“Over my cold, dead body!” Holdouts in New York City buildings, a video explainer.
I found this video on Viewing NYC. If you love NYC as I do, you’ll enjoy it. Let’s say you …
Street Fun
When neon signs fail: A luxury hotel in NYC became labeled, briefly, as a house of ill repute.
It was a cold, snowy winter evening in New York City. I was walking home from my job at Banker’s …
Little Italy’s 96th annual Feast of San Gennaro opens today—sadly, Vinny Peanuts won’t be there.
He was a true character and a fixture in Little Italy for more than half a century. There was a …
I love the sounds of a busy city. A silent New York is a sad, sobering, and altogether scary situation.
There’s a scene in the movie, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, where Town & Country magazine reporter, …
Register for a series of free photography webcasts produced by the Leica Akademie.
My invitation from Leica arrived via email. It read, “Though we are separated, we are still able to come together …
Social distancing, WFH, and back-to-back video calls can be stressful. Here’s a bit of relief.
Over the years, I’ve really enjoyed working from home. When WFH was just one or two days each week those …
A new musical is coming to off-Broadway during PRIDE Month: With a title like this, it’s bound to be fun.
Camp Morning Wood is billed as Rocky Horror meets Naked Boys Singing. Directed by Marc Eardley and choreographed by Ian Coulter-Buford and Jay Falzone, …
Baltimore’s Little Italy: One thing you need to know about the Festival of St. Anthony.
Sure, at Little Italy’s annual festival honoring St. Anthony there are stacks of fresh, hot calzone and trays of delicious …
Love a parade? This year you can watch New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade online. Here’s how.
Truth be told, I’ve a wee bit of the Irish in me. And, from time to time, I love pint …
Fireworks memories & 5 things to know about this year’s Macy’s 4th of July Spectacular.
In the 50s and early 60s, when I was a kid growing up in Council Grove, Kansas the 4th of …
The one about a lesson in theatrical timing. Or that messy thing that fell from the sky.
In the 1970s, I was a student at the New York Academy of Theatrical Arts. The school was in a …
I’ve never splashed around in the spray of a fire hydrant. But, it sure looks like a good time.
Growing up in the midwest, the closest I ever got cooling off in the spray of fire hydrant was dancing …
NYC. State-of-the-art, Second Avenue subway stations feature awe-inspiring installations of public art.
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled the largest permanent public art installation in New York State history in …
Banksy – Better In Than Out at Taglialatella Galleries, NYC
This morning Jacob and I received an invitation to the VIP & Press Reception for Taglialatella’s Banksy opening from my friend, …
A short(s) course in marketing.
Once in a while, once in a very long while, a company comes along that understands its target audience so …
Join us this Saturday. Help celebrate the Historic Charles Street Association’s 100th Birthday.
Here’s the scoop from Baltimore’s HCSA: 100? It’s true! HCSA turns 100 years old this year… and we’re celebrating!! From …
July 4th, the Washington Monument, and a Baltimore celebration.
I received a note from The Historic Charles Street that I though you’d enjoy: With its cornerstone laid on July …
Early this morning I checked the Maryland MTA website for Metro delays
And, I saw this. Seeing their web-promo for ebola facts at 5 a.m.—when I was simply looking for changes to subway arrival times …
Baltimore. Monument Lighting. December 4th. Party.
It’s about that time again—let’s all gather around our newly restored Washington Monument, raise a glass and a cheer, and wish …