Located in Washington, the Hilton Washington is modernizing its exhibit hall, guest rooms and meeting spaces as part of a $100 million renovation. Situated on Connecticut Avenue, the hotel is close to such local attractions as the zoo and...
Dale Harmon says he has Sears-Roebuck to thank for his start in what has become a long career in events. More commonly associated with large appliances and even larger mail-order catalogs than high-style entertaining, the famed retailer hired a c...
People sometimes go through the exercise that asks, if your house were on fire, what would you grab first? (Which, when you think about it, is a pretty miserable exercise.)
High on my list (after family photos and financial records and all the o...
Big events require bold strokes, but an intimate event calls for fine-tuned finesse. Case in point: a dinner for 10 catered by Someone's in the Kitchen, based in Tarzana, Calif. Dazzling decor and a delicious dinner accompanied an evening at the ...
A first-time event challenges any professional tasked with its design and production. But when the event involves headline entertainment, an attendee count forecast that could be off by 1,000, and guests that rank from just-your-average-high-pric...
Lee Rubenstein is moving fast. Named president and chief operating officer of Los Angeles-based TBA Global in January, the communications pro is on the road almost constantly, visiting TBA's offices and clients to broaden branding's horizons. For...
Chef Michael Parise of full-service catering company the Cannoli Kings offers an iconic Italian dessert for sweeter events. Parise's personalized cannolis come in 350 flavors, from cappuccino to cookies and cream, peach cobbler to peanut butter a...
A rental business wouldn't be a rental business without a stock of chiavari chairs, but what truly keeps business ticking? When we asked this question, most rental experts found it impossible to name a single rental essential. Some opted for a...
