Coffee shops, retail stores, even hotels are ditching humans to serve you better

Vandhana Mohanraj and her partner Faisal Fakhani had just finished their regular grocery run when the couple decided to stop for coffee.
Athlon Sports

How a Hammer Can Fix Your Golf Swing (Seriously!)

A hammer drill can help golfers improve their takeaway and fix their golf swing issues. Instructor Kelvin Kelley says, “Everybody can hammer a nail,” relating it to the correct backswing motion.
WTVD

Siena Hotel remains closed nearly 4 months after fire, report sheds light on that day

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Nearly four months after a fire that heavily damaged a hotel in Chapel Hill, new details have been released. The Siena Hotel on East Franklin Street was badly damaged by a ...
THE WEEK

Asylum hotels: everything you need to know

Hotels housing asylum seekers became a lightning rod this summer for political and community tensions over illegal migration, and over the dramatic increase in the number of migrants arriving in ...
The Daily Dot

“Are we sleeping on those?”: Guest horrified after catching hotel worker using hot tub to clean bed sheets

A hotel worker in Fargo, North Dakota, was filmed using a bubbling hot tub to “treat” stained bed sheets. The viral clip, recorded at Expressway Suites, shows an employee tossing piles of linens into ...
The New York Times

Swing States

Amie Walker makes a Sunday debut puzzle for the left coast (the best coast?). By Caitlin Lovinger Jump to: Tricky Clues | Today’s Theme SUNDAY PUZZLE — Will Shortz, in his print introduction to this ...
The Business Journals

Two major Boston hotels shake up leadership with new management groups

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Boston Harbor Hotel is ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Boiled alive.’ Grandfather fatally scalded in hot hotel shower, lawsuit alleges

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A lawsuit alleges that a 72-year-old grandfather was scalded in a hotel shower with water as hot as 136 degrees.
The Stranger

Slog AM: Seattle Paid Millions in Rent for Hotel It Stopped Using as Shelter, Hundreds of Everest Hikers Escape Blizzard, The Mariners Won Again

The Weather: It'll be cloudy and cooler for the most part with highs only reaching 60 degrees. No rain yet. Trust, it is coming. Signature Stealers: Hedgefund manager Brian Heywood's political group ...
Kiii3 News

Visit Corpus Christi using hotel fee to boost tourism marketing

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Since 2022, the Tourism Public Improvement District, or TPID, has been providing Visit Corpus Christi with additional funding to market the city as a destination for visitors ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

Sept. 16, 1967: Casino at Reno's Riverside Hotel shut down for using rigged dice

On Sept. 16, 1967, a casino scandal shut down gaming operations at the city's most storied address. Leading up to September, the Nevada Gaming Control Board had received several months worth of tips ...