News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
If you call yourself a “true New Yorker,” then you’ve heard of the city’s luxury retail outlets, such as Macy’s and Barneys New York. Stores like these cater to the most well-off in this town Last fall, these two retailers were making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. They found themselves on the wrong […]
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“Georgia Aquarium provides an entertaining, engaging, and educational experience, inspiring stewardship in conservation, research, and the appreciation for the animal world.” – Georgia Aquarium Mission Can you imagine going to the largest aquarium in the world — a place where there are millions of different species? What about a gargantuan aquarium filled with 10 million
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Sometimes late morning meals on weekends are hearty and greasy with the purpose of glossing over the previous evening’s over-indulgences. Other times, mid-mornings call for something more sophisticated. Brunch, the luxury of a leisurely Sunday morning, is designed to wake us slowly and ease us into the day, and among the exposed concrete beams, hardwoods,
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In recent years, there has been an overdue, significantly essential shift in emphasis in the way consumers view food: from convenient, abundant, and processed to wholesome, natural, and nutritious. Fresh-focused markets have emerged as power players, with local farmers markets taking on dual roles as grocer and weekend event destination, while multi-state markets such as
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Uptown brokers to showcase exclusive co-op, condo, and townhouse listings; Participants encouraged to support Mayor’s Fund and Harlem Building Explosion Relief Efforts Contact: Johann Hamilton, JHamilton@rebny.com 212.616.5250 NEW YORK, March 25, 2014 – The Real Estate Board of NY residential members are preparing to hold the 2nd Annual Upper Manhattan Committee Harlem Open House Expo,
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By now you’ve probably seen an episode or two of Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey. An orchestral tune plays behind stunning galactic images. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson zips across the Universe, defying the laws of space-time, while crossing into the unknown in his “Ship of the Imagination.” Tyson coolly puts on black sunglasses right before the
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It was 20 years ago that decades of racial apartheid were brought to end in South Africa. On February 13th, guests from around the world joined President Bill Clinton, Morgan Freeman, and the Soweto gospel Choir to pay tribute to the man responsible for South Africa’s democratic independence; the late South African President Nelson Mandela.
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At some point everybody needs a getaway. Work, finances, family; the daily stressors of life can get to be overwhelming, which is why many of us relish our paid time off as that sacred part of the year where we can recharge the battery and feel human again. However, as responsible adults, conscious of the
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When the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal regarding Columbia University’s land and property seizures through eminent domain practices, many Harlem residents, business owners, and community group members went numb with tiring disbelief. Prior to when the New York State Court of Appeals rendered its decision in favor of Columbia’s eminent domain practices,
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Five hundred high school students, collegians, parents, mentors, and supporters braved the cold weather and snow covered streets to answer the challenge to “Discover Your Power.” That was both the theme and the spirited call-to-action of the Philadelphia Futures 2014 Annual Conference held on January 4 at Drexel University. Philadelphia Futures, a non-profit union of
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