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  • Hotel Staffer Calls in Fake Bomb Threat for Day Off

    03/29/2010 10:38:35 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 13 replies · 423+ views
    NBC Miami ^ | Mon, Mar 29, 2010 | TODD WRIGHT
    A custodian called in a bomb threat because he wanted a day off For all those slackers out there, it is important to note that calling in a bob threat is not the most appropriate way to get a day off - unless by day off you mean jail time. Coral Gables Police claim a custodial employee at the Biltmore Hotel called in a bomb threat from his office Monday morning so that he could have an extended weekend. Thomas Hudnall, 62, was arrested and charged with false report of explosive/weapons of mass destruction. Editor's Note: An earlier report erroneously...
  • Vintage Views of the Biltmore Estate

    03/22/2010 5:52:50 AM PDT · by jay1949 · 1 replies · 362+ views
    Backcountry Notes ^ | March 22, 2010 | Jay Henderson
    There is nothing quite like the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. A national historic landmark, with the country largest private home and spectacular gardens, Biltmore has been a center of attention since George Washington Vanderbilt II commenced buying property near Asheville to build "Vanderbilt's Palace." [Vintage photographs]
  • Vintage Asheville, North Carolina

    03/21/2010 9:31:37 AM PDT · by jay1949 · 21 replies · 522+ views
    Backcountry Notes ^ | March 21, 2010 | Jay Henderson
    The premiere city of Southern Appalachia is without doubt Asheville, North Carolina. It has to be -- it's the one with the palace, Biltmore House. Since the late 19th century, Asheville has been a travel and resort destination without peer in the region. [Vintage pictures]
  • Davis Attending Senator Polanco Dinner [Update- No He Isn't]

    10/15/2002 11:35:43 AM PDT · by DiamondDon1 · 36 replies · 500+ views
    According to the Biltmore Hotel Information Desk [(213) 624-0111] Senator Polanco's Retirement Dinner is at 5:30PM tonight (October 15, 2002) and it is sold out. According to the Left Angeles Times article by Gregg Jones, Gray-out Davis plans on attending. Biltmore Hotel 506 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA