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Dubuque is where Iowa started. In 1673, French explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette set foot in Iowa along the Mississippi River, where Dubuque is today. It is Iowa’s oldest city and is one of the oldest European settlements west of the Mississippi River. The bluffs, Mississippi River, and parks make Dubuque the ideal…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — On a sunny Friday afternoon in downtown Tampa, Glen Baham stood on the sidewalk outside a corner café, pondering a blank canvas in front of him. Passersby slowed to look at his assortment of abstract art propped along the wall of the Kava Culture Kava Bar behind him — their bold…

Destination & Tourism Patrick Clarke January 28, 2022 1/15 Coconut Palm tree on the sandy beach in Kauai, Hawaii. (photo via mariusz_prusaczyk / iStock / Getty Images Plus) The Biggest Destination Stories to Begin 2022 The first month of 2022 saw a plethora of destination news headlines as many places updated entry protocols in response…

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines said Monday that it will offer free wireless internet service from SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network on flights between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland, Asia and Oceania. The airline said it is in the early stages of putting the service in place on some aircraft next year. Honolulu-based Hawaiian said it’s…

A homicide investigation is underway after a hit-and-run in Land O’ Lakes on Monday, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. The driver of an SUV struck and killed an adult in the parking lot of Dance & Gymnastics Academy of Tampa, located at 23633 Venezia Drive, then fled, the agency said in a news…

Tampa Bay frequently pops up in conversations about the best cities and metro areas in which to start a business. The region boasts a fast-rising tech hub and is a popular destination for entrepreneurs from northern cities who want lower taxes and better weather. Exhaustive new research by Clever Real Estate, a real estate data…