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Located near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.'s most sought-after neighborhood, the Washington Hilton has completed a $150 million restoration. It includes a top-to-bottom makeover of its 1,070 guest rooms, 42 meeting rooms, lobby, restaurants, health club and outdoor seasonal pool. In January, the hotel opened Heights Executive Meeting Center, a dedicated learning environment with nine meeting rooms. Columbia Hall, a new 30,000-square-foot multipurpose facility, opened June 1, completing the hotel's 110,000 square feet of total function space. |
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Convention Centers
Goodbye, Rubber Chicken
By JUDY JACOBS
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| From Pittsburgh, Pa., to Portland, Ore., and many points in between, convention center kitchens have been undergoing a culinary revolution in recent years. The concept of meals for the masses is out. Restaurant-style upscale cuisine is in—and the more locally sourced and organic, the better. |
Whether it’s bringing a master chef to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., establishing a roof garden on the top of the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, or a multitude of other initiatives around the nation, convention centers are making dramatic improvements in their culinary offerings. The driving force is coming from all directions—chefs, clients, planners and the industry as a whole. And it’s rapidly catching on.
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Short Takes
Museums & Attractions
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is undergoing an extensive expansion, due for completion in November. Features will include a new wing for the Art of the Americas collections and adjacent to it, a glass-enclosed courtyard that will link the visitor center in the current museum building with the new wing, which can be used for special events. The museum’s net square footage will increase from 483,446 to 616,937 square feet. The 121,307-square-foot wing will feature a central glass building flanked by two pavilions, one north and one south. For the first time since the museum’s founding in 1870, the art of all the Americas will be presented together. Approximately 5,000 works from the Art of the Americas collections will be on view spanning 53 galleries. Another feature of the new wing will be a 150-seat auditorium. In addition, there will be a new special exhibitions gallery, the Gund Gallery, measuring 8,280 square feet. For more information, call 617.267.9300.
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Site Scene
New York
Warwick New York Hotel recently completed Phase II of its new Premier Rooms and Suites, bringing the total to 114 rooms and suites. Following the debut of the initial phase of Premier Rooms and Suites completed in September 2009, the hotel has now invested $4 million into this project with plans to continue upgrades and renovations for all of the hotel’s 426 rooms and suites. Amenities include wired and wireless Internet access, high-definition televisions in suites and interactive multimedia systems to allow connection for laptops, iPods and iPhones to the television. Built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in 1926, the Warwick New York was the playground for Hollywood royalty of the 1920s and 1930s and played host to stars such as Cary Grant, Elvis Presley and the Beatles. For more information, call 212.247.2700.
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