3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (481+ words) Sunset Center will launch Century of Creativity | 1926–2031, a five-year campaign commemorating two milestones in the history of its Carmel-by-the-Sea campus, with a free community celebration on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. The 2026 centennial marks 100 years since the original campus building…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (587+ words) Route 66 News A 12-foot-tall fiberglass penny was installed last month at the recently opened Museum of Route 66 in Lincoln, Illinois. WSLS-TV reported the penny was made by Mark Cline of Enchanted Castle Studios -- the same place the makes new Muffler…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (354+ words) A clearinghouse of news and events about historic Route 66, the Mother Road. The City of Catoosa, Oklahoma, held a ribbon cutting on Thursday for a new Route 66 monument at Gazebo Park, celebrating the community’s history along the Mother Road. Given…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (468+ words) The popular small town at the gateway of the Snowy Range west of Laramie will not be changing its name, but it will soon mark a significant milestone. Centennial will be commemorating 150 years as a town with a daylong sesquicentennial…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (576+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Front page flashback: Aug. 21, 1958 1958: The first 76-mile segment of the Illinois Tollway opened. Drivers cruised up to 65 miles per hour from Higgins…...