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MORTON'S MAKES WAY FOR SOHO HOUSELegendary restaurant hotspot Morton's, which regularly hosts Hollywood's elite for dinner and is the site of Vanity Fair magazine's star-studded post-Oscar bash, is set to close its doors at the end of the year.... |
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WHITE HOUSE GOES WHITE-TIE FOR QUEEN ELIZABETHIn a first for the 6 ½-year presidency of George W. Bush, the White House staged a white-tie dinner to fete Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Monday night.... |
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L.A. BACKS OFF ON VACCINATION RULEL.A. County government has no authority to require that all foodhandlers be vaccinated against hepatitis A, public health officials reported Friday... |
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BEIJING OLYMPICS COMPETE WITH CONTROVERSYAlthough the Olympic Games are intended to celebrate the world's best athletes, the 2008 Games-- slated for Aug. 8-24--are already drawing international heat.... |
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L.A. TO REVIEW MANDATORY VACCINATIONS; IS YOUR FOOD SAFE?Next week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider whether to require all foodservice workers to get a hepatitis A vaccination.... |
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ORGANIC CATERING GAINS GROUNDIgnore the image of tepid tofu topped with soggy sprouts: Organic catering is casting off its hippie associations and moving mainstream. Back to Earth Organic Catering, based in Berkeley, Calif., has seen its business grow more than 100 percent every year for the last three years.... |
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MORAN BUILDS ON SOUTHEAST RENTAL NETWORKFormer Classic Party Rentals chief John Moran announced Saturday that his San Francisco-based 523 Capital made its second party rental acquisition this year, picking up Special Events Rentals, based in Raleigh, N.C. ... |
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CHICAGO WINS BID TO PURSUE 2016 GAMESThe U.S. Olympic Committee gave the nod to Chicago over Los Angeles Saturday as the American candidate to host the Summer Olympic Games in 2016.... |
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DISNEY TO ALLOW SAME-SEX WEDDINGSThe Walt Disney Co. announced last week that it has opened its popular Fairy Tale Wedding program to same-sex couples hosting commitment ceremonies.... |
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LABOR STRIFE HEATS UP IN BOSTONBoston hotels are bracing for a strike that could come at any time in light of aggressive union activity.... |
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IN BRIEF FOR APRIL 4, 2007Sydney goes dark in city spectacle Some 2,000 businesses and 60,000 individual signed up to help Sydney turn off the lights Saturday night for one hour to make a statement about the threat of global warming... |
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GOING UP: TRAVEL COSTS, AM EX SAYSTravel costs took a hike last year, according to the latest report from American Express Business Travel, with international airfares, international hotel rates and U.S. budget-tier hotels showing the most dramatic increases.... |
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PUCK MOVES TO ORGANIC, 'HUMANE' CATERINGCelebrity chef Wolfgang Puck announced Thursday that he will serve food that avoids cruelty to animals in his culinary empire of 43 catering venues, 14 fine-dining restaurants and 80-plus cafes.... |
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CLASSIC EXPANDS IN SOUTHEAST WITH ACELos Angeles-based rental powerhouse Classic Party Rentals announced Thursday that it has acquired ACE Party Rentals of Charlotte, N.C. The move expands Classic's reach in the Southeast; in August, Classic snapped up the operations of Carolina Party Plus, also in Charlotte, and Atlanta Party Plus in Atlanta.... |
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PASSPORT BACKLOG DOGS TRAVELERSDue to new security rules this year requiring U.S. citizens to carry passports when traveling by air from Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, the average time to process a routine passport application has jumped from six weeks to 10, the State Department said last week.... |
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CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS ACQUIRES NAPA-BASED LA BELLAThe Classic Party Rentals growth juggernaut continues with the announcement Thursday that the Los Angeles-based chain has acquired high-end La Bella Party Rental Co. of Napa, Calif. ... |
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L.A. WEIGHS MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR FOODSERVICEIn light of recent infection threats for guests including a Wolfgang Puck catering employee stricken with hepatitis A, Los Angeles County public health officials agreed yesterday to determine the feasibility of requiring vaccinations against the virus for all foodservice workers.... |
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IN BRIEF FOR FEB. 28, 2007L.A. health officials warn of ill Puck worker The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has urged guests at several parties catered by Los Angeles-based Wolfgang Puck Catering to get a shot by today to protect against the threat of Hepatitis A infection posed by an ill food-handler. ... |
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CLASSIC ACQUIRES PANACHE PARTY RENTALSLos Angeles-based party rental giant Classic Party Rentals announced Thursday that it has acquired leading Southeast rental company Panache Party Rentals, headquartered in Pompano Beach, Fla. Terms were not disclosed.... |
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MUTUAL FUND FIRMS FINED FOR LAVISH PARTIESThree mutual fund companies have been slapped with fines totaling $700,000 by the National Association of Securities Dealers for improperly treating brokers to fancy parties and pricey meals, the agency announced Monday. ... |
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FUND ACQUIRES ARIZONA TENTS, PARTY CONCEPTSLast week, investment company Sverica International, with offices in San Francisco, Boston and Montreal, finalized its acquisition of Phoenix-based Arizona Tents & Events and Tucson, Ariz.-based Party Concepts.... |
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SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW KEEPS SPIRITS HIGH, DRYDespite a rainstorm--the first in Super Bowl history--the National Football League's event team managed to keep the halftime show featuring Prince a high-energy, mud-free spectacle.... |
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TABLE-HOP TILL YOU DROP AT THE OSCAR BALLForget the place cards: The 79th annual Academy Awards Govenors Ball--slated for Feb. 25 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles--will offer an array of casual seating options and lavish buffets so the A-list guests get A-plus face time.... |
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TABLETOP GALLERY WINNERS NAMED AT THE SPECIAL EVENT 2007An elegant rendition of a desert landscape and a dreamy tribute to the renowned blue water of California's Lake Tahoe were the two winning tabletop designs at The Special Event's annual Tabletop Gallery, held earlier this month in Los Angeles.... |
