GLOBAL: Caesars Entertainment's Global Wellness Challenge will take place June 9-10. Those interested can participate in a range of wellness activities and some healthy competition with their peers. Participants can win prizes for reaching their challenge goals and working their way up the leader board. To get started, download the Heka Well app from Heka Health.
DALLAS: The historic Le Méridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh will host a temporary speakeasy on its 11th floor for two dates only: June 15 and Aug. 14. Patrons can expect 1920s-inspired cocktails and bites, and hotel leaders will be on hand to give a rare tour of the private rooms and offer insights into the hotel’s 100-year history. This is all part of the property's yearlong celebration of its centennial, which offers the public a fresh look at the hotel that has welcomed the likes of Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Andy Warhol, and Aretha Franklin—just to name a few.
SALT LAKE CITY: Jill Lackey has joined Visit Salt Lake as convention sales director. In this role, she will pursue citywide conventions in the education, cultural, social welfare, and trade/business/commercial markets. Lackey worked for 22 years at Snowbird, where she held multiple sales-related positions, most recently as senior sales manager, handling an eight-state region. Prior to joining Snowbird, Jill worked at Michigan’s Iroquois Hotel and with Deer Valley Lodging.
SAN DIEGO: Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has announced that the league’s 30th team will be established in San Diego in 2025. The team will play at the 35,000-seat Snapdragon Stadium at San Diego State University’s Mission Valley campus. Owned by Egyptian businessman Mohamed Mansour, San Diego Padres star Manny Machado, and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, the first tribe to co-own a professional soccer team, the team is expected to be called the San Diego Football Club or the Football Club of San Diego.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Summer Restaurant Week, presented by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), officially returns Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. Participating restaurants will offer multicourse brunch and lunch menus for $25 per person and multicourse dinner menus for $40 or $55 per person for on-premises dining. Many restaurants will also offer cocktail, wine, and nonalcoholic pairings.