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LANSING, Mich.—To huge cheers from workers who packed the galleries, the Michigan Senate voted 20-17 along party lines on Senate Bill 34 to officially end “right-to-work” laws in Michigan on March 21. The State House passed its version of the bill, HB4005, previously on March 8.

Hotel Emma at Pearl, the illustrious property nestled in the heart of San Antonio, announces the appointment of Jorge Luis Hernández as Executive Chef, overseeing all of the hotels renowned culinary destinations: Supper (American Eatery), Sternewirth bar and clubroom, Larder (fine groceries and provisions), curated banquets, as well as in-room and poolside dining.

One of San Antonio's premier dining destinations dropped an exciting announcement on August 25: Hotel Emma has hired Jorge Luis Hernández as execu

Hotel Emma at Pearl is thrilled to announce that Jorge Hernández will assume the role of Executive Chef overseeing all of the propertys renowned culinary destinations: Supper, Sternewirth, Larder, curated banquets, as well as in-room and poolside dining.

At these intimate inns across the United States—from Oregon to Connecticut—hungry travelers will find open spaces, Michelin-starred chefs, and fantastic food.

Before it was transformed into a hip boutique hotel in Austin, the Carpenter Hotel was a nondescript meeting hall for a carpenters union. Unless you were a carpenter, you probably never noticed the one-story brick building surrounded by a pecan grove, even though it’s mere blocks away from Barton Springs. But architect Jen Turner saw […]

Comment The UK is acting like a spouse who, upon hearing that their partner is unhappy, launches into a PowerPoint presentation about why divorce is not inevitable WHEN political parties want to gauge public opinion on a new policy idea or assess how well-received a particular politician is, they often use focus groups. A bunch of people are ushered into a conference room, offered copious amounts of tea and biscuits, and then asked to give their honest views. One of the exercises the strate...

Sometimes it feels like Austin has already lost its core character permanently. No doubt, our material environment is changing every day, as we add more people, buildings and cars to a place that will likely soon join the list of top 10 largest cities in the country. And while Austin has preserved a lot of green space, the new high-rises and mid-rises, some of them legitimate eyesores, blot out our visual horizons, especially if one is on foot. Several groups in town are dedicated to judici...

This budget deal for 2011. there are going to be two stand alone votes. one to defund planned parenthood and another to defund the presidents health care plan. overall, not too surprising, but it is quite striking that you saw with $38.5 billion in cuts going forward, a lot of angry gop members on this type of legislation. speaker boehner doing a rare speaking gig on the house floor today in support of this bill saying that if you want to vote against this, you want to vote to allow unelected bu...