Archive for 2010
Mario’s Restaurant, a Neopolitan favorite on Arthur Avenue – Delicioso
Since I moved to New York, I have been dying to get to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. According to some, it has the best Italian food in the area.
Recently, I had the opportunity to eat at one of Arthur Avenue’s landmark restaurants, Mario’s Restaurant. The Migliucci family has been cooking traditional Neopolitan [...]
Tai Chi in New York City
Have you ever walked through a park early in the morning and seen a group of people in a meditative state performing slow, beautifully graceful movements in unison? If you have, then what you were witnessing was the ancient Chinese martial arts form, Tai Chi Chuan, or Tai Chi for short. There are Tai Chi [...]
Face The Music Ensemble to Perform World Premier at P.S. 321
Face the Music, an ensemble of 20 classically-trained musicians ranging from sixth to twelfth grade dedicated to performing today’s most compelling and creative new music, will be presented by Simone Dinnerstein’s PS 321 Neighborhood Concerts in a concert called “Beating Down the Doors” on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 7pm at PS 321 (180 7th [...]
The World Premiere of The BlackTop Circus Arrives in NYC & GIVEAWAY!
UPDATE: Grand Opening for this event has been moved to Friday, March 19th.
For the first-time-ever, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to experience some of the country’s greatest young circus artists and hip-hop talent in one spectacular variety show as The Blacktop Circus: Where The Big Top Meets The City Streets hits the stage at [...]
Summer Musical Theater Workshop at Lucy Moses School & Merkin Concert Hall
It seems that more and more of the younger generation is really embracing musical theater and performing arts. The excitement and success of shows like Golden Globe winner “Glee,” the buzz over the new “Fame” feature film, the triumphant teenage cast of Broadway’s “Bye Bye Birdie” revival, and the phenomenal success of the “High School [...]
ING DIRECT Seminar: Money Conciousness and Your Temperment
Have you ever wondered why some people are great at saving money, while others can’t wait to spend it the minute they have it? I would have to say that I have. I, like many Americans, am always looking for ways to save more money, but sometimes struggle to succeed in saving more.
According to experts [...]
Mojo’s Got The Mojo
Now that the snow has passed and you’re able to get out and about, why not add a little Mojo to your life? You won’t go home disappointed.
Mojo is a Harlem eatery located on the corner of 119th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Occupying a corner unit of one of the area’s condo edifices, Mojo greets [...]
Pizza That’s Good For You And The Planet
Looking at the straws and cups made from corn (entirely recyclable and compostable), the natural pebble flooring, and minimalist white décor flooded with natural light, it can be easy to wonder if the unassuming new pizza place in Wyckoff, NJ is more about eco-style over substance: it’s not. Open since December 2009, The Flatz Company [...]
Finding Nature in Westchester’s Tibbetts Brook Park
As a native New Yorker (Bronx-raised), much of my childhood centered on family picnics in Pelham Bay Park and playing sports as a teenager in Central Park. I loved the time spent outside enjoying the fresh air. In fact, my love of nature inspired me to move to rural Oneonta, NY for college and after [...]
The Museum Of Natural History: Just like in the movies- only better.
Growing up in NYC, a school trip to the Museum of Natural History is a staple in your grammer school days- and you don’t just visit once- the museum is way too big for that. So you visit 2, 3 sometimes 4 times to visit different areas depending on what you are studying at the [...]
