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‘Transformers 3D’ ride soars
Climb on board for a new experience. “Transformers: The Ride — 3D” puts riders inside a 12-person vehicle designed to look like a nimble new Transformer named Evac, who goes on a breakneck chase from the headquarters of the top-secret NEST agency through city streets, across rooftops and even inside an office building. Read More
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Disneyland hikes admission fees
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Beverly Hills Hotel marks 100 years of swank
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California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach
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The house that Hank Aaron hammered
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Disneyland hikes admission fees
ANAHEIM, Calif. — It’s going to cost more to visit the Happiest Place on Earth. Disneyland has raised its ticket prices as much as 30 percent. The cost of a single-day pass for either Disneyland or its neighboring California Adventure Park jumped this weekend from …
Beverly Hills Hotel marks 100 years of swank
The luxury hotel on Sunset Boulevard is marking 100 years since it opened May 12, 1912, two years before the city of Beverly Hills itself was built around it. It remains one of the swankiest destinations in Southern California, home to Oscar and Grammy parties and star-filled lunches.
California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach
Like a Hollywood star, Coronado’s 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand.
The house that Hank Aaron hammered
DAVE HOEKSTRA: With the Cubs and White Sox traveling to baseball’s nether worlds, this summer is a good time to explore greener pastures.
Enjoy the charms, watch for the celebrities in Nice
Spend all the hours you want gazing over the red-tiled roofs of Nice, but it’s highly unlikely a Cary Grant lookalike will come scrambling over the chimney pots like the scene in “To Catch a Thief,” which was set on the Riviera.
Despite spring breakers, Cabo San Lucas a paradise that’s easy to love
The saccharine din wafted through the air, straining to be a soothing accoutrement to the palm trees, white sand and beach, but as far as I was concerned the familiar resonance was about as tranquilizing as the buzz of a thousand vuvuzelas.
