An Arizona spring training tour
From Tempe to Goodyear, Scottsdale to Mesa, baseball has returned to the Valley of the Sun, the now undisputed capital of spring training. The greater Phoenix area plays host to...
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Mob-themed spots to visit in Las Vegas
A lot of the most famous mob spots in Las Vegas have been rubbed out by redevelopment over the years. The Desert Inn, my favorite hotel — it was run...
Las Vegas’ new mob museum is a ‘hit’
LAS VEGAS — Valentine's Day is for a day of love and kisses and chocolate and roses. Except on Feb. 14, 1929, in Chicago, which featured Tommy gun bursts, shotgun...
Mexico fights for its image in eyes of travelers
For six years, Mexico has been fighting a bloody war against drug cartels, and a bloodless virtual war for public opinion of U.S. travelers. Every time a piece of good...
Cruise lines’ sales could suffer
The cruise ship industry will likely ride a smaller-than-usual swell into its traditional early-year "wave The cruise ship industry likely will ride a smaller-than-usual swell into its traditional early-year "wave...
The other side of L.A.: Westwood, movies and Marilyn Monroe
LOS ANGELES — Great L.A. theaters and intriguing gravesites. With the Academy Award nominations out, thoughts of movies turn once again to Hollywood. The Oscars will be held at the...
New coop for legendary Spruce Goose
A thousand miles from home, the world's largest flying boat may have won the respect that has eluded it for more than half a century. The Spruce Goose, the epic...
SYDNEY WILL SPRING INTO SUMMER OLYMPICS
After what seems like a decade of hype, it's now little more than eight months until the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Though perhaps summer is a bit of a...
SMOKIN’
It's lunchtime in Dallas, and out near the interstate, the people are standing five deep in a dingy little roadside spot whose insides have been turned brown by decades of...