Working with family can be a tough proposition. Sustaining a business over decades with siblings and parents tending shop side-by-side may be worthy of a grand prize.

The Italian region of Tuscany has taken on legendary status for travelers – it’s an absolute must on everyone’s list, whether they love wine, food, history, art or the simple beauty of nature. But with so many attractions, it’s easy to end up feeling like you’re rushing – and still not getting a complete experience. However, savvy travelers know that there are strategies to ensure that you’re maximizing your time while minimizing your stress. One of the best of those strategies is to go on an expertly planned Tuscany tour.

Italy has a spellbinding effect on travelers; they fall in love quickly and deeply with the landscapes, the food and the culture. While that can happen virtually anywhere you go in Italy, the ultimate experience comes with traveling around the country, taking in its surprising diversity and depth. If you’re eager to travel Italy, there are five key places that should be on your itinerary.

Some of Jeri Thorpe’s oldest memories involve horses.

Some say that travel is about the journey more than the destination. And for a growing number of travelers, it’s all about the experience - both on the journey and within the destination. Travelers focus on getting a deeper, more authentic look at well-loved destinations. Tuscany travel experiences figure on the vacation wish lists of many, but travelers can find ways to make each visit to the region one that is beyond the ordinary.

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One of the Museum of Modern Art’s latest film acquisitions isn’t an art-house experiment by Andy Warhol or Michelangelo Antonioni. It’s the spy-action blockbuster “The Bourne Identity” and its sequels.

AAA Insurance: Fireworks spark safety concerns

There are many tasks in life people feel obligated to do, like tax returns or household chores. Then, there are those activities done for pure enjoyment, to create something new, solve a problem, or to express one’s strong interests and passions. The activities people do because they are highly motivated to do them are worth paying some extra attention. Whether it’s painting, renovating, building, cooking, genealogy, singing, playing with children, gardening, or something entirely different, the joy that comes from creative expression can reduce stress and anxiety, sharpen the brain, boost self-confidence, and improve overall health and well-being.

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A listing of upcoming business events in the area.

If you want a taste of the Old Country — fine cheese, olive oil and spirits from a well-stocked wine cellar — you can find it right at home. And you don’t even have to be Italian.

A listing of area business events and activities for the week of Thursdsay, June 5, through Thursday, June 12.

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A listing of upcoming business-related events and meetings.

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A compilation of upcoming business activities and events in the area.

A year-long feud between Oro Valley and Pima County over allowable expenses for the new town library was temporarily stayed Jan. 20 when the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved payment to the town of up to $200,000 for the first two quarters of fiscal year 2003-2004.

The Best of the Northwest received nearly 400 votes

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