nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Nations-First-Hotel-Based-Dispensary-to-Open-at-the-Standard-Hollywood-458966733.html
yeah, but that's all the recent news I've found so far…digging
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Andre Balazs steps down
Three years ago, surveillance footage was leaked of Solange Knowles, sister of pop star Beyoncé, lashing out at her brother-in-law Jay Z in the lift of the Standard Hotel in New York. Mr Balazs has expressed his regret over the leaking of the footage, which damaged the Standard’s reputation for being a cool venue that maintained the discretion of its guests.
Standard International, the parent company behind Standard Hotels and Bunkhouse Group, as well as the last-minute booking app, One Night, has a new major investor.
Sansiri Public Company Ltd., a Bangkok-based real estate developer, is investing $58 million into Standard International and One Night, securing a 35 percent stake in the company. That’s part of an overall $80 million investment in a handful of technology and lifestyle companies, Sansiri announced Wednesday.
Thailand investor…trafficking- uhg.
skift.com/2017/11/08/standard-hotels-has-a-new-major-investor-from-thailand/
Police have arrested a Brooklyn man who allegedly raped a woman at the Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District early Sunday morning.
According to a police spokesperson, cops received a call about a sexual assault at the hotel after midnight on Saturday. Upon arriving on the scene, they arrested a 24-year-old on charges of forcible rape.
Police sources told the Post that the man, along with two others, met the woman at a bar in the Standard Hotel. The victim reportedly went up to one of their hotel rooms, where the three men jumped on top of her, and one allegedly raped her.
She was able to escape the room and flee to the hotel lobby, according to the Post.
Police are still searching for the two other men. We'll update as more information becomes available.
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2nd: The Manhattan District Attorney has declined to prosecute the suspect, pending a further investigation.
/gothamist.com/2017/10/22/police_arrest_one_in_alleged_rape_a.php
Jay Z and Solange Uncut Fight Footage Surfaces as Standard Hotel Slams Security Breach
Another Jay Z article - re: Standard probably a stretch
.eonline.com/de/news/541135/jay-z-and-solange-uncut-fight-footage-surfaces-as-standard-hotel-slams-security-breach