News about venues for special events, including hotels, restaurants, catering halls, banquet halls, museums, cultural institutions and dedicated event spaces.
Located in San Diego, the Rancho Bernardo Inn has completed a $25 million renovation. The 287-room hotel is set on 265 acres. Part of a 27,000-square-foot conference center, the new Aragon Ballroom can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. Its amenitie...
The Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga., introduces the new 13,000-square-foot Spa Prunifolia. Most treatments include earthy elements, such as the rosemary and sage body scrub and the pine and balsam fir massage. The 150-room...
Last month, the Plan B Bar + Kitchen opened in Chicago with 2,300 square feet of space. The restaurant features floor-to-ceiling windows, a 15-foot-high ceiling and a 27-foot bar. Black chandeliers and red LED lights brighten the room. Cleverly n...
Located in San Francisco, the restaurant Roe launched a freshly renovated space this month. The updated color palette features gray and white hues. Leather booths, exposed brick walls and large windows decorate the 80-seat dining room. With three...
OFTEN numbers speak for themselves. In her 28 years with Hyatt Regency, Pat Fabijanski, CMP, LES, has catered more than 80,000 events, which translates to nearly 3,000 functions and 160,000 meals a year. Her big break came when she took over as t...
Audubon International and its educational division, the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System, have designated the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort in Stone Mountain, Ga., as a "certified Audubon cooperative sanctuary for business." The resort...
This month, Equator Books, located in Venice, Calif., will turn over one-third of the venue's space to new business Equator Vinyl, which houses approximately 1,500 records. The bookstore and permanent gallery offers 3,000 square feet of space for...
The Jewish Museum in Munich, Germany, opened on St. Jakobs Square in March. Both permanent and rotating exhibits will be shown in the three-story building; long-term exhibitions "Voices," "Places" and "Times" are situated on the main floor. The b...
Scheduled to reopen in May as a Renaissance hotel, the Battle House Hotel in Mobile, Ala., is located on the site of U.S. president Andrew Jackson's military headquarters during the War of 1812. The 238-room hotel features 37,000 square feet of...