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ENTERTAINMENT
The Last Broadcast
By Alice Carey, Contributor
I am a writer and Advanced Style model
One of Conaty's favorite singers, Annette Henshaw, would sign off each song saying, "That's all." And it is. It's over. Even
IMPACT
Hellenic Education Continues Thanks to The Orpheus Luxury Collection
By Jim Luce, Contributor
The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation Supporting Young Global L...
The Hellenic Education and Language Program is a not-for-profit, community-based initiative of the Hellenic diaspora of America
NYC
Astoria Characters: The Power Couple
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
“It’s just perfect,” Noel says, as she shows off a photo of the exterior on her iPhone. “If we get it, we are looking forward
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Servant of Syncopation
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
Mark had no longing to play piano or, for that matter, any other musical instrument. He took lessons at age 8 simply because
NYC
Astoria Characters: The Devoted Daughter
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
  Antri, who interviews the applicants in person, says the foundation has made her part of a larger family. It includes Finn
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Composer Who Came Out of a Coma
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
Before an ambulance could be summoned, a pair of strangers appeared, seemingly from nowhere, and performed life-saving CPR
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Falafel King
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
The King, who is 50, is used to hard work. He hasn't stopped since he came to New York City in 1981 at age 15. The restaurant
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: God's Handyman
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
But before Henry could start walking the streets as a beat cop, the Air Force called him up for the Korean War. Photo by
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Artist With Vast Bodies of Work
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
As soon as Gene Coffey rolls up the ink-black metal gate at his tony tattoo parlor, he starts talking about his art studio.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Man Hard-Wired to History
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
It takes him a while to find it, but when he does, its time-worn metal blade gleams in the light of the bare bulb like a
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Violinist
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
"I love the technical aspect of cooking," she says. "I love the rules, and it, like my music, allows me to work through problems
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Woman Who Illustrates Life
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
In 2012, after Mimosa settled in, Widad began drawing cats, which suited her fluffy feline to a flea, and by 2013, she had
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Got-Game(s) Players
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
Syrus and Wendy, who are from the Philippines, met and began courting as freshmen at De La Salle University in Manila, where
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Gentle Giant
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
He also can't wait to make Gussy's a must-hear venue that has a worldwide following. Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling It's a neighborhood
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Champion of Comic Books
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
At the last stop on the N and Q lines, at the end of a short tunnel, there's a circular dime-shiny sign that -- Bam! Pow! Zap! -- punches right through the grey gloom of the subway station.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Hollywood Star
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
Someone slipped a sheet of paper into my mailbox. It looked like junk, and, in my haste, I almost threw it out.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Hypnotist
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
Look into my eyes. Craig Mackay, a hypnotist, has brilliant, beautiful blue ones, but you'll never hear him utter this command.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Gal of Grand Gestures
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
It's too hard to sit still, and there's no point to it. Life equals kinetic energy, which is why Verunka Vlkova-Fierro plugs in the 6-foot-long sign as soon as she makes her entrance into the living room.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Salumeria's Big (Mozzarella) Cheese
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
There's one central aisle at Dave & Tony Salumeria. Narrow as a needle and straight as an arrow, it is packed with Italian pastas and cookies, bunches of herbs and cans of tomatoes and olive oil.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Leaders of the Band
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
The map on the wall is punctuated with round red pins that look like Rudolph's reindeer nose. Each one of them, Ben Taylor explains, marks the spot where Beecher's Fault, the band he leads with Ken Lamken, has played.
TRAVEL
Long Island City and Astoria, Queens NY: Unsung but Not for Long
By Malerie Yolen-Cohen, Contributor
Publisher, GetawayMavens.com; Northeast getaway expert
Unlike Huntington, Port Jeff, The Hamptons, and the rest of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island City and neighboring Astoria reside in the borough of Queens, one subway stop from mid-town Manhattan and right on the East River.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Ex-Cop on the Legal Beat
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
Bankruptcy is not as bad as you think. Before you dismiss this seemingly novel idea, give Phill Mahony a chance to explain it to you.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The New Father
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
Kyle Marshall is still new at this father stuff, and he wants to make sure he's doing a good job.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The Winter's Tale (of 3 Turtles)
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author, 'Astoria Characters'
Technically, our tale starts in the summer, but turtles are slow-shuffling creatures so it makes sense that everything has come to a head in the dead of this winter of our discontented spring.
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