“For us, luxury is about authenticity and uniqueness,” said Alan Stenberg, founder and proprietor with partner Daniel DeSimone of the 18-room Glenmere Mansion in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley.

“Luxury” has an interesting etymology, originating from the Latin luxus (“excess”) and luxuria (“offensiveness”). In Elizabethan times, the English saw luxury as “lust” and “lechery,” while the French reinterpreted the Latin originals as “wealth” and “indulgence.”

Founded in 1967, the Maryland State Arts Council supports creative talent and promotes awareness of and accessibility to the arts statewide. The citizens have listened.

Last month’s thrilling Super Bowl may have been a rematch between football teams from Boston and Philadelphia, but the states of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have always been in a head-to-head battle regarding their prominence in early American history. 

When it comes to hospitality, Mohegan Sun aims for the stars. Midway through my walking tour of the property last November with John Washko, vice president, exhibitions and convention sales, he directed my eyes upwards as we approached Wombi Rock.

Sporting events score high for the economies of North Carolina’s Charlotte and neighboring Cabarrus County.

Across Northern Virginia, the past, preserved and protected, remains very much present for meetings and events.

England has mercifully ended its culinary misery—and that’s good news for groups.

In Montgomery County, coloring outside of the lines is absolutely encouraged.

From teambuilding in Montgomery County to sprucing up Philadelphia, art is an animating force in the region’s meetings experience.