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Bartender Justin Wilkinson pours a beer Tuesday, May 15, 2018 on the first day of operations at Ballast Point tap room in the West Loop in Chicago, Ill. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune / TNS)

December 4, 2019 at 10:47 am

In beer industry stunner, Ballast Point Brewing is unloaded by Constellation Brands in sale to tiny Chicago brewer

Ballast Point was famously bought for $1 billion four years ago by Constellation Brands, whose Chicago-based beer business owns the American rights to top Mexican...

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May 9, 2016 at 4:55 pm

Pig out: Spam Museum has new home in Minnesota

For 15 years, the museum lived in a not-so-tourist-friendly Hormel Foods corporate office complex in Austin, Minn. It’s now a short walk from the town’s...

April 4, 2016 at 10:54 am

New HomeAway, VRBO fee sends irate customers through the roof

Vacation-rental website adds surcharge up to 9 percent on renters.

December 7, 2015 at 10:41 am

The next Barcelona? Travel experts weigh in on “the perfect city”

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who love Barcelona and those who haven’t been there yet. Barcelona is as close to...

October 16, 2015 at 6:01 am

Mixing history and street life in Nicaragua

The city of Granada has preserved its history and colonial-style buildings.

October 12, 2015 at 9:20 am

What’s your flight’s carbon footprint?

Take the train instead? Learning the environmental cost of your flight — and what you can do about it.

Jumping from the rocks at Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. (Josh Noel/Chicago Tribune)

July 24, 2015 at 10:02 am

Stay and play in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene VIEW

North Idaho town offers lakefront beauty and recreation, making it a good stop on a Western road trip or a destination in its own right.

April 5, 2015 at 6:39 am

Measuring the risks for LGBT travelers | Travel Wise

While a high proportion of gays and lesbians embrace travel, they may face grave risks while on the road — not only prejudice and hostility,...

December 9, 2014 at 6:15 am

Give them space, says inventor of airline Knee Defender

I’ve taken up the issue of reclining airplanes seats a few times now and firmly established myself as someone who supports reclining — but also...

November 10, 2014 at 5:36 pm

Rants (and no raves) about passengers’ bad behavior

Tired of dealing with flight attendants? Well, they’re just as tired of you and me. Crabby passengers led Shawn Kathleen, a flight attendant for seven...