LIVE FROM ... BLOG May 21, 2009
Looking back from the Mediterranean was a view of the illuminated Carlton Hotel, setting of Alfred Hitchcock's classic To Catch a Thief, and the place where a very young and skinny George Lucas signed his first deal to write Star Wars ... Some billboards on the beachfront Carlton Hotel at the heart of the festival. (USA Today -- Life)
Celebrations Feb 8, 2009
Danielle Pappas Wrobleski, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester J. Wrobleski of Scarsdale, N.Y., and Christopher Karl Schaefer, a son of Dr. and Mrs. Ernst J. Schaefer of South Natick, formerly of Wellesley, were married on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Battery Park, in New York. Wed Dec 31, 2008, 01:18 PM EST. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
The Hollowness Behind Obama's Rhetoric Mar 27, 2008
speaks with reporters during a brief impromptu interview given while he was taking some days off from his campaign, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Great Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Tuesday, March 25, 2008. (AP). (CBS News)
Commercial buildings try for lower assessments Mar 23, 2008
The Stonestown retail center depreciated by about $114 million, while the luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel is worth around $83 million less than it once was, the applicants profess in assessor's office filings. Hearst Corp., owner of The Chronicle, is also appealing assessments for several of its San Francisco properties. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Jakarta hosts salsa explosion Feb 26, 2008
" Salsa nights The first Salsa Club in Kemang closed years ago, but there are replacements. The twice-weekly Latin nights at Mistere (Ritz Carlton Hotel) are organized by Luisa -- each Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday is less packed and more casual -- a chance to practice -- while on Thursday there is more of a Latin dance party vibe, with girls in gowns, heels and coiffed hair. Even though she's half-Polish, Luisa has Latina looks, which may contribute to her success "preaching" the gospel of... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ex-Priest Who Stole $1.3M Is Sentenced Dec 5, 2007
Ex-Priest Who Stole $1. 3M Is Sentenced, After Public Apology And Plea For Mercy Because He Has Cancer - CBS News. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Rockwall's Carrington is hands-on in his job Dec 1, 2007
He currently is a regular performer in the lobby of the new Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dallas. Although Carrington admits it is sometimes nice not to have the pressure of performing at concerts and recitals, he also says some of his current work can be a little demeaning for someone of his stature. (Rockwall County News, TX)
A honey of an idea Oct 31, 2007
In front of the world's film media, Seinfeld, dressed in a bee costume and attached to a wire, jumps off the top of the eight-storey Carlton Hotel at the Cannes film festival as a promotional stunt for the launch of the $150-million DreamWorks production, Bee Movie, which opens on Nov. 2. What's the deal with Bee Movie. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Escargot risotto, anyone? Dial five Oct 24, 2007
Then there's the legendary Philippe Legendre, chef of the two-Michelin-star Le Cinq at the Four Seasons George V in Paris; culinary heavyweight Jean-Georges Vongerichten, whose three-Michelin-star, eponymous restaurant is in the Trump International Hotel in New York; Geoffrey Zakarian, whose restaurants do room service for two Manhattan hotels, Town at the Chambers Hotel and the one-Michelin-star Country at the Carlton Hotel; Patricia Williams, of District in the Muse in Manhattan; and Charlie... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Sparkle Aplenty Sep 24, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007 Last Update: 06:10 AM EDT NYC Weather:61. MADGE GEARING UP FOR 50 & NEW TOUR. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Urban Land Institute shines spotlight on 10 key intersections Aug 31, 2007
One of the ritziest sectors in town, this intersection is home to high-end shopping at Biltmore Fashion Square, Class A office space, the Ritz Carlton Hotel and several new high-rise residential complexes. It also sports the highest price tags for leased space and institutional investor purchases. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
The Real Life Chef Boyardee Aug 31, 2007
Hector Boiardi was born in Italy in 1898 and moved to New York in 1914 and started to work at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. In 1924, the family moved to Cleveland where Hector Boiardi worked as a chef at the Hotel Winton. (Suite101.com)
Alba could have caught herpes Aug 12, 2007
text size Actress Jessica Alba smiles during a March 25 photo session at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York. Recent Headlines. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Airbus chronology Jul 27, 2007
1982: Mr. Mulroney sends a telegram to Room 722 of the Ritz Carlton hotel in Ottawa, congratulating Mr. Schreiber on becoming a Canadian citizen: "It is a pleasure to welcome you to Canada.". January 1983: Joe Clark announces a leadership review after receiving only 66 per cent support from delegates at a convention in Winnipeg, many of whom were bussed in from Quebec. (Globe and Mail)
DOWN FOR THE COUNT Jul 10, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Last Update: 07:40 AM EDT. July 10, 2007 -- 'HE NEVER married. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Couples hope for luck on 7/7/07 Jul 6, 2007
The Ritz Carlton Hotel s Central Park location in New York is offering a July 7 wedding package with a reception for 77, a seven-tier wedding cake, seven Tiffany diamonds for the bride, and a seven-night honeymoon at any Ritz in the world for $77,777. The Associated Press. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
US marketers walk away with more ad awards in Cannes Jun 25, 2007
At a news conference to announce a Media Lion win by Frito-Lay's Doritos, its contest for consumer-created ads, Media jury member Uri Levron, a partner at ACW Grey in Israel, joked that the production costs of the ads were less than the price of a beer at the InterContinental Carlton hotel in Cannes. Turns out he was right. (USA Today)
Clintons disclose assets in the 8 figures Jun 15, 2007
She and Blum own an interest in San Francisco's Carlton Hotel valued at between $5,000,001 and $25 million, and a condominium in Hawaii worth $1 million to $5 million. Barbara Boxer reported earning $737 for appearing as herself in an episode of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The senator's chief asset is a blind trust valued between $1 million and $5 million. (Los Angeles Times)
gCommerce Solutions and GenaRes Worldwide Report a 78% Gain in Website Revenue at the Carlton Hotel NY Jun 1, 2007
GenaRes Worldwide Reservation ServicesSM Ltd. and gCommerce Solutions announced they signed an Internet management contract with the Carlton Hotel in New York City ... New York, NY (PRWEB) June 1, 2007 -- , the hotel industry's newest and fastest growing global representation and reservations company, and , a unique eMarketing firm specializing in the hospitality industry, today announced that they signed an Internet management contract with the Carlton Hotel in New York City. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Jerry Seinfeld Jumps From Hotel Roof in Bee Suit May 19, 2007
The Seinfeld star, dressed in a yellow-and-black bee suit, dived from a hotel and swung out over the Carlton Hotel Pier as photographers took shots way below him. The comedian joked, "They tell me Scorsese did the same thing last year for 'The Departed.'". (WOKR13 Rochester)
Jerry buzzes into action with high-wire 'Bee' stunt May 19, 2007
Using a wire, Jerry abseiled off the roof of the Carlton Hotel high above the French town's famed Croisette Parade, all the while exchanging banter over a loudspeaker with his co-star who was supporting his pal from the relative safety of the beach below. The film features Jerry as Barry B Benson, a restless New York bee on a mission to end human "theft" of honey. (hellomagazine.com)
60th Cannes Film Festival Under Way May 16, 2007
Grace Kelly graced the corridors of the elegant Carlton hotel, and Brigitte Bardot caused a sensation on the red carpet. Cannes manages to blend glitz and artistic credibility in a way no other film festival does. (WNBC.com, NY)
QUIET, SUCCESSFUL AND FIT FOR A KING Mar 20, 2007
To Tel Aviv's Carlton Hotel. Looking to check in anonymously, he registered under the name of another Brit actor. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Riva D\'Lago launches luxury resort plan ... Incident ends in fatality ... An incentive to work:Osage Beach grocer implements unprecedented approach to finding summer help by contributing back to the community ... Help-wanted signs are out early around the lake ... Crossing county lines ... State\'s sales tax miscue will cost Miller County $360K ... \'Hero\'s vacation\' presented by lake\'s lodging association ... Polar bears will plunge ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Friday, February 23, 2007 Riva D'Lago launches luxury resort plan Feb 23, 2007
They are recognized, in particular, for their design of the Chicago's Water Tower Place, site of the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The firm specializes in developing projects with mixed uses that incorporate commercial, retail and residential areas. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Taj on prowl, eyes LAs Four Seasons Feb 17, 2007
Last year, it unveiled its $170-million buyout of the Ritz Carlton hotel in Boston. Its other signature assets overseas include St James Court in London while it is also reportedly keen on acquisitions in Cape Town and Durban in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2010. (India Times)
Hunt Club Updates Its Look, Menu and Talent Feb 8, 2007
Other credits include Todd English's The Olive Group; The Herb Farm restaurant, and Ritz Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. Also joining the Hunt Club culinary team are Sous Chef Cliff Naki and Pastry Chef Amelia Julio. As part of this new team, Food and Beverage Director Raymond Stiehl will oversee all food and beverage operations at the Sorrento Hotel. (PR Newswire)
Terror Expert Feb 7, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 Last Update: 10:30 AM EST. ULTIMATE OSCAR PARTY LEGACY LIVES. (New York Post -- Gossip)
New exhibit spotlights area's Jewish builders Jan 20, 2007
Leonard Wien preferred building hotels, such as the Tudor, Kent, Palmer House and Carlton Hotel on Miami Beach. Residential development was more appealing to Cooper, the largest landholder and developer in Cooper City, and Marvin Wolff. (The Miami Herald)
Aftermarket Technology Corp. to Present At Citigroup's Auto Analysts of New York Conference Jan 3, 2007
Jan. 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Aftermarket Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: - ) today announced that its Chairman, President and CEO Don Johnson and its Vice President and CFO Todd Peters, will participate in the upcoming Citigroup Auto Analysts of New York Conference at 9:00 AM Eastern time on Thursday, January 11, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. The presentation will be web cast live and will be accessible through the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at. (Primezone Releases)
