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Rita McMahon and The Wild Bird Fund

Monday, March 19th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Living Around

I’m sitting in a cozy, art, and oriental carpet filled Upper West Side apartment with perhaps twenty birds in various sized cat carriers, several free

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A Spelling Bee – How the Literary World Fundraises

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
by Nora Nolan on Living Around

A woman around this town knows how to get into an event to which she is ticketless. If the options of (1) going as the

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Downtown Boathouse Kayaking

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
by Eugenia Pak on Living Around

When summer reigns in New York City, it becomes challenging to find shelter from all that humidity and heat. One option is to stay indoors,

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Sunday Night Social in the City:
Outdoor Rooftops and Parties High and Low

Friday, July 1st, 2011
by Nichole Wright on Dining Around

Sunday nights in the city are the supreme. In the summer, what could be better than a casual or decked out Sunday night on a

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Five Boroughs of Free Summer Fitness

Sunday, June 19th, 2011
by Alicia Schaeffer on Living Around

This is your summer to parade a beach body and it’s easier than ever with the seasonal spike in free exercise programs in New York.

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The Cloisters—Medieval Tranquility on a Hill

Friday, June 17th, 2011
by Woman Around Town on Playing Around

From a distance, The Cloisters resembles the mysterious, medieval marvel it was intended to resemble. Opened in 1938, this architectural wonder, a branch of the

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