A greater promise: Shelter to move into new home
After spending four years serving more than a dozen people a day in cramped conditions, a Lafayette homeless shelter is moving to better accommodations.

Wild night at the Wild Rose Inn
I don't make a habit of staying in bed-and-breakfast accommodations.

Building a home: Problems with contractor cause stress for family
OROVILLE -- When Don Armitage and his wife, Betty, pulled building permits for their dream home, which included accommodations for his wheelchair bound son, they thought they would be in by Christmas.

Dorms evictions are result of decision, not system fault
On Tuesday, TNH ran a story about students that have been evicted from UNH dorms and have had to find different accommodations. For at least one of these students, freshman Josh Armstrong, the solution has been less than conventional. Armstrong is relying on the hospitality of friends and former roommates and is taking advantage, to say the least, of UNH's dorm guest policies.

Local News : Revenue drives propsed bed tax changes - Frontiersman
PALMER ? The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly has decided not to extend the borough?s bed tax to RV spots. Dave Hanson, the borough?s director of economic development, said the original tax passed by voters in 1986, was very broad, potentially applying to a number of overnight accommodations.

Raffle to benefit Michael's Fund
The Michael?s Fund is offering a one in a hundred chance to secure a vacation in an antique, private stone house in the Umbertide, Citta di Caetello area of Umbria, Italy. The accommodations can be had by purchasing a $100 raffle ticket, of which only 100 are available.

A Turn to the East
Stowe is a popular ski resort in Vermont which also offers luxury acommodations.

Service Channels
Barak Hosting , a web host, design, development and Internet solutions provider, has completed a new website for My Apartment In Florida, a provider of luxury short-term, self catering accommodations worldwide to both leisure and corporate travelers.

Canada Line foreign workers treated unfairly, tribunal rules
Two builders of the Canada Line rapid transit project discriminated against a group of Latin American workers by paying them less and providing them with inferior accommodations, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled.

Rustic - and just right
Most of the accommodations at the Clair Tappaan Lodge are dormlike. The recent decades that brought chic, pricey hotels and million-dollar McChalets to the Donner Summit area have not rubbed off on the ageless charm of Clair Tappaan Lodge. Convivial, well-located and pleasingly low-budget, the lodge, built by volunteers in 1934, is far from the plush beds, 24-hour room service and ...

Challenging times continue for majority of the OTAs
Consumers in the US have "cut back drastically on their online searches for air travel accommodations". According to Comscore Inc., searches for airline information in October fell 14 percent compared with October 2007.

Hilton Hotels Invests More Than $100 Million in California Hotel Renovations
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels Corporation's global brand of upscale, full-service hotels, today announced that more than one third of its California hotels are in the process of completing $100 million worth of renovations this year. These projects are part of an ongoing global initiative by the Hilton brand to upgrade its facilities and guest accommodations in order to exceed guest ...

Potomac Confidential
Metro columnist Marc Fisher looks at the District's decision to open bars till 5 a.m. during Inauguration Week, the sad state of car sales in the area and the federal government's green light for extending Metro to Dulles.

Ung: Quick reviews for Dec. 5
This little Lebanese restaurant in a tiny house on Broadway is the kind of inexpensive jewel that makes turning out excellent, freshly made food look effortless.

James Gill: Strangely carefree, Marinello faces justice
Chuck Cook / The Times-PicayuneFormer New Orleans sportscaster Vince Marinello walks into the federal courthouse in Lafayette on Monday. Vince Marinello is telling me he really likes his hotel room in Lafayette. He has five pillows on his bed, a...

Forest Preserve District plans Little Acorns
ST. CHARLES ? Children ages 4 and 5 are invited to explore the natural world at Little Acorns, a monthly nature program by the Kane County Forest Preserve District. 

Wednesday December 03, 2008 - 11:20 EST
RENO, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -? Grand Sierra Resort and Casino offers the ultimate holiday gift this season with its Grand Sierra Resort gift card valid for accommodations, use at restaurants, bars and various amenities on site.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOAH DAVID SMITH the holder of the following certificate(s) has filed said certificate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon.

Roxbury youths provide relief to â?˜Forgotten Appalachiaâ?™
ROXBURY TWP. ? Fourteen youths from Redeemer Lutheran Church dedicated a week this past summer to helping impoverished residents of the Cumberland Mountains in rural Tennessee.

Gays Travel More Than Non-Gays
According to recent research, gay travelers travel more frequently than non-gays. 98% have taken at least one overnight trip in the last 12 months compared with 72% for non-gays.