Looking for an alternative to standard bread-and-butter plates? New Sophist-A-Plates from Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Designed Reflections are oversized, disposable “food coasters” that add a new twist to tabletops. The 5 1/2-inch, die-cut...

BOOSTED BY THE recent popularity of celebrity poker tournaments and tribal gaming, along with the timeless allure of Las Vegas, casino events are hot, game vendors say. Adding to the excitement are new gaming options and fresh takes on a tried-and...

THE WACKY WORLD of permitting for special events has most event rental operators doing one of two things: A, striving to comply while silently cursing or, B, striving to comply while cursing aloud. We look at some of these problems and their roots...

WHILE SOME EVENT rental operators put their tents and events where they want, when they want, others complain about a problem with a capital P: permits...

The small screen is coming soon to a T-shirt near you, thanks to San Francisco-based Brand Marketers. The company has created what it calls T-shirt TV — T-shirts embedded with screens and speakers that are capable of delivering video, flash...

The deaths of three workers in Arkansas this month resulted from a practice that is common in the event rental industry, many say. The three workers died when supports in the intact tent they lifted over a fence touched power lines, electrocuting...

FROM HER START renting her spare white wood chairs to fellow caterers in the mid-'90s, Betsy Stone built South San Francisco-based Sisters Party Rentals into a booming rental business. She sold to Classic Party Rentals in August 2003, but came...