After nearly a decade of waiting for the championship to return home, the 2009 Yankees clinched their 27th World Series. It is only fitting that a legendary victory such as this one be immortalized by famed seven-time World Series Celebration artist Opie Otterstad. On Saturday, April 17, 2010, Otterstad will unveil his Official World Series [...]
The Ocean House, a luxury Victorian-era seaside resort, opened its doors today after a $140 million rebuild and restoration. The property features 49 guestrooms and 23 private residences, farm-to-table cuisine, the 12,000-square-foot OH! Spa and more than 10,000 square feet of event space. The resort also boasts a stretch of private beach, making it the [...]
“Mentoring can help women open doors they don’t even know are shut,” says Davia Temin, a strategic marketing, reputation, and women’s leadership expert who spoke last week to a select group of women leaders at one of the world’s largest financial services institutions. “If women in business are going to rise up quickly – currently [...]
Tim Cortes announced today that he was commissioned to create three murals for the Minnesota Twins to commemorate the professional baseball team’s three World Series appearances. The 36-inch by 72-inch hand-drawn colored pencil murals will be on display in the Champion Club at Target Field. The unveiling was on Opening Day, April 12, 2010. The [...]
Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce the official launch of the Urban Gateways Arts-Wired Program (www.urbangateways.org/programs/arts-wired), which infuses the arts into struggling schools to transform them into high-quality hubs of learning with the support of corporate partners. Through Arts-Wired, a corporate partner adopts a Chicago-area school for a period of four [...]
For the second year in a row, Marriott is partnering with Nickelodeon to bring the Nickelodeon Getaway family program to Florida’s resort hot spots this summer. SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer return to Doral Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort in Miami as well as two other properties – Marco Island Marriott Beach [...]
With Oklahoma’s unemployment rate at its highest rate since 1994, the time to start a small business is now. Many entrepreneurial success stories were launched in tough economic times – Allstate was founded during the Great Depression – and starting a business now offers the opportunity to take control of a career by opening an [...]
Would You Have a Drink With You? This is the question posed by industry innovator Stolichnaya Vodka in a new ad campaign that will feature multiple celebrities launching with Playboy magnate Hugh M. Hefner. Stoli, the visionary brand responsible for many “firsts” that have shaped the industry — the first imported Russian vodka to the [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan President & CEO Daniel J. Loepp issued the following statement on behalf of the entire BCBSM enterprise and its more than 7,000 Michigan-based employees, in response to the passing of former Detroit Tigers broadcasting legend and Blue Cross health and fitness advocate Ernie Harwell. Mr. Harwell was 92. “Today, [...]
The Mercedes AMG Driving Academy kicking off this month is featuring the highly anticipated Gran Turismo® 5 game exclusively for the PlayStation® 3 (PS3™) system, enhancing the trackside experience for race enthusiasts driving several real 2011 SLS AMG supercars that are part of this year’s vehicle line-up during AMG Driving Academy sessions. AMG and Sony [...]
Academy Award-winner George Clooney will join the all-star line-up at Spike TV’s “Guys Choice.” Additional talent added to the star-studded roster include; LeBron James, Ben Affleck, Sir Ben Kingsley, Kiefer Sutherland and cast of the top box-office grossing comedy of 2009, “The Hangover.” These Hollywood heavyweights join previously announced super-star participants including: Robert De Niro, [...]
The former managing director of Pamrapo Saving Bank’s investment company was arrested today and charged with allegedly diverting and embezzling more than $600,000. The charges were announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey; Special Agent in Charge William P. [...]
Car crashes end more teen lives every day than cancer, suicide and homicide combined. That’s why AAA Michigan and the Detroit Tigers are partnering to offer special “AAA and Detroit Tigers Safe Teen Driving Weekend” at Comerica Park on Friday and Saturday, May 28-29 – Memorial Day weekend and the start of the summer driving [...]
Travel Ticker®, a leading inspirational travel website, today announced the results of its 2010 Family Vacation Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive®. This year, 80 percent of parents who go on family vacations say they would prefer to visit a non-theme park destination for their next family trip if cost and planning efforts were comparable. To [...]
While she is most widely known as an expert on sex and relationship therapy, Dr. Ruth’s programming specials offer another side of her, that of a renowned sociologist and teacher. Retirement Living TV (RLTV) will air three documentaries by leading sociologist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. In celebration of her 82nd birthday, RLTV will feature three deeply [...]