Some 300 volunteers are still needed for the upcoming Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in Helena scheduled for Nov. 12-14. An estimated 1,150 athletes, from age 8 to 75, as well as coaches and volunteers are expected to travel to…
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Special Olympics seeks Helena volunteers for State Basketball Tournament
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Wilmington City Council candidates address growth, crime, economy
PortCityDaily.com is your source for free news and information in the Wilmington area. Port City Daily has sent an identical questionnaire to each candidate running for Wilmington City Council. There are eight candidates vying for three open seats. Each voter…
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Ocean energy chief says search for oil off SC in national interest
It is in the national interest to look for oil and gas off the coast of South Carolina and nearby states, but federal officials who will decide whether to approve drilling aren’t close to a final decision, the director of…
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Increase of buyer and visitor numbers during day two at World Travel Market London
LONDON, England – Tuesday saw a busy second day at World Travel Market London with buyer numbers up a huge 29% and visitor numbers up 3% by lunchtime compared with the same day last year. A key event was the…
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Chaplin School honors world’s most beloved professor
FIU legend Rocco Angelo sure can bring down the house. The Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management recently threw the professor a surprise party that drew industry luminaries and scores of alumni from as far away as New York,…
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NC distilleries can now sell liquor outside of state’s ABC system
For the first time since Prohibition, liquor bottles are being sold outside of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control system. A new law, in place for a month, is allowing craft distilleries to sell visitors a single bottle of their product.…
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North Carolina Bureau Adds Tourism Sales Manager
North Carolina’s Fayetteville Area Convention Visitors Bureau (FACVB) recently added two staff members. Jessica Bennett, the new tourism sales manager, secures and services group tour, family reunion and wedding business for Cumberland County. A Fayetteville native, Jessica has worked as…
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Colburn Museum to move into bigger space
ASHEVILLE — The Colburn Earth Science Museum, soon to be renamed The Asheville Museum of Science, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority. The funding will enable the museum to move forward with its Moving Science into the…
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In Japan, Moss Gathers New Fans
KITA-YATSUGATAKE, Japan—In a line of hikers high in the Japan Alps, Maya Amano dropped into a crouch, whipped out a magnifying glass and gazed intently at the forest floor. “Cute!” she concluded, running her hands over a clump of moss.…
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Hot-shooting Hornets hammer Bulls 130-105 for 1st victory – The San Diego Union
Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lamb, right, drives against Chicago Bulls’ Bobby Portis during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. The Hornets won 130-105. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)The Associated Press Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lamb,…
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