June 7, 2015, 12:00am Travel
Opening hotel-room doors with an electronic swipe card isn't terribly difficult. But industry officials want to make it even easier for guests to get into their rooms. Read story
May 31, 2015, 12:00am Life
NEW YORK — Audra Friis has already decided on a Long Island day camp for her 7-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. She's confident her oldest will do just fine after attending other day camps, but she's a tad worried her first-timer will have trouble settling in. Read story
May 31, 2015, 12:00am Travel
HAVANA -- The thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba has led to a stunning 36 percent increase in visits by Americans to the island, including thousands who are flying into Cuba from third countries such as Mexico to sidestep U.S. restrictions on tourism. Read story
May 31, 2015, 12:00am Travel
Many grandparents will hit the road with grandchildren this summer. If you're thinking of a similar trip, here are five ideas: Read story
May 31, 2015, 12:00am Life
You may live near a disc golf course and not know it. Read story
May 31, 2015, 12:00am Travel
Are you creating your family travel bucket list? Here are five things to consider as you compile yours. Read story
May 31, 2015, 12:00am Life
In 1887, when the last Golden Spike was pounded into the tracks in Ashland, Ore., and the iron horse officially encircled the nation, the Railroad District was the bustling hub of the Rogue Valley. The area was bristling with railroad workers, Chinese immigrants, gamblers and hustlers of all stripes, looking… Read story
May 23, 2015, 5:00pm Life
ASTORIA, Ore. — Children of the 1980s grew up wishing they, too, could be one of the "Goonies," the treasure-hunting teens in the 1985 movie hit executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Read story
May 23, 2015, 5:00pm Life
HONOLULU — As the sun rises over the Pacific Ocean, Waimanalo Bay's powdery white coral sand glows in the morning light. A few people lounge in the sand as a fisherman casts a line into the turquoise water. Read story
May 23, 2015, 5:00pm Travel
LISSE, Netherlands — As we're driving toward Keukenhof, the sweet scent of hyacinths drifts through our bus of 26 travelers. Our tour guide thought we might like to see the growing fields filled with blooming bulbs. She was right. Read story
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