There was a lot of news this past week. Here are some stories that caught our eyes. This Mascot’s Sweet Surprise for a Deaf Fan at the Ballpark was a Grand Slam of Awesomeness —The Huffington Post Hunter Samworth, 7, is deaf and a huge fan of Heater, the mascot for the Day

The color blue is known to have a calming effect and can spark creativity. Now, let’s add hunger to that list. According to a new study, blue-enriched light exposure was associated with an increase in hunger 15 minutes after light onset and still lingered two hours after the mea

Imagine if your venue could adapt to your guests’ emotional states. That may seem like fantasy, but one group is working on it. The STAN (Science Technology Architecture Networks) research project is exploring whether buildings can reflect human emotions. The group created a Twi

Two of our member venues have received Google Glass to experiment with in order to learn about the pros and cons of the technology when using it in a facility. We’ll be following their progress on the blog here and in FM magazine. This first blog post is written by Ruth Fajardo