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To stay above the economic timber line, Black Forest Décor will expand (InternetRetailer.com)

While web sales at Black Forest Décor LLC dropped by 5% in 2008 to $9 million from $9.5 million in the previous year, the online retailer of rustic gifts and home furnishings isn’t backing away from expansion.

Restaurant critic review: Smoky's more than a name for barbecue (TCPalm.com)

It's called Smoky's BBQ & Grill, and the name fits. Everything is saturated with the slightly bitter taste of oak, right down to the chicken wings ($4.19) -- voted best in town by readers of the Port St. Lucie News.

Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico: Twice as Nice at Half the Price (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

The Loreto Visitors Bureau, the tourism promotion organization for Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico, announces the destination's first cooperative buy one, get one free promotion, starting January 1 through January 31, 2009. Throughout the month of January, every time a Loreto, Baja Sur visitor pays for one night, one meal or one activity at a participating hotel, restaurant, car rental or tour ...

Balinese Room was symbol of old-time Galveston (Galveston County Daily News)

GALVESTON ­— The legendary Balinese Room drew locals as well as big names in its heyday, and is considered a "lost treasure" by some Galvestonians.

LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES (Orlando Weekly)

The week between Christmas and the new year is when snow-weary Northerners seek refuge in our theme parks, and sensible Orlando folks get the hell out of town.

Never too cold to fish (Pocono Record)

Jeff Poloway of East Stroudsburg sent this photo of his son Matthew, who caught this trout on the McMichaels Creek on Dec. 29 at 2:30pm. He caught this trout on his first cast.

Surfside reinvents itself under pier pressure (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

Plank by plank, the town of Surfside plans to make its newly purchased pier the hub of the town. It's a plan designed to capitalize on the town's biggest draw: the beach.

Luxury on the line: All aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express (Independent)

Paul Theroux travelled the length of Asia in 1974, a trip that resulted in The Great Railway Bazaar. "Ever since childhood," he wrote, "I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it." Theroux's trip involved all manner of rolling stock, but in 1974 there was no Eastern & Oriental Express linking Singapore with Bangkok.