Poll: Obama's Ratings on Afghanistan Drop Sep 2, 2009
CBS News Survey Finds Support for War Continuing to Fall; Half Of Public Supports CIA Interrogations Probe. President Obama gestures during his news conference at the NATO summit in Strasbourg, France, in this April 4, 2009 file photo. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Playmate Marquardt finds her dream home Sep 1, 2009
The former beach house of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. is for sale in Santa Monica at $7. 9 million. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Iconic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, 77, Dies Aug 26, 2009
In the spring of 1991, he was forced to testify in the trial of his 30-year-old nephew, William Kennedy Smith, who was charged with having raped a woman near the family beach house in Palm Beach, Fla. after a late-night drinking bout with his Uncle Ted at a local bar. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Lodi-area astronaut Jose Hernandez due to blast off tonight (987) Aug 25, 2009
Went to astro beach house. Big waves due to Bill. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Divorce's Hefty Price for Celebs Aug 21, 2009
Cleese's former wife Alyce Fay Eichelberg will receive $13 million in assets that include an apartment in New York, a London home and half of a Santa Barbara beach house, the Daily Telegraph reported. Cleese will also have to pay her about $984,000 a year for seven years, the paper reported. (ABC News)
Josh and JB Welch, Teen Stars Go Hunting for Entertainment Executive on Island Trip Aug 15, 2009
Then the boys get a call from their mole "Ken" who is back at their beach house in Southern California with a raunchy bunch of contestants who are wrecking havoc on their beach house. "Josh and JB in the Industry" Show plot. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
S.C. governor's plane use questioned Aug 10, 2009
He's vowed to stay in office and says he is trying to reconcile with his wife, though she moved out of the governor's official residence on Friday with their sons and plans to spend the school year at the family's beach house ... For example, on March 23, 2005, Sanford flew on a state plane from Columbia to Mount Pleasant, near the beach house, where the governor was scheduled for a 5 p.m. appointment with a dentist. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Panel says Dems' VIP loans broke no Senate rules Aug 8, 2009
Conrad's two Countrywide mortgages in 2004 were for a beach house in Delaware and an eight-unit apartment building in Bismarck in his home state of North Dakota. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
He said, he said: Experts weigh in on Conrad controversy Aug 2, 2009
Robert Feinberg, a former loan officer who handled the so-called "VIP" unit for the now-defunct mortgage lender, told the Senate Ethics Committee and House in June that Conrad, D-N.D., knew he was getting preferential loan treatment in 2004 on a beach house in Delaware and an eight-unit apartment in Bismarck. Conrad again this week vehemently denied the allegations. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dems resist subpoenaing VIP mortgage records... Jul 31, 2009
Dodd's mortgages were for residences in Connecticut and Washington; Conrad's were for a Delaware beach house and an eight-unit apartment building in Bismarck, N.D.. Dodd insists he did not receive special treatment because similar rates were available from other lenders. (The Drudge Report)
Some of the best new restaurants in Los Angeles are just a stroll off the beach Jul 28, 2009
Add to that beautiful, wide sandy beaches and a new public club, Annenberg Community Beach House, where for two bucks, you can spend the day lounging poolside like only the wealthy used to do ... After being closed for 18 months, it just reopened as part of Annenberg Community Beach House. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Are Business Executive Overpaid and Corrupt? Jul 10, 2009
Kozlowski had first met his adored soul-mate Karen Mayo while she worked as a waitress in Rons Beach House, a high-end watering hole near corporate headquarters in Exeter, New Hampshire. They began keeping company while inconveniently married to others, but managed to shed spouses (and inhibitions) in time for their romantic nuptials on Antigua. (Townhall.com)
America's healthiest beach and lake getaways Jul 5, 2009
The Anchor Inn Beach House (starting at $195 per night) will set up gear rentals and water excursions. Share this on. (CNN -- Travel)
Families join forces for great vacation values Jun 30, 2009
At beach houses and on sailboats, city condos and mountain cabins, families and friends are joining forces on vacation ... Besides sharing the cost of rent at a beach house in North Carolina, groceries and rental car, she was able to get a much-needed break -- far more relaxing than the solo trip she took to Hawaii. (CNN -- Travel)
Defiant SC gov considered resigning, but won't Jun 29, 2009
He, his wife, Jenny, and sons were in separate cars leaving their beach house on Sullivans Island, headed to his family's farm _ where his 83-year-old mother lives _ in Beaufort, an hour south ... "If there wasn't healing going on, I wouldn't be here," he said, pointing to his beach house, where he had dinner with his family Saturday night and where he took a run at sunrise on the sand with one of his sons. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
AP INTERVIEW: SC 1st lady told gov to stop affair Jun 27, 2009
AP Photo - Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, speaks about her husband's recent affair admission at the family beach house in Sullivans Island, S.C., on Friday, June 26, 2009 ... AP Photo - Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford reaches for her religious books while she speaks about her husband's recent affair admission at the family beach house in Sullivans Island S.C., on Friday, June 26, 2009 ... AP Photo - Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Politicians call for disgraced governor to resign Jun 26, 2009
"His career is not a concern of mine. He'll have to worry about that," she told reporters as she drove away from the family's beach house Thursday afternoon with children in the car. "I'm going to worry about my family and the character of my children. I'm going to take it a day at a time, and right now I am going out on the boat.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
TV Land Celebrates the Life of Hollywood Actress and Pop Icon Farrah Fawcett Jun 26, 2009
The tribute presentation of "Chasing Farrah" celebrates Farrah as she went to the U.S. Open in New York, relaxed with her close friend Alana Stewart and shared dinner with Ryan O'Neal -- the love of her life -- at his beach house. TVLand. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sanford to pay for $12,000 trip to see mistress Jun 26, 2009
And the Associated Press reported that Sanford himself, visiting his family at their beach house on Sullivan's Island, near Charleston, shook his head no when, leaving the house by car, he was asked if he planned to step down. "His next focus is going to be on building back the trust of South Carolinians," Sawyer said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Soak City a real cool place Jun 25, 2009
Climb the four-story Kahuna s Beach House, Southern California s largest family water fun house. The Beach House features five water slides and over 95 hose jets, squirt guns, water curtains and much more. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
SC governor's career launched by wife he betrayed Jun 25, 2009
During Mark Sanford's first gubernatorial campaign in 2002, Jenny ran the show from the basement of their Sullivans Island beach house while he fretted as the wind blew his charts off of tripods during outdoor press conferences. They are more thrifty than glamorous: She shops at Wal-Mart and he's been known to wear a frayed blue blazer. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Arthur Gordon Malear Jun 25, 2009
Celebration of Life memorial service and Kiritan for Art on Friday, July 24th at 5 p.m., at The Douglas Beach House and Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society in Miramar. There will be a pot luck dinner following. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Chamber pushes for more event permits Jun 16, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009 Edition. "(Evans acknowledged in a Tuesday interview that residential TUPs are limited to four events per year, not six.)Evans continued in her letter, "With the current economic climate, and the limits on number of TUP's available to commercial properties, we would encourage the city to discuss improvements prior to the summer season. (Malibu Times, CA)
Knott's Soak City adds ‘Pacific Spin' (4) May 31, 2009
Themed to the surf towns of the 1950s Southern California coast, guests can spend the day exploring water slides, a wave pool and a host of surprises including Kahuna's Beach House, a four-story tall interactive water playhouse. New for 2006 is Pacific Spin. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
More looking for vacations costing less May 28, 2009
"That's a giant trend. You don't have to spend as much to catch a flight or rent a beach house. This is a great time to go.". If you can afford overseas travel, said Leffel, the dollar's strengthened buying power plus airfare deals and bargain packages make Europe, Latin America and South Africa prime destinations this summer. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Back To The Future May 24, 2009
Exhibit B: The nascent Annenberg Community Beach House has a 5-acre public facility with a pool, pool house, open-air cafe, playground and beach volleyball courts on the former site of a mansion that William Randolph Hearst built for his mistress and muse, Marion Davies ... 5 miles to the new Annenberg Community Beach House ... Modern, all-suite hotel is a 15-minute walk to the Annenberg Community Beach House. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
* Caretaking: no overheads and a dream location May 17, 2009
Perry was spending the winter taking care of an isolated beach house on Roatan Island off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, where daily activities include walking the owners dogs along the shore or diving among the coral reefs surrounding the island. I made a little over US$10,000 last year, Perry said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
'The Wedding Weekend' Starring Molly Shannon Now on DVD ... and a Crooner Sings May 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- When a group of college band mates reunite 15 years after graduation to sing at a friend's wedding, they take a break from their less-than-perfect lives to spend a long weekend at a cozy Hamptons beach house with their spouses, children, friends and one Swedish nanny in tow. Reuniting with lifelong friends provides them with some much-needed perspective on how their lives have progressed - and in some cases, regressed - since their college heyday. (PR Newswire)
Megan Fox moves into Britney Spears' beach house May 6, 2009
Actress Megan Fox poses at the premiere of the movie "Eagle Eye" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California September 16, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on September 26. (Xinhuanet, China)
Making Work Pay, and Pay Again: Local Discount Program Eases the Pressure of Economic Woes May 2, 2009
Card discounts are available at Legends sports bar, Anto's Cigar Lounge, Vin de Pays Wines, Tibbies Cabaret, Sunseeker Tours, Buster's Beach House and Longboard Bar, Stefano's Pizza, The Funnel House and more. Valid cardholders get unlimited use of any current discount listed on TheYoohCard. (PR Newswire)
Santa Monica Welcomes Travelers to Explore Simple Pleasures With Special Promotion Apr 17, 2009
Offering locals and visitors the quintessential California beach experience, The Beach House opens its doors in April 2009. This public and free beach house will offer a visitors center; pool house; beach volley ball and tennis courts and a cafe. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bach presents jazz piano summit Apr 9, 2009
It will take place at 4 p.m. on April 26, at the Douglas Beach House at 307 Mirada Road on Miramar Beach. Admission is 30. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Developer's resort dream turns to nightmare Apr 9, 2009
It began in 2004 when Taylor drove south looking for a Mexican beach house. Instead of buying a casita, Taylor wound up forming an investment group, El Golfo Properties Inc., to buy 269 acres, much of it between the main street and the Gulf of California. (AZCentral -- News)
Open Mike: The Roar Restored Apr 4, 2009
" However, on March 1, the Tigers and Jayhawks met for a rematch. Kansas routed Missouri 90-65. As MU walked off the court to a predictable chant of, "overrated" from the KU fans, I began to question Mizzou's ability to compete with the top dogs. They proved me wrong three days later. In the Tigers' final game at the Mizzou Arena this year, Mizzou capped a perfect record at home by dominating the favored Oklahoma Sooners 73-64 to prove they were no fluke. Then, the Big 12 tournament came around.... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
In the kitchen with Chef Gregg Sessler Feb 24, 2009
"I got my first food job at age 16 at the Beach House in Hampton." Sessler laughed, noting that his first job was in the kitchen there, but he was washing dishes. After attending Paul Smith Culinary School near Lake Placid, New York, Sessler continued to cook but also kept up his lifelong friendship with John Akar, who is the other co-owner of Cava. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Petite Sophisticate Feb 22, 2009
By late 2006, a plan was set, integrating elements of what Russo considers "a New England home, a California beach house, and a Manhattan loft.". With 316 extra square feet, the first floor is now open and purposely spare. (Boston Globe)
Vote Allows Rangel To Keep Chairmanship Feb 11, 2009
The ethics committee is looking at Rangel's failure to pay taxes on about $75,000 in rental income from a beach house he owns in the Dominican Republic and his use of three rent-stabilized apartments in Harlem, including one for a campaign office. Also under scrutiny are letters Rangel wrote on congressional stationery looking to drum up donors for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Star lineup for ABC's Dancing Feb 10, 2009
GILLES MARINI Gilles Marini exploded onto the scene as Dante, the Casanova living in the beach house next door to Kim Cattralls Samantha in the Sex and the City movie, a role which has earned him international recognition. Born and raised in France, Gilles joined the French army and was stationed in Paris, where he served as a fireman for the famous Brigade des Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris. (The Palm Beach Post)
Kahala hotel GM, head concierge out Feb 8, 2009
The Kahala s Plumeria Beach House restaurant closed this week, reportedly until the end of March, for minor renovation work that includes floor maintenance and painting. Daily breakfast will be served in Hoku s restaurant. (Pacific Business News, HI)
