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Scenes from New York: On the Run

Sunday, April 29th, 2012
by Annie Sferrazza on Living Around

Over the past several years, I’ve been amazed at how much of New York I’ve discovered during my daily runs. I found some fantastic restaurants,

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Courtney Gets Ready for Her Second Marathon

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
by Kenley Ferrara on Living Around

It has been almost one year since Courtney Manning’s first marathon. The experience was such a positive one that she is doing it all again.

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Gioia Bags—Functional Art

Monday, July 25th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around

Joy Liotta Horvath learned to sew from her mother and to upholster from her father. She’s restored antique leather fire buckets for collectors, antique French

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J Mart Means Just Marvelous Food Shopping

Monday, July 11th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Shopping Around

Flushing, Queens is part of the U.S., but just barely. This largely Asian community is alive with street signs in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese; and

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Woman Around Town:
Deborah Koenigsberger—Heart of Gold

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town

Music can stir our emotions and push us to act. Just ask Deborah Koenigsberger. A huge Stevie Wonder fan, she attended all seven of his

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Chickens

How to Keep Them Down on the Farm

Thursday, June 9th, 2011
by Jackie Linge on Living Around

Clucking chickens, historic barns, and fields of vegetables are not images usually associated with the busy metropolis that is New York City. However, over the

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Arts Across the River

Thursday, May 19th, 2011
by Lina Zeldovich on Playing Around

It’s about time Queens debunks its reputation as the “sleeping” borough. In fact, Long Island City, the new artsy enclave where the city’s creative minds

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Precious Clay Moments—
Ceramics Class at the 92nd Street Y

Thursday, April 7th, 2011
by Nora Nolan on Living Around

At the age of almost 28, I learned recently that my father and I are incredibly similar. Realizing that—or rather, having it pointed out to

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