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San Francisco's North Beach is a getaway that feels like home
In almost any city, it's possible to find a place that looks like a getaway but feels like home. North Beach in San Francisco is that place for me.
By Ann Tatko-Peterson , March 20, 2010
Sun Country Announces New Summer Service To London
Convenient Low Fare Flights Begin June 11, 2010March 19, 2010
San Francisco is the perfect playground for kids
San Francisco is that rare vacation spot that offers urban exploits with a taste of woodsy outdoors nearby.By Heidi Stevens , March 19, 2010
Wisconsin astronaut lands safely after 6-month mission in orbit
This is the end of Col. Jeffrey Williams’ third trip into space and the 52-year-old from Winter, Wis., says it will probably be his last.
By Mike Simonson , March 18, 2010
Pay-per-view porn? Not for Minnesota state employees
A bill slated for a House committee Wednesday would prevent state workers from booking at in-state hotels or meeting facilities that provide their customers with pornographic materials on demand because many link sex with violence.By Briana Bierschbach , March 16, 2010
Warp speed to San Jose 'Star Trek' exhibit
"Star Trek" fanatics who visit "Star Trek: The Exhibition" at San Jose's Tech Museum may find some flaws in the life-size replica of the Enterprise's bridge.
By Hugo Martin , March 16, 2010
DWI patrols increased for St. Paddy’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is the holiday period with the highest percentage of alcohol-related traffic deaths and the most DWI arrests in the last five years, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.March 16, 2010
Plan a trip to the top of Haleakala
By Gary A. Warner , March 15, 2010
The Faces & Names behind Duluth’s New York connections
NEW YORK — I had just finished interviewing jazz great McCoy Tyner for an upcoming public radio show Wednesday when I decided to take a side trip from the Village to Midtown.
March 14, 2010
Jammin' in LA: A little planning can route you around traffic and to the cool shops and sights 
If you plan well and have a little luck, you can see the world in Los Angeles. If not, all you'll see is a world of traffic. More likely, you'll experience some of both.
By Judith Evans , March 12, 2010
A healing place: Hot springs resort in New Mexico steeped in history
By Robin Daughtridge , March 12, 2010
Cruising into matrimony
More brides are going to sea than ever before. Some are even taking along a lot more than the groom.
By Arline and Sam Bleecker , March 09, 2010
Family travel five: Several ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day
By Lynn O'Rourke Hayes , March 09, 2010
Peep with the fishes: Snorkeling is a fun and easy way to get an eyeful of tropical wildlife
Snorkeling, the colorful yet cautious cousin of scuba diving, is a way to see the sea without -- glub, glub -- going under. You don't even have to know how to swim.
By Ellen Creager , March 08, 2010
Los Angeles restaurants offer a world of choices
By Judith Evans , March 08, 2010
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OUR VOICES Duluth, part of the traveling in crowd
From Duluth, you can only fly direct to two leisure destinations -- Las Vegas and Orlando. It's a good thing, too. Las Vegas and Orlando are the most popular summer destinations, according to the American Society of Travel Agents. And those two cities have had that distinction for eight years
Posted by: Candace Renalls on Mar 2, 2010 at 12:04 PM | Twin Ports BusinessOUR VOICES No sale yet for Vista King
The Vista King cruise ship hasn't been sold yet. The News Tribune reported last month that the owners of the Vista Fleet which operates harbor cruises out of Duluth and Superior, were considering selling its oldest of three cruise boats to streamline operations. The Vista King, which can carr
Posted by: Candace Renalls on Feb 18, 2010 at 3:42 PM | Twin Ports BusinessOUR VOICES Will Rochester's airline loss be Duluth's gain?
It was a blow when the 2009 airline passenger totals came out and Duluth International Airport had been topped by Rochester. Duluth, ranked No. 2 in the state for years, was edged out by Rochester by about 2,900 passengers. (Duluth had a total of 257,561 passengers, compared to Rochest
Posted by: Candace Renalls on Feb 16, 2010 at 11:32 AM | Twin Ports BusinessOUR VOICES Duluth police vehicles
OUR VOICES Are direct flights to Phoenix, Denver next?
Today Chicago, tomorrow Phoenix and Denver? Those are real possibilities for future nonstop flights out of Duluth, Brian Ryks, director of the Duluth International Airport, hinted this week. But there’s a lot of “ifs” involved. Current flights out of Duluth have to be su
Posted by: Candace Renalls on Dec 18, 2009 at 12:51 PM | Twin Ports BusinessOUR VOICES Gas prices dip
Hearing fewer complaints about the price of gasoline lately? That's because there's less to complain about. While the average price for self-serve regular gasoline in Minnesota are up about 80 cents per gallon from a year ago, prices have generally stabilized
Posted by: Candace Renalls on Dec 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM | Twin Ports BusinessOUR VOICES There's always a catch
While the beginning on Friday of Allegiant Air’s non-stop flights between Duluth and Orlando is welcome news, there’s a catch. The flights do not go to the Orlando International Airport but to the more distant and smaller Sanford International Airport, 18 miles northea
Posted by: Candace Renalls on Nov 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM | Twin Ports BusinessOUR VOICES Non-stop Duluth-to-Orlando
Those taking the first-ever Allegiant Air non-stop flight from Duluth to Orlando Friday morning will get a send-off they're not likely to forget anytime soon. Lots of hoopla and fanfare, a 10 a.m. press conference featuring Mayor Don Ness and airline officials and, of course,&nb
Posted by: Candace Renalls on Nov 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM | Twin Ports Business
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