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Celebrity Cruises Announces 2023 Galapagos Schedule Published 3 weeks ago Celebrity Cruises has announced its 2023 schedule of Galapagos Islands sailings. From New Year’s Eve in 2022, the line will offer six unique itineraries in the Galapagos Islands. Three vessels will sail in the region: the mega-yacht Celebrity Flora, the award-winning Celebrity Xploration. A blue-footed booby — one of three booby species found in the Galapagos Islands (Photo courtesy of Celebrity) Celebrity Flora Fo...

I once witnessed, without meaning to, the unspooling of a young man into homelessness. I was in Spain, on the Camino, tucked into a hamlet on the side of a sweeping farm. That night, as we were making dinner in the communal kitchen, my cousin and I noticed someone sipping a beer, no food in sight, staring into the floor. My cousin spooned pasta onto three plates and beckoned him outside. As we sat on grass still warm from the sun, we began that tentative dip into conversation. This traveler, we...

’13 Suits’ docudrama inspired by tragic hit-and-run death of Niskayuna native | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 More than a dozen actors both near and far will take the virtual stage this weekend in a production inspired by the tragic loss of a local man. Called “13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues,” it follows what happens before and after the death of Patrick Duff, a Niskayuna native who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in 2015. The driver, a young woman, fled the scene and made ...

Maryland May 7, 2020 The Maryland State Police issued nearly 150 traffic citations to drivers along I-495 as part of an initiative to reduce tractor trailer crashes and speeding along the highway. The effort known as “Operation 495/Green Tree Road Part 3″ took place from May 4 to May 6 with about two dozen state troopers. Their focus was to target commercial vehicles speeding… Maryland May 5, 2020

The most ridiculously romantic experiences on board a cruise ship Consider booking something wonderful at sea for you and your partner 14 February 2021 • 9:56am Renewing your wedding vows while sailing around Tahiti could put your actual wedding day to shame Credit: Windstar Cruises Valentine’s Day is here, and nothing beats sailing off into the sunset with a loved one. A growing number of cruise lines are ramping up the romance by offering a range of activities designed especially for coup...

A Maryland state contractor is about to do an unusual road project on a notorious stretch of the Beltway in Montgomery County. The goal is to make the road rougher instead of smoother so it will be easier to brake without losing control, particularly for tractor-trailers. Maryland State Police tell ABC7 from March 1 of last year through now, there have been 45 crashes involving commercial vehicles between Connecticut Avenue and River Road on the...

A blast of steel balls could fix a slick stretch of pavement at the Beltways Big Curve Can an innovative technique compared to thousands of blasts from a shotgun roughen and repair a section of the Beltway thats seen dozens of big truck crashes? Author: Bruce Leshan Updated: 7:17 PM EST February 5, 2021 BETHESDA, Md. — Back in September, WUSA9 told viewers about a pretty scary wave of big truck crashes on a notorious stretch of the Outer Loop in Bethesda called...

There are a series of twists and turns on the Capital Beltway in Maryland that seem to continually invite crashes involving tractor-trailers, so the state says they are doing something about it. In an effort to curb those crashes that seem to repeat themselves on certain stretches of the highway, the state is applying friction surface treatment to the roadway. Maryland hopes to reduce crashes on Beltway by installing friction surface treatments...

Listen to the latest traffic and weather conditions every 10 minutes on the 8s from WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM. A few changes are in store for the Frederick Douglass Bridge project with the Interstate I-295 rehabilitation construction closures continuing into this weekend. Interstate 66 will continue to transform this weekend with stops, shifts and ramp closures. Bridge work continues on the Beltway this weekend and Metro has another Blue Line shutdown. Here’s what...