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JUST AFTER 7 O'CLOCK on a March evening, the lights go down in a function room at Maggiano's Little Italy in the Back Bay.
Concordia Lutheran band embarks on journey to DC
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From public radio to Bonnaroo, the career of Ashley Capps
When Peter Calandruccio moved to Knoxville in the late 1970s, he was intrigued to find a cutting-edge music show called "Unhinged" on public radio station WUOT.
Museum starts night tours of signs from Vegas past
The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip.
Federal Investigators to Interview Trucker Who Crossed Bridge Before Collapse
The trucker whose oversized load bumped the steel framework of a Washington State bridge just before it collapsed will be interviewed today by investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board, who are on the scene working to determine the cause of the collapse.
Are Online Reviews Destroying Small Business?
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The American Guide reinvented: a new take on US travel
The original series of the American Guide provided a written and visual record of the US in the 1930s and 40s.
Sausages, cabbage rolls and a Beard award
On May 6 at a gala event at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the James Beard Foundation bestowed "America's Classics" status on Kramarczuk's. Father-and-son owners Orest and Nick Kramarczuk were on hand to accept the award.
Re: Streetcars Might Make a Comeback in Oakland
Until 1958, Oakland had a system of streetcars that shuttled passengers from across the city to its Western edge, where they could catch ferries or commuter rail to San Francisco.
LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree
A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert.
US Park Police to End Furloughs Next Week
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis says the furloughs will end on June 3, after just three days off, because the agency has found other ways to offset automatic budget cuts imposed by Congress.
Chicago Area Ethnic Handbook: A great guide to our regional cultural traditions
Chicago is an ethnically diverse city and I can prove it with a book. The title of the book is "The Chicago Area Ethnic Handbook: A Guide To The Cultures and Traditions of our Region's Diverse Communities by Jeryl Levin and Cynthia Linton." In 1997, the Illinois Ethnic Coalition , published the first edition of The Ethnic Handbook: A Guide to the ... (more)
Harry Miller: One man, one mustache and whole lot of Indy 500 wins:...
As we gear up for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 , it's worth taking a look back at one man whose cars and engines dominated the field at a crucial moment in motorsports history: Harry Miller.
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Tourists rescued after iceberg picnic
A GROUP of tourists found themselves on thin ice when they stopped for what they thought would be a relaxing picnic on a glacier on Sunday.
5 Discounts for Military Service This Memorial Day Weekend
Here are discounts for people serving or who have served in the U.S. military. They range from Florida Aquarium passes to a chicken wing bargain at Hooters.
NASA puts shuttle launch pad in Florida up for lease
Nearly two years after space shuttle Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a "For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in Florida.
Star Wars Lego Model Is 'World's Largest'
The unveiling of a massive Lego model in Times Square has brought new meaning to the saying that everything is bigger in New York City.
Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege
The effort culminated in a concentrated military attack that started May 18, 1863, and a siege that started eight days later.
A year later, U.S. trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts
U.S. officials are equally excited, saying U.S. businesses have improved their sales to the South American country by 20 percent.