New restaurant on tap at MSP

This summer at Minneapolis-St. Paul International, it's bye-bye Chili's, hello Stone Arch, a restaurant showcasing Minnesota craft beers. The new venue is slated for the former Chili's space near the entrance to Concourse F. Along with made-from-scratch dishes, the restaurant will serve a variety of state-brewed beers, through a partnership with the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild.

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Jimmy Buffett musical

The Jimmy Buffett musical will make its world premiere next year at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. The show, which combines Buffett's blend of rock and country tunes with an original story, will start grooving on May 16, 2017 (lajollaplayhouse.org). Associated PRess

Travel trend
See Italy through the eyes of Italians – on a Vespa

Travelers can live the celebrated sweet — and authentic — Italian life by taking a half- or full-day tour on a Vespa, the popular two-wheeled Italian motor scooter. Several companies offer excursions on the scooters; with most, tourists ride as passengers while the driver is their guide, but a few tours give visitors the chance to drive the bikes themselves. "To ride a Vespa is to see Italy through the eyes of Italians," said Uri Harash, founder of the Italian private tour company Perfetto Traveler. Harash has created a three-hour Vespa tour of Rome in which a driver takes clients to lesser-known and famous sights such as the Trevi Fountain and to residential neighborhoods (from $330 a person). Also in Rome, Bici & Baci has a four-hour tour called Rome Movie Sets in which a driver takes passengers to places in the city where "Roman Holiday," "Ben-Hur" and "La Dolce Vita" were shot (from 145 euros, about $155 at $1.05 to the euro, a person). New York TImes

Deal of the week
Fly for free to Antarctic cruise

Lindblad Expeditions offers free airfare or air credits on several itineraries in Costa Rica, Panama, Europe, the Arctic, Alaska and Antarctica. For example, on the 14-day Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent cruise, fly free from Miami to Buenos Aires or Santiago, Chile. Cruise starts at $13,360 per person double, including taxes. Select departures in November and December, plus 2017 dates. The 15-day French Atlantic Coast to the Isles of England & Wales, departing May 29, starts at $13,580 per person double and includes a $1,500 air credit, onboard alcohol and gratuities, and a three-day land extension in Bordeaux and St.-Emilion, France. Book by March 31. (Info: 1-800-397-3348, expeditions.com). Washington Post

Web Buzz

Airport app speeds you up at the terminal

Searching for a shortcut through your terminal? Want to speed through security? Need a power outlet or shower? The Airport by FLIO app simplifies every task you might need to do at an airport, pointing you toward ATMs, electrical outlets, restaurants, shortcuts and more. You can access travel tips with fewer clicks and less scrolling than other airport apps. Handy tips, such as how to get through passport control faster at JFK, can help every traveler ("The shortest line for passport control is Line 3 — it's hidden behind a pole so passengers tend to miss it"). It even stores your info so you can access the local airport Wi-Fi without having to fill out those sign-in pages. (Free; requires iOS 8.2 or Android 4.2 and up.) Los Angeles Times