Fliers bare their soles on checkpoint woes
Fliers bare their soles on checkpoint woes — Confusion still marks the post-9/11 airport security-screening experience. Despite TSA’s efforts to clarify what is allowed and what is not at security checkpoints, uncertainty and frustration still are in the air. (USA Today)
Vacation travel seeps through autumn months — For a growing number of Americans, vacation season no longer ends with Labor Day. Consultant Sabre Airline Solutions says advance airline bookings for the September-November period are up an average 5% from this time a year ago. Many in the industry say the increase may reflect more than the effect of a growing U.S. economy. (USA Today)
Tropical Storm Beryl fizzles as it passes over Nantucket– Tropical Storm Beryl buffeted Nantucket with 45 mile-per-hour winds as it passed over the island this morning at 3 a.m., churning up 19-foot seas off the coast but causing no injuries or significant damage. (The Boston Globe)
Guard aids St. Louis after storm, blackout — National Guard members fanned out through darkened city streets, clearing debris and looking for residents who needed help evacuating their sweltering homes after storms knocked out power during a deadly heat wave. (AP)
Where hot is the new cool — For die-hard heat seekers, triple-digit temperatures or stifling summer humidity aren’t cause to flee to the coast or head north. From desert communities in Southern California, Nevada and Arizona, the humid enclaves of South Florida, the hottest places in the summer months have their own appeal — lighter crowds, long days and, yes, the heat. (The New York Times)
Eastbound Ted Williams tunnel opens after bolts fixed — The eastbound Ted Williams tunnel was reopened to buses Friday morning after workers toiled throughout the night to reinforce two bolts holding up a ceiling panel. (AP)
A classic boardwalk on the Jersey Shore, still delivering thrills — The writer asks, “What’s summer without a boardwalk and its surplus of flimsily stuffed animals, rickety rides, flip-flopped visitors and chances to gorge on foods that scream ‘eeee’ (cotton candy, salt water taffy and Icee, to the uninitiated)?†(The New York Times)
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