Recently, a friend alerted me that the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced it has launched a redesigned Web site. According to the news release: The Albuquerque CVB website integrates several exciting technologies available on the Web today including RSS feeds, PDA Mobile content, online video integration and extensive behind-the-scene content management tools that enable … Continue reading Albuquerque launches new visitors site
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Reuters correspondents finish Route 66 trip
Reuters correspondents James Kelleher and Nick Carey on Friday ended their Route 66 Revisited journey at Lou Mitchell's restaurant in Chicago, near the eastern terminus of the Mother Road. Kelleher wrote: We expected to see and experience many things and to meet some interesting people, as there is a lot of America in between the … Continue reading Reuters correspondents finish Route 66 trip
Light posting
Posts on Route 66 News will be light in the next few days because I'm traveling, and connections will be erratic at best. I do have someone checking the Internet periodically to make sure no big stories are being missed. In the meantime, I recommend the Route 66 Revisited blog by two Reuters correspondents. They … Continue reading Light posting
Red Carpet treatment
Matt A. drove down Route 66 in Illinois during the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor weekend. Here's his blog about it, with plenty of photos.
Churning out tales from the Mother Road
The Reuters correspondents who are traveling Route 66 in a vintage Porsche are filing lots of reports from the road. There were 16 stories on Wednesday alone; nearly all of them are excellent and often have fresh angles. A comparison between Seligman, Ariz., and Needles, Calif. Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Talking to a Flagstaff man … Continue reading Churning out tales from the Mother Road
Another roadie
Jeff and Ilana are traveling the entire length of Route 66 and are blogging their adventures. They are in Springfield, Ill., now. Their blog is here. A photo gallery from their trip is here.
Look out for the Vultures
Some blokes from England are touring the Mother Road on Harley Davidson motorcycles and blogging their experiences at Vultures tour Route 66. They've made it to Tulsa so far. This tidbit on the Rolla-to-Tulsa entry cracked me up: The land is so green; even more so than Ireland! Yeah, well, everything tends to green up … Continue reading Look out for the Vultures
Route 66 Radio Show to stream on the Web
Bob Moore of Route 66 Magazine reports that his Route 66 Radio Show, based on KTOX in Needles, Calif., will be streaming on the Web on Saturdays from noon to 1 p.m. EDT on B.O.U.N.C.E. Radio. Click on the link, and it should simply start playing. Needless to say, Moore's show will have longer reception. … Continue reading Route 66 Radio Show to stream on the Web
Old gas station to become visitors center
Rod Harsh of Route66TVOnline.com has acquired a vintage Sinclair service station on Route 66 in Carterville, Mo., and is converting it into a Route 66 Visitors Welcome Center and an office for his video production and Visit66.com Web site businesses. A current-day photo of the gas station is above. A photo of the station and … Continue reading Old gas station to become visitors center
Hang in there …
Many of you probably have noticed a sudden change in the look at this site. I'm surprised about it, too. Apparently it's a problem at a number of WordPress.com sites. I've contacted WordPress.com about the snag, and it's hoped it will be resolved soon. At least it isn't hurting the functionality of Route 66 News.