Emily and I have been home for a couple of days since the Route 66 Festival ended in Litchfield, Ill. So I've had some time to reflect on our unexpected twin killings. Even when you don't count our honors, we agreed it was the best awards banquet we'd attended since we started going to these … Continue reading After the party …
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“Culinary zen”
Kevin Sheedy of the Wichita (Kan.) Eagle and his wife, inspired by a recent Food Network episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," went from Wichita to Stroud, Okla. Two Route 66 restaurants -- Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs, Kan., and the Rock Cafe in Stroud -- were the highlights of their trip. On … Continue reading “Culinary zen”
Swa Frantzen wins top Route 66 award
Swa Frantzen (shown above), an Internet pioneer in publicizing Route 66 with his Historic66.com site, won the top honor during the Will Rogers Awards Event on Saturday night during the Route 66 Festival in Litchfield, Ill. The New Business of the Year was 4 Women on the Route in Galena, Kan. Chicago Route 66 researcher … Continue reading Swa Frantzen wins top Route 66 award
Virtual road trip
You can't yet travel from Chicago to Los Angeles down Route 66 via Google Street View. But at the rate it's going, it won't be long. Google Street View is a spectacular feature that offers 360-degree views at ground level. When first launched in May 2007, it had only five cities. Now, it's more than … Continue reading Virtual road trip
About comments
Newcomers to Route 66 News may note that comments to posts are held in moderation until they're approved by yours truly. I don't see that changing anytime in the near future. There are several reasons for that: The spamming never goes away. Although my Akismet filter weeds out 98 percent of the spam out there, … Continue reading About comments
Super weird
From today's San Bernardino (Calif.) County Sun: Four Italian men from an international film crew were showered with a superheroic welcome Friday at the San Bernardino headquarters for Juan Pollo Restaurants as they stopped by the corporate offices and museums. Each was dressed as a comic-book hero.Decked in Robin, Captain America, Flash Gordon and Superman … Continue reading Super weird
Digital Route 66 starts a blog
Peter Stork, proprietor of the Digital Route 66 site, has started a blog -- just in time for the Route 66 Association of Illinois Motor Tour this weekend. You can follow along with all the photos he'll shoot during the tour on his Flickr account, including this shot below of workers repainting the Route 66 … Continue reading Digital Route 66 starts a blog
Route 66 on $250 a day?
Here's an interesting news release today from Best Western, the hotel chain: PHOENIX--Today Best Western International announced that it is partnering with veteran travel journalist Amy Graff to give vacationers a bird’s-eye view into Gen-X travel, via a blog and regular columns hosted on bestwestern.com. Amy, 34, will serve as the company’s new leisure travel … Continue reading Route 66 on $250 a day?
Rock Cafe starts a blog
It'll be a while before the Rock Cafe reopens after a fire gutted it last month. But owner Dawn Welch has already started a blog. It's only two days old, and it already has a half-dozen posts. Many of the entries (and photos) deal with the ongoing cleanup after the fire. But there's also this … Continue reading Rock Cafe starts a blog
Notes from the road
There is a "Route 66, Season 1, Vol. 1" DVD set on sale at eBay that is autographed by "Route 66" co-star George Maharis. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Ivanhoe Elementary School in Los Angeles. California artist Anthony Ross recently posted a blog item about his exhibit last year at Redlands Community College in … Continue reading Notes from the road