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Boston's Old State House, site of the Boston Massacre, sits in the center of a town much changed since the days of the American Revolution. (Eric Althoff/The Washington Times)

TRAVEL: Boston boasts amazing restaurants in addition to its history

Boston is synonymous with history. From its humble beginnings as an English outpost in the New World to where the idea of revolution finally boiled over like so much tea in 1776, the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has seen so much over its centuries, and yet this harbor town, with its energetic and ever-prideful populace, continues to reinvent itself for the 21st century. Perhaps in no other area than food and hospitality is Boston's march into modernity so thoroughly -- and wonderfully -- evident.

January 24, 2017

Sanderling Resort in Outer Banks of North Carolina offers family rate

The Sanderling Resort, located in North Carolina's tony Outer Banks, is offering a post-Valentine's Day family and friends deal rate from Feb. 20-28, wherein guests can purchase one night's stay at the "Best Available Rate" and then get the second night for only $49.

January 19, 2017

Mississippi blues club Ground Zero owner hopes to change state’s image

Bill Luckett is keenly aware that his home state is a punch line. The mayor of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and owner of the Ground Zero Blues Club shakes his head over the stereotype of a state filled with backwards people who "stay in the kitchen and run around barefoot."

January 16, 2017
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Train, Colin Hay and others unveil new albums

Sure, it's cold outside, which makes it all the more important to get rockin' and groovin' as the winter months chug along. Here are 11 new discs from artists established and on the way up worthy of your listening pleasure.

January 15, 2017
A view of Edinburgh, including Edinburgh Castle, from Calton Hill. (Eric Althoff/The Washington Times)

TRAVEL: Edinburgh gives visitor experience of Scottish capital with whisky, history, food

Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland for centuries, a bulwark and proud symbol of Scottish culture in the northern portion of the United Kingdom that has for centuries enjoyed a culture and lifestyle completely different from their English brethren to the south. Ancient Gaelic and Celtic language and culture met here with Anglo-Saxon influence to create something entirely new for the world. And it was also here where the legendary Camelot is said to have been historically sited.

January 11, 2017

Classical music meets modern dance in Red Bull Flying Bach company revue

Classical music and modern dance will collide this weekend as Red Bull Flying Bach comes to the Warner Theatre Friday and Saturday evening. A clash of artistries both antiquated and contemporary, the dance revue shows the California dance company performing modern routines as J.S. Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" plays behind them.

January 5, 2017

Vacation booking sees jump in January, travel expert says

Don't wait until the spring. According to HomeAway travel expert Melanie Fish, the biggest time to book is early in the year. "We took a look at historical data from HomeAway.com and found that vacation home demand tends to jump 75 percent from December to January, with the most popular time to book a vacation being the second and third weeks in January,"

January 4, 2017

D.C. Fox affiliate celebrates 70 years on the air

The District's Fox affiliate, WTTG, celebrated 70 years on the air Tuesday, commemorating the seven decades since WTTG became the first commercial TV station in the nation's capital.

January 3, 2017
This image released by Focus Features, Lewis MacDougall appears with The Monster, voiced and performed by Liam Neeson, in a scene from "A Monster Calls." (Focus Features via AP)

‘A Monster Calls’ young star on working with Liam Neeson, ‘Star Wars’ actress Felicity Jones

Scottish actor Lewis MacDougall, now 14, has been watching his preteen self on the screen these past many months as "A Monster Calls" has been making the festival circuit. Based on Patrick Ness' children's book of the same name, the film shows 12-year-old Conor O'Malley (Lewis), who, while his mother (Felicity Jones of "Rogue One") is ailing, is visited by a tree that comes to life. The magical tree, voiced by Liam Neeson, offers young Conor a deal.

January 3, 2017
The facade of the Stax Museum of American Soul in Memphis. (Eric Althoff/The Washington Times)

TRAVEL: Memphis and northern Mississippi show birth, maturing of the blues

Memphis has many nicknames: Bluff City, Barbecued Pork Capital of the World, Home of the Blues. But whatever you wish to call Tennessee's largest city, which sits astride the Mississippi, its treasures of music, history, food and culture are there to see if you just know where to look.

January 1, 2017
The Rolling Stones touring attraction called "Exhibitionism" is in New York through March 12. (Eric Althoff/The Washington Times)

Rolling Stones ‘Exhibitionism’ runs in New York through March

The World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band gets the curtain pulled back on its half-century-plus of music, mayhem and graduation from youthful, countercultural "anti-Beatles" to mainstream senior citizen musicians still doing it in their seventies at "The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism" at Industria, a studio and staging space in New York's trendy Meatpacking District through March 12.

December 28, 2016
This image released by Janus Films shows director Kirsten Johnson, right, during the filming of the documentary, "Cameraperson." (Janus Films via AP)

Best films of 2016

While there were the typical biopics and Oscar bait epics, 2016 broke all the rules as far as what constituted "quality" cinema.

December 27, 2016
FILE - In this June 16, 2016, file photo, bottles of wine are displayed during a tour of a state liquor store, in Salt Lake City. Cheap liquor, wine and beer have long been best-sellers among Utah alcohol drinkers, but new numbers from Utah's tightly-controlled liquor system show local craft brews, trendy box wines and flavored whiskies are also popular choices in a largely teetotaler state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Best wines for the holidays available from Kalyra, Ken Brown, Epicurious

Remember, we've all got to get through the holiday somehow. And as with every other time of the year, alcohol invariably makes it, if not all better, certainly more tolerable. For amateur oenophiles and serious wine drinkers alike, here are some bottles to keep your eyes open for as the holidays transition us into 2017.

December 21, 2016