Today in Chicago History: The 1893 World’s Fair awarded to the city

Chicagoans didn’t have to travel far to find adventure 130 years ago this month — the world came to us. The party was so grand, we hosted it again 40 years later. The first World’s Fair here, the ...
Grand Island Independent

5 takeaways about loss of lamb titles, lawsuit filed by parents against Nebraska State Fair

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Tour guide discovers missing memorials in STL

ST. LOUIS – Roger Graddy enjoys his job as a tour guide with See Sight Tours in St. Louis. “It’s your job just to make friends with people for a few hours and make sure they enjoy our city and learn a ...
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City announces major renovations for historic World’s Fair Park Amphitheater

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The City of Knoxville announced major improvements coming to the historic World’s Fair Park Amphitheater. The city is replacing the tensile roof and adding an LED lighting ...
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Up to 1 million fans expected to attend Seahawks' World Champions Parade

SEATTLE (KOMO) — Seattle will celebrate the Seahawks' second Super Bowl win on Wednesday with a world champions parade from SODO to Belltown. The championship parade will happen at 11 a.m., preceded ...
Evansville Courier & Press

Holiday World opens 2026 hiring for 2,000 jobs ahead of Feb. 28 fair

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari has started hiring for its 80th season, expecting to fill 2,000 positions, according to a community announcement. Applications are now open on the Holiday World ...
The Morning Journal

Annual Ice-A-Fair featured in downtown Vermilion

The 17th annual Ice-A-Fair event took place in downtown Vermilion Feb. 7 to celebrate winter and the many unique ice sculptures. During Ice-A-Fair, guests had the chance to browse a selection of over ...
The Business Journals

Multiple World Class properties in downtown Austin could soon be sold

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min While the battle over World ...
Hagerty

The Cars (and Exhibits) of the 1964 New York World’s Fair

Enjoy this article? Check the cars of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, part 1 and part 2, the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, and the 1939 edition of the New York World’s Fair. — Ed. Many of the people who ...
Artnet

The World Has Too Much Art. What Will Happen to It?

The Financial Times is a great paper, and it’s pink, so I often carry it around to look smart. Last week, it featured an article on wine—about how the world is producing too much of it, prices are ...
WLKY

Humana Tower in downtown Louisville to become 'world class' convention center hotel

CREATIVE WAY THAT THEIR WORKERS ARE GETTING PEOPLE INTO AMBULANCES. BIG NEWS FOR LOUISVILLE’S DOWNTOWN. THE HUMANA TOWER WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL. THE BUILDING ON MAIN STREET ...
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Louisville developer to build new downtown tower, convert Humana building into 'world-class' hotel

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's iconic Humana Tower on West Main Street will be renovated into a 1,000-room convention center hotel, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced Tuesday. The project has ...