Off the beaten path in St. Louis
Maybe you've been to St. Louis before. You've done the Gateway Arch, the zoo and Busch Stadium. Or maybe you're planning your first trip, and those attractions are at the top of your list.
( By Joe Stange, Associated Press, 10/28/2002 08:42 AM PST)

There's nothing common about the displays that go up in Lucas, Kan.
The devil waits at the corner of Second Street and Kansas Avenue.
( ALLEN HOLDER, The Kansas City Star, 10/28/2002 09:37 AM PST)

Hello, dolly
We had purchased tickets to the musical months early, and our caf reservations were in hand. My 9-year-old daughter, Emma, had chosen her Kirsten American Girl doll to accompany her.
( PAM KELLEY, Staff Writer, 10/21/2002 07:11 AM PST)

MIDWEST WEEKEND: In great shopping towns, the party's about to begin
As soon as the leaves fall, the twinkle lights go up. Garlands appear around lampposts and doorways, brightened with holly berries. The fragrance of freshly cut balsam fills the air.
( BETH GAUPER, Pioneer Press Columnist, 10/21/2002 07:21 AM PST)

Attention! Calling all vets
A 140-year-old newspaper and a veteran's ashes. Jim Mayo prizes many things inside the Stars and Stripes Museum and Library, a small spot in southeast Missouri dedicated to the famous ``Soldier's Newspaper.'' But to him, it's those two things tucked inside the museum's safe that tell the story best.
( By Jim Suhr, Associated Press, 10/21/2002 07:03 AM PST)

CASTLE OF DOOM: Abandoned prison stirs ghostly excitement
Something eerie is going on in the once-abandoned prison where the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" was filmed.
( BY GERRY VOLGENAU, FREE PRESS TRAVEL WRITER, 10/18/2002 11:53 AM PST)

Follow Bogey and Bacall to Mansfield
Ghosts are very fine. But this central Ohio town offers a lot more to fill up a weekend.
( BY GERRY VOLGENAU, FREE PRESS TRAVEL WRITER, 10/18/2002 11:53 AM PST)

Windy City may blow new eatery into town
Chicago. . . Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Supplier of Upscale Comfort Food.
( By Carol Tannehill, of The News-Sentinel, 10/17/2002 07:28 AM PST)

A shopping and dining guide to Chicago - your kind of town
What's that? You need a good reason to go to Chicago? I thought I did too when I was pondering a trip to the Second City.
( BY LISA ROBERTS, The Orlando Sentinel, 10/14/2002 09:33 AM PST)