Learning Through Play – Needed Now More Than Ever!
In the time of COVID-19, now, more than ever, children need to be engaged in creative play. No one could have predicted the times we live [...]
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Survival of a Neighborhood Restaurant: The Beach Café
At fifty years old, the venerable Beach Café (70th Street and Second Avenue) is one of many local restaurants coping with an ever [...]
An Edgar Award Winner and a Nominee to Read Now
For mystery writers, the Edgar Awards are like the Emmys or the Oscars, recognition by one’s peers for excellence. Because of the [...]
Stream Selected Films of Spencer Tracy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941 Based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Directed by Victor Fleming. [...]
The Metropolitan Opera in Your Homes—Week 24: It’s Verdi Time!
Welcome to the week dedicated to the genius and grand master of Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi. Seven of Verdi’s iconic creations for the [...]
Stream Leading Ladies (When There Were Leading Ladies) I
Irene Dunne Theodora Goes Wild 1936 Directed by Richard Bowslawski. Sunday school teacher Theodora Lynn (Irene Dunn) has been raised in [...]
Woman Around Town’s Alix Cohen Wins New York Press Club Award
The New York Press Club’s 2020 Awards for Excellence in Journalism have been announced and once again Woman Around Town is among the [...]
Quarantine Cooking: Hummus!
In my opinion, hummus is the perfect dip. It’s nutritious, filling, and compatible with most dip-able foods. (Guacamole comes close, but [...]
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