The first annual American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC)/United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Venue Renovation Challenge award was presented in Fort Worth, Texas, at the 54th annual USITT Conference and Expo in March. Andy Baker, Evan Bunner, Shane Cinal, and

Nashville’s Music City Center was recently awarded REAL Certification by the U.S. Healthful Food Council. REAL (Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership) is a nationwide program that helps combat diet-related disease by recognizing food service operators committed to ho

Congratulations to Chef Allan Wambaa—who we featured in our December/January issue of FM magazine with his tips for venues to consider when setting up a farm-to-table program—on earning his ProChef III certification. Wambaa is the executive chef of the Oregon Convention Center (home o

There was a lot of news this past week. Here are some stories that caught our eyes. London’s £12bn Olympic Park Opens Up to the Public —The Guardian “Almost 10 years and £12bn in the making, the full extent of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will finally open to the publi

Today, the FCC voted unanimously to unleash 100 MHz of spectrum for outdoor unlicensed broadband uses, such as Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz frequency band. This additional unlicensed spectrum (a 50 percent increase in spectrum to be exact) will support all the things we already use and further