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Airport art: definitely worth a look

12/10/08
Next time you’re at the airport, take a moment to look around. Not just at all the shops, restaurants and harried holiday travelers, but at all the really great art. (Photo: From Inside Track exhibit; courtesy San Francisco International Airport) In addition to some truly wonderful – and valuable – collections of permanent and site-specific →

Airport art inspires marriage proposal

12/09/08
Here are some images from a cool site-specific art installation currently at New York’s Albany International Airport. Joy Taylor’s Dream of Flight fills three soaring ceiling wells and is made from 240 shimmering, oversized, blue, gold and green foil leaves that give the illusion of falling According to Sharon Bates, the Director of the Art →

New exhibit at Sea-Tac Airport honors the Berlin Airlift

12/08/08
An exhibit honoring the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift opens today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a ceremony honoring four Washington State veterans who participated in the airlift. (A view of the “Friends Always” exhibition at a stop in Delaware. Photo: German Embassy) The traveling exhibit “The Berlin Airlift – A Legacy of Friendship” →

Free wireless Internet access at new Indy airport

11/13/08
The new Indianapolis International Airport (IND) opened earlier this week, complete with a new terminal building, new parking facilities, new interstate access via I-70, new air traffic control tower, and $4 worth of original artwork. In addition to lots of new shopping and dining opportunities, the airport is also offering travelers free wireless Internet access. →

Free Wi-Fi and more at Oakland International Airport

11/10/08
Good news for laptop-toting travelers passing through Oakland International Airport (OAK). Starting today, (Monday, November 10th) there’s free Wi-Fi Internet service throughout the airport. The service is provided by FreeFi Networks, the same company that now provides the free Wireless Internet access at Denver International Airport. You’ll need to watch some advertising before you get →

Terminal 2 at RDU now open for business

10/28/08
Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s new Terminal 2 has officially opened for business. The terminal’s art and architecture reflects North Carolina’s Research Triangle Region and includes 26 restaurants and shops, including 2nd Edition Book Sellers, änders Natural Soap Co., 42nd St. Oyster Bar, Carolina Ale House and Brookwood Farms BBQ, and Taste! A Southern Season. Here’s a →
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