Good, bad, ugly Sep 18, 2008
Exotic animals hidden in hotel. Soros: Bank problems to worsen. (BBC News -- Africa)
Jonathan M. Tisch Backs Walnut Hill Media, LLC -- New Company Investing in Media Ventures and Developing Creative Content with Partners and Co-Investors Sep 15, 2008
The co-founders of Walnut Hill Media are Jonathan M. Tisch, whose role as Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels remains the same, and Jeffrey Stewart ... Jonathan M. Tisch is Co-Chairman of the Board and a member of the Office of the President of Loews Corporation, one of the largest diversified financial holding companies in the U.S., and is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Loews Hotels ... As Chairman and CEO, Tisch has engineered Loews Hotels expansion and emergence... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Thank you for the titles Sep 14, 2008
To find out which is the real deal, she thus secretly invites all three men to the wedding at her mums hotel on a Greek island. As has been widely publicised, the movie has turned out to be quite the smash hit in the West, just like the stage show before it. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The Only Outrageous Reality Awards Show is Back! The 2008 Fox Reality Channel Really Awards Celebrates the Best in Reality Television, Hosted by Alonzo Bodden, Winner "Last Comic Standing" Sep 11, 2008
Scheduled to present or attend the star-studded 2008 Fox Reality Channel Really Awards: Jerry Springer (Americas Got Talent), Vivica A. Fox (Glam God), Nigel Lythgoe, and Mary Murphy (So You Think You Can Dance), Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars), Holly Madison (Girls Next Door), Antonio Sabato Jr. (Celebrity Circus), Tanya, Krista, Myrna, and Raheim (Paradise Hotel 2), Todd Herzog, and Nate Gonzales (Survivor), Omarosa... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Sep 10, 2008
SCHRAM (Schram, SHNS -- Column) -- From crisis to comic ridicule, homes of Americans and presidential candidates have made news -- unlike a ruse by which a former president once avoided paying taxes by calling a hotel suite his home. 750. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Weighting the pros and cons Sep 3, 2008
" Lodian wrote on Sep 3, 2008 12:33 AM:" Rhodie wrote "And no, they haven't recommended this Walmart for automotive. But then again how could they? It's not even built yet. They also haven't recommended the hotel on the moon." ... They also haven't recommended the hotel on the moon. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Rwandans to see genocide on big screen Sep 2, 2008
Last year saw the release of Sometimes in April, which was made for US television, and Hotel Rwanda, an Oscar-nominated film that was shot in South Africa. A fourth film about the genocide, Un dimanche ; Kigali, based on Gil Courtemanche's novel A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali, was filmed in Rwanda and is scheduled for release later this year. (Yahoo News -- Rwanda)
Dealmaking and drama lead up to Clinton speech Aug 26, 2008
Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., waves while at the Sheraton Hotel, Monday Aug. 25, 2008, in Denver. Rocky Mountain News, Ken Papaleo Hillary Clinton is introduced, Monday morning August 25, 2008, at the New York delegate breakfast, at the Sheraton Hotel, Denver. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Buzz Briefs: Ed McMahon, Gwen Stefani Aug 23, 2008
The film about a Mexican mother and her son won awards for best film, actor, actress, supporting actor and director during a star-studded ceremony Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. 00004000. (CBS News)
Lovin' summer Aug 23, 2008
Best hotel easy : The Del Monte Lodge and Spa, Pittsford, N.Y. I was so sold on this place I took my family back here last year. Service is courteous and efficient; the bedding luxurious; the setting along the Eric Canal picturesque; the TVs flat-screened. (CBS News)
Penny Pritzker Shows Why She Convinced Warren Buffett to Help Barack Obama Aug 21, 2008
She's a director of Global Hyatt Corp., which owns or operates 735 hotels in 44 countries ... the world's largest hotel chain, operates 545,000 ... In total, Hyatt may be worth $11 billion, says Ted Mandingo, owner of an Elmhurst, Illinois-based hotel consulting firm. (Bloomberg)
(?) Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Leads a Democratic Group, Yet Nets Refuse to Name His Party Aug 12, 2008
The historian also told Acosta about the last time a member of a President's administration was arrested for contempt of Congress, which was in 1934, when a former member of the Hoover administration was arrested and detained temporarily in Washington's famous Willard Hotel ... ACOSTA: The last time Congress detained an administration official -- 1934, when a member of the Hoover administration was temporarily held in the Willard Hotel. (MediaResearch.org)
Scarlett on kissing Penelope Cruz Aug 7, 2008
Scarlett Johansson (L) and Penelope Cruz pose at the afterparty for the premiere of the Weinstein Co's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' at The W Hotel on August 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Search for Things to Do. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Stars don't feel frisky at 'Vicky Cristina' premiere Aug 6, 2008
"That's a hard job. You don't want to do that. I was like, 'Sorry, guys, I have to study,' and go back to the hotel.". Working with Allen in his last few films, including Match Point and Scoop, might have rubbed off on Johansson. (USA Today -- Life)
Plan a staycation Aug 4, 2008
There's a great hotel there, too, called Pleasant Beach Hotel, where people can stay or just go for dinner, Vanek added ... The Skaneateles Hotel, located at 12 Fennell St., is offering a special deal to local residents who want to spend time on the lake, Dove said ... They have kayaks right there at the hotel, and locals can rent one at a reduced rate, she added. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
D-backs come out swinging to rout Giants Jul 26, 2008
It wouldnt be a good story if you could only tell the people one side, she tried to explain, as I slumped in the shower in my hotel. . (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Lohan quiet; pal makes some noise Jul 25, 2008
Celeb DJ Samantha Ronson and her pal Lindsay Lohan - hiding under hoodies and traveling alone - rolled into Boston on the Acela Express Wednesday and were quickly whisked away to the Nine Zero Hotel where the two shared a suite ... During a brief pit stop in Boston yesterday to promote his new film, "The Rocker," Wilson ate a steak at Mooo at XV Beacon, spent some time with his mom, and had a laugh when a reporter from the Patriot Ledger got locked in a bathroom and had to be rescued by hotel... (Boston Globe)
Plenary Session at UNITY '08 on Globalization at 9:00 A.M. in Skyline Ballroom Jul 25, 2008
7 to 10 p.m., Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago Ballroom ... 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, River Hall, Level 1. (PR Newswire)
Four clueless actors, a dream and a paper bag Jul 25, 2008
Gerwig and Partridge joined Jay and Mark Duplass at their New York hotel for a conversation about "Baghead." (Listen to the interview ). There's definitely a spoof element to this film, which has to do with the way certain kinds of independent films are created. (Salon)
Commemorating the Ultimate Geek-Project: Apollo 11 Jul 21, 2008
there was a conspiracy to break into the Watergate hotel etc. but that one got rumbled. (Wired News)
Faithful followers of cult TV Jul 21, 2008
Does not include hotel and parking fees ... (Parking and hotel fees not included. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
More of this story Jul 19, 2008
Craig Shoemaker, Jamie Kennedy and Mark Curry are just a few of the big names who've performed recently at the club's new location at the ultra-cool Kyoto restaurant in the Wilshire Grand hotel (fortunately, the sticky floors in the Alexandria Hotel are a thing of the past). "Saturday Night Live" alum Garrett Morris is still the host. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Batman vs. the gay English gangster! Jul 18, 2008
Set in a southern coastal town struggling to recover from the devastation of the 2004 tsunami (although the event itself is barely discussed), "Wonderful Town" follows the tentative and then smoldering passion that develops between a visiting Bangkok architect (Supphasit Kansen) and a local woman (Anchalee Saisoontorn) who runs the modest hotel where he's staying ... Will the hard-working hotel proprietor let down her hair ... Will the ghosts in the haunted, tsunami-destroyed hotels be appeased,... (Salon)
Thrills on Georgia's Chatooga River Jul 15, 2008
Hotel rooms in Clayton typically range $50-$100 per night. GETTING THERE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Will Augusta lose some Starbucks? Jul 14, 2008
Pennsylvania-based Shaner Hotel Group has 23 hotels across the country, but only the Holiday Inn in Augusta. According to the company's plans, the new hotel will have a four-floor tower and 81 rooms ... SPEAKING OF HOTELS: The Downtown Development Authority of Augusta is preparing paperwork for a bond issue for a parking deck in conjunction with the hotel project on James Brown Boulevard and Reynolds Street. (The Augusta Chronicle)
A verbal maze Jul 8, 2008
The title pays homage to the island off the southeastern side of Africa, but the play is largely set 4,740 miles away from there, in a deteriorating hotel room in Rome, and at three different time periods an urbane and overbearing older mother speaks to us from five years ago; a young woman, slinking into the anonymity of being a city guide, addresses us from few days ago; and a disheveled economist lives in the present. They occupy a room overlooking the iconic Spanish Steps the setting for... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Buzz Briefs: S. Johansson, B. Brown Jul 4, 2008
The cast and crew of the CW's "Gossip Girl" was seen filming at the Hudson Hotel near NYC's Columbus Circle. Scenes were filmed Wednesday and Thursday in the hotel's library and on the terrace. (CBS News)
CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Michelle Obama's busy summer Jun 30, 2008
In a wide-ranging session around a snack-laden table at a hotel here, Obama previewed the style and substance she would bring to the White House. She talked about motherhood and what it's like to be a political target. (USA Today)
Roddick gives himself a serve Jun 28, 2008
Still, the world No. 661 will pocket more than $35,000 - enough to pay for more luxurious hotel rooms in Uzbekistan and replace the gaffer tape on the side mirror of his beaten-up Vauxhall. Having dropped his first set of the Championships against Latvian teenager Ernests Gulbis, second seed Rafael Nadal now faces Nicolas Kiefer, while the much-hyped Andy Murray, who was untroubled beating Xavier Malisse, plays another adopted Floridian, Tommy Haas, for a place in the fourth round. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
AthFest: Who to see and where to see them Jun 19, 2008
" breathlanes.com; 9 p.m. Saturday at Little Kings The Brothers Gore: This local, indie rock band plays catchy power pop. myspace.com/thebrothersgore; midnight Saturday at Rye Bar Buddy System: This band is a favorite of Marquee, not just because it features our own Action 5 columnist Ryan Lewis, but for its awesome indie synth-pop paired with animated visuals making for a completely delightful audio-visual experience. Be sure to check out their videos at kindercore.com/... (Athens Banner-Herald)
And the Award For Best Movie Ads Goes To Jun 15, 2008
The Key Art Awards, sponsored by the Hollywood Reporter, were presented Friday during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel. The best-campaign award recognizes the collective creative materials to promote the film as well as the overall marketing strategy developed for its launch. (CBS News)
She oughta know. She lived it Jun 14, 2008
The very next day, during a last-minute check of a hotel room, what should she discover in the safe but a ring, sitting all alone ... At that time I just needed to stop the insanity, so to speak, reflects Morissette, sitting in a tiny meeting room of the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue that is still littered with the used water glasses of Goldman Sachs employees who had been conducting recruitment interviews an hour before ... (We were supposed to have met for lunch in the hotel's restaurant, but... (Globe and Mail)
Surrey actress vying to be Maria Jun 12, 2008
She was flown to Ontario in mid-March, put up in a hotel and the next morning, the callbacks began. MacKenzie again dished a helping of Vanilla Ice Cream to the judges, plus You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, a required Rogers and Hammerstein tune. (Surrey Leader)
Breakup inspires latest Morissette album Jun 10, 2008
Glam-pop Tokio Hotel makes teens swoon. Add Music interviews headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Music)
Tell us your story from the storm Jun 7, 2008
Cognitus wrote on Jun 6, 2008 10:55 PM:" I might mention that we were in a real tornado last Friday while attending a convention in a hotel in Springfield. For an hour the hotel personnel had everyone in the lowest basement hallways of the hotel. My wife's brother came in from a hotel across the street where people had been "released" but the personnel at our hotel promptly escorted him down into the basement. There was no damage downtown but I understand there was a touchdown and lost power in... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Getaway: Union Point, Ga. Jun 5, 2008
Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, One Oconee Trail, seven miles from Greensboro, is a deluxe Adirondack-style resort hotel, with 251 guest rooms and suites, fine dining, wellness spa, golf, tennis, water sports on Lake Oconee. Rates from about $200. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Elliott: Going solo? Pay up Jun 3, 2008
Live a little like the gals from Sex and the Cityor those other fab Manhattanites from Gossip Girlwith these indulgent hotel packages that include shopping discounts, massages, city tours, and, of course, Cosmos. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Johnson moves up strikeout chart, Giants win 4-3 May 30, 2008
When I went to the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino last week on May 20, I had planned to go ONLY as an editor and photographer. I was there to take photos of my coworker Jennifer Fawkes and write a short story of her experience auditioning for the reality TV show The Bachelor. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Light up the laughs with Broadway spoof May 29, 2008
The cast, full of high hopes, gathers at the Boston Ritz Carlton Hotel for pre-play toasts that used to be de rigueur in the theater business. The second act begins a half-hour after the curtain has come down as the cast gathers back at the hotel to agonize and snipe at one another in the aftermath of the performance, which was largely attended by tipsy Shriners. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Where's the lemon? May 29, 2008
in print and online, 24/7 for free, select the Clean Sweep option. Unable to submit Real Estate, Services, and Business Investements at this time. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The queen of country May 24, 2008
I AM waiting for her in a London hotel room. Suddenly the door swings open and she appears as if out of a puff of smoke. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Films that made us forget our melting Raisinets May 23, 2008
" Imagine my happiness when I learned about the existence of sequels. Emily Rosenbaum I don't remember all that much before 1985, but I do remember getting excited to see "The Goonies" (June 7, 1985), which as far as I can tell was the first time a really good kid-based movie would be hitting the silver screen during my formative years. It was one of those movies that we counted down just as sure as we ticked off the days until the end of the school year excited to load up in the summer day camp... (Chicago Tribune)
Uwe Boll: The 'Postal' carrier May 23, 2008
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It's wide open for LeZotte May 16, 2008
Tony LeZotte has a lot to learn in a very short time, but he wasn't expecting a pop quiz over the phone. Does he speak any French. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Some records remain criminally underrated May 16, 2008
Here's an easy music discussion. Make a list of five overrated albums. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Classic Trans Ams roll in to Road Atlanta on Saturday May 16, 2008
"On Tuesday [in Charleston, W.Va.], we had some cops watching our cars for us in the hotel parking lot. ... When you've got 50 Trans Ams out there and cops watching them all night, you sleep a lot better.". Vote for this story. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Milestone for 'Dancing' May 8, 2008
Big Papi is set to receive the "Children's Champion Award" from UNICEF June 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel ... Kissinger in town Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was at the InterContinental Boston hotel yesterday to deliver the keynote address at Deutsche Bank's 33d Annual Global Health Care Conference. (Boston Globe)
'I was born with a happy heart' May 3, 2008
I am waiting for her in a London hotel room ... A day later, Parton is at the Savoy hotel in London to launch her Imagination Library in Britain. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
What's ahead May 3, 2008
It will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive. Coos Bay. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Imagine RIT Takes Place Saturday May 3, 2008
Fire caused minor damage at a Victor Hotel Thursday. It is a day of remembrance. (R News)
Key Debate Tonight Apr 17, 2008
Obama was holed up Tuesday night in his Philadelphia hotel, prepping for the debate. Aides said the Illinois senator will continue to defend the gist of his remarks by arguing that it is his rivals who are out of touch. (CBS News)
Go Chuck, go Apr 14, 2008
Yankees captain Derek Jeter may have been on Sox territory over the weekend, but you wouldn't know it from the young women who spotted the shortstop in the window of the Four Seasons Hotel late Saturday night ... The hotel's staff quickly moved Jeter and his late-night dinner-mates to another part of the lounge, where Jeter was safer but surrounded by Sox fans, including Jordan's Furniture pitchman Eliot Tatelman, who was still wearing his Red Sox jacket ... "Curb Your Enthusiasm" creator Larry... (Boston Globe)
All Goes Haywire Apr 12, 2008
He deserts her in his hotel room and starts to drive home, unaware that Susan has called the room and was most unhappy to hear a female voice answer. Along a deserted road, he stops to help a driver in distress who turns out to be in labor. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Police officers recall former headquarters Apr 12, 2008
A national developer is considering building condominiums and a hotel on the site. Lt. Wylds remembers the cheese sandwiches that were the staple of the jail inmates' diet -- and the few who couldn't get enough of them. (The Augusta Chronicle)
More than just pin money Apr 7, 2008
The two then headed to the Liberty Hotel, where Lyons just opened Scampo with chef Lydia Shire ... A couple of office holdersGovernor Deval Patrick and Senator Ted Kennedy got a quiet moment to talk about a few things before they made their way out to address the Friends of Public Higher Education dinner on Friday at the InterContinental Boston Hotel. (Boston Globe)
Revealed: How the Speaker has his own Commons credit card to ... Apr 6, 2008
" Paid off by the taxpayer: How the Speaker's card might look The card can also be used to pay hotel bills, flights and emergency items. He can use it when he is in his Glasgow constituency but only if the expenditure is connected with his duties as Speaker, not as a constituency MP. On top of his 137,000 salary, the Speaker benefits from a grace-and-favour apartment at Westminster, a gold-plated pension and a 45,000-a-year entertainment budget. He has claimed 75,000 in his second-home... (Daily Mail)
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)
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)
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)
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)
