New Muscle Car City Gets In Gear In Florida
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Written by Gregory L. Pacheco   
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Engines will be revved Tuesday in Punta Gorda, Fla., as Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City opens its doors. The museum will feature nearly 200 muscle cars think Chevelles, Camaros, Corvettes.

Museum owner and auto aficionado Treworgy owns 64 Chevy Corvettes and 12 Pontiac GTOs, so opening a museum chockablock with cars seemed like a natural move. There's a speed shop next door for muscle car enthusiasts to trick out their own rides with hard to find parts.

Information: musclecarcity.net or 941-575-5959. Tickets: $10, $30 annual pass. Children under 12 free with adult.

- Rebecca Heslin

Kennedy Center celebrates Arab arts

The League of Arab States has teamed up with the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to toast the arts from the 22 countries in the Arab world. The festival, Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World, runs through March 15 and features more than 50 performances, concerts and art installations.

Can't make it to D.C.? There will be free performances every day streamed live over the Internet. Information: kennedy-center.org/arabesque or 800-444-1324. Tickets vary by event and range from free to $35.

- Rebecca Heslin

Compare airfares, with key fees included

Figuring how much checked bag charges and other pesky airline fees add to the final cost of your ticket is getting easier.

TripAdvisor.com's just launched flight search engine will automatically calculate airline imposed baggage fees (which can total up to $80 per person, round trip for two checked pieces), plus the estimated cost of in flight booze, food and entertainment, for U.S. airlines.

Several sites, including Kayak.com, list airline fees separately. But TripAdvisor is the first major search engine to calculate and compare the cost of domestic flights with checked bags and on board services in the results. (You'll still have to do your own math for other fees, including premium seat assignments, unaccompanied minors and flying with a pet.)

The TripAdvisor search engine taps results from Expedia, Hotwire and Travelocity as well as airline sites Southwest is the major exception and also uses seat information and maps from partner SeatGuru.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 July 2009 )