 66 Artist Waldmire Dying Of Cancer

Illinois artist Bob Waldmire, known for selling his artwork along Route 66, said he is dying of cancer and using his remaining time saying goodbye to friends.

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL, Offbeat

Leader Times

Armstrong School District bus collides with coal truck

A school bus, carrying 17 Lenape Elementary School students, was struck by a tri-axle coal truck at the intersection of Route 66 and Pleasantview Drive Wednesday morning.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

The Canyon News, Canyon, Texas

The unveiling of the official Route 66 Western Terminus at the Santa Monica Pier

When: November 11, 9:30am Where: Santa Monica Pier What: After 83 years of history, the official West Coast end of Route 66 will be designated on November 11.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Route 66 News

Mr. D'z, Snow Cap among Arizona's top diners, drive-ins

As you can see from the November issue's table of contents , although the magazine ranked Mr.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Seligman, AZ

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Canada.com

Photo Gallery: A tour of Route 66

A symbol based on the original Route 66 road signs is seen painted on the highway near an abandoned gas station and Cafe in Ludlow, California.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Missouri, Travel

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta copa s drive is his Decatur car museum

How could a young Warren Pickard ignore the twinkling chrome, rumbling engines, sparkling rims and bold paint jobs of passing cars? It was as if his own toy cars had swollen to real-life proportions in front of his eyes.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Decatur, GA, Atlanta Metro, Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Badlands Is Good For Burger Lovers

Badlands Burgers owner Daniel Chavez recently won the New Mexico Governor's Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge at the State Fair.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Hamburger

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Route 66 News

Art display along Route 66 scrapped

Several illuminated pillars along Route 66 in Flagstaff, Ariz., will be kept in storage indefinitely after a car accident and other problems with the art display cropped up in recent weeks, reported the Arizona Republic .

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Related Topix: Flagstaff, AZ

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Route 66 News

Documentary film crew stops in Tucumcari

Posted by Ron in Motels , Movies , People , Road trips , Vehicles . trackback A crew for the documentary "Alfred & Jakobine" stopped Sunday on Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., in the early stages of production for the film, reported Richard Talley of the Motel Safari in town.

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Related Topix: Tucumcari, NM, Blog News

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Pulaski County Daily

Richland woman faces drunk driving charge after totaling pickup in rollover

RICHLAND, Mo. a ' A Richland woman faces drunk driving charges after totaling her pickup early Sunday morning in a rollover wreck on Historic Route 66 in Laclede County.

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Related Topix: Richland, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lebanon, MO, Texas County, MO, Plato, MO

Thu Oct 29, 2009

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

San Fidel shop named historic site

A curio shop that sold Native American crafts during Route 66's heyday has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Related Topix: San-Fidel, NM

Pasadena Star-News

Claudia Heller: The best days of his life

"You never know where life will take you," said Fernando Thomas, 45, as he looked back on the events that brought him from Arkansas to Duarte to Lancaster.

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Related Topix: Duarte, CA, Pitzer College, Marymount College, Monrovia, CA

Examiner.com

Visit the Blues Brothers old 'haunt' in Joliet

Just as inmates at Alcatraz were taunted by the sights and sounds of seductive San Francisco, the incarcerated men at maximum security Joliet Correctional Center suffered a similar fate.

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Related Topix: Prison, Public Enemies, Springfield, IL

Richland Mirror

Vienna woman killed in traffic accident

A Vienna woman was killed Oct. 26 in a two-vehicle accident at 9:35 a.m. on U.S. Highway 63 at Scenic Ridge Trails.

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Related Topix: 9, Jefferson City, MO, Richland, MO, Canada

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Route 66 News

Bob Waldmire saying goodbye

Bob Waldmire, with his Volkswagen minibus, visits with Afton Station co-owner Laurel Kane at the 2008 Route 66 Festival in Litchfield, Ill.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Asbury Park Press

Neptune police probing bank robbery

Police are investigating a Monday afternoon bank robbery at the TD Bank on Route 66.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

52 children rescued in US prostitution sting

FBI officials say they have rescued 52 children in a series of raids around the country aimed at underage prostitution.

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Related Topix: US Federal Bureau of Investigation

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