Lesbian Love Fest at the Dinah Shor... Feb 25, 2009
Sensing an opportunity, they started promoting hotel packages, music clubs and parties during the weekend. Initially targeting golfers and spectators for in-between breaks, the party eventually morphed into what it is today, largely due to their loyal clientele from the Girl Bar and some claim, the closeted female golfing community, comprising up to 60 percent of the crowd, as Veronica Lee of The Observer estimates. (Suite101.com)
At 81, Lasorda still has nothing but love for game Feb 24, 2009
MIAMI Tommy Lasorda is sitting on a leather couch in his hotel suite, with the unique combination of a remote control in one hand and a Japanese medal of honor in the other. Something on the television catches his eye. (The Palm Beach Post)
Seth Rogen to pose in 'Playboy' Feb 20, 2009
Actor Seth Rogen arrives at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. Celebrity News. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Confessions' of Isla Fisher Feb 13, 2009
In keeping with that theme, Fisher shows up for an interview at the Four Seasons Hotel dressed in a dark royal blue dress designed by Zac Posen. The vibrant hue of the dress is a sharp contrast to her porcelain skin and red hair. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Fashion Forward Feb 8, 2009
And on Nov. 14, funky-footwear-loving Gwyneth Paltrow wore the brand's dark brown leather ankle-strap platform sandals to the opening of the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Paltrow's shoes will be available in March for $1,180 at boutiques nationwide. (USA Today -- Life)
9 essential travel strategies for 2009 Feb 7, 2009
"Hotels are all feeling the pressure, as are the airlines." In other words, buy a pool-view room or an economy-class ticket and then wait for the "special offer" to upgrade to business class or get into the suite ... Take hotels, for example ... "Instead of looking at the cost per room per night, look a little deeper to find the real deals," says Glenn Haussman, editor of the Hotel Interactive Network, a lodging Web site. (CNN -- Travel)
Atlanta's top hotels, restaurants recognized Feb 7, 2009
Atlanta s top hotels, restaurants recognized. Four Seasons Atlanta the only five-star hotel in metro area ... The stars and diamonds systems designed to rate a hotel or restaurant have been around for a while, but they have never been more sought after. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
No ordinary comic book Mar 27, 2008
"But for someone like Gandolfini to eat a pu pu platter with me at the Kowloon . . . It was unbelievable." The idea to write a script emerged after Hickey got into a brawl on the roof of the Marriott hotel in Quincy and fell 80 feet to the ground. "I woke up seven days later at the Boston Medical Center," he says. (Boston Globe)
Looking Back Mar 20, 2008
100 years ago March 26, 1908 Local news The Wellman Hotel served an elaborate banquet for a local society last Friday night and Mrs. F. L. Law the landlady called on four of Kalona's young ladies to assist her. Lydia Hesselschwerdt, Lizzie Tice, Zella Snider and Lela Fry. (Kalona News, IA)
LA Times On Kessler Obama Story Mar 18, 2008
5 - C. Victor Raiser II - Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992 6 - Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock , September 1992. Described by Clinton as a "dear friend and trusted advisor". (Newsmax)
Storms stagger Atlanta Mar 15, 2008
Virtually all of the windows facing Centennial Olympic Park on the Omni Hotel, which is adjacent to CNN Center, were shattered, leaving curtains flapping in the darkened windows. Visitors to the hotel were moved to the facility's exhibition hall at street level. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
America's favorite couple Mar 8, 2008
Yeah he made a mistake alright when he made those hotel rservations, took her to dinner and pulled down his draws. Women have been bambozzled about this love thing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Debbie Reynolds coming to Athens Mar 7, 2008
" At her concerts, Reynolds often impersonates Hollywood's notables such as Barbra Streisand, Mae West and even Paris Hilton. Her line-up of songs for the show range from Stephen Sondheim to Willie Nelson. "People like to hear country music," Reynolds says. Reynolds will spend much of March hosting the U.S. tour of "Simply Ballroom," which features world-class dance champions strutting their stuff. "I feel like Lawrence Welk on the road," Reynolds says. Also in 2008, Reynolds hopes to re-open... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Q&A: Comcast Spotlight's Jonathan Bernard Feb 21, 2008
I was staying at the Ritz Hotel and asked for a cab but they said they could drive me to wherever I needed to go. I headed outside and here was this magnificent car. (Multichannel News)
Weathering a FireStorm Feb 21, 2008
Hofer, his wife and his kids left the neighborhood and stayed in a hotel room for four days ... Farrar was among those needing a place to stay: He packed his wife, his four-month-old son, two cats and a dog into the car and ensconced them for two days in the last hotel room he could find in town while he worked at the office. (Multichannel News)
Carrie Fisher tames her demons in solo show Feb 21, 2008
"For me, (this show) is a version of control," Fisher said recently in a sunny Berkeley hotel room. "If I go into rehab, it's in the paper. If I go in the mental hospital, it's in the paper. So what I've done is control my version of those experiences. If I can describe my problems, then by definition I have them; they don't have me. "It's sort of the equivalent of walking into a room and saying, 'All right, I know - I'm 5 pounds overweight,' so you can't think it first. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Advice for a single woman Feb 20, 2008
Be in the hotel room when you get there ready and waiting. That you may not know this speaks highly of you and the company you keep, but just because you haven t seen a million dollars. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
RNC Donor Event Outlines Obama Attack Plan Feb 19, 2008
The RNCs winter retreat for major donors at Los Angeles Beverly Wilshire Hotel featured such party stalwarts as Karl Rove, RNC chairman Robert Duncan, former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, as well as some Hollywood types, including Dave Berg, a segment producer and political director for "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. But chief among the RNCs concerns were how to keep a tight grip on the White House this fall. (CBS News)
Unearthing the gems in the Berlinale garden Feb 12, 2008
Gardens Of The Night is pure Movie-of-the-Week melodrama about a child who is seized by pedophile porn-traffickers, is forced to do awful things to weird men in hotel rooms and ends up on the streets. The moral seems to be that you should keep your little ones handcuffed to the fridge lest they escape and meet the bogeyman. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dramatic turn: Ryan Reynolds steps away from being the funny guy Feb 12, 2008
Reynolds, relaxing over a bottled water in the bar inside San Francisco s Four Seasons hotel, insists he wasn t rushing toward this particular marquee moment. You see that happen to (some) guys - they wake up and one day they re on the cover of GQ and then the expectations and the bar have been set so high, Reynolds says. (PopMatters)
Best bets for Black History Feb 10, 2008
The man whose story was told in the movie Hotel Rwanda, recently penned his memoir, An Ordinary Man, about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Rusesabagina, who kept nearly 200 people from being killed during the genocide, said he doesn t feel he did anything special. (The Palm Beach Post)
With Settlement Looming, WGA Bestows Annual Awards Feb 10, 2008
WGA East members, who were apprised of the proposed contract at the held a reception at the Broadway Millennium Hotel that evening in New York. Meanwhile, the WGA West had previously decided to forego the awards ceremony in deference to the work stoppage. (Multichannel News)
What's your V-Day strategy? Feb 9, 2008
stay at a beach hotel with a nice view ... then go to the hotel where you made reservations and made the room Vday friendly and make love there there is no tomorrow. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Paris Hilton applies herself to Harvard Feb 7, 2008
Hilton's visit touched off something of a bidding war among local hotels. Originally booked to stay two nights at the Four Seasons, Hilton and her entourage switched at the last minute to the Liberty Hotel, where she was put up in its $5,500-a-night presidential suite at no charge. (Boston Globe)
C'mon. would you cross this director? Feb 5, 2008
Globespotters take an inside peek at the world's oldest auction house at the Hotel Drouot. Jessica Michault on the celebrities and styles at the Costume Institute Gala's "Poiret: King of Fashion" held. (International Herald Tribune)
Inquiry call into changes at Burnley hospital Feb 4, 2008
Find a hotel in Lancashire and book online. All the information you need about our great advertising deals. (This Is Lancashire)
The business of golfing Jan 15, 2008
Hotels play up golf angle for meetings - USATODAY.com ... Hotels play up golf angle for meetings ... Recognizing that, hotel marketing executives are pushing as perhaps never before the convenience of nearby golf courses to impress the planners who book meetings and conventions. (USA Today -- Money)
Groom's dad blames 'crass' prenup dispute Jan 14, 2008
" At the precise time when Josh and Alex should have been exchanging their first kiss as husband and wife Jan. 5, 300-plus dressed-up guests were told by the father of the bride, well-known philanthropist Jeff Fisher, that the chuppah would remain empty. No reason was given. But since everyone was there, the usually-boisterous Fisher, who last year sold his Innkeepers hotel business for $1.5 billion, had the party go on. The "uninvited" Bailers took their 80 relatives and friends, including one... (The Palm Beach Post)
The 20th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference Welcomes Janet Reno, Kathy Mattea, PBS' "American Masters" Pete Seeger Documentar Jan 13, 2008
Held at the Marriott Hotel Downtown and the Cook Convention Center February 20-24, the conference will kick off the year long 20th Anniversary Celebration for the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (The Folk Alliance) organization ... Andrews, NB, Canada) Leela and Ellie Grace (Columbia, MO) Les Batinses (Quebec QC, Canada) Treasa Levasseur (Toronto ON, Canada) Adam Levy (New York City, NY) Little Miss Higgins (Nokomis SK, Canada) Cara Luft (Winnipeg MB, Canada) Rob Lutes (Montreal,... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Burt Reynolds Jan 13, 2008
But since everyone was there, the usually-boisterous Fisher, who last year sold his Innkeepers hotel business for $1. 5 billion, had the party go on. (The Palm Beach Post)
More of this story Jan 10, 2008
The Glacier Motor Hotel was auctioned off to the highest bidder, who turned out to be East Glacier businessman, Tony Sitzmann. Sitzmann's "sold" bid was 11,000. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Golden Globes telecast may be scrapped Jan 8, 2008
"I never thought it would happen two times in a row." He and star Ellen Page shared the news, because they were staying in the same New York hotel ... m.) and I put the Do Not Disturb on the (hotel) phone and turned off everything ... But she got through the hotel operator. (USA Today -- Life)
Failed Ford Assassin Released On Parole Jan 2, 2008
Moore was 40 feet away from Ford outside a hotel in San Francisco when she fired a shot at him on Sept. 22, 1975. As she raised her. (CBS News -- US)
Remembering metro Atlantans Dec 29, 2007
ARNOLD HARDY, 85, Stone Mountain: first amateur photographer to win the Pulitzer Prize for his picture of a woman falling from the deadly Winecoff Hotel fire: Dec. 5 ... MARY HICKS, 82, Atlanta: nurse at Grady hospital in the 1940s who treated victims of the Winecoff Hotel fire; April 5. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A-League Round 18 preview Dec 28, 2007
Ben Willing: Head to the Royal Exhibition Hotel, Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, which is across the road from the eastern exit of the long tunnel that runs through Central Station ... Ben Willing: Head to the Royal Exhibition Hotel, Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, which is across the road from the eastern exit of the long tunnel that runs through Central Station. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Justin Timberlake's Killers Cover, 'Into The Wild' Man-Fruit Love: 2007's Memorable Movie Moments Dec 27, 2007
"Best Nude Scene (for the Guys)" Award Natalie Portman in the brief "Darjeeling Limited" prequel "Hotel Chevalier" (8:12-10:51). "Best Nude Scene (for the Ladies)" Award Viggo Mortensen's sauna fight in "Eastern Promises" (1:17:26-1:20:50). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Life and times of Chris Noel Dec 25, 2007
TV appearances -- B.L. Stryker (one episode, 1989) -- Sin of Innocence (1986) -- CHiPs (one episode, 1981) -- Detour to Terror (1980) (as Chris Noel Hanks) -- Wild Times (1980)(as Chris Noel Hanks) -- Occasional Wife (1966) (unknown episodes) -- Good Old Days (1966) -- My Mother the Car (one episode, 1965) -- My Three Sons(one episode, 1965) -- Perry Mason (one episode, 1965) -- The Smothers Brothers Show (one episode, 1965) -- Burke's Law(two episodes, 1965) -- Bewitched (one episode, 1964) --... (The Palm Beach Post)
Globes TV nods prove cable is better Dec 14, 2007
Duchovny got the good news in his hotel room in Vancouver, where hes filming the new X-Files movie ... Somehow my manager convinced the hotel operator to put her through, and I was very pleased, Duchovny said. (MSNBC -- News)
Must-See TV On TruTV Dec 10, 2007
Come April 7, O.J. Simpson is slated to go to trial in Clark County District Court in Nevada on 12 charges, including kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, over his and five others attempt to retrieve the Juice s allegedly stolen memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel room. The kidnapping charges could carry a life sentence, while the robbery and assault with deadly weapon offenses could result in 15 years behind bars. (Multichannel News)
Hollywood gang to rule at Euro B.O. Dec 2, 2007
The slew of local titles competing at the box office this week also include Rudolf Schweiger's "Sniper's Valley," starring Max Riemelt and Adrian Topol as German soldiers in the Kosovo War, which goes out via Movienet; and two films with similar setups: Martin Gypkens Nothing but Ghosts, Senators episodic ensemble pic about young Teutons traveling the globe, and Sonja Heiss Hotel Very Welcome, Kinowelts episodic ensemble pic about young Europeans traveling in Asia. Arsenal releases... (Variety)
Click here to view the Gallery of Golden Glee Nov 29, 2007
Photo Gallery - Emmys, Oscars, Events, Awards, Festivals - Variety. Gallery of Golden Glee. (Variety)
Kevin Martin Now Pitching In The Bush League Nov 28, 2007
"We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality judiciously, as you wil l we'll act again, creating other new realities. So it will be tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, when Martin and, presumably, two other FCC commissioners decree that 70% of households which can subscribe to 36-channel cable systems do in fact subscribe to them. That is, after all, what told the New York Times for an article on Nov. 10, 2007. Doesn t matter that the FCC... (Multichannel News)
Lipsyte: Sports corruption Nov 22, 2007
" Everything was out in the open, it seemed -- and no one blinked at things that seemed just a little.... off. The best restaurant in town was the steakhouse named for Coach Bobby Pruett, which just happened to be on the first floor of the city's main hotel, owned by Marshall Reynolds, the team's biggest booster. Most of my time spent hanging out with quarterback Byron Leftwich, we talked about movies. What classes? He had lots of loose time between the endless shoots for his bobble-head... (Zmag.org)
ANA Postpones Family Friendly Symposium Due to Strike Nov 20, 2007
The symposium, which had been scheduled to talk place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, will be rescheduled for 2008. Although our members are not directly involved in the strike, its unresolved issues impact the day s agenda for our Symposium, the ANA said in a statement. (Multichannel News)
Greece Honors Local Veterans Nov 11, 2007
Syracuse will be home to the tallest building in upstate New York, now that developer Pyramid's announced plans to build a 39-story hotel at Destiny USA. Thousands of Wegmans shoppers got a phone call from the company this week. Two days after the election, the race for Seneca County Sheriff is still too close to call. (R News)
Film gets support from a Legend Nov 9, 2007
"We went over to my dad's hotel to show off the ring," Mia gushed to People magazine. "He grabbed Brian and hugged him, and was like, 'Good job, son.' My dad absolutely loves him." (Of course, Mia first announced her engagement on her MySpace page. (Boston Globe)
Star Jones shoots back at Detroit organization Nov 7, 2007
They claim the 45-year-old demanded a first-class airfare, a suite at a five-star hotel and $25,000 to show up, only to snub the conference to party in Detroit ... And the outspoken presenter alleges the group failed to secure "the level" of hotel requested, so she and her husband, Al Reynolds, funded the trip at their "own expense". (FOX23.com, OK)
Star Jones accused of 'stealing' Nov 4, 2007
They claim Jones Reynolds demanded a first-class airfare, a suite at a five-star hotel and $30,000 to show up. The group tell Detroit TV station WXYZ how they bought Jones Reynolds - a trained U.S. lawyer - the airplane tickets to Detroit, which she then used to party during the Super Bowl weekend and to plug her book. (FOX23.com, OK)
Johansson gives golden tooth Oct 26, 2007
The 'Smokin Aces' star turned 31 on Tuesday but Scarlett held an early celebration for him at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont hotel last week where she presented him with her tooth, which had been dipped in gold and made into a necklace. A source told E. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Tale of Two Cities Oct 18, 2007
For such visitors, there now are 31,500 hotel rooms available. Hotels have spent astonishing sums to remodel, including $50 million at a Wyndham that is becoming a Westin; $38 million at the Marriot and $66 million at the Hilton Riverside. (Multichannel News)
Do you get water guilt? newsbuzz Oct 9, 2007
Celebrity makeup artist Billy B had a surprise model in the house when his American Beauty Tour plunked its blush brush down the Perimeter W hotel on Sunday. Sitting discreetly in the back of the ballroom. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Oversaturated Oct 5, 2007
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld - Blog on Multichannel News. Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. (Multichannel News)
The best movie made in Georgia is ...? Oct 3, 2007
Legend of Bagger Vance filmed on Jekyll Island at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. By Becky. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
HDTV Race Is On Sep 28, 2007
At that time, early 1987, the company owned an airline, a hotel chain, the Hertz rental car company and a computerized reservation system that it hoped would provide an integrated way to coordinate bookings for each and all. It wanted a corporate name that would unite all these interests in a provocative way. (Multichannel News)
The Wild West's Long and Winding Road Sep 22, 2007
In the original 3:10 to Yuma, the career killer and decent farmer hole up in a hotel room and have an extended existentialist conversation like Sartre or Beckett, but at gunpoint. In Anthony Mann's Westerns with Stewart and Gary Cooper, a good man with a bad past would face his own demons. (Time.com)
'Marriage is a course I failed at' Sep 18, 2007
We were both staying at the same hotel, and I left a message for her, saying, 'Would you talk to me. I'd like us to be friends forever. (Globe and Mail)
A night with lots of promise Sep 12, 2007
He walked into the Windsor Arms Hotel's airy and glowing Courtyard Restaurant, said a few hellos, and looked every bit debonair in a slim black suit ... The original Canada's Next Top Model host also hinted that she has a top secret "green project" up her sleeve (perhaps now is a good time to mention that she wore a draping black minidress accessorized by fabulous baubles on loan from the Swarovski suite in the Four Seasons Hotel) ... (I was even told yesterday that they were spotted at the... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Fall Arts Preview Sep 9, 2007
Regattabar Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square, Cambridge ... Scullers Jazz Club DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Storrow Drive at Mass ... Steppin' Out at the Emerald Ball Westin Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer St. Boston. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Klaxons scoop music award Sep 6, 2007
The Klaxons' win was somewhat overshadowed by the appearance of Amy Winehouse at the glitzy ceremony held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. The troubled singer - who flew back to London on Monday following a Caribbean break in St. Lucia with husband Blake Fielder-Civil - arrived over an hour late for proceedings, arm-in-arm with husband Blake Fielder-Civil. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Klaxons' Mercury success Sep 6, 2007
The Klaxons' win was somewhat overshadowed by the appearance of Amy Winehouse at the glitzy ceremony held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. The troubled singer - who flew back to London on Monday (03. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Winehouse denies fleeing UK Sep 6, 2007
The star - who flew into London on Monday following a Caribbean break in St. Lucia with husband Blake Fielder-Civil - kept guests guessing about whether or not she would turn up to the awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel by arriving over an hour late for the event. Amy - wearing an colourful 80s-style mini-dress - strolled into the hotel with Blake and headed straight to the stage for an incredible performance of 'Love is a Losing Game', from her Mercury nominated 'Back to Black'... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
At least confusing Nines isnt boring Aug 30, 2007
But it has more on its mind and in its ambitious sights than just exploring what happens when one decision leads to another leads to another leads to a fire in a Las Vegas hotel room and a shooting at a strip club. The longtime writer (Big Fish, Corpse Bride) applies his vivid imagination as director for the first time, as well, and in the past decade it seems his interests have turned toward the spiritual. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Holy snappers, it's the spring carnival for yabbies and punters Aug 30, 2007
Something to bet on at last punters stranded on their way to the cancelled Birdsville race meeting make a stop at the Western Star Hotel at WIndorah for a flutter on the yabby races in the main street ... With no horses to punt on, people instead gathered outside the Western Star Hotel to punt on yabbies like Brazilin ... Something to bet on at last … punters stranded on their way to the cancelled Birdsville race meeting make a stop at the Western Star Hotel at WIndorah for a flutter on the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The 'Beethoven Journal' site Aug 29, 2007
" 5. Ira Brilliant. "Music auction market (Hotel Drouot, Aug. 16, 1991; Sotheby's, Dec. 9, 1991). " 6. Conference report: William Meredith. "Beethoven papers read at the 1991 AMS convention. (USA Today -- Tech)
Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007
Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to sell off all her possessions and live it up at a posh European hotel. (PG-13) (2:00) SHO: Wed. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
