Ramshackle jail refurbished into luxury hotel
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 | 10:50 AM ET
At the newly opened Liberty Hotel, it's hard to escape what this building once was: a decrepit jail where Boston locked up its most notorious prisoners.
At the newly opened Liberty Hotel, it's hard to escape what this building once was: a decrepit jail where Boston locked up its most notorious prisoners.
A rich blend of cocoas from 14 different countries, mixed with five grams of gold and served with a side of French truffles, has set a Guinness world record for the priciest dessert, ringing in at $25,000 US.
Utility workers in a pair of Quebec-Vermont border towns have asked to be paid in Canadian dollars instead of American dollars, thanks to the soaring value of the loonie.
A nine-year-old Iowa boy has created a foot-activated toilet seat lever, named the Privy Prop, in a bid to end a long-running feud between the sexes.
A section of the Eiffel Tower stairway, weighing 700 kg, will be offered for sale at Paris auction on Nov. 19.
Bob and Ricki Husick of Pittsburgh are offering anyone who buys their home a full refund when they die.
Did you just grope me? Shall we head to the police? That's the message women are flashing on their cellphones with a popular program designed to ward off wandering hands in Japan's congested commuter trains.
A new portable potty that consists of a cardboard toilet bowl packed in a suitcase promises to bring relief to travellers stuck in traffic jams, says Kyodo-based Kaneko Sangyo Co.
After years of protest, Sioux City, Iowa, officials have accepted their unfortunate airport designation – SUX – and are printing the code on t-shirts and baseball caps as part of a promotional campaign.
A dry cleaner in New York City's Upper East Side has filed a defamation suit against a dissatisfied customer who posted flyers complaining of alleged poor customer service.