The old ways still dominate in Dominica (USA Today)
On this eastern Caribbean island, a mountain lake roils in a volcanic cauldron. The sea spews shimmering bubbles that flutter underwater like diamonds. And rain pours while the sun shines....more...SPLENDOR IN SHADOW OF SHASTA / McCloud: Take a few days to allow region's fishing, hiking, trains and resorts to ... (San Francisco Chronicle)
McCloud is the kind of place where you can fall in love. It can happen many times over, all summer long. It might happen on the upper McCloud River at Middle Falls, one of the prettiest waterfalls in Northern California. Or it can happen on the Shasta Sunset... ...more... Facelift envisioned for grounds (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Think of Summerfest as The Little Engine That Could: Defying the doubters, it made it up that steep hill and became what is billed as the world's largest music festival....more... Justifications Not Included (Metro Pulse)
Conventional wisdom holds that downtown living isn't all that kid friendly. And it's true that the under-18 demographic tends to be tiny in upscale urban areas across the country, populated in large part by empty nesters, single hipsters and others whose lifestyle choices don't include children....more... Amid the drab landscape of Joshua Tree lies a bounty of treats (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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Most Brits confine themselves to the Big Apple, Vegas and all things Disney. Which leaves the rest of it for us...more... Japanese firm develops glove that ?feels? 3D images (The National)
TOKYO, - Ever dreamed of being drawn close to a smiling Marilyn Monroe or feeling the muscles of fitness guru Billy Blanks? A Japanese firm on Wednesday unveiled a system that enables you to feel ?the shape and softness? of three-dimensional images using a sensor-loaded glove....more... Sausalito slows hotel's switch to condos (Marin Independent Journal)
A bid by owners of the Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa to convert the historic downtown building into a condominium complex has prompted Sausalito officials to impose a...more... Sausalito hits brakes on Casa Madrona condo conversion move (Marin Independent Journal)
A bid by owners of the Casa Madrona hotel to convert the historic downtown builidng into a condominium complex has prompted Sausalito officials to impose a 45-day...more... |