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Movies on the cheap: Once again this year, the Regal Cinemas theater chain is showcasing the ten Best Picture nominations for the 2024 Oscar for just $5-$7 each. The annual Best Picture Film Festival, is Friday, March 1, through Sunday, March 10, just before the Academy Awards ceremony. Advance reservations are now on sale. Tickets
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Leap Day is just one day every four years, when February adds an extra day, Feb. 29 – and so do these Leap Day 2024 deals and discounts at national restaurant and retail chains. Many require membership in the loyalty program, and most are for Leap Day only. Leap Day factoids Since it takes slightly
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American Airlines is raising the price of its checked baggage fees effective Feb. 20, along with other baggage policy changes and limits on earning miles. Let’s hope this price increase and frequent flyer change by one of the top three US-flag carriers does not start a stampede by everybody to charge us more to check
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Party hearty in Lake Charles, the family-friendly Mardi Gras destination, where kids get their own parade, and there’s another parade for classic cars and hot rods. It’s just as much fun, and a lot less expensive, than Mardi Gras in nearby New Orleans. One of the traditions of Mardi Gras in Lake Charles is the
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Car maintenance tips for Valentine’s Day: Your car does not want flowers, balloons, or even candy this Valentine’s Day. It just wants a little love in the form of tender loving care, such as an oil change and tune-up. There’s no debating the value of preventive maintenance to keep Old Breakdown from living up to its name, and
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Dining out on Valentine’s Day is no longer just for couples, it’s also for families and friends. The top 100 romantic restaurants in the USA offer a mix of steakhouses, Italian, French, Japanese and seafood menus, in various price ranges, not all of which are super-expensive. If you want a reservation on the most romantic
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Any Caribbean island destination can make you feel like you’re in paradise, but none compares with Aruba. There are beaches everywhere throughout the 20-mile-long Island, including one many consider the most beautiful in the world, for sunsets or watersports including snorkeling, scuba diving and sailing. Local restaurants feature fresh fish, and there are elegant hotel
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Feed yourself or a crowd with these Super Bowl Sunday deals from national restaurant chains. Some deals include free delivery, some are Super Bowl Sunday only and others are for the entire weekend or even longer. We recommend you order in advance for take-out, and make reservations for dine-in. These game day offers are in
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United is adding more than 100 new flights to popular destinations in the U.S. and Canada for the upcoming summer season. Expanded flights include some of the most scenic spots in North America. That includes Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska, Jackson Hole and Bozeman, the northern and southern access points for Yellowstone National Park, plus
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It was a day that would change the world by setting it in motion. Happy 137th birthday to the automobile, born January 29, 1886, when German engineer Dr. Carl Benz applied for a patent on his “gas-powered vehicle”. Later the same year and independently of Benz, German engineer and tinkerer Gottlieb Daimler built his motorized
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