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A proverbial melting pot, the Lower East Side was originally formed by several immigrant communities ¿ Italians, Poles, Ukrainians and other groups. A large German population was formed a neighborhood called Little Germany.
A proverbial melting pot, the Lower East Side was originally formed by several immigrant communities ¿ Italians, Poles, Ukrainians and other groups. A large German population was formed a neighborhood called Little Germany.
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No place like poor house to watch 'The Bowery Boys'
Special to the TribuneThe Bowery Boys: A rags-to-riches story sounds too good to be true when so many of us are worried that we're on the reverse commute. Horatio Alger, whose popular-in-their-time, 19th Century dime novels about plucky poor lads beating the odds through...Tags: Theater, Northwestern University, Lynn Fontanne, Music, Downers Grove
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Timeout: Stepping out at Red Light and the Fontainebleau
There can be something transcendent about a staircase. From its magical role in a prom-night reveal to the communal dude-itude of the passage to subterranean eight-ball escape, its power to transform is not limited to the distance from here to down there....Tags: Upper East Side, Bars and Clubs, Fort Lauderdale, Dean Martin, New York
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Beyoncé: Lady sings the blues
Los Angeles TimesOn a recent slate-gray afternoon in New York, Beyoncé zipped quickly through the front door of trendy Rivington Hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The singer, her hair pulled back tightly, was wearing an immaculate black suit and perfectly knotted...Tags: Alicia Keys, Music, Obsessed (movie), Justin Timberlake, House (movie)
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Grace Hartigan dies at age 86
Her bold canvases made her a bright star in the 1950s New York art world, but she "sank from view faster than the Titanic" when she moved to Baltimore, The New York Times said. Grace Hartigan, who ultimately found a second career offering her wisdom...Tags: Huntington Beach, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Fells Point, Reisterstown, Plant Openings
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Nick Sortal's Gambling: Teddy Mass still king at poker tables
South Florida Sun-SentinelThere might be an older poker player somewhere in South Florida, but there aren't many more dedicated than Teddy Mass. Mass, of Weston, usually plays seven nights a week in the All In Free Poker league. He turned 95 Tuesday. His poker pals from the...Tags: Weston (Broward, Florida), New York University, Coral Springs, Gulfstream
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The hunks are history as 'Playgirl' folds its centerfold
The New York TimesNot long after Nicole Caldwell became editor in chief of Playgirl magazine, she realized that looking at photos of naked men all day was not everything she had imagined it would be. When she would meet them, there was often a curious vapidity to the men,...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, News Media, Newspaper and Magazine, Raymond Carver, Dolly Parton
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The many faces of Beyonce and her fierce alter egos
Special to The Morning CallOn a recent slate-gray afternoon in New York, Beyonce zipped quickly through the front door of trendy Rivington Hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The singer, her hair pulled back tightly, was wearing an immaculate black suit and perfectly knotted...Tags: Alicia Keys, Awards and Prizes, Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner, Music
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What they're wearing: North Shore Animal League's DogCatemy Celebrity Gala
Fundraising is dogged work. Predictably, guests at North Shore Animal League’s DogCatemy Celebrity Gala Thursday at Capitale on the Bowery, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, brought along some furry dates. Beth Ostrosky Stern, the event’s honorary...Tags: New York, Television, Manhattan (New York City), Television Industry
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Shopping and eating on Manhattan's Lower East Side
Special to NewsdayOnce home to the world's largest Jewish community - and industrious 19th and early 20th century immigrants from Germany, Italy, Ireland and Eastern Europe who sought a better life in America - the Lower East Side was known for its overcrowded tenements...Tags: New York, Migration, Farms, Meg Ryan, Judaism
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NYC museum unveils Michelle Obama portrait
Associated Press WriterAn oil painting of Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha was unveiled on Wednesday as part of an exhibition by acclaimed artist Elizabeth Peyton, best known for her images of diverse historical figures and celebrities like Napoleon and Kurt Cobain....Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Michelle Obama, Painting, Democratic National Conventions
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NYC museum unveils portrait of Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha at Democratic convention
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ An oil painting of Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha was unveiled Wednesday as part of an exhibition by artist Elizabeth Peyton, best known for her images of diverse historical figures and celebrities such as Napoleon and Kurt Cobain....Tags: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Painting, Democratic National Conventions, Sasha Obama
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These days it doesn't get more hip than New York's Lower East Side. But don't discount the history lessons.
The Associated PressFor waves of immigrants to America, the Lower East Side was a place of first settlement. Today it's one of the city's trendiest neighborhoods. But it's easy to find history amid the hipsters. Some shops sell pickles and knishes; some sell tapas and...Tags: History, Clubs and Associations, Farms, Migration, Pasta
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