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Eight arms not enough: Octopus had help snagging shark (Seattle Times)
A video from the Seattle Aquarium showing an octopus killing a dogfish might not be the natural wonder it appears to be.
Olympics in Vancouver was chance to see 'Flying Tomato' (Newspapers of Fayette County)
ELGIN - Watching Olympic gold medalist Shaun White perform his halfpipe snowboarding tricks on TV has always captivated Dakota Moore. Watching it in person was even sweeter. Gayle and Dakota Moore recently returned from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where they watched the halfpipe event and took in a hockey game during the Olympics.
Travel updates: Paralympics coming up in Vancouver (Seattle Times)
If watching the Olympics has made you want to visit Vancouver, B. C., or Whistler, you can find much cheaper hotels and international sporting...
Across USA, many still wait for word about loved ones in Haiti (USA Today)
The State Department estimates 2,000 Americans are unaccounted for after Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake.
Posh Four Seasons project in downtown Seattle faces liens, lawsuits (Seattle Times)
More than a year after downtown Seattle's $120 million Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences opened to considerable fanfare, a dozen firms that designed and built the ultraluxury project say they haven't yet been paid.
The Dow Hotel Company Expands Into Third-Party Hotel Restaurant Management (FoodserviceCentral.com)
Officials of The Dow Hotel Company, LLC, a hotel ownership investment and management company, today announced that it has launched a third-party hotel restaurant management division. The company's first third-party contract is for the restaurant at the Embassy Suites Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Some hotels pressure guests for positive online reviews (Seattle Times)
Oh, the things hotels will do for a good review. It's not enough to ask guests for a write-up on a popular site such as TripAdvisor or Yelp...
What hotels will resort to for a good review (Chicago Tribune)
Lately, some innkeepers have been pressuring their customers to say positive things online -- in extreme cases, even before they've checked in. Oh, the things hotels will do for a good review.
Crisis brought clarity about his career, life (The Charlotte Observer)
In his head, at least, Rick Newton has written the letter hundreds - maybe thousands - of times.
Delivering a knockout: America's best sports towns (San Jose Mercury News)
Some sports teams and events are so intricately linked to their town that the two seem inseparable. They live and breathe sports, and also happen to be some of the most fascinating places to visit. Here, our road warrior sports writers and columnists give us a small glimpse into a few of America's best sports towns.
