Passport deadline shifts again Los Angeles Times
PASSPORT rules for traveling to the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico changed once again on Sept. 29 by action of Congress.
Hearings create stir on campus The Bryan-College Station Eagle
Tuesday was a busy day on the Texas A&M University campus, but amid the stress and excitement of dead week, almost everyone slowed down long enough to take note of a moment that every Aggie can be proud of as A&M President Robert Gates sat before members of the U.S. Senate awaiting to be confirmed as the next secretary of defense.
Designs on a hip clientele St. Petersburg Times
A home furnishing store targets the young and the sophisticated. It wasn't long ago that you had to go to New York to see a home-design showroom this hip - not to mention locally owned.
Hotel guru Daily Telegraph
Fiona Duncan stays at The Rectory, Wiltshire.
Betting on Biloxi RedNova
BILOXI, Miss. _ Olivia Boglin stood in her yard, staring down at a pile of Sheetrock. Just staring in the Mississippi heat, dabbing the sweat off her forehead with a wadded-up tissue. A block away, a guy was riding a bicycle slow, so the front wheel swerved with each crank of the pedals.
Wranglers are riding the magic bus Las Vegas Sun
Returning an inquiry about the Las Vegas Wranglers' slick new bus, team founder and majority owner Charles Davenport promptly rang one afternoon last week.
Betting on Biloxi Fort Worth Star-Telegram
BILOXI, Miss. -- Olivia Boglin stood in her yard, staring down at a pile of Sheetrock. Just staring in the Mississippi heat, dabbing the sweat off her forehead with a wadded-up tissue.
Racing resumes following the flood MSNBC
NEW ORLEANS - Fourteen months after being decimated by Hurricane Katrina, the venerable Fair Grounds Race Course in the stricken city of New Orleans reopens its gates for its 135th season on Thursday.
Colony Palms Hotel Gets Ready for Its Close-Up! Palm Springs Hotel Slated to Debut in January Following a $15 Million Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.----The Colony Palms Hotel, one of Palm Springs' most historic properties, will reopen January 12, 2007 after an extensive $15 million renovation. The newly refurbished hotel will include completely redesigned guestrooms, casitas and suites, as well as a new poolside restaurant and intimate spa facility.
Hotels for the canine carriage trade / Upscale kennels cater to dogs' -- or owners' -- whims, from color TVs to pools, San Francisco Chronicle
At the Wag Hotel, which is scheduled to open its doors in San Francisco next month, Fido might begin his weekend stay with a dip in the swimming pool. He can follow with a stress-relieving massage or a "blueberry facial" or even treat himself to a "pawdicure."
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