Finding black history in Alexandria, Va.

Finding black historyin Alexandria, Va.
The setting for last year's film "Remember the Titans," about a racially integrated high school football team, is featured in a new 20-page booklet, "A Remarkable and Courageous Journey: A Guide to Alexandria's African American History." The booklet describes and maps more than 20 sites, including churches, private homes and black neighborhoods in the Virginia city. Contact the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association, (800) 388-9119, www.funside.com.
Directory helps findstations that carry NPR
National Public Radio aficionados who travel can locate their favorite network while they're on the road by consulting the NPR Station Directory, a pocket-size guide that lists more than 1,100 NPR stations by state, city and frequency.
The guide is available for $3.50 from Arrowhead Publishing, NPR Directory, 1970 N. Leslie, No. 760, Pahrump, Nev. 89060.
Now you can takeduct tape on the road
The ultimate repair tool -- duct tape -- is now easier to take on the road. Duck brand duct tape now comes in Flat Pack packaging in a variety of colors, from standard gray to fluorescent X-Treme colors.
The pocket-size supply of duct tape, designed especially with the traveler in mind, is not much larger than a credit card and features three yards of tape on a flat core. It is available at stores such as Wal-Mart, ACE Hardware and The Container Store.
Visit www.duckproducts.com on the Web for more information.
Biztravel.com goesout of business
Biztravel.com, a leading booking and advice site for business travelers, appears to be another casualty of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
The Philadelphia-based company halted operations Sept. 21, citing an increasingly challenging climate for business travel sales.
"Biztravel has been unable to overcome the challenges of the economic downturn, the ever-increasing economic pressures of the travel industry, and ultimately the further-reduced demand for travel resulting from the tragedy of September 11, 2001," said Melissa Debach, editor of Biztravel.com, in a farewell note posted on the site.
Biztravel was partially owned by Rosenbluth International, a corporate travel agency.
American Airlines, TWAto restrict meal service
American Airlines and its subsidiary TWA said they would end most meal service by Nov. 1 as a cost-saving measure.
American said it would no longer serve meals in the main cabin of domestic flights, except those on nonstop transcontinental routes. In first class, meal service will be discontinued on domestic flights of two hours and under, but will still be offered on flights longer than two hours.
A smaller airline, America West, announced earlier that it would temporarily end meal service to reduce the amount of preparation time on the ground and allow it to more closely adhere to its schedule. It said meal service would resume once schedules had stabilized.