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Touring Italy with our Tastebuds: Ballarò Caffé Prosciutteria
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
by Shirley Chan on Dining Around
The first of my group to arrive at the charming Ballarò Caffé Prosciutteria, I had time to sit and take in the decor. Above the
Social Media for Social Good: A New Business Model
Friday, December 9th, 2011
by Shirley Chan on Living Around
Last Friday, I traipsed past a security guard to climb a curving, roped-off staircase to the second floor of the pop-up WIRED Store in Times
Martha Graham’s Political Dance Project:
Creating a New Cultural Dialogue
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
by Shirley Chan on Playing Around
New York City weather might not have decided, but Spring had definitely sprung at Cedar Lake on Wednesday, May 19. Patrons of dance gathered for
Here Comes the Ice Cream Truck!
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
by Shirley Chan on Dining Around
Summertime and the living is easy. Especially if you happen upon the Van Leeuwen artisan ice cream truck. The buttercup-yellow vehicle appears like a soft
Slice Magazine’s Literary Jeopardy!
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
by Shirley Chan on Playing Around
Homespun does not have to equal amateur, as evidenced by Slice Magazine‘s Literary Jeopardy! fundraiser on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. The warmly inviting Cherry Lane
Hot Tub Time Machine—Frothy Fun for All
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
by Shirley Chan on Playing Around
The reason our embarrassing memories are fun, even funny, is because we don’t have to relive them. We get to experience whatever traumatizing event we
The 39 Steps—Now 39 Steps From Broadway
Saturday, April 17th, 2010
by Shirley Chan on Playing Around
How can a show be moody and funny at the same time? Start with an atmospheric noir by master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. Mix with
Live Like an Artist in Chelsea
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
by Shirley Chan on Living Around
There’s something about the word “artist” that adds instant panache to anything, even poverty. In this economy, even those with money in the bank would
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