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Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino gets a makeover

The Lakeside Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino has announced a $20-million renovation, slated for completion by April 30, 2012. The project will include a complete redesign of the property’s 422 guestrooms and suites, a new mountain-contemporary look for the Sierra Café, and a remodeled Spa Terrace Conference Center featuring enhanced audiovisual and technology capabilities. laketahoe.hyatt.com

Elway’s Restaurant opens in Vail  

A high-country outpost of acclaimed Denver restaurant Elway’s is opening at The Lodge at Vail in time for the 2011-2012 winter ski season. Named for former Denver Bronco quarterback and NFL Hall of Fame Inductee John Elway, the new Vail Village restaurant is the company’s first location outside of Denver. elways.com

Vail Resorts ramps up Epicmix

Last year Vail Resorts joined the social media revolution with its innovative EpicMix app that tracks skiers’ vertical feet and number of days on the slopes. For the 2012 ski season, EpicMix is adding photo capabilities, making it even easier for skiers and snowboarders to share their on-mountain experience. Vail Resorts also plans to eliminate almost all paper tickets by offering each skier a reusable and durable card that loads daily lift tickets or a season pass. To download the free app, visit epicmix.com.

Top designers to speak at 2012 Design Bloggers Conference

Celebrity designers Martyn Lawrence-Bullard and Bunny Williams will deliver keynote addresses at the second annual Design Bloggers Conference, February 26-28, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. This two-day event offers unique and valuable insights on the intersection of interior design with the world of new media. design-bloggers-conference.com

Decorative Materials hires new design talent

Decorative Materials recently welcomed Michele Baum to its Denver Design team. An industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, Baum is poised to become a true asset to her new clients. Stop by to meet Baum and to browse the new vignettes recently created at the company’s Denver Design District showroom. decorativematerials.com

Denver unveils the Clyfford Still Museum

The Clyfford Still Museum, the newest addition to Denver’s Civic Center Cultural Complex, is now open to the public. The museum, designed by Allied Works Architecture, celebrates the art of Clyfford Still, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, the majority of whose work has never been seen by the public until now. clyffordstillmuseum.org