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Tidbits for travelers: Holiday entertainment, free parking & more

09/03/10
Entertainment in Chicago Airports around the country are expecting long lines and lots of extra travelers this weekend, but in Chicago, both O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport will be offering up some entertainment to help move things along. To give travelers a taste of this weekend’s Chicago Jazz Festival, there will be live […]

Free admission this weekend at more than 100 museums

09/02/10
On the first weekend of every month more than 100 museums, zoos and attractions around the country offer free admission to anyone with a Bank of America card as part of the Museums on Us program. Visiting one of the participating venues is a great way to stretch a weekend entertainment budget and a good […]

Best airport amenity: Wi-Fi or rocking chairs?

09/01/10
What with my appointment to see how the new make-your-own ice-cream machine works and the three hours I spent cooling my heels waiting for a friend’s flight to arrive, I ended up spending a lot of time at Boston Logan International Airport last week. That was fine with me. The ice-cream was yummy. The Wi-Fi […]

Fresh – flying – art at Spokane International Airport

08/24/10
There’s a fresh piece of art at Spokane International Airport in eastern Washington. But you’ll have to look up to see it. Louise Kodis’ new textile sculpture “Conversations Between Clouds” in now installed in the rotunda of the airport. The sculpture is a flock of three dimensional floating shapes suspended under the ceiling and is […]

Polar Bears and Musk Ox at Anchorage Airport

08/13/10
Ted Stevens, the former senator from Alaska who died in a plane crash earlier this week, had the pleasure of seeing a lot of things named for him while he was alive. The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is one of them.  The terminal offers free wireless Internet access and is home to the Alaska […]

Fresh art at Phoenix and Austin airports

08/11/10
Stuck at the airport?  Look around. You may find an art exhibit right around the corner. A new exhibit at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport- Fiber Art Unraveled: Material and Process – features work by 19 Arizona artists. Here are a few samples: Nick Georgiou’s Green Reindeer is made from newspapers and discarded books; Clare […]

Museum Monday: 1940 Air Terminal Museum, Houston Hobby Airport

08/09/10
There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in this country. Each Monday, we take a look at one of them.  Stick around. Eventually we’ll visit them all! This week: The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport. Housed in the airport’s original art deco air terminal,the museum is dedicated to […]
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