Binion’s closing Las Vegas hotel, casino remains
November 30, 2009 ·
A Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel spokeswoman says the downtown Las Vegas property that used to host the World Series of Poker will mothball its 365 hotel rooms in a cost-cutting move. TLC Casino Enterprises spokeswoman Lisa Robinson said Monday that Binion’s casino will remain open, along with the poker room, sports book and well-known [...]
Science group offers green travel advice
November 30, 2009 ·
If you want to travel green this holiday, take the bus or train, but if you must fly, stick with economy seating, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. UCS researchers compared trips by car, plane, train and bus to find out which transportation choices generate the fewest carbon dioxide emissions. Among their conclusions: _Airlines [...]
Where Washington D.C.’s elite go to eat
November 30, 2009 ·
While administrations come and go, and power in Congress teeters between political parties, one thing remains constant in the lives of Washington, D.C.’s, elite: the power lunch. Between noon and 2 p.m., brokers meet to clinch deals, with the emphasis more on power than on lunch. Just steps from Capitol Hill, Charlie Palmer is one [...]
Paris: Museums on strike?
November 30, 2009 ·
To the barricades! A labor strike threatens to shut down popular museums in the French capital. Already, The Pompidou Center, which is the second-most-popular Paris museum after the Louvre, has been closed since November 23. Workers walked off to protest a government plan to reduce cultural spending. This plan, part of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s effort [...]
New Orleans hotel revives lobby Christmas display
November 30, 2009 ·
The historic Roosevelt Hotel is bringing back its famous Christmas lobby display, but with a new look. The hotel recently reopened after a $145 million renovation to repair damage from Hurricane Katrina. The Christmas display, which runs Dec. 1-Jan. 4, includes 20 birch trees reaching to the 20-foot ceiling, a canopy of white birch branches [...]
Lake Placid, winter and summer playground
November 30, 2009 ·
Jim Shea paused for more than a moment, almost unable to imagine the thought of Lake Placid without the legacy of hosting two Winter Olympic games, in 1932 and 1980. “We’d just be a sleepy little Adirondack town, just a small little Adirondack resort,” said Shea, an Olympic skier whose father helped bring the games [...]
Olympic ski destinations: Squaw Valley, California
November 30, 2009 ·
Cut into a Sierra Nevada canyon defined by steep granite cliffs and tree-dotted peaks, Squaw Valley USA is one of the Lake Tahoe area’s premier ski resorts, attracting more than a half-million to a million visitors each ski season. But 55 years ago, when former Wall Street lawyer Alexander Cushing campaigned to bring one of [...]
