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Woman Around Town: Louise Mirrer—Making History Matter

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town

Louise Mirrer, CEO and President of the New York Historical Society (NYHS), wrote her Ph.D. dissertation based on a mid-14th century Spanish chronicle that focused

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Woman Around Town: Marina Franklin—Funny Lady

Sunday, October 11th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town

Marina Franklin is a rising star in the world of comedy. She’s not an overnight star. She’s been through all the preliminary steps that so

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Woman Around Town: Tina Lundgren—Running for Kids

Sunday, September 6th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town

By Charlene Giannetti This past March, Tina Lundgren was attending a board meeting at Ronald McDonald House New York, listening to other members make dire

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Making Friends in Unlikely Places

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
by Woman Around Town on Living Around

By Judith Matloff The first person I met when we bought our “fixer upper” brownstone in Harlem eight years ago was a manic crack addict

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Woman Around Town: Elizabeth King—A Romantic at Heart

Sunday, February 8th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Dining Around, Woman Around Town

By Charlene Giannetti Kings’ Carriage House is the perfect place to spend a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner. Even though the restaurant seats 75 people, each

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