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Tampa & Charlotte Join Ranks of National Convention Host Cities
The Republican National Convention is under way in Tampa, Florida (with a watchful eye on Hurricane Isaac). Next week, Democrats will descend on Charlotte, North Carolina for their quadrennial...
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Mixing Business and Pleasure: Quick Escapes in Houston
With frostbite creeping up on us all over the continental U.S., cities sitting well south of the Mason-Dixon are looking increasingly inviting. As the winter convention season heats up, you may find...
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4 Suprisingly Endangered Places
This week, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places. According to the organization, the 11 spots on the list have made a unique...
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Deal Alert: Omni Hotels’ 72-Hour Sale
Looking for a last-minute getaway? Omni Hotels & Resorts invites you to “Spring into Action” with its 72-hour flash sale. From April 1-4, rooms at the brand’s Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and...
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All the U.S. Is a Stage: A Guide to Free Summer Shakespeare
This year marks William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. If you can’t make it to England to honor the Bard with a pilgrimage to his hometown of Straford Upon Avon, or to the Globe Theatre in London, you...
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5 Things About Houston’s Food Scene That Might Surprise You
Anvil Bar & Refuge/Visit Houston Many people associate Houston with NASA, oil, and sprawl — but it also happens to have a serious food and cultural scene. The downtown area is developing into a...
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Eat Your Heart Out, Houston
Lucille’s Calling all foodies: Through April 10, Houston chefs and restaurateurs are coming together to host Black Restaurant Week — the city’s first culinary event created to exclusively support and...
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Right in Time for Summer: 6 Excellent New Family Attractions Across the U.S.
Facebook / Riversport OCK From a whitewater rafting and kayaking center near downtown Oklahoma City to a two-story aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona, these six recently opened and soon-to-debut...
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A James Beard Tour of Houston
Oxeheart/Christina Garofalo Houston claimed eight of the nominees for this year’s James Beard Foundation Awards. That’s right — Houston, that other Texan city. The unprecedented number — which...
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Business-Class Buses: Are They Worth it?
LimoLiner There are about as many ways to get from New York to Boston as there are Patriots vs. Giants rivalries. There’s the Peter Pan Bus of collective memory, endearing and puritanically plain; the...
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