I arrived in Casablanca a couple of weeks ago, toward the end of a month-long trip through West and North Africa, fulfilling a dream of visiting a city whose name had evoked images of romance and ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco >> Our reservation was for 9 p.m., and it was my wife’s birthday, so we ducked into a swanky hotel bar for a cocktail first. On the wall, a neon sign flickered: “Of all the gin ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco — Some things get better as time goes by. Rick’s Café may be one of them. Chris Kelley, of Bath, England, stopped there one recent day for lunch on his way to a kitesurfing ...

Former US diplomat Kathy Kriger opened a real-life "Rick's Cafe" in Casablanca as a tribute to the film. — FADEL SENNA Tourists are flocking to a bar in Morocco searching for the spirit of Humphrey ...

Ignore the outside, I said. I didn’t come to Rick’s for signage. I soon found out I couldn’t see the inside without a reservation, which I didn’t have. Dejected, I asked the host if I could make one ...

Why, yes, the Moroccan arches and Moorish columns in the Rockwell Ballroom are new. They’re part of the transformation turning the venue into Rick’s Café Americain for the upcoming run of “Here’s ...

There’s a good reason why the 1942 film “Casablanca” continues to enjoy periodic re-releases. Simply stated, it’s one of the great films of the 20th century. That’s not just my opinion. In its 2008 ...

The white arches gleam under brass lamps hanging from the ceiling and, yes, a jazz pianist tinkles out “As Time Goes By.” Rick's Cafe evokes the fictional Rick's Cafe from the movie “Casablanca.” The ...

You must remember this: Casablanca, perhaps the most beloved movie of all time, celebrates the 75th anniversary of its world premiere on Sunday. Set in December 1941 in the Moroccan city of Casablanca ...

The United States had joined the Allied effort in World War II the previous December, so countless American servicemen and women were spending their first Thanksgiving away, while – back home – ...