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Edible Memories: Marchi’s in NYC, Patricia Murphy’s in Yonkers

Recollections of two very different family dinners—one in a Kips Bay townhouse, the other in…


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Taking the Plunge: Swimming Places We Loved

Late-summer memories of magical swimming spots, past and present, in Yonkers and Port Washington, not…


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Divorce, New York Movie-Style

That classic splitsville film, The Squid and the Whale, gets a close viewing by a…


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Michael Tilson Thomas: An Appreciation of the American Conductor

The acclaimed American orchestra leader, celebrated for his Gustav Mahler concerts, continues performing while dealing…


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Eight Surefire Strategies for Giving Really Good, Inspired Gifts

It’s an art form, calling for thoughtfulness, diligence, a certain degree of selflessness (and a…


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I’ll Never Forget … Ella Fitzgerald’s Final Concert at Carnegie Hall, 1991

Even in fragile condition, even with one missed note, the great American jazz singer continued…


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Rooms With a View in France: Aligned by the Stars

Hotel-ranking stars, that is. Trying a variety of accommodations in Paris and points south By…


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I’ll Never Forget … My Friendship with Seiji Ozawa

Rehearsing Mozart and Bizet with the late Japanese superstar conductor in Tanglewood and Tokyo By…


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I’ll Never Forget … The Grateful Dead and Summer of Love

In 1969, it was all psychedelic joy with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane at…


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I’ll Never Forget … Billie Holiday, June 15, 1957

The night the music came alive at the Loew’s Sheridan Theatre, New York City By…


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A Love Affair Gone Sour—With MZ Wallace

Inside a cult-favorite handbag brand that’s all about function-first frumpinesss By Millie Iselin   Showoffs.…


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Real Estate—New York-Style

Should you sell? Should you buy? A savvy, straight-shooting realtor weighs the options in this…


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New York City’s Best Knitting Shops

Local yarn dens provide an antidote to high-level urban stress in a clubby setting. By…


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