Hospitality_Recreation

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Guests at a hotel in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, stand outside the hostelry on Friday, April 8, 2011, following an magnitude-7.4 aftershock late Thursday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Emergency personnel search the dunes and scrub near Oak Beach, N.Y., across the road from where eight bodies have been found. (Associated Press)

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This sushi assortment includes salmon roe, spicy tuna roll, tuna, yellowtail and salmon. The Food and Drug Administration is assuring Americans that food imported from the Pacific Ocean is safe, though increased safety inspections have been put in place. (The Washington Times)

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DEPARTURE: Cherita Whiting is leaving her position as a "special assistant" at the Department of Parks and Recreation, city officials said. (The Washington Times)

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The world's first Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where oil production and sales are likely to benefit from the political upheavals in neighboring countries. (Associated Press)

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Robbie Robertson offers a mix of blues, funk and country-rock on "How to Become Clairvoyant," his first solo album in 13 years.

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Artist Justin Pale of the District captures the beauty of the Japanese cherry trees in full bloom and the Jefferson Memorial on Sunday. Temperatures are supposed to be warmer Monday before another jolt of cold arrives. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this July 18, 2008 file photo, calories of each food item appear on a McDonalds drive-thru menu in New York. Like it or not, many restaurant diners will soon know more about what they are eating under menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration. The requirements will force chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains, to clearly post the amount of calories in each item on menus, both in restaurants and drive-through lanes. The new rules will also apply to vending machines where calorie information isn't already visible on the package. (AP Photo/Ed Ou, File)

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FILE - In this July 31, 2008 file photo, customers view the menu in the drive through line at a Burger King in Portland, Ore., Like it or not, many restaurant diners will soon know more about what they are eating under menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration. The requirements will force chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains, to clearly post the amount of calories in each item on menus, both in restaurants and drive-through lanes. The new rules will also apply to vending machines where calorie information isn't already visible on the package. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

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Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, with a fellow Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, to his right, addresses a tea party "Continuing Revolution? rally Thursday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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Vacuum-packed wine in a barrel is "the reinterpretation of history," says Boisset Family Estates President Jean-Charles Boisset. (Associated Press)

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Architect Travis Price blended Japanese and Swedish design elements into this contemporary home in Rock Creek Forest. Built in 1990, the home is on the market for $1,795,000.

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The Waverly has a first-floor study, a family room with a fireplace, a center-island kitchen and breakfast area, and formal dining and living rooms on the main level. Upstairs are four bedrooms, two baths and a laundry area.

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Foreign tourists arrive at Sattahip Naval Base in Chonburi province, Thailand, after being transported by a Royal Thai Navy ship Thursday, March 31, 2011. Thailand's navy has used helicopters and even an aircraft carrier to rescue more than 800 tourists stranded by heavy rains on the country's picturesque southern islands. (AP Photo)

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Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, will join the Tea Party Patriots' "Continuing Revolution" rally near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

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'FRUSTRATED': Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler calls the rally a way "to prepare for the 2012 election." (Associated Press)

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A customer enters the PM Wine & Spirits store in Pasadena, Md. on Wednesday. The store has posted a sign on its front door letting customers know that a proposed bill would add more taxes to all liquor sales in the state. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)