Irene in the City click here to find out what supplies to stock up on Funny thing. Having grown up 1/2 a mile from the Gulf of Mexico, I’ve only ever experienced the direct hit of a hurricane. I’m all too familiar with the routine of stocking up, boarding the windows, waiting for the storm [...]
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The Story of a Hurricane
Posted: August 25, 2011 in City NewsTags: disaster, Hurricane, irene, katrina, national weather service, New York, weather
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Domino Sugar on Canvas
Posted: July 26, 2011 in City News, FaceshotTags: birthdays, Domino Sugar Factory, easy canvas prints, easycanvasprints.com, mom
This summer makes over a year since I moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn from Manhattan. When my mom visited me for the first time in Billyburg, I took her on a walk to the waterfront to see the gorgeous view of Manhattan, the bridges, and the ominous remnants of the Domino Sugar Factory. My mother and [...]
Ballet: Show it Some Respect
Posted: May 23, 2011 in City NewsTags: abt, ballet, black swan, fashion and style, kayleen shaefer, natalie portman, new york city ballet, New York Times
Below is a letter to the editor of the New York Times, and was not published. It exceeded the suggested word count. To the Editor: Ever since Natalie Portman was billed as a real-life ballet prodigy thanks to the film Black Swan, ballet has been the flavor of the week among celebrities, fashion brands, and [...]
Live From New York…
Posted: May 19, 2011 in City News, Faceshot, PlaceshotTags: justin timberlake, kayla bishop, lady gaga, melanie carr, saturday night live, snl
Two Little Monsters Spend 4 Nights Outside Waiting for Mother Would you wait 92 hours on a New York City sidewalk for the chance to see your favorite performer in the flesh? How about if after the 92 hours ended, there was no guarantee? This Saturday night is the season finale of the 36th season [...]
Copied directly from the Facebook invite…. SPEED LEVITCH LIVE! Saturday, May 7 at 9:00pm - May 8 at 3:00am the finding sukha yoga school 638 e 6th st, 3rd fl New York, NY Speed regales us with speeches from the days of Tammany Hall and recites verse with TOBY and friends. tragedy and comedy hang in the [...]
Broadway legend only Caged till May 1
Posted: April 27, 2011 in City News, PlaceshotTags: Broadway, La Cage Aux Folles
Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein wrote the book for La Cage Aux Folles in the early 1980s. The show won six Tony Awards in 1983 including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book. Now, almost 30 years later, Fierstein is starring in the second Broadway revival of La Cage (as theater buffs–and those who aren’t sure of the proper French [...]
Check out my review of Angels in America, just published on NearSay.
This Friday night at Pandemic Gallery in Billyburg
Posted: March 9, 2011 in City NewsTags: El Celso, Pandemic Gallery, Peru, posters
Join me this Friday night for an art opening: taken directly from the Pandemic Gallery website: El Celso ¡NO HABLA ESPAÑOL! New works and an installation featuring Peruvian vernacular posters – and a diminutive discotheque On Display: Fri. March 11 – Sat. April 2, 2011 Opening Reception Friday, March 11, 2011, 7-11pm ¡NO HABLA ESPAÑOL! [...]
