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Watch Rory McIlroy suffer a triple-bogey water disaster at 'The Bear Trap'
Rory McIlroy attempts a shot from the water during Saturday's third round of the Cognizant Classic.
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The three-hole stretch of PGA National is called “The Bear Trap” for good reason. With water, water everywhere, the 15th, 16th and 17th holes are among the toughest gauntlets anywhere on the PGA Tour.
The 434-yard, par-4 16th, with wet stuff entirely down the right side, generally plays the easiest of the three, and this week it’s been only the seventh-hardest hole in the Cognizant Classic. Yet if Rory McIlroy doesn’t lift the trophy on Sunday—and that’s a long shot now—he’s going to rue his third-round splashing around for a triple bogey at the 16th.
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Standing in the fairway only four shots off the lead and looking to further rally, McIlroy pushed his second shot from the fairway and watched as his ball hit the bank right of the green and bound into the edge of the water.
He had a tough lie. The ball was submerged a few inches under the water and McIlroy thought he could manage a shot, so he removed his right shoe and sock, and rolled up his cream-colored pants. NBC commentator Luke Donald—McIlroy’s most recent Ryder Cup captain—pointed out that the Ulsterman could take a drop on the bank and try to salvage an up-and-down for bogey. McIlroy decided to go for it. But he swung too far behind the ball, and the splash barely popped it up, only for the ball to roll back into the water.
Now, McIlroy chose to drop the ball on the bank where it originally hit on his approach, and when he pitched to six feet, he had a chance to save a double. But the putt scooted by the cup, and McIlroy suffered a triple-bogey 7—a disastrous result for the World No. 2 who's seeking his first PGA Tour win since last July's Genesis Scottish Open. He captured the DP World Tour's Dubai Desert Classic.
McIlroy bounced back a bit with a birdie at the 18th, but he finished with a one-over-par 72, and at seven under, he’s six shots back of a trio of leaders.
McIlroy's game has been a picture of wild contrasts this week. He's been a beast off the tee, ranking first in strokes gained in the category, as well as in driving distance (322.10 yards). But beyond some wayward approaches, McIlroy has really struggled on the greens, losing 1.59 strokes to the field in putting, ranking hin 62nd.
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Kehlani Announces Blue Water Road Tour
Featuring Special Guests Rico Nasty Across North America Dates and Destin Conrad Across All Shows
Tickets on sale starting friday, may 20th at 10am local on kehlani.com/tour.
Following the release of her critically acclaimed album, Blue Water Road , Kehlani has announced her Blue Water Road Tour featuring special guests Rico Nasty on North American dates and Destin Conrad across all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the 28-city North American leg kicks off on July 30th at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC making stops across the U.S. in Miami, New York, Houston, and more before wrapping up in Oakland at Oakland Arena on September 30th. Her tour then continues through Europe, see full routing below.
TICKETS: Tickets go on sale starting Friday, May 20th at 10am local time on kehlani.com/tour .
PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Blue Water Road Tour U.S. shows. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, May 17th at 10am ET local time until Thursday, May 19th at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .
BLUE WATER ROAD TOUR DATES:
Sat Jul 30 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
Mon Aug 01 – Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheater
Wed Aug 03 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
Fri Aug 05 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sun Aug 07 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Tue Aug 09 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
Fri Aug 12 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
Sat Aug 13 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Mon Aug 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage @ The Mann Center
Tue Aug 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – UPMC Events Center
Wed Aug 17 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Fri Aug 19 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
Mon Aug 22 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
Wed Aug 24 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage!
Fri Aug 26 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Sun Aug 28 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
Tue Aug 30 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Thu Sep 01 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
Sat Sep 03 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Tue Sep 06 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Fri Sep 09 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Sat Sep 10 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater
Wed Sep 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
Thu Sep 15 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Sat Sep 17 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds @ Moda Center
Sun Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
Wed Sep 21 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum!
Fri Sep 30 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Fri Oct 21 – Honolulu, HI – Waikiki Shell*!
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ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN DATES:
Thu Nov 17 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Grey Hall
Fri Nov 18 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
Mon Nov 21 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinhalle*
Tue Nov 22 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom*
Thu Nov 24 – Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex 457
Sat Nov 26 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer*
Sun Nov 27 – Munich, Germany – Zenith*
Tue Nov 29 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique*
Wed Nov 30 – Paris, France – Salle Pleyel
Sat Dec 03 – Tilburg, Netherlands – O13
Sun Dec 04 – London, UK – Brixton Academy
Wed Dec 07 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia
Fri Dec 09 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
Sat Dec 10 – Birmingham, UK – Academy
Mon Dec 12 – Manchester, UK – Victoria Warehouse
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Kehlani will open your eyes, open your mind, and open your heart. For as blunt as she may be about life, longing, lust, and love, her music occupies an elevated state above even the best high—yet accessible by simply listening. The Bay Area-born two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum songstress unlocks this place anytime she picks up a pen or grabs a microphone. Since 2014, her light has only continued to glow brighter. Thus far, she has picked up over twenty gold and platinum RIAA certifications, tallied 5 billion streams, and garnered a pair of GRAMMY® Award nominations in the categories of “Best Urban Contemporary Album” for the gold-certified mixtape You Should Be Here and “Best R&B Performance” for the platinum single “Distraction.” Beyond blockbuster collaborations with Cardi B, Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Kiana Ledé, Teyana Taylor, and Kyle, she has appeared on soundtracks such as Suicide Squad: The Album, The Fate of the Furious: The Album, and more. Along the way, she received the “Rule Breaker Award” from Billboard Women In Music and performed at Voodoo Music + More, Coachella, and beyond. She reached a critical and creative high watermark with her sophomore offering, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t. It not only bowed at #2 on the Billboard Top 200, but it also concluded 2020 on over a dozen year-end lists from Billboard, Esquire, Hypebeast, Nylon, Seventeen, Spin, Stereogum, The Guardian, and many more. Now, she welcomes everyone into the rapture of her third full-length album, Blue Water Road [Atlantic Records].
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Kehlani has announced a world tour supporting their latest album, Blue Water Road . Dubbed the Blue Water Road Trip , the trek kicks off July 30 at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Additional dates on the North America itinerary include Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Toronto, Dallas, San Diego, and Seattle. Kehlani will round off the nationwide shows on Oct. 21 at Waikiki Shell Amphitheatre & Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
Kehlani will follow with a European leg, which will run from Nov. 17 through Dec. 12.
Destin Conrad , who shared a new single in Kiana Ledé in April, will join Kehlani on tour. Rapper Rico Nasty is also a special guest for the North American leg only.
Kehlani said she’ll be “performing Blue Water Road , It Was Good Until It Wasn’t + more!”
Tickets for Kehlani’s Blue Water Road Trip go on sale on their official website this Friday, May 20, at 10 a.m. local time. Fans who text (510) 692-4419 may gain early access to the tour.
Last month, Kehlani put out Blue Water Road . As described by Rated R&B’s Keithan Samuels, the new album will “move the body, declutter the mind and uplift the spirit.”
Blue Water Road is powered by the singles “ Altar ,” “ Little Story ,” and “ Up At Night ,” featuring Justin Bieber. The 13-track LP boasts additional assists from Thundercat, Jessie Reyez, Syd, Blxst, and Ambré.
Blue Water Road charted inside the top five on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart following its release. It marked Kehlani’s fifth consecutive release to achieve this feat, following While We Wait and SweetSexySavage .
Kehlani’s Blue Water Road Trip Tour Dates
July 30 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater Aug 01 — Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park Aug 03 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy Aug 05 — Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre Aug 07 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem Aug 09 — New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall Aug 12 — Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion Aug 13 — Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater Aug 15 — Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at the Mann for the Performing Arts Aug 16 — Pittsburg, PA @ UPMC Events Center Aug 17 — Cincinnati, OH @ Andrew J Brady Music Center Aug 19 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory Aug 22 — Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit Aug 24 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage Aug 26 — Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom Aug 28 — Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park Aug 30 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center Sep 01 — Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater Sep 03 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom, Gilley’s Sep 06 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium Sep 09 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Sep 10 — Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater Sep 14 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre Sep 15 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater Sep 17 — Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds Sep 18 — Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theater Sep 21 — Vancouver, BC @ Pacific National Exhibition Sep 30 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena Oct 21 — Honolulu, HI @ Waikiki Shell Amphitheatre & Neal S. Blaisdell Center Nov 17 — Copenhagen, DK @ Grey Hall Nov 18 — Stockholm, SE @ Annexet Nov 21 — Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinhalle Nov 22 — Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom Nov 24 — Zürich, CH @ Komplex 457 Nov 26 — Vienna, AT @ Gasometer Nov 27 — Munich, DE @ Zenith, Die Kulturhalle Nov 29 — Milan, IT @ Fabrique Nov 30 — Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel Dec 01 — Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel Dec 03 — Tilburg, NL @ O13 Dec 04 — London, UK @ O2 Brixton Dec 05 — London, UK @ O2 Brixton Dec 07 — Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre Dec 09 — Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow Dec 10 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham Dec 12 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
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As the singer continues her Blue Water Road Trip tour, Kehlani spoke to Billboard about finding success on the road.
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The Blue Water Road Trip — which supports Kehlani’s third album, Blue Water Road — is a true labor of love. During the pandemic, Kehlani took a DIY approach to her art, filming and editing their own videos and putting on a virtual tour to support her second studio release, 2019’s It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, which shot to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. With their earlier shows, Kehlani always focused on “singing my ass off,” but she chose to go a different route for the Road Trip and hire a creative team for the first time.
While piecing together different mood boards, the singer was meticulous about creating an experience for their fans. She made intentional choices, like employing an all-woman ensemble on-stage from the musicians to the dancers, incorporating a visual narrative infused with spiritual and religious references, and sticking to a stripped-down aesthetic. The openers were also Kehlani’s personal picks: rising R&B star Destin Conrad, and riotous rapper Rico Nasty.
While Kehlani orchestrated the vibes, Ali was crunching the numbers, evaluating the venue size from previous treks and ticket prices, and utilizing data from DSPs to help formulate a strategy. Ali targeted five to ten percent of Kehlani’s fan base for the tour with tickets priced at $59.50 to $125.
“I think the biggest challenge is hoping you’re making the right calls,” he tells Billboard. “[You’re making] educated guesses because you don’t know for sure, are tickets going to sell?” The result: Many of Kehlani’s performances on the tour were sold out once tickets went live during presale. “With her, the most expensive tickets are the first ones to go,” he says.
According to Ali, the creative approach also goes hand-in-hand with the touring business strategy. “You want to make sure the creative vision is dope, but you want to make sure you’re being conservative in certain areas,” he says, while praising Live Nation tour promoter, Sascha Stone Guttfreund, for expanding his view on touring. Ali adds that personally selecting the venues on the tour, from amphitheaters to ballrooms, also worked to the team’s advantage: “It’s dope to be able to handpick everything that you’re doing, and make it so that this tour is really tailor fit for the artist.”
Offering two tiers of VIP packages with special perks for every ticket purchase — including an invitation to a special pre-show soundcheck at $125 and a meet-and-greet option priced at $300, combined with merchandise sales and after-parties — helped Kehlani, Ali, and the 40-plus crew on the road bring in additional revenue. But the top priority was always to put on a memorable performance for the fans.
For the Blue Water Road Trip set list, which boasts 26 original cuts, Kehlani ditched the covers (a staple in past performances) and spotlights their last three projects, including 2019’s While We Wait mixtape. With input from her musical director Gil Smith and choreographers, Kehlani also took the opportunity to breathe new life into some deep cuts, including a remix of “Distraction” over Nelly Furtado’s “Promiscuous” beat. Kehlani says they kept songs that were “danceable and breathable to sing,” but also supported the narrative she wanted to convey.
“From the day I met her, she knew exactly what she wanted, how she wanted to be represented, and along with her manager, David Ali, we make a great team,” adds Caroline Yim, Kehlani’s longtime agent who is also a partner and the co-head of hip-hop/R&B at esteemed entertainment agency, WME. “She has a clear artistic vision and an insane work ethic, which has propelled her successful live touring business. Kehlani has always built her audience one fan at a time.”
On a personal note, the Road Trip also serves as Kehlani’s first outing as a parent to her first child, Adeya. “Being able to bring my baby off and on tour has been super grounding and helpful because I don’t think there’s anything more jarring as a parent than being away from your baby for that long, especially when you know that you’re doing this for your baby,” Kehlani says.
Additionally, Kehlani has been adamant about maintaining heightened awareness around crowd safety by checking in with their fans throughout the show and making space for her own mental health. Kehlani even draws comparisons between touring and their latest passion, surfing.
When social chatter drifts to the current state of R&B — a common refrain from naysayers has been that the genre is dead — Kehlani and her team’s efforts in building this tour could be considered a contradiction to that theory. “I feel like there aren’t many R&B superstars in this current era. Kehlani’s a perfect case for that,” says Ali. “I don’t think streams dictate how big the artists are and how much people like the music. I just think it’s a smaller pot of people [who listen to R&B] compared to hip-hop and pop.” Kehlani, who is pro-solidarity in R&B, chimes in: “You can’t say something is dead that is obviously thriving in everyone’s faces.”
Kehlani defines success on their own terms. Throwing a rager for her fans and helping them to feel seen is the epitome of success in their eyes. “[My concert’s] really well-rounded. We headbang, we call ancestors, we celebrate love, people get engaged, we sing petty things about exes, we call in new love, [and] we talk about community,” she says. “I think that that’s what makes this tour so unique. People are coming to be everything that they are and meet other people in their ‘everythingness.’ It’s a cool f–king room full of people who don’t even exist in anyone’s binaries, just f–king celebrating.”
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R&B artist Chris Brown announced his upcoming "The 11:11 Tour" will be coming to Baltimore in June.
One of the prominent R&B artists of his time, Brown is bringing his tour to Baltimore on Saturday, June 30, at CFG Bank Arena. The 11:11 Tour celebrates the release of Brown's 11th studio album "11:11." He will be joined by a special guest artist that has not been announced for the show in Baltimore.
Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning on Wednesday, March 6, with additional presale tickets throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale starting on Monday, March 11, at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com .
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The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. BBP restored and repurposed the 87,500-square-foot Cistern into a magnificent public space for tours, performances, and art installations.
The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern was one of the city’s early underground reservoirs, storing drinking water and providing support for the municipal water system. After operating for decades, an irreparable leak was found, and the reservoir was decommissioned in 2007.
In 2010, Buffalo Bayou Partnership rediscovered the largely forgotten site while developing Buffalo Bayou Park. Recognizing its historical and architectural significance, BBP retained the Houston-based architecture and engineering firm Page to restore and repurpose the Cistern into the magnificent public space it is today. Additions include a ground-level passageway to allow for easy entrance into the Cistern and updated the shelf on the perimeter of the space to create a six-foot-wide, ADA-compliant walkway with guardrails.
The Cistern opened to the public in May 2016.
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- Full participation in the tour requires walking a distance of one-quarter mile in 25 minutes. Please notify the Cistern Attendant upon arrival if you prefer a stationary or seated tour.
- $2 discount for military, youth (ages 9-17), college students, and seniors (65+). Must present I.D. upon checking in.
- Members of Buffalo Bayou Partnership receive discount codes on select tours. Become a Member here .
The Water Works Parking Lot (105-B Sabine Street): A limited amount of spaces are available in the lot and along Sabine Street (watch for signage).
City of Houston Lot H: Over 400 spaces available for public parking. Pricing may vary by day of the week.
Parking on Allen Parkway: Parking is available 9am – 7pm Monday – Sunday. There are 140 parking spots between Sabine and Taft streets with pricing at $1 for 3 hours, a 3-hour maximum (including Saturday and Sunday).
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Fulfilling the organization’s goal of presenting bold, immersive art installations and experiences in this unique space, Buffalo Bayou Partnership launched its Cistern art program in 2016.
Local and national advisors assist Buffalo Bayou Partnership in developing programming for the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Ideas and suggestions for artistic programming in the Cistern may be emailed to [email protected]. Suggestions are reviewed quarterly; therefore, response times range from 30-90 days.
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The action mystery revolves around the hunt of a sunken treasure. It pits two groups of teenagers; The Pogues led by John B. from the poorer side of town, vs, The Kooks led by Cooper from the richer side.
The entrance to Kildare Harbor was filmed at Haddrell Point in Shem Creek, Mount Pleasant. Pope father's business Heyward's Seafood (actually Geechee Seafood) and The Wreck restaurant where Kiara works as a waiter are located here, side by side. The Wreck of the Richard & Charlene is a real waterfront seafood restaurant that was revamped and set up for filming scenes of the series.
The marshes area where the gang finds the wrecked boat, on board the HMS Pogue, was shot at Lighthouse Creek near Morris Island. The old red and white 19th century Lighthouse, located on the southern side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor, can be seen in the background of several scenes.
In episode 4, 'Spy Games', Sarah and John B get off the island sneaking in a ferry. This sequence was shot in the Charleston Maritime Center pier. On the way back, they take the picturesque Carolina Belle boat, operated by Charleston Harbor Tours.
The creepy old lady house with a large garden is 209 Ashley Ave in Charleston. The top part of the house was added digitally for the show.
Season one ends up with a police camp set under the lighthouse... the Hunting Island Lighthouse, CGI'd into Fort Johnson area, the northeast point of James Island. Here are located the buildings of the Hollings Marine Laboratory complex. The John B's house pier is located in the Secessionville Historic District also in James Island.
Captain Dan and his crew can tailor your charter boat tour to include any of the sites listed above. Let us make your Charleston water tour experience one you'll never forget!
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Visit Sitka
Wildlife boat tours, a whale’s song expeditions.
Ever wanted to witness one of nature’s great events? Want to watch Humpback Whales and hear them communicating with each other? Do you think Puffins and Otters are adorable? Look no further, we got the tours for you. Get courtside seats while whale’s supply the play by play announcing as you eavesdrop on their communication with our amplified hydrophone. Our whale & wildlife tours are naturalist led and designed to enhance your awareness of whales, marine wildlife and their habitat. Is nature photography your passion? Join one of our customized photography tours where our photo experts help you capture inspiring and frame worthy images. Imagine the Alp-like peaks of the Tongass National Forest and the crimson streaked Mt. Edgecumbe volcano as the background, while you photo iconic Alaskan wildlife. Attain tack-sharp images with the right composition that communicates the story of that moment in time. Savor the solitude and the most plentiful wildlife that Sitkans treasure.
Alaska Wild Coast
Wilderness adventures, photo-safaris and marine transport aboard the m/v Peregrine, led by one of the most experienced captains in Alaska. Unplugged-Exclusive-Your Way.
Alaska Wildlife Tours & Water Taxi
Enjoy the scenic wonders of Sitka Sound aboard our Coast Guard five-star safety rated, 35-foot drop bow catamaran with fully enclosed head, heated cabin, and a rain cover on deck. Choose your route as you search for whales, sea otters, sea lions, and more. Bird watchers love seeing the thousands of nesting marine birds and eagles that call Sitka Sound their home. We also offer fishing charters and transportation for wildlife photographers, kayakers, campers and back country hikers.
Allen Marine Tours’ Sea Otter and Wildlife Quest
You’ll have the opportunity to observe some of our most famous residents – sea otter, humpback whales, eagles, brown bears, puffins – all in their natural environment. Enjoy a fully enclosed catamaran with wrap-around windows, observation decks, a full restroom, mini-galley, tour-use binoculars, onboard naturalist, and complimentary beverages. Regularly scheduled departures Sat. 9am-12pm , Wed. 5:30pm-8:30pm , every other Sunday 1:30pm-4:30pm ; reservations encouraged but not required. Pricing and reservations available thru website below. Please call or email for weekday daytime departures and reservations. Season runs May through September.
Bear Paw Charters
90′ expedition luxury charter boat for day trips, overnight excursions, and expedition cruises. Personalized service, a chef on board for local Alaskan creations, firepit, kayaks and paddleboards, covered walkways and an elevator for those with limited mobility. The total package!
Ben’s Sitka Boat Tours
Ben’s Sitka Boat Tours offers personal marine wildlife tours of the greater Sitka Sound area. Whales, Sea Lions, Seals, Sea Otters, Birds, and more are a daily occurrence! Trips can be personalized to meet your needs and desires! We can pick you up at your nearest harbor.
Big Blue Charters
April 15 – September 15. Sitka fishing is legendary! We’re Big Blue Charters. We live and work in this great fishing vacation spot. Does Sitka have big Alaska salmon and monster Alaska halibut? Absolutely. Call us for your world-class fishing, whale watching, or transportation needs. Great 4, 5, 6-day fishing and accommodation packages. Heated cabins, rain gear, and latest tackle provided. Handicap accessible.
Bumble Expeditions
Experience the part of Sitka few ever see. Spend the day touring the beautiful scenery in the Sitka Sound viewing the sites and wildlife. During your trip, we will stop at Mertz Island of Misfit Toys (a private island 3 miles from town) for a break and to enjoy a gourmet boxed lunch on the beach where your party can enjoy a view of the Sitka Sound on one side of the island and private emerald cove on the other side.
Coastal Tours Sitka
We specialize in small group excursions that let you explore the outer coast and Baranof Island like a local. Geared toward couples, small families and those wanting a more intimate experience, CTS offers the best platform for wildlife viewing, photography and coastal tours of the Sitka area for those looking for a unique adventure with local knowledge.
Cpt. Gary’s Sitka Adventures
We’re a family run, local tour company offering whale watching, marine wildlife and land tours in Sitka, Alaska. Showing you the best of Sitka by land + sea is our specialty. Adding the ‘epic adventure’ to your Alaska vacation is our mission.
Our all-inclusive private charter yacht, Equinox, is your basecamp for fishing, hiking, paddling and exploring the best of Southeast Alaska. Every once in a while you need a great adventure – explore authentic Alaska with us.
Gallant Adventures
Explore the maze of islands deep in Sitka Sound while on an exciting wildlife boat tour with Gallant Adventures. There is truly no better way to experience the real Alaska!
Jamestown Bay B & B, Water Taxi & Fishing Charters
Jamestown Bay Bed & Breakfast offers a spectacular view of Jamestown Bay and mountains! Our spacious suite includes: kitchenette, fridge, microwave, coffee machine, phone, along with private entrance and bath. Additional bedroom available with suite rental. Hearty continental breakfast at your leisure. An outdoor spa available.
For even more adventure, explore the waters of Southeast Alaska with our deep seafishing package or use our water taxi to explore the area.
Outer Coast Charters
Outer Coast Charters provides private and small group scenic and wildlife boat tours, water-taxi services, and opportunities for saltwater or freshwater fishing adventures on a Stabicraft 2500XL Ultrabcab safety boat.
Peril Sky with RJ Miller
Face Alaska’s seas with RJ Miller, cast member of National Geographic’s documentary ‘Life Below Zero: Next Generation’, and his crew on a fishing excursion, or utilize one of their many other services including water taxis, guided duck hunts, or wildlife viewing expeditions.
Sailing Alaska Limited
All in ONE private custom excursions. Includes accommodations aboard our comfortable 46′ sailboat, 3 meals/day, wildlife, whale & bear watching, naturalist/guide, breathtaking fjords, glaciers, hike, kayak and more.
In a changing world, we provide a safe, truly off-the-beaten-track opportunity to escape the crowds relax in nature’s beauty and control your own vacation environment. Private, flexible itineraries in remote Alaska’s unspoiled ancient wilderness ensure that you won’t be traveling shoulder to shoulder with strangers on cookie-cutter trips.
Sitka Family Adventures
Eco-tours, fishing, and water taxi where you’re treated like family!
Sitka Nautical Tours
Sitka Nautical Tours is a local, family-owned business providing small group wildlife and scenic boat tours of the Sitka Sound area. Our trips offer the chances of viewing seal, sea lions, sea otters, whales, porpoises, eagles, bears, deer, and more. This tour is perfect for those looking to experience the breathtaking and overwhelming scenery Sitka has to offer, so bring your raingear and camera to capture beautiful memories. Captain Brad’s 24 foot Hewescraft Ocean Pro can accommodate up to 6 guests. Water taxi and custom trip services are available. Visit our website to book today!
Sitka Sound Tours
Sitka Sound Tours will guide you through the outer coast of Baranof Island showing you amazing Southeast Alaska marine wildlife from our comfortable Seasport vessel. We offer a more private and personal tour for smaller groups, couples and small families, heated cabin and restroom provided for your comfort. Our Captain is a true born and raised Sitkan, he will share with you all the inside beauty of the Sitka Sound.
Sitka Wildlife Tours
Our “Sitka Marine Adventure” starts in a 26’ Glacier Bay catamaran perfectly suited for Alaska waters! Our heated cabin and large viewing windows add to your comfort with an open deck perfect for taking photos. Our two-hour tour can take a maximum of 6 guests at a time to some of the most breathtaking scenery and wildlife habitat in the world. Humpback whales, sea otters, sea lions, and bald eagles are just a few of the wildlife species we encounter. Recommended by Tripadvisor, the worlds largest travel site! Check out our ratings and book your small group adventure today!
Sitka Zodiac Adventures
Sitka Zodiac Adventures puts you in the driver’s seat. Step out of the crowd and into the shoes of a Southeast Alaskan, captaining your own boat through Sitka Sound! Follow our local guides on this boat tour as they lead you along the beautiful and rugged Alaska coastline and into pristine bays. Learn about the people and the wildlife that call this Last Frontier home. Cruise alongside commercial fishing vessels bringing in their catch. See where William H. Seward purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 and be immersed in the history and culture of Sitka, Alaska’s hidden gem.
Although not sold as a wildlife tour, animal sightings can include: seals, sea otters, sea lions, humpback whales, orcas, eagles, various seabirds or even brown bear. Get away from the buses and crowds to enjoy this intimate excursion with your favorite travel companions! Tours depart twice daily.
Twin Islands Retreat
A boutique lodge on a private island just 10 minutes by boat from downtown Sitka. Four cozy guest rooms that sleep 8 comfortably with private baths and stunning views. A gym and media room separate from the main house to enjoy a workout or a movie with popcorn. Let us customize your experience with fishing local waters, kayaking, paddle boarding, or enjoying the local color of downtown Sitka. We also offer wine cruises around the islands in our electric boat. Twin Islands has a little something for everyone and after a day of fishing we will filet your catch, vacuum seal and freeze, ready for your plane ride home. We look forward to spoiling you with scrumptious food and wine. While relaxing on the island, enjoy the sauna, jacuzzi, or the beautiful view off the main deck. We are your transportation to and from the airport and look forward to planning your stay here at Twin Islands Sitka. Call us for rates and specials.
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Spectacular! Venice of America + Historic New River
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Why our guests say "It's just better on the Carrie B!"
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She's the biggest tour boat in Fort Lauderdale by 40 feet! You don't have to sit still. Feel free to move around and enjoy beautiful Fort Lauderdale!
Huge interior on the 1st deck with air conditioning. See the Venice of America in AC comfort or catch the breeze on the top deck shade or sun!
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Relax and enjoy your favorite drinks at our full bar! Plus freshly made popcorn, 1/4 lb. hot dogs, big pretzels, chips cookies and more!
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Disney just confirmed how massive they think taylor swift's eras tour movie will be.
Taylor Swift: The Era's Tour (Taylor's Version) is coming to Disney+, but there trailer holds a clue to how huge the film's arrival will be.
- Disney+ is set to release Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) on March 14, featuring four bonus acoustic songs.
- The movie will have an evening release time to create anticipation and gather friends and family for a viewing event.
- A new trailer has been released to hype up the debut on Disney+, showcasing the massive popularity of Taylor Swift 's fan base.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is set to hit Disney+ on March 14, and the streaming platform has just proved how monumental the tour film's streaming debut will be. The movie has been filmed and released while the pop superstar's tour is still ongoing, with the final live show not taking place until December 2024. However, the size and intensity of the singer's fan base means the arrival of the movie will be the biggest of Taylor Swift's eight documentaries and concert movies yet.
All of Taylor Swift's albums began with her first studio release back in 2006. Since then, Swift has added several new albums to her back catalog and embarked on multiple international tours . In recent years, the singer has split her time between making new music and re-recording her older material to once more have control over the master recordings. As such, each of her recreated songs and albums has been affixed with the tag of "( Taylor's Version )" - a label that has been included in the title of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour for her upcoming Disney+ release.
We Now Know What 2 Of Disney+'s The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) Bonus Songs Will Be
Taylor swift: the eras tour movie (taylor's version) trailer shows how much hype it has, it's unusual for disney to make a trailer for a movie that's already had a cinematic release.
A movie trailer is a common promotion tool, so it's no surprise The Eras Tour received the trailer treatment when it arrived in cinemas in 2023. However, it's much less common for a new arrival on Disney+ to have a bespoke trailer announcing one of the streaming service's upcoming movies. The Eras Tour has already had a profitable cinematic release and has been available on certain on-demand services . A trailer made specifically for The Eras Tour 's arrival on Disney+ is pretty close to uncharted territory, and it goes to prove how much anticipation the movie has regarding its wider availability.
The new Disney+ trailer has more news to deliver than just a release date for when Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour will hit the platform. The promotional tool also announces that (Taylor's Version) of the tour film will also feature four additional acoustic songs. So, for the fans who weren't fortunate enough to get tickets to the tour itself, they're getting an even more unedited version of Taylor Swift's impressive three-hour set. However, there will also be other ways watching Taylor Swift: The Era on Disney+ will be different from theaters .
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie (Taylor's Version) Release Date Change Shows How Big It Will Be
The eras tour movie will abandon its midnight marketing campaign (but there's a good reason).
A big part of the marketing during Taylor Swift's latest album cycle has been releasing new content at midnight. This has been done to align itself with Swift's 2021 album, Midnights . However, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) deviates from this promotional framework and is being released at a much more accessible time to be watched by as many people as possible. While it's common for Disney+ to drop new content in the early hours of the morning, The Eras tour will arrive on the streaming platform at 6 pm PT .
By releasing Taylor Swift's tour film at a viewer-friendly time, the movie becomes a proper viewing event that friends and families can all sit down and watch in relative unison.
By releasing Taylor Swift's tour film at a viewer-friendly time, the movie becomes a proper viewing event that friends and families can all sit down and watch in relative unison. If the movie were released in the middle of the night, the impact it would have would be reduced, and it would make the film feel more like a run-of-the-mill streaming property. Instead, all eyes will be on Disney+ at the same time , and there isn't much that can achieve that feat.
Why Disney+'s Approach To Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie Makes Sense
Disney are cashing in on taylor swift's immense fame.
Although it may seem unusual for The Eras Tour to be handled differently when it comes to its promotion, it's actually a very clever move. Taylor Swift is one of the biggest stars on the planet right now , so it makes sense to treat her upcoming release with the reverence it will be met with. By releasing a new trailer, fans will become even more hyped up to see their hero on Disney+, and the announcement within that trailer for the new acoustic performances is the icing on the cake.
Disney+'s Eras Tour Bonus Songs Can't Repeat Taylor Swift’s Previous Movie Release Mistake
The most notable adjustment to Disney+'s release procedure is giving The Eras Tour an evening release time. This helps to build anticipation, and it's also much better for Taylor Swift fans who would otherwise stay up late to watch the movie if it landed in the middle of the night. It may not be the same advantage for the singer's international fans, but US-based Swifties will no doubt appreciate the move. So, regardless of how many times fans have watched various versions of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour , Disney+ will still be a busy place to be on March 14.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is a film rendition of the colossal worldwide event that sees the legendary pop star hit the stage in a specially curated film event. Performing the hits of her over seventeen-year career in music, The Eras Tour highlights Taylor Swift and her team as they put on a show of a lifetime.
The Bear Trap whisperer Andrew Novak keeps rolling at PGA National
Opens in 6-under 65 at cognizant classic, where he made his first tour cut in 2018.
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Six years ago, Andrew Novak played PGA National’s famed "Bear Trap" without a bogey for four rounds. He was the only player to do so at the 2018 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, an event into which he Monday qualified as a conditional Korn Ferry Tour member.
Back then, the Wofford alum proved to himself that he could hang on the PGA TOUR. This week, he’ll chase his first TOUR title in South Florida.
Novak opened the Cognizant Classic in 6-under 65, on the leaderboard’s first page on a docile Thursday morning at PGA National’s Champion course. He started off fast with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 10 and 11, played The Bear Trap in 1-under (again proving his mettle on the water-logged sequence) and added a birdie on 18 to turn in 4-under 32. He added a 7-foot eagle at the par-5 third and a birdie at 4 before dropping a shot at the treacherous par-3 seventh.
Novak knew Thursday’s calm conditions made for a scoring situation, which might not be the case later in the week. He took advantage.
“It is very hard to make birdies out here when it's windy, so I kind of knew going into today, today was going to be the one day where it wasn't that windy, and this is your chance to get some birdies, get them early,” said Novak, who was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and spent a large part of his upbringing outside Charleston, South Carolina.
“The rest of the week might be a little bit more of a par-fest.”
Andrew Novak's bunker play leads to birdie at Cognizant Classic
Novak entered the week showing some good form, having notched back-to-back T8s at the WM Phoenix Open and Mexico Open at Vidanta. Amidst the stadium setting at TPC Scottsdale, he played in the final group for the third and fourth rounds alongside Sahith Theegala and eventual winner Nick Taylor. Novak entered this week at No. 63 on the FedExCup standings, with the top 70 after the Wyndham Championship in August qualifying for the FedExCup Playoffs.
That’s a long way out, but it’s perhaps the next step in Novak’s career evolution. He earned his first TOUR card via the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour’s season-long standings, then retained conditional status after finishing in the 126-150 category on the 2022 FedExCup. Last season, he finished No. 122 on the FedExCup Fall standings to narrowly retain his full card via the top 125.
He sweated out the bubble at the end, but it ultimately meant entering 2024 with his best status to date on TOUR.
“I didn’t play well in the fall, which led to a super stressful fall … I was kind of burned out,” Novak said. “December, I didn’t really touch a club at all … I probably came into Sony (Open in Hawaii) a little but unprepared.
“(The WM Phoenix Open) is where I really rolled in, was really feeling good with the game.”
It took Novak a few years on the Korn Ferry Tour to ascend to a position as one of the circuit’s top players, and he’s following the same trend line on TOUR. There's no reason to rush in a marathon-type career; just get a little bit better each day.
The 2018 Cognizant Classic marked Novak’s second TOUR start; he had missed the cut at The RSM Classic the prior fall in his adopted hometown of St. Simons Island, Georgia. That week, he finished T57 at PGA National with rounds of 75-70-73-70. He next played the Cognizant in 2022, missing the cut, but he finished a solid T29 last year.
He’ll look to improve on that mark come Sunday. So far, so good.
Kevin Prise is an associate editor for the PGA TOUR. He is on a lifelong quest to break 80 on a course that exceeds 6,000 yards and to see the Buffalo Bills win a Super Bowl. Follow Kevin Prise on Twitter .
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The 13 Best Key West Tours
Explore everything from busy streets to tranquil waters on one of these guided adventures.
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Hop on Fury Water Adventures' boat to see local wildlife both from the boat and in the water.
When you imagine a vacation to Key West, Florida , you'll likely think of days spent on white beaches surrounded by turquoise waters and swaying palm trees. While lounging on the sand is an excellent option, there are also plenty of outdoor activities, attractions and culinary delights to keep you entertained while visiting the southernmost point in the country. U.S. News consulted both traveler reviews and expert opinion to compile this list of the best Key West tours.
Note: Some tour providers on this list may be running more limited operations due to COVID-19 or may impose testing or vaccine requirements. Check with your tour operator about availability before you book.
Fury Water Adventures Key West – Key West Dolphin Watch and Snorkel Tour
Fury Water Adventures' three-hour tour combines two popular Florida activities. First, watch Atlantic bottlenose dolphins as they playfully swim near the catamaran. Then, snorkel in the clear, turquoise waters of Key West, keeping your eyes peeled for stingrays, tropical fish and a variety of coral. Reviews are mostly positive for the dolphin watching portion of the trip, but travelers are less impressed with the snorkeling. Some tourgoers say the reefs aren't colorful and report seeing few fish.
Departures are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from September through March. From March through August, trips leave at 9 a.m. as well as 12:30 and 5 p.m. Tickets cost approximately $70 for participants ages 11 and older and $55 for children ages 4 to 10. Children 3 and younger can participate for free, but do need a ticket. Tickets include beverages; beer and wine will be served after snorkeling. Fury Water Adventures also operates sunset cruises and parasailing adventures, among other options.
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Key West Eco Tours – Backcountry Kayak & Paddleboard Tour
Paddle through mangroves as you learn about the marine life and tropical ecosystem of the Florida Keys on this guided kayak or paddleboard tour, which begins just a short drive from downtown Key West in Geiger Key. Opportunities for wildlife viewing include turtles, dolphins, iguanas and rays, as well as birds and fish. Tourgoers remark that the experience provides a nice break from the city and offers a different perspective of Key West. They also say the guides are very knowledgeable about local marine life.
Two-hour tours operate at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. every day. Paddleboards are an option for participants ages 13 and older. Prices start at $65 for adults and $50 for children 12 and younger. The company also provides a complimentary shuttle to and from Key West hotels . Half-day tours and sunset sails are also available.
Key Lime Bike Tours
Take in the colorful sights and sounds of Old Town with this approximately three-hour bicycle tour. You'll ride around town on a bright green bike (complete with a basket for personal items) and receive a complimentary piece of Key lime pie at the end of the tour. Reviewers applaud the entertaining and informative guides, who they say pack a lot of history into a relatively short ride. They also describe the cycling pace as leisurely and manageable for most fitness levels.
Tours are offered daily at 10 a.m. year-round. Prices start at $45 per person and include a helmet and bottled water.
Key West Ghost & Mysteries Tour
As one of Florida's oldest cities, it's not surprising that ghosts could be lurking in Key West's streets. This spooky 90-minute walking tour departs nightly at 9 p.m. and explores the haunted parts of town that most visitors don't see. Among the stops featured are Key West's oldest graveyard and Hemingway's first home, Casa Antigua. Tourgoers say that overall the stories are entertaining, though not particularly spine-chilling.
Prices start at $23 for adults and $15 for children ages 6 to 12; discounts are available for members of the military.
Key West Food Tours – Southernmost Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Visitors say the food sampled on this excursion is delicious and that the trip is the perfect introduction to Key West's culinary scene. The three-hour tour spotlights the Cuban and Caribbean influence on the city's food and culture. Samples could include fish tacos, Cuban roast pork, conch fritters, and of course, a rum drink and Key lime pie. The tour narrative also includes local history and fun facts about Key West, which tourists appreciate. The walking tour covers almost 1 1/2 miles with stops at five different venues.
Prices start at $75 for adults and $49 for children ages 5 to 12; kids younger than 5 can join for free. Tours operate daily at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., though additional tour times may be added. In addition to food tours, the company hosts a Key West bar crawl for cocktail enthusiasts.
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Danger Charters – Wind & Wine Sunset Sail
Climb aboard Danger Charters' 65-foot schooner for the company's nightly Wind & Wine Sunset Sail. The two-hour cruise features tropical music, a selection of hors d'oeuvres, and a variety of wines and beers to choose from. Plus, tours are capped at 25 participants – a highlight for reviewers, who appreciate the small-group feel. Visitors enjoy the sunset views, beverages and bites. They also suggest bringing a jacket as it gets cool once the sun goes down.
Tours depart daily at 4:30, 6 or 6:30 p.m., depending on the time of year. Prices start at approximately $110 for participants ages 13 and older. The company also offers a full-day sail, kayak and snorkel tour.
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Visiting the Southernmost Point is a highlight for many travelers' trips to Key West.
Old Town Trolley Tours – 1-Day Key West Tour
Ditch the car and hop on this narrated trolley tour, which features 13 stops at popular Key West attractions. At any stop, visitors are welcome to get off the trolley to explore and hop back on at a later time to continue the tour. Highlights include Mallory Square , Duval Street, the Southernmost Point buoy and the Harry S. Truman Little White House . Travelers enjoy the informative drivers and say the tour is a good value. They also appreciate the convenience of the trolley and say this is a great activity for your first day in Key West. Others note there are long wait times for trolleys and crowded vehicles. Without hopping off, tours last approximately 90 minutes.
Tours operate daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost approximately $60 for adults and $25 for children ages 4 to 12 for one-day, unlimited hop-on, hop-off rides. Tickets also include complimentary admission to the Sails to Rails Museum. Two-day tickets are also available, along with a nighttime Ghosts & Gravestones Tour.
Lazy Dog Adventures – Key West Kayak Eco-Tour
Lazy Dog Adventures' guided mangrove tour begins 4 miles from downtown Key West on Stock Island. The slow-paced excursion is ideal for beginners and paddlers of all ages, and you can even bring your pup. During the two-hour tour, guides share information about the geology and animal inhabitants of the Florida Keys. Marine life sightings may include jellyfish, crabs, sea stars and tropical fish, as well as aquatic birds. Tourgoers appreciate the casual pace of the tour and find it both educational and fascinating to see the wildlife up-close. Some reviewers call it the highlight of their trip.
Tours begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. Prices start at $55 for adults and $30 for children 11 and younger; discounts are available for locals and members of the military. Lazy Dog Adventures also offers paddleboard and eco-boating excursions.
Conch Tour Train
A staple in Key West since 1958, the open-air Conch Tour Train makes three stops along a narrated, 75-minute route. The first stop lets patrons off at Truval Village near the Key West Lighthouse and the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory . The second stop is the Historic Key West Seaport and the final stop is the Sails to Rails Museum, where train passengers can take advantage of complimentary admission. Along the way, passengers can disembark and explore Key West attractions before catching the next train. Visitors give mostly positive reviews of the conductors' knowledge and remark that the train ride offers a great way to get an overview of Key West in a short amount of time.
Ticket prices for single-day passes cost approximately $50 for adults and $25 for kids ages 4 to 12; children 3 and younger ride free. Discounted tickets are available if purchased online. Two-day passes are also available. The train operates daily from 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Sebago Watersports – Key West Reef Snorkel - Morning
This morning snorkel begins with a 7-mile sail to the Florida Reef, the only living coral barrier reef in the U.S. Enjoy the warm ocean breezes as you cruise on the company's 69-foot catamaran. Then, view tropical fish, turtles and lobsters as you snorkel in the crystal-clear Caribbean waters. Visitors commend the crew's professionalism and the enjoyable catamaran ride. They also report seeing a variety of fish and marine life.
The three-hour tour begins at 9 a.m. daily and includes snorkel gear and instruction. Complimentary soft drinks, water, and wine and beer (available after snorkeling) are also included. Tickets start at $40 for adults and $35 for children ages 4 to 11. Sebago Watersports also operates catamaran sunset sails, among other tours.
Key West Extreme Adventures – Shark and Wildlife Tour
If you're hoping to see sharks in the wild, consider this two-hour catamaran tour with Key West Extreme Adventures. You'll cruise a few miles off the coast keeping your eyes peeled for dolphins, stingrays, turtles and birds before the captain drops bait into the waters to attract lemon and nurse sharks to the boat. Tourgoers praise the knowledgeable captain and crew and report seeing a plethora of sharks.
Tours generally depart Thursday through Tuesday at 10 a.m., though they may be available daily, depending on the month. Tickets cost approximately $90 for adults and around $50 for kids ages 6 to 16. Children 5 and younger can ride for free.
Catamaran Echo – Adults only Champagne Celebration Sunset Cruise from Key West
Reviewers regularly call this two-hour sunset cruise relaxing and lovely. This adults-only tour includes unlimited Champagne, as well as red and white wine, beer, soft drinks, water and a cheese buffet. Though the catamaran can accommodate up to 28 passengers, capacity is capped at 14 people to create an intimate atmosphere – another highlight for tourgoers.
Cruises are available daily; departure times vary by season. In the summer months, the tour departs at 6:30 p.m. In the winter, the boat departs at 4 p.m. Tickets cost approximately $75 per person and include all beverages and food. All ages are welcome on private sunset charters, as well as the company's dolphin and snorkeling tour.
Honest Eco – Dolphin Watch & Snorkel
Eco-conscious travelers may want to book this four-hour tour, which takes places on a custom-built electric catamaran. Along with the hybrid boat, the tour is led by marine biologists. Reviewers praise the guides for their vast knowledge of the animals and ecosystem and also appreciate that the electric boat doesn't scare off dolphins thanks to its quiet motor. During the four-hour excursion, you'll watch dolphins swim alongside the boat, and then get a chance to snorkel with a member of the crew as your guide. According to the company, this tour is suitable for novice and beginner snorkelers.
Tours are available daily at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets cost approximately $110 for adults and around $90 for children ages 2 to 11. Honest Eco also runs a sunset sail, among other options.
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Kehlani Blue Water Road: Tour dates and where to buy tickets
- Sabrina Picou
- Published : 17:38 ET, May 18 2022
- Updated : 18:01 ET, May 18 2022
SEVERAL artists are setting out on tour this year, including Kehlani.
Kehlani's Blue Water Road Trip tour was first announced on May 13, 2022, via Instagram .
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Where can I buy tickets for the tour?
The R&B singer announced an exclusive way for her fans to get access to tickets before the general sale.
Kehlani , 27, posted a video with the caption: "announcing my tour monday!! I want my reaaaal fans to be able to get tickets first. text (510) 692-4419 asap I’m sending out a password to get tickets on tuesday!!!
"on sale for everyone else is friday!! see you on the road trip! TOUR BABY YEAAAAH 🚎🚌💨🌲🌞🌊🌊🥰🧘♀️💥"
Tickets for the Blue Water Road Trip tour can be purchased directly through Ticketmaster .
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Fans can also visit Kehlani's official website for access to tickets.
The presale is happening now, the general sale will commence on May 20.
Several shows for the tour have already sold out causing Kehlani to add more dates.
Some of the shows that have already sold out include Los Angeles , New York City , and Atlanta .
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What are the tour dates and cities.
Blue Water Road Trip will kick off in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina on July 30, 2022.
The following are some of the dates and cities that Kehlani will be performing in:
- Aug 1 – Miami , FL – FPL Solar Amphitheater
- Aug 3 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
- Aug 5 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Aug 7 – Washington DC – The Anthem
- Aug 9 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
- Aug 12 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
- Aug 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage @ The Mann Center
- Aug 26 – Chicago , IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
- Aug 30 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
- Sep 9 – Las Vegas , NV – The Chelsea @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Sep 10 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater
- Sep 15 – San Diego , CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
The tour will end on October 21 in Honolulu, Hawaii .
Along with Kehlani, Rico Nasty and Destin Conrad will be performing on the tour.
The musical events are presented by Live Nation according to the poster.
When did Kehlani release new music?
Kehlani will be touring her latest album titled Blue Water Road.
The Oakland singer released her sixth studio album on April 28, 2022.
Blue Water Road arrives nearly two years after her last album It Was Good Until It Wasn't.
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Prior to that, they released the album While We Wait in 2019.
Kehlani has been nominated for two Grammy awards during their career.
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Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities
PRICHARD, Ala. — Water bubbles up in streets, pooling in neighborhoods for weeks or months. Homes burn to the ground if firefighters can’t draw enough water from hydrants. Utility crews struggle to fix broken pipes while water flows through shut-off valves that don’t work.
For generations, the water infrastructure beneath this southern Alabama city was corroding, cracking and failing — out of sight and seemingly out of mind — as the population shrank and poverty rose. Until it became impossible to ignore.
Last year residents learned a startling truth: Prichard loses over half, sometimes more than 60%, of the drinking water it buys from nearby Mobile, according to a state environmental report that said “the state of disrepair of Prichard’s water lines cannot be overstated.” Residents and experts say it also imposes a crippling financial burden on one of the state’s poorest cities, where more than 30% live in poverty.
“It’s a heartbreaking situation,” said community activist Carletta Davis, recounting how residents have been shocked by monthly water bills totaling hundreds or thousands of dollars. “I see people struggling with whether or not they have to pay their water bills or whether or not they can buy food or whether or not they can get their medicine.”
Prichard’s situation is dire, but hardly unique.
Across the U.S., trillions of gallons of drinking water are lost every year, especially from decrepit systems in communities struggling with significant population loss and industrial decline that leave behind poorer residents, vacant neighborhoods and too-large water systems that are difficult to maintain.
Jackson, Mississippi, was already losing an estimated 65% of its water — including millions of gallons that had been gushing from broken pipes for years, turning some areas into wetlands — when the system almost collapsed in 2022, said Ted Henifin, the water system’s federally appointed third-party manager.
Many communities — especially older industrial and rural areas in the eastern half of the country — are facing a similar economic and public health reckoning after decades of deferred maintenance and disinvestment, experts say.
In the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, where the population halved in the past 20 years and is 83% smaller than its 1930s heyday, an estimated 70% of the water is lost from pipes up to 120 years old. Several Chicago suburbs likely are losing more than 40% of water. And some Georgia systems are losing more than 80% of their treated drinking water, said Sunil Sinha, a water researcher at Virginia Tech.
A January cold snap caused water line breaks in dozens of communities where aging infrastructure could no longer withstand freezing temperatures, including Memphis, Tennessee, and an Arkansas town that had no water for two weeks. But systems crack and leak year-round as time and neglect take a toll.
Yet water loss has drawn less public scrutiny than issues like lead service lines and overflowing sewer systems, although it also has significant consequences: Communities buy or treat far more water than they otherwise would, passing costs to customers; water in oversized systems moves more slowly and can become stagnant, requiring lines to be flushed to prevent bacteria buildup, which wastes more water; and loss of pressure from pipe breaks can allow contamination to enter the system.
“The waste and cost to ratepayers if you’re losing 50 or 60 percent of your water, it’s enough to make your blood boil,” said Eric Oswald, director of the drinking water division at Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. He said Michigan communities large and small are losing significant amounts of water, mainly tied to industry and population loss.
Experts say needed investment often is deferred because raising water rates to fix systems is politically unpopular, but also because it’s difficult to borrow money and poorer communities often have to spend scarce resources on other needs, such as fire protection and police.
“If the choice is building a school or putting in a transmission main, you build a school,” said John C. Young, a former water executive who helped manage Flint, Michigan’s recovery efforts after its lead-contaminated water crisis. He recently was appointed to oversee the beleaguered Prichard water and sewer department — already shaken by an embezzlement scandal — after it was sued by a bank for defaulting on a $55 million loan.
Struggling cities, Young said, are “kind of between a rock and a hard place.”
LACK OF DATA
Lisa McGuire picked her way past charred remains of the home where she and her husband, Tony McGuire, spent 28 years, pointing out where the living room, bathroom and kitchen once stood.
She rushed home from the hospital where she was visiting her husband last April after a neighbor called her about the fire. She found Prichard firefighters standing there, an empty hose attached to a hydrant. They eventually got water from a hydrant down the street, McGuire and neighbors said, but it was too late.
“I lost everything,” including two dogs that were trapped in the house and now are buried under a tree in the backyard, McGuire said, wiping away tears. “I want to come back home.”
For years, water problems in the neighborhood, called Alabama Village, were obvious, especially when children waded through standing water on their way to school or when water pressure was too low to take a shower, residents say.
Last year, reports from an engineering firm and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management said almost one-fifth of Prichard’s water loss was in Alabama Village, which once had more than a hundred homes but now only has three dozen.
But the city still doesn’t know precisely where the rest of the water is being lost.
In fact, many cities, towns and states don’t know exactly how much water disappears after being treated, or why. It’s called “nonrevenue water” because it’s not being billed, including water used for firefighting and filling municipal swimming pools — or when meters fail or residents and businesses connect illegally. But in many older towns, like Prichard, most lost water is probably leaking from the system, said Young, the court-appointed receiver.
There is no comprehensive accounting of water loss nationally, and no federal regulations requiring communities to control it, said Sinha, the Virginia Tech researcher, who is working with the U.S. Geological Survey on a study to quantify the scope of the nation’s water loss.
About a dozen states require water systems to report losses, including Georgia, where some communities report losses of 85% or more, Sinha said. At first, he thought there had been a mistake, but “Georgia (environmental officials) said, ‘No, that is real.’”
Even smaller losses should be unacceptable, said Sinha, noting some communities that draw and treat their own water don’t regard losses as an emergency because it’s cheaper than fixing leaks. Limiting losses to 10% should be the goal, he said.
“If you are losing 30%, 40% or 50% ... why (is it not) shocking?” he said. “I mean, what kind of society is it?”
In Illinois, communities getting water from Lake Michigan are required to annually report use and loss, but the state has no certified records after 2017, when several places reported significant levels of nonrevenue water — up to 52% in Maywood, west of Chicago.
The state gets an annual water allotment under the Great Lakes Compact, so losses could affect whether additional communities can draw water in the future.
State officials are trying to hire staff to enforce the reporting requirement, while water loss continues to worsen in old and shrinking Chicago suburbs.
“It’s a huge problem because infrastructure is rapidly deteriorating,” said Loren Wobig, director of the office of water resources at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “It needs attention and it needs it now.”
FUNDING CHALLENGES
Yet struggling communities with the worst water systems often are at significant disadvantage when it comes to fixing problems.
They can’t rely solely on higher water rates, because shrinking population and industry leave too few customers on distribution systems built for much larger communities. Experts say those who remain usually are poorer and minority residents, who already spend a greater portion of income on water and power, meaning rate increases can trigger more water theft and population loss.
In Prichard, which has lost 60% of its peak population and where many downtown buildings are vacant, water users saw a 22% rate increase last year that hasn’t come close to generating enough revenue to run the system, let alone fix it, said Young, the receiver. He’s conducting an affordability study and established a program to assist residents struggling to pay water and sewer bills.
Adding to the challenges: Costs escalate every year that maintenance and replacement is deferred. But leaders of struggling communities say the cards have been stacked against them.
Prichard Mayor Jimmy Gardner said some loans and grants require recipients to match the funding, which would mean diverting money from other needs.
“I always tell people ... follow the dollars and where they’re going and what communities they are going in, and you will find that in most states ... the underserved and underrepresented communities are not getting those dollars,” Gardner said.
Cities also suffer when their bond ratings are downgraded — sometimes even when they haven’t missed payments — making it more difficult to borrow or repay money for infrastructure fixes. And some have been talked into variable interest rates that hurt them in the long run, said Saqib Bhatti, co-executive director of the Action Center on Race and the Economy.
“It’s really a downward spiral,” Bhatti said. “For cities where the population is shrinking and there are high rates of poverty — predominantly black and brown cities that have historically been underinvested in — it becomes really hard to actually come up with the money for those investments.”
Some communities have faced mismanagement allegations, including in Prichard, where several former Water Works and Sewer Board employees are charged with embezzling money. But the system is so precarious — with an annual operating deficit of $5 million and hundreds of millions in capital improvement needs — that the alleged corruption had almost no impact, Young said.
Despite billions in available federal and state infrastructure grants and low- and zero-interest loans, disadvantaged communities often lack staff, money or expertise to complete audits and engineering reports required of applicants. The Environmental Protection Agency has established a technical assistance program to help.
For Prichard and many other poor communities, state and federal money that doesn’t have to be repaid will be needed to supplement other measures, said Young, who plans to ask the EPA “for as much as I can get” for Prichard.
Jackson, for example, has received $600 million in federal funding. And Michigan recently brokered a proposed deal that includes $70 million to upgrade Highland Park’s water infrastructure, including replacing water mains and service lines. The city, which buys Lake Huron water, had been in a years-long dispute over $58 million in unpaid water bills.
DIFFICULT CHOICES
Angela Adams drives around potholes, past mounds of household debris and abandoned houses, and sometimes through flooded streets to reach her home of 30 years in Prichard’s Alabama Village.
She never considered leaving, even as neighbors died or moved away, roads turned from asphalt to dirt and houses were torn down or burned. Her fondest memories are here, where she raised three children and loves watching squirrels and woodpeckers in her large, fenced yard.
But now, there’s talk of seizing residents’ property and paying them to move to help stem the city’s water loss and create redevelopment opportunities. The city already has banned additional water hookups in the neighborhood, where water has been flowing from a faulty water main into the city’s sewer system, making it difficult to adequately treat waste.
“I’m at an age where I’m planning on retiring. I’m too old to go buy another house,” said Adams, 59, who said a leaky city water line flooded her back yard last year. “All I want to do is sit on my front porch, drink my coffee and mind my business like I’ve been doing.”
Advocates for moving residents include the mayor, who said it could allow the city to redevelop the area, perhaps to store shipping containers for nearby ports. Developers have expressed an interest, but “if we move someone, we need to make sure we’re placing them somewhere ... where they can continue to live a wholesome life.”
The idea of moving is particularly infuriating to residents who say they were never told about the extent of water loss even as utility bills climbed, or about health risks from low water pressure, said attorney Roger Varner, who filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of city residents. They shouldn’t lose homes, some in families for generations, because of lack of investment and mismanagement, he said.
“Those are the ones who have been wronged the most because they’re saying, ‘Wait, wait. I pay my water bill, I paid off my home, I’ve got every right to be here and you’re telling me because you haven’t done your job I have to ... move?’” said Varner.
Even so, Young, who now oversees Prichard’s water and sewer system, said moving residents from Alabama Village — built more than 80 years ago to house local shipyard workers — must be considered to save money and possibly generate revenue. He’s also exploring whether a private company might partner with Prichard to run the system, whether the nearby Mobile Area Water and Sewer System might take it over, or whether a treatment plant could be built so the city could draw and process its own water.
Shrinking water infrastructure is rare because of logistical challenges and because neighborhoods most likely targeted often are majority African-American areas that saw little investment, said Joseph Schilling, senior researcher at the Urban Institute.
“In places like Flint, where the whole city was traumatized by environmental injustices, it’s hard to talk about decommissioning infrastructure,” said Schilling. “When you have a long legacy of environmental injustice, racial segregation and exclusionary zoning, any new initiatives have to be done with the community.”
But struggling cities also resist talk of downsizing water systems because they hold out hope industry and residents will return, said Oswald from the Michigan environment department.
“You don’t want to cast doubt on those kinds of grandiose plans but, I mean, we’ve got systems that have 300 percent more capacity than the water they deliver,” he said. “It’s hard to maintain that, and at the end of the day it’s the poor ratepayers who wind up having to subsidize it.”
Young said fixing water infrastructure in America’s struggling cities will take much more money and won’t happen quickly.
“Because you’ve underinvested in this system for decades and decades ... it’s going to take decades to bring it back,” he said.
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Chris Brown - The 11:11 Tour More Info. Sun • Jun 16 • 7:30 PM Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY. Important Event Info: Tickets are not available at the box office on the first day of the public on s... more. Important Event Info: Tickets are not available at the box office on the first day of the public on sale. Visit Barclays Center's A-Z ...
BLUE LINES ARE WALKING BETWEEN CARRIE B DOCK AND PARKING GARAGES. Type this GPS ADDRESS: Carrie B Cruises 440 NORTH NEW RIVER DRIVE EAST. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301. FROM FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH: GO WEST ON LAS OLAS BLVD (APPROX 2 MILES) TURN LEFT (SOUTH) AT SE 5TH AVE BETWEEN LOBSTER BAR AND IT! ITALIAN.
A big part of the marketing during Taylor Swift's latest album cycle has been releasing new content at midnight. This has been done to align itself with Swift's 2021 album, Midnights.However, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) deviates from this promotional framework and is being released at a much more accessible time to be watched by as many people as possible.
He started off fast with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 10 and 11, played The Bear Trap in 1-under (again proving his mettle on the water-logged sequence) and added a birdie on 18 to turn in 4-under 32.
June 8, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. The 13 Best Key West Tours. Courtesy of Fury Water Adventures. Hop on Fury Water Adventures' boat to see local wildlife both from the boat and in the water. When you ...
Blue Water Road Trip will kick off in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina on July 30, 2022. The following are some of the dates and cities that Kehlani will be performing in: Aug 1 - Miami, FL - FPL Solar Amphitheater. Aug 3 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy. Aug 5 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre.
Madonna has honored a request from the estate of the late R&B singer Luther Vandross. The singer has removed an image of Vandross from her tribute performance of "Live to Tell" in her ...
For more information you may call us at (435) 727-3312, use our contact page to send us a message, or email us at [email protected]. Monument Valley attracts many people from all over the world to see the breath taking scenery. Monolithic formations made of red-orange sandstone shaped by the elements over millions of years.
He now oversees the water and sewer board in Prichard, Alabama, — which loses about 60% of its treated water — after it was sued for defaulting on a $55 million loan. Advertisement.
In the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, where the population halved in the past 20 years and is 83% smaller than its 1930s heyday, an estimated 70% of the water is lost from pipes up to 120 years ...