Bed and breakfast expands with dinner, bar and more
Sanford House owner Joan Bergstrom originally built the Arlington bed and breakfast back in 1996 as a nice little amenity for her then semi-retired parents.

Vintage Inn Bed and Breakfast in Alva sets big grand opening
Vintage Inn Bed and Breakfast in Alva is gearing up for its big grand opening 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 7 . Sisters and owners of Vintage Inn, Lori Kraft and Sherri Garroutte, have been decorating for the Christmas-themed grand opening for more than six weeks.

Proposed bed tax increase to appear on April ballot
The City of Boonville will ask voters to approve an increase in the city?s hotel room rental sales tax rate ? commonly referred to as the ?bed tax? ? from 2 to 4 percent at the April 7, 2009 municipal election. Currently, Boonville?s tax is among the lowest in the state. According to state statute, a 5 percent tax is allowable.

Finding Minnesota: Whistle Stop Bed And Breakfast
About two and a half hours northwest of the Twin Cities, New York Mills offers lovely scenery, small-town hospitality and a chance to take a settle in and take a journey all the same time.

New Keepers Needed For 1876 Lighthouse
Wanted: a couple willing to run a Victorian bed-and-breakfast perched on a tiny island off San Francisco. Must be willing to cook, clean and endure a foghorn going off every 20 seconds half of the year. The historic lighthouse-turned-guesthouse is beautiful but isolated. As the outgoing tenants told the San Francisco Chronicle, "We'd probably stay forever if we could figure out how to get a ...

Christmas décor open house is Sunday at Mountain Thyme B&B
On Sunday, the Mountain Thyme Bed & Breakfast Inn will host an open house for those who would like to see the inn decked out in its Christmas Décor. "As business has grown, it has become more difficult for us to show the inn to those who occasionally stop by", said Rhonda Hicks, owner and innkeeper.

Local home will find new life
DANBURY TOWNSHIP -- A home about a century and a half old will soon find new life as a bed and breakfast, said the home's owner, real estate speculator Brian Priebe.

Deck the inns
How do you raise money for a worthy cause, get people in the Christmas spirit and show off your business all at the same time'The owners of historic inns and the city of Hendersonville have come up with an event that does just that, says Diane Sheiry, who owns the Waverly Inn bed and breakfast with husband, John Sheiry.

Kalona woman reigns at hospitality
A Kalona woman combined her cooking and entertaining talentsand opened Ethel?s Gourmet Kitchen Bed & Breakfast five years ago in Kalona.

Saunders seeks spirit
When she's eating oatmeal for breakfast, or when she's reading in bed before heading off to dreamland, Kim D. Saunders turns to books by inspirational author Joyce Meyers.

Route 2A Residents Feel Like Road Warriors
Preston - As Carol Matsumoto recently looked out from the front porch of the Avery House Bed & Breakfast, she could only shake her

Nashville at law: Trustee in alleged Ponzi case sues investors
Hanover trustee sues investors, bed-and-breakfast owner tussles again with zoning board, and more...

Bed and Breakfasts
Saugerties, N.Y., near the Catskills, is best explored from a 19th-century lighthouse bed-and-breakfast on the river. There?s nothing wrong with doing nothing. And there are bed-and-breakfasts out there that are made for helping you remember how.

Officials visit Norwood Hospital
 Westwood town officials and Ralph de la Torre, MD, Caritas Christi Health Care president and CEO, discussed issues impacting healthcare locally during a recent legislative breakfast at Norwood Hospital.

Alkobar brings Filipino breakfast to East Valley
A sweet sugary smell radiates from the meat sizzling on the grill at Alkobar, the latest deli to open on Highway 111 in Indio.

Bargain hunters flock to stores
Maribel Huff got herself out of bed at 3 a.m. Friday so she would be at Kohl?s in Batavia when it opened its doors at 4 a.m.

Why We Prefer PurpleRoofs.com
For the past several years we have been fortunate to be able to travel all around the country from coast to coast. We do not want to stay in hotels or motels as we are the type of people who enjoy other people so we enjoy staying in either resorts or bed and breakfast inns.

Murtha visits overseas troops
U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, had breakfast with U.S. troops in Afghanistan Sunday as part of an overseas trip with a congressional delegation. Previously, the congressman spent Thanksgiving with troops and commanders at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, a spokesman said.

Feast@4East feels like dining in a private home
Y ou have dinner at Feast@4East for the same reasons you might stay at the bed and breakfast it's in. Some people like the impersonal comfort and anonymity of a hotel room when they travel. Some prefer the homeyness of a B&B.

St. Charles County Restaurant Ratings
St. Charles County inspectors grade restaurants on a numerical scale with 100 being the best score. Only the numerical ratings are listed here. Violations are expected to be corrected by the time of the next inspection.