IRVINGTON, VA-The 50-year old Tides Inn debuts after a six-month, $12 million renovation project. Upgrades were made to the five restaurants and the 13,000-sf of meeting space in the 106-room inn, located on a 480-acre parcel on Chesapeake Bay.

NEW YORK CITY-No reports of terrorism are coming from the scene at West 19th Street, which is reeling now from an explosion that injured as many as 50 people.

CHICAGO-The lack of acquisition opportunities will likely turn First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. into a net seller this year. Meanwhile, Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp.'s executives see signs the imbalance may be shifting.

LONDON-Prices of houses and flats in prime central London continue to soar. Research by FPDSavills shows that they have tripled in the last eight years