News about venues for special events, including hotels, restaurants, catering halls, banquet halls, museums, cultural institutions and dedicated event spaces.
The new Zen Compound in San Francisco includes the Temple nightclub and Indian-Asian fusion restaurant Prana. Individual areas include the Catacombs, Destiny Lounge and the Shrine. The Destiny Lounge offers space for 150 guests and such...
The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago will open its new restaurant in November. The 200-seat Lockwood restaurant includes a wine room. The restaurant's decor features original Tiffany candelabras and large columns trimmed with wood paneling. Menu...
The Karma Lounge in Ventura, Calif., features red suede bar stools and light box coffee tables. Other decor features include 3-D modular walls with lotus flower and wave motifs. A heated outdoor patio comes with a bar and stage for live...
Very Zen The new Zen Compound in San Francisco includes the Temple nightclub and Indian-Asian fusion restaurant Prana. Individual areas include the Catacombs, Destiny Lounge and the Shrine. The Destiny Lounge offers space for 150 guests and such...
Union workers at five L.A. area hotels--including the landmark Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica and the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City--approved a strike vote on Friday. Housekeepers and other employees complain that the five properties--which ...
The New Orleans Marriott, in New Orleans, recently completed a $6.5 million renovation to its lobby and restaurant. Additions and improvements include a Starbucks, a separate room for private functions in the hotel's restaurant and new, modern...
The Sheraton Seattle, located in Seattle, has completed a $130 million expansion. The new addition--Union Street Tower--has 420 rooms. In addition to a new lobby, lounge and Daily Grill restaurant, the hotel also boasts 75,000 square feet of event...
New restaurant Amaranta Cocina Mexicana, located in Los Angeles, accommodates about 175 people in its pink, red and burgundy dining room. The restaurant also offers a private space for up to12 guests. Large chandeliers with silver glass globes...
The Abode Restaurant and Lounge in Santa Monica, Calif., features a white marble bar with distressed wood planks. A semiprivate room is available for events; it features a rotating art exhibit. The restaurant serves American cuisine and features...
Lift, a new restaurant in Los Angeles, offers a seasonal menu with such selections as poached eggs with duck confit hash, and lobster mac and cheese. The restaurant, which opened Oct. 5, will be open 22 hours a day. Lift is located in the newly...
