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Man Around Town: Peter Valcarcel—A Life in Style

Monday, January 2nd, 2012
by Sarah D. Mathews on Living Around

Stylist and decorator extraordinaire Peter Valcarcel has spent the majority of his life making people and places look beautiful. His journey as an artist has

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What the Well Dressed Child Wears to an Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 9th, 2011
by Kelley Grover on Shopping Around

Although the weather may not feel like spring, Easter is upon us. With the preparation of dying eggs, filling straw baskets with chocolate bunnies and

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Macy’s Flower Show Is in Bloom

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
by Woman Around Town on Shopping Around

Longing to see beautiful spring flowers? Don’t head to the park, head to Macy’s. In both New York and Washington D.C., the world’s largest department

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Vicki Abelson: Move Over Gertrude Stein

Friday, December 31st, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town

Distracted and wet, uncombed hair dripping onto her hastily tied robe, Vicki Abelson opened the front door expecting a package delivery or the like. Standing

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Fireworks on 59th Street

Sunday, December 19th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

Presenting…in person…/That 3′ foot 3 bundle of dynamite…Baaabeee…June! [applause] Hello everybody/My name is June (beat) What’s yours? With that speech, ten- year-old Bonnie Langford made

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Shop Online on Black Friday

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
by Anika Alexander on Shopping Around

Every November I eagerly anticipate Thanksgiving. Turkey with all the trimmings, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, followed by the beginning of the holiday shopping season

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Trump Tackles the Recession, One Apprentice at a Time

Thursday, September 16th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

When Donald Trump was first approached by Mark Burnett to star in a business reality show, the real estate mogul’s agent advised him to say

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Alice Blue Gown—And Much, Much More

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
by Vanessa Prat on Shopping Around

By Vanessa Prat Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland opens on March 5 and the stores and Internet are buzzing with all things Alice! Whether you

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