Historic hotel to close for months (New Orleans Times-Picayune) The Pontchartrain Hotel will close to guests in about two weeks as it begins a six- to eight-month-long, multi-million-dollar renovation, an official with the company that operates the historic hotel said Friday....more...Community Meetings (Savannah Morning News) Submit your organization's meeting for immediate publication online at savannahnow.com/do/add_event or e-mail your meeting at least two weeks in advance to calendar@savannahnow.com or fax to 525-0796. Contact number must be listed. Community Meetings is printed Monday-Wednesday in the Accent section as space allows. For information, call 652-0310. To see more upcoming community meetings, go to ......more... Registration (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN)) For the past several years, AAN has hosted a workshop designed for alternative newsweekly writers and reporters. Instructors address alternative approaches to news and arts coverage and provide training in investigative and narrative techniques....more... EATS & DRINKS (New York Press) 355 W. 14th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.)...more... Marriott International Reports 2007 Second Quarter Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Marriott International, Inc. today reported second quarter 2007 adjusted net income of $229 million, an increase of 26 percent, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.57, an increase of 36 percent....more... Reunions (Contra Costa Times) Reunions To place a reunion notice, fax information (school name, class year, date of reunion, place, contact name and phone number) to 925-943-8362, e-mail kbennett1@cctimes....more... Having fun in the Liepaja sun (Baltic Times) RIGA - The Baltic states don?t have a very long season for beach parties, but the Balts make up for that fact with an enormous annual weekend long seaside gala. The seventh annual ?Tele2 Baltic Beach Party? is due to take place in the western Latvian coastal city of Liepaja on July 20 and 21....more... Housing Bubble and Real Estate Market Tracker (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance) A roundup of articles and data about the housing market....more... Club 33 ? the happiest clique on Disneyland earth (Seattle Times) The hottest attraction at Disneyland may be the biggest secret. It's not plotted on any official Disneyland maps. Thousands of tourists pass......more... |