These new (and newly remodeled) Boston hotels offer a safe escape from the same four walls
Looking to stay local? Try a boutique hotel in Central Square or a refreshed luxury hotel.
By Christopher Muther Globe Staff,Updated March 10, 2021, 12:55 p.m.
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The 9 Dot Bar, located off the lobby of the Hyatt/Seaport District.Hyatt
Perhaps the first question that comes to mind when a travel writer starts reviewing new hotels during a pandemic is âWhat kind of Best Exotic Grand Budapest Room with a View of Marigolds nonsense is this? Should I even be staying in a hotel?â Trust me my friends, I had the same worries. Before packing a suitcase for a look at some of the Boston areaâs newest hotels, I posed the question to the experts.
Posted By Nina Rangel on Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:28 AM Photo via Instagram / s.a.tisfied The city of San Antonio has posted guidelines for local businesses interested in applying for grants under its recently approved $14.25 million plan to provide new pandemic aid to its hospitality sector. City council approved funding for the Hospitality Grant program late last month, and the city will accept applications from Monday, March 15, through Monday, April 5. Awardees will receive funds by June 7. Grants of $10,000 to $75,000 are available under the program, depending on the size of the applying business. Eligible enterprises include restaurants and catering outfits, lodging, transportation and entertainment. Food and beverage businesses stand to receive 72% of the allotted funds, according to city guidelines.
The lecture happens at 7 p.m. on Facebook Live (@Friends of Haystack).
These are recurring lectures with different speakers and topics, according to the group’s Tiffany Boothe. They are held on the second Wednesday of every month from November to May.
Flynn’s lecture is entitled “Insights into large whale entanglements in the Pacific Northwest from research of populations, responses and reports.”
She worked professionally in the boat based education field for 10 years as an educator, deck officer and as a US Coast Guard certified Captain on large traditionally-rigged sailing vessels and other boat-based educational vessels.
In 2004 she received her Masters in Environmental Management with a focus on aquatic invasive species vector management. She came back to Cascadia from 2006-2008 assisting with the SPLASH project, out in the field and as an educator.
Devils Lake Campground Reopens Camping | Lincoln City, Central Oregon Coast
Published 03/04/21 at 6:30 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Lincoln City, Oregon) – Yet another happy camper scene on the central Oregon coast: Lincoln City’s Devils Lake State Recreation area will reopen camping on April 5, with reservations taken as of next week.
(Photo courtesy OPRD)
Camping at the Oregon coast favorite was closed down more than a year ago because of COVID-19 emergency restrictions, a situation that caused revenue shortfall in all Oregon State Parks and thus a lack of staffing. Though the majority of restrictions have been lifted on outdoor areas long ago, Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is only now starting to catch up on rehiring personnel to fully operate state parks.
Sneaker Wave, Surf Advisories on Oregon Coast; Caution on Washington Coast
Published 03/06/21 at 5:20 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Portland, Oregon) – There is good reason to be cautious along the Oregon coast and Washington coast this weekend and early week as a threat of sneaker waves and higher surf will be present, worsening the farther south you go in Oregon.
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While the Washington coast has no warning or advisory issued, there is a high surf advisory for the southern Oregon coast, in effect from Sunday through 7 a.m. Monday morning. The upper half has no official advisory, but National Weather Service (NWS) officials from Portland are urging caution and to look out for sneaker waves on the beaches from Florence up through Raymond, Washington.