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Richard Nixon ate here
Persnickety customers, temperamental chefs, and food fads that veer
from nouvelle to comfort to Atkins-friendly. Running a successful
restaurant has never been an easy business, yet a number of Orange
County eateries have managed to thrive over the decades, some for
more than 50 years. Why? Bec
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Vodkas stand
Heres David Reisss favorite recipe for a cosmopolitan: 3/4
ounce cranberry juice, 3/4 ounce lime juice, 3/4 ounce nonalcoholic
orange liqueur, and 3 ounces
soju.
Is that last ingredient a mystery? It wont be for long, if
Reiss has his way. The club owner has become L.A.s most vocal
proponent o
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Natures gallery
If you want to keep up with the art scene but cant stand the thought of forfeiting even an hour of summers all-too-brief sunshine, its time to check out San Juan Islands Westcott Bay.With more than 100 contemporary sculptures sprinkled around 19 acres of ungroomed forest, meadow, and wetlands,
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Phoenix antiques
We were meandering through an antiques store when my 12-year-old daughter stopped dead in her tracks. Whats that? she asked, mystified. Being (ahem) of a certain age, I instantly recognized the ancient restraining device. That, I said, is a girdle. Its what we wore to look shapely before the in
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A better drive to Tahoe
1. DETOUR FOR FAMILY FUN: VacavilleDont bother fighting the kids on this one. Since the Nut Tree Family Park reopened in October with a scaled-down version of its old-time amusement park, the howling for a spin on the carousel has resumed. When the volume crescendos as you hit Vacaville, give i
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LoHi Denver Day Trip
Why go in fall: Head to our favorite hilltop and you won’t need to leave the city for a hit of fall color.Moniker: LoHi, aka Lower HighlandsThe look: Lofts, flats, and new restaurants vie for space with ornate 19th-century brick buildings.Claim to fame: The rooftop bars and alfresco restaurants
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Sawtooth Mountain Vacation
By Rachel LevinI am in Lemonade Heaven. Rocking in a wooden chair, on a wide front porch lit by the late-afternoon sun, pointed at a picture-perfect row of 10,000-foot granite peaks.Oh, if Norman Rockwell could see me now, he’d bail on the Berkshires and hightail it out West to the Idaho Rockie
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The weekend tab
Day 1
Two nights at Inn at Northrup Station
$226.13
Pearl Bakery coffees and sweets
$6.50
Pearl District browsing
FREE
Discount drinks at Vault Martini
$9
Pho Van Bistro dinner
$26.75
McMenamins Rams Head nightcap
$9.20
Day 2
Fullers Coffee Shop breakfast
$19.50
Oregon Holocaust Mem
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Yosemite adventure activities
Bike on comfy SoCal-style cruisers available for rent in Curry Village. INFO: $24.50 per day; 209/372- 8319; bike rentals also available at Yosemite Lodge, 209/372-1208.Hiking is one of the best ways to experience Yosemite. Short, easy hikes that result in amazing views include Lower Yosemite F
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The top of Market
From its start by the bay to its finish near Twin Peaks, here
are a great streets best bets.
Landmarks
Restaurants
Lodging
Landmarks
1. Ferry Building. This towered gateway is being restored
and will reopen in early 2003. Market at Embarcadero.
2. Southern Pacific Building. Corporat
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Wandering WeHo
The good
life in WeHo
The city is nestled between Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly
Hills, and the Hollywood Hills. For more information, contact the
West Hollywood Convention
& Visitors Bureau (800/368-6020, or 310/289-2525).
For information on the Avenues of Art & Design, visit
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Day 1: Strolling Belltown
We chose to stay in Belltown at the chic Ace Hotel. Sleek and fashionably minimalist, rooms with shared baths start at $65 and are within walking distance of downtown and the waterfront. Compared with the hip clientele, we felt a little schlumpy in our waterproof parkas, but we felt smart again
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CEO of yoga comfort
Hip-hugging, stretchy pants and tiny tanks emblazoned with the
Lululemon Athletica logo have become so trendy that its easy to
forget how recently yoga clothes came into vogue. But Lululemon
founder Chip Wilson recalls his first yoga class nine years ago,
when, he says, people were sweating, ev
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Phoenix day trip
Why go now: Historic streets have gotten a shot in the arm, thanks to new cafes, shops, and the just-opened Metro Light Rail.The scene: Vintage homes, postage-stamp gardens, and 1920s-era public buildings feel like a time warp ― in a good way.Number of homes: About 9501990: When Willo became an
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Birds on the beach
On a sunny day at Monterey Countys Moss Landing State Beach, ranger Dave Dixon scans the sand and points toward the dunes. Theres one, he says. Hes in search of Western snowy plovers―sparrow-size shorebirds with a sand-colored back, white belly, and jaunty dark patches on each cheek―which are n
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Life on the rocks
Life abounds in the nooks and crannies beyond the promontory
of West Seattles Alki Beach. Hermit crabs skulk, chitons cling to
rocks, and pastel-colored sea anemones jiggle in the currents like
Jell-O.
Late spring brings some of the lowest tides of the year to
Washingtons coastal towns, making
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Big deal
Since 1970, Binions Horseshoe on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas had been home to the World Series of Poker, the planets most prestigious ― and richest ― game of cards. But early this year, it almost folded when U.S. marshals and IRS agents shuttered the legendary casino. Happily, the WSOP
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Cold, quiet, beautiful
Up on the Skagit River in Washington, the early-morning fog is so thick that you can hardly see the water where a human figure gracefully moves its arms and body. In the swirling mist it looks like an ancient river spirit practicing tai chi on a cloud, but a closer look reveals its only a fishe
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Desert not
Seasoned Tucsonans will tell you that exploring the city is like peeling back the layers of an onion: it reveals the cultural curvature of a city that has been shaped by its Native American and Hispanic origins and its dramatic natural setting.Sometimes the layering is amusing but stagy, as in
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Laid
In this little slip of a beach community, young families
commingle peaceably with surf rats and sun-bronzed retirees. Unlike
some of its neighbors, Seal Beach is content to keep things low-key
and ungentrified. What youll find along Main Street, Old Town Seal
Beachs primary shopping drag, is an
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