Category: New York City

• More Celebrity Sightings at the FIFI Awards

  I mentioned in my last post that my daughter, Sarah, and I attended the FIFI Awards last week. Held in NYC’s Tent at Lincoln Center,  these Oscars of the fragrance industry were presented for many different categories including Fragrance Superstar of the year, Technological Breakthrough of the Year and Fragrance Celebrity of the Year.   As…

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  May 31, 2011

  Celebrity Sightings, General, New York City, Stories

• Celebrity Sightings at the FIFI Awards-Halle Berry, Fergie, Kate Walsh and More

  Last week my daughter, Sarah, and I had the amazing opportunity to attend the FIFI Awards in NYC. I had won these two tickets in a charity auction. Hosted by the Fragrance Foundation and called the Oscars of the fragrance industry, the FIFI awards were held this year in the tent in Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park.  This is…

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  May 30, 2011

  Celebrity Sightings, General, New York City, Stories

• Celebrity Sightings-Woody Allen and the “Avengers”

  I’ve written before about seeing celebrities in both NYC and the Albany area, and you were great to respond with your own experiences. Here’s two more: **A little more than a month ago in Manhattan, I was getting out of a cab close to 70th Street and Park Avenue and who should walk right by me? Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn.  Wearing…

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  May 18, 2011

  Celebrity Sightings, General, New York City, Stories

• Explorers Club Annual Dinner: Meeting the Legendary Don Walsh

    On March 19th, the Explorers Club held its annual dinner at NYC’s Waldorf Astoria. Gone are the days that this organization serves exotic fare such as honey dipped tarrantula on a stick or barbequed electric eel, but the evening was still filled with other forms excitement. The theme this year was “Exploring 2012: the Maya Prophesy” and the club…

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  March 30, 2011

  deep sea exploration, General, New York City, Stories

• New York Public Library to Keep Some of Al Hirschfeld’s Possessions

  For so long, I loved looking at Al Hirschfeld’s famous celebrity caricatures. It was always so much fun counting how many times he’d hide his daughter’s name, Nina, in a famous person’s hair or clothes. Many, many years ago, I even got up  the nerve to call his agent, Margo Feiden, to see how much it would cost for…

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  January 26, 2011

  General, New York City, Senior Travel, Stories

• Fashion’s Night Out and the Stars of Project Runway

  Any of you who reads my posts  probably knows by now, that I more prefer shows on the  SyFy or Spike  TV channels to those like Project Runway. But, my daughter, Sarah, is a really big Project Runway fan so I was happy to learn that a lot of the cast would be at two…

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  September 15, 2010

  General, New York City, Stories

• The Latest NYC Rooftop-Party Spot, the Sky Room

  Grub Street has an interesting article on the newest NYC Rooftop-party spot that opens this Friday , The Sky Room, at the Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites, 330 West 40th St., nr. Eighth Ave.( 212-380-1195). Click here for more information. Check out the Fashion Desserts. Grub Street says that, as a tribute to the Fashion…

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  June 15, 2010

  General, New York City, Travel dining

• Helluva Good Food Tour

  A few weekends ago, I got the chance to join a walking and tasting tour of Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen that was organized by the James Beard Foundation. Called “One Helluva Tour,” 20 of us were taken to various restaurants around the area. I’ve mentioned this part of NYC before-why my fascination with it? I’ve been…

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  June 9, 2010

  Foodie Finds, General, New York City, Stories

• New York Dance Parade!

  Last Saturday I had the terrific opportunity to see the New York Dance Parade. On that warm sunny day, over 6,000 dancers from 164 dance organizations with 65 unique styles danced their way down Broadway. The organization states that it is their ” mission is to promote dance as an expressive and unifying art form…

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  May 24, 2010

  General, New York City, Stories

• Websites Publishes Printable NYC and Miami Coupons

  Have you ever visited one of  NYC’s official information booths and seen the little discount cards that they offer for the city’s major attractions? These cards are published by RightCard NYC. RightCard NYC provides discounts for attractions,stores and restaurants, and the coupons are printable right off of your own computer. Click here to go to…

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  May 10, 2010

  Florida travel, General, New York City