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PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten An hour into the race, there we were, 15 people crammed into a space not much bigger than a pair of office cubicles. "Preparing to tack," the captain called out. "Primary grinders ready," a crew member yelled. "Tacking." "Primary grinders, first gear," came the order. The four of us started …
Forget those pricey state economic incentives used like catnip to persuade companies to expand to Florida.
By SHARON KENNEDY WYNNE
Times Staff Writer
At SeaWorld's new attraction, Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin, the only thing separating you from more than 200 penguins is a low rock wall. Nope, not even a glass partition.
TAMPA — There's a fantastically subversive moment in the first Madagascar 'toon when Alex the lion — an escaped N.Y. zoo critter freaked out by his newfound freedom — gets zapped with a tranquilizer dart. He immediately spins into a hallucination soundtracked by Sammy Davis Jr.'s Candy …
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten
An hour into the race, there we were, 15 people crammed into a space not much bigger than a pair of office cubicles.
As spring winds down, two precedent-setting cruise ships are entering service in the United States.
Key events in 1963, from organized protests in Alabama to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, galvanized the civil rights movement that eventually toppled Jim Crow laws in the South. The 50th anniversary of those events is a great time to visit sites that were pivotal to the end of Southern segregation …
Let's get something straight from the get-go. There is no perfect state for retirement.
A host of pop stars will take the stage this summer as part of Universal Studios' Summer Concert Series, starting June 1 with R&B's Ne-Yo (So Sick, Because of You). The series runs six consecutive Saturdays on the theme park's Music Plaza stage. Here's the complete lineup: Ne-Yo (June 1), Big Time Rush (June 8), …
If airline flights are shrinking nationally, those in Florida are (pardon the phrase) on a crash diet.
ORLANDO — Capitalizing on the success of a bespectacled boy wizard, Universal Studios Florida is creating a new themed area devoted to Harry Potter's hangout, Diagon Alley.
