Apr 16th, 2013 at 6:30PM:
Each spring, Washington, D.C., transforms from a city of grey to a city of pink during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, an annual springtime celebration of the capital's most famous flower. This year's "Peak Bloom Date" fell on April 9; today's Photo of the Day, from Flickr user Christopher Skillman, was taken a day later. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: The Cherry Blossoms Are Here
Apr 16th, 2013 at 6:30PM:
Each spring, Washington, D.C., transforms from a city of grey to a city of pink during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, an annual springtime celebration of the capital's most famous flower. This year's "Peak Bloom Date" fell on April 9; today's Photo of the Day, from Flickr user Christopher Skillman, was taken a day later. ...The Perfect DC Museum Cafe: Mitsitam
Mar 19th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Somewhere between pointing at planes at the Air & Space Museum and browsing the day's headlines at the Newseum, my baby fell asleep. We had a small window of time to eat and maybe even have an adult conversation, and a McDonald's inside a food court didn't seem appealing. There are a lot of great Washington, D.C., museums that are free and world-class, but not many great food spots amidst the ...Cyrus Cylinder, 'The First Bill Of Rights,' Tours US
Mar 12th, 2013 at 1:00PM:
The famous Cyrus Cylinder, a baked clay tablet from the 6th century B.C. that's often called the "first bill of rights," has made its U.S. debut at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.
The Cyrus Cylinder was deposited in the foundations of a building in Babylon during the reign of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. It commemorates his conquest of Babylon and ...Hotel News We Noted: March 8, 2013
Mar 8th, 2013 at 4:00PM: Welcome to this week's edition of "Hotel News We Noted," where we round up the week's best, most interesting and just downright odd news of note in the hospitality world. Have a tip? Send us a note or leave a comment below.
The hotel world has been buzzing this winter with new and planned openings, extreme amenities and packages galore. Here's our take on what you need to know this week:
...Hotel News We Noted: February 22, 2013
Feb 22nd, 2013 at 4:00PM: Welcome to this week's edition of "Hotel News We Noted," where we round up the week's best, most interesting and just downright odd news of note in the hospitality world. Have a tip? Send us a note or leave a comment below.
The hotel world has been buzzing this winter with new and planned openings, extreme amenities and packages galore. Here's our take on what you need to know this week:
...Discover Scandinavia In Washington DC: Nordic Cool 2013
Feb 20th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
Aurora Borealis, new Nordic cuisine, ice hotels, hot springs, fjords, moose, meatballs and music? Scandinavia is at the top of the list for a lot of travelers these days. But if you can't book a ticket to the northern countries this year, Washington, D.C., might be your next best bet.
The city is the host of Nordic Cool 2013, a month-long international festival celebrating the culture of ...Cochon 555 Pork Competition Turns Five, Kicks Off February 17 In Atlanta
Feb 8th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Much ado about pork products is made on Gadling, with good reason. Even if you're sick to death of pork-centric eateries, and lardo this and sausage that, it's hard to deny the allure of the other white meat (I can't tell you how many vegetarians and vegans I know who still have a jones for bacon).
For those of you wanting to attend the ultimate porkapalooza, get your tickets for Cochon 555, a ...Budget Guide 2013: Washington, DC
Feb 2nd, 2013 at 10:00AM:
All eyes have been on Washington, D.C., over the past year, and it's not just because the historic city happens to be our nation's capital. From the 57th presidential inauguration to fiscal cliff drama, much of the media attention has focused on the city's overspending and excess.
What most don't see is the vibrant mix of neighborhoods and ever-expanding web of restaurants, hotels and ...The Wandering Writer: A Tour Through Washington, DC's U Street Neighborhood With NPR's Steve Inskeep
Jan 30th, 2013 at 10:00AM: "I wanted you to meet me here because when I think about this neighborhood - the story of how it is now – it begins here," Steve Inskeep says. "In 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated and a lot of cities and neighborhoods burned, including this one. One of my neighbors was around at that time and he told me that the riot began here, that there was an office of the Southern Christian ...Hotel News We Noted: January 18, 2013
Jan 18th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Welcome to this week's edition of "Hotel News We Noted," where we round up the week's best, most interesting and just downright odd news of note in the hospitality world. Have a tip? Send us a note or leave a comment below.
Hotels to Spot the Celebs: Washington, DC's Hottest Inaugural Lobbies
It's officially here: Washington is celebrating its 57th Presidential Inauguration on Monday, ...Move Over, Starbucks: Marriott Offers Workspace On Demand
Jan 12th, 2013 at 1:00PM: Attempting to pierce the burgeoning flexible work and meeting space market, Marriott has launched a new program called Workspace on Demand, currently at more than 30 hotels, primarily in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco but also at select locations in Atlanta, Houston and St. Louis.
Here, workers can reserve meeting spaces, lobby seating areas and communal tables to enjoy an afternoon of ...LA Is Still The City Of Dreams
Dec 27th, 2012 at 10:00AM: On my first night in L.A., I had pizza with a rock star and an actor. I didn't confirm it, but the guy who handed us our slices probably has a screenplay in the pipeline. Los Angeles is still the city of dreams and dreamers.
I'm fascinated by cities people flock to in order to pursue a vocation. Writers love New York. Techies settle in the Silicon Valley. Car people need to be in Detroit. Those ...Roman Coppola And W Hotels Release Four Travel-Inspired Films
Dec 6th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
With the help of filmmaker Roman Coppola, son of director Francis Ford Coppola, W Hotels and Intel recently held a travel-inspired screenplay competition. Out of more than 1,000 online entries, four scripts were chosen by Coppola, who then used his production company, The Directors Bureau, to match the winning scripts with emerging directors and actors.
The result are the short films ...How Washington's Hotels Are Readying For Inauguration: Our Favorite Luxury Packages
Nov 28th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Election day has come and passed, but hotels in Washington are still racing the clock to ready their hotels for inauguration on January 20. We reported earlier on what hotels in the area are doing to freshen up, but now we're telling you which properties are going to go all out with posh packages for guests.
Here are a few of our favorites, ranked in order of price.
Putting on the Ritz ...Birth Of A Hotel: Washington Area Hotels Primp For Inauguration
Nov 5th, 2012 at 4:00PM: It isn't just the Capella that is racing to spruce up their hotel before the 2013 inauguration. Hotels all over the nation's capital are preparing to greet visitors with new welcome spaces, updated decor, special amenities and in-house food extravaganzas.
Inauguration is one of Washington's biggest hotel events. In 2009, when more than one million people journeyed to the inauguration of ...New Website Maps The DC Area Homes Of Stars And Politicos
Oct 5th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
What do Bill Clinton, Sylvester Stallone and Sandra Bullock have in common? In fact, all three have lived in the Washington, DC, area, according to Bigwig Digs, a new website that maps the former homes of celebrities.
OK, so the term "celebrity" is used loosely here. While Hollywood stars like Bullock, Stallone, Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn have called Washington and its suburbs home, ...Hotel 101: So, You Want To Open A Hotel? (Part One)
Oct 4th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Let's say that one day you woke up and decided you wanted to build a hotel (hypothetically, of course). Where would you begin? What's next? That's the fundamental question we'll be asking of hoteliers and hospitality experts over the course of the next few months in "The Birth of a Hotel" series on Gadling.
To illustrate our point, we'll be following the development, from conception to opening, ...The Birth Of A Hotel: The Beginning
Oct 1st, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Welcome to "The Birth of a Hotel," Gadling's first-ever series on what it takes to build a hotel from the ground up. For the next four months, we'll be discussing how a hotel is developed and opened, from the initial stages of financing to the economic impact of a new hotel on a community.
We'll go inside to learn about how staffers are trained, how a hotel's brand is chosen, where those ...Martin Luther King Memorial Inscription To Be Modified
Aug 31st, 2012 at 2:00PM:
The Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington, D.C., was unveiled on August 28, 2011. It has since proved hugely popular, with an estimated 1.5 to 2 million visitors in its first year. It has also proved controversial.
As Art Daily reports, several public figures complained about an inscription on the memorial that reads, "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness." The ...Under These Circumstances: Traveling For A Funeral
Aug 31st, 2012 at 9:00AM:
The twisting highways that cut through West Virginia and lead to my hometown, which is on the border of West Virginia and Ohio, are terrifying at night. The last time I made the drive, the fog was thick and low – a meteorological manifestation of my cloudy, burdened mind. Because the hills are steep and street lights are rare, the dim headlights were the only aid my vision had. I ...
