PEGGY PEATTIE / Union Tribune
Open outdoor seating is part of a makeover at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina. |
Refreshing the brand
Luxury hotels, including the W San Diego, aimto please with remodels that keep up with trends and technology
By Penni Crabtree
STAFF WRITER
The W San Diego Hotel, from the plush, pillowed seating in its Living Room lobby to the Beach rooftop bar with heated sand floor, was the height of hip when it opened in December 2002.
Defying odds, U.S. steel industry making comeback
Investment, hiring and demand are up
By Michael A. Fletcher
THE WASHINGTON POST
The U.S. steel industry is enjoying a new era of prosperity less than a decade after crippling production costs and lower-priced imports helped trigger a huge wave of bankruptcies that some thought would leave it permanently tarnished.
DEAN CALBREATH
Mayoral race full of hot air, but also has worthy ideas
Judging from some of the latest TV commercials, the presidential primary season has been rubbing off on our local politicians, since their campaigns seem more appropriate for a national office than the not-so-strong mayoralty of America's Finest City.
GAIL MARKSJARVIS
Investor's big mistake was avoiding Roth IRA
Pat Carter is within weeks of retiring and is coming face to face with the financial struggle she will encounter for the rest of her life, and the risks she inadvertently took that threw her into the predicament. In 2000, she was about eight years from retiring and was trying to set herself up for the future. But her good intentions backfired.
