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Woman Around Town: Lydia Fenet—
Wielding the Gavel for a Good Cause

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
by Abby Cañeda on Woman Around Town

Successful New York City women have a lot to live up to. Many hold impressive titles at the nation’s top companies. They are experts in

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Don’t Even Think of the Olive Garden—Try this Instead

Thursday, July 21st, 2011
by Woman Around Town on Dining Around

Your out-of-town visitors have arrived. You have a great day of sightseeing planned—the Empire State Building, Lincoln Center, the Statue of Liberty, maybe a ride

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Lady Liberty—A True Woman Around Town

Monday, July 4th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around

Hooray! The crown is open! We were thrilled to learn that on July 4, 2009, visitors were once again allowed inside the Statue of Liberty’s

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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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Arthur Comes of Age

Friday, April 8th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

The original 1981 Arthur is a hard act to follow. Starring cuddly Dudley Moore as loveable playboy Arthur Bach, the film won two Academy Awards

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This Is Your Life—Or Is It?

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

Matt Damon seems to have a knack for getting into situations where other people, usually scary government agents, seem to be controlling his life. Jason

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When We Were Strangers—Coming to America

Friday, February 11th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around

My grandmother emigrated to the U.S. from Southern Italy in the early 1900s. Only a teenager, she left her mother and several siblings behind, making

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Bateaux New York—A Magnificent Trip Around Manhattan

Thursday, July 1st, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around

What better way to take in the sights of New York than from a comfortable seat in a beautiful glass-enclosed boat? We enjoyed our evening

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