Auctioneer announces it will take bids for landmark Watergate Hotel next week

September 20th, 2009 Man arrested in connection to NYC hotel killingNEW YORK — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the death of a woman found with her throat slashed in a luxury hotel next to Central Park. Charges are pending against the man, who was arrested hours after the body of 44-year-old Andree Bejjani was found Saturday afternoon at the Jumeirah (joo-MEER'-ah) Essex House hotel.

September 19th, 2009 Woman's body found at Central Park luxury hotelNEW YORK — The body of a naked woman with her throat slashed has been found at a luxury hotel on the south end of New York City's Central Park. Police say investigators were at the Jumeirah (joo-MEER'-ah) Essex House hotel on Saturday looking into the woman's death.

August 15th, 2009 Watergate attracts at least 6 potential buyersWASHINGTON — The lender holding the $40 million note on the closed Watergate Hotel says at least six potential buyers are interested in acquiring the landmark property. PB Capital took back the property after no one entered a bid during an auction last month.

August 10th, 2009 L.A. landmark Hotel Bel-Air closing for makeoverLOS ANGELES —The Hotel Bel-Air, which has served Hollywood stars since the 1940s, is closing for a glamorous makeover. Hotel spokeswoman Alisha Mahon says the Los Angeles landmark will close at the end of September for a two-year upgrade that includes building villas and spa facilities.

July 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Washington's Watergate Hotel, site of the 1972 burglary that led to the downfall of a president, was sold Tuesday to a subsidiary of Deutsche Postbank after an auction failed to attract much interest. The subsidiary, PB Capital, bought the Watergate from Monument Realty for $25 million with the only bid for the hotel, David Astrove, an attorney for PB Capital, confirmed.

July 21st, 2009 Watergate Hotel set to go on D.C. auction blockWASHINGTON — The Watergate Hotel that is part of a complex made famous by a presidential scandal is heading to the auction block.

July 21st, 2009 Auction set to begin for Watergate Hotel in D.C.WASHINGTON — The Watergate Hotel, made famous by the scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, is heading to the auction block. Alex Cooper Auctioneers is scheduled to start taking bids on the Washington, D.C., landmark Tuesday morning.

July 21st, 2009 No bidders for Watergate HotelWASHINGTON — The Watergate Hotel, part of the complex made famous by a presidential scandal, failed to attract any bids at auction Tuesday and was taken back by the lender that held the $40 million note on it. PB Capital Corp.

July 11th, 2009 Ilikai closes but will reopen with new union dealHONOLULU — A day after the iconic Ilikai hotel shut down, its new owner and a labor union say the Waikiki landmark will soon be back in business. Employees were downcast on their last day at work on Thursday, when hotel operations creased on order from New York-based iStar Financial Inc.

July 5th, 2009 Report: Initial bids due to buy The Boston GlobeBOSTON — A deadline is approaching for the possible sale of The Boston Globe. The New York Times Co., which owns the Globe, has set a Wednesday deadline for initial, nonbinding bids.

June 29th, 2009 Starwood announces plans for luxury Bermuda hotelHAMILTON, Bermuda — A U.S. hotel and leisure company announced plans Monday to build a luxury hotel in Bermuda, where the vital tourism sector has been hit hard by the global economic crisis.

June 23rd, 2009 Another window opens on Nixon presidencyWASHINGTON — Fateful moments from the Watergate scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency are brought to light in a new collection of papers and tape recordings from that time. Materials released by the Nixon Presidential Library on Tuesday show aides trying to head off a constitutional crisis and save a presidency after Nixon fired the Watergate special prosecutor and forced out the two top Justice Department officials in October 1973.

May 14th, 2009 Ali Wentworth: Watergate turned me funnyNew York — Ali Wentworth is practically Washington royalty. Her father was a Washington Post reporter, her mom was Nancy's Reagan's White House social secretary and she's married to politico-turned ABC newsman George Stephanopoulos.

April 29th, 2009 Sotheby's plans 5 pct cut in work forceNEW YORK — Sotheby's Inc. says the economic slowdown is forcing the auction house to slash its global work force by another 5 percent.

April 23rd, 2009 Trustee: 3 new bids arrive for Madoff's businessNEW YORK — A trustee says three new bids have been made for the securities-trading operation once run by fallen financier Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf). Trustee Irving Picard announced Wednesday the bids for the legitimate market-making business had been made to compete with one from Castor Pollux Securities.