Arizona Motels

Sales taxes down 2.8% on state level

State sales-tax collections were down 2.8 percent in Julycompared with the same month last year, new figures from theArizona Department of Revenue show.

Memory Lane: You can still get your kicks on Route 66

BY RYAN E. SMITH SPECIAL TO THE BLADE Some towns are so great you just have to sing about them. Like New York. (Where Frank Sinatra's vagabond shoes were longing to stay.) Or San Francisco. (Where Tony Bennett left his heart.) And, of course, Joplin, Mo. At least, it must have been good enough for one songwriter, inspired by a cross-country trip on the historic U.S. Route 66, to include it in a ...

Carey Mulligan May Join Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive,’ With Ryan Gosling and Bryan Cranston

With every step closer to production, the film Drive becomes more interesting. First it became a Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Pusher) movie with Ryan Gosling starring. Then Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston began negotiating to join the cast. And now it looks like Carey Mulligan will be the female lead when the film goes before cameras, starting next month. THR reports the news, and summarizes the ...

Harry Reid's strategy: Winning ugly

RENO – As Republicans tie him to the state’s economic tailspin and highlight his penchant for politically damaging gaffes, Harry Reid seems to have conceded he’s going to remain the same unpopular figure here between now and Election Day.

Couple says bed bugs came from Chambersburg hotel

Is there any way to know ahead of time whether a Pennsylvania hotel has bed bugs? Not officially -- much to the dismay of a traveling couple who say they had bed bugs and took them home from a local hotel.

Chase Field and the Arizona Diamondbacks Select the MICROS 9700 HMS Solution and the New MICROS KW270 with Real-time ...

MICROS Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, has selected the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System as its point-of-sale platform to support all food and beverage operations throughout the stadium. Â The solution contains 240 of the newly ...

Reject the politics of hate

The politics of hate is getting increasing press these days, with most of the rhetoric coming from the radical Republican right wing. Make no mistake about it, we do not believe many of the views of the radical right represent those of reasonable Republicans.

Letters to the Editor: Aug. 11, 2010

Here are letters to the editor from Daily News editions of Aug. 11, 2010

Ariz. hotel association lobbying for schools statewide to have same start date

PHOENIX — Arizona's hotel operators want families to take an end-of-summer vacation — and, hopefully, fill their empty rooms.

Hard work, hard times

Resik Patel stands behind the counter and smiles warmly as one of the weekly room occupants at his Red Fox Motel counts out cash to catch up on rent. "Ah, so you're good for next week, too," says Patel. "Very good. Thank you."