Early snow brings upbeat outlook on winter businessSaturday, November 22, 2008 @ 7:49AMThere is no business like snow business, and the local winter tourism industry got a big boost this week with an early, heavy snow and ideal temperatures for making more of it.
Saving the doughSaturday, November 22, 2008 @ 6:18AMThe average wedding in America costs around $29,000, according to The Wedding Report Inc., a wedding industry research company. Not surprisingly, couples are looking for ways to save money on their special day.
Inauguration interest filling hotelsSaturday, November 22, 2008 @ 4:04AMNorma Herring could not believe it when a woman from Michigan called the Holiday Inn Gettysburg Battlefield the day before the election to ensure 56 rooms were available for Inauguration Day in January.
Delta, Southwest Add D.C. Flights for Inauguration (Update1)Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:46PMNov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. , Southwest Airlines Co. and other carriers will add dozens of flights to and from Washington in mid-January to take advantage of travel demand for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama .
New hope for a venerable auditoriumFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:38PMStephen Habl likes talking to the cabbies parked outside the Renaissance Providence Hotel, the new lodgings carved from the once-derelict Masonic Temple across the street from the State House. Habl is general manager of neighboring Veterans Memorial Auditorium and he likes touting the theater.