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  • SUMMER MOVING SALE 6/21

    We posted it on Craigslist,  YardSaleSearch.com, and Gsalr.com.  (If you know of another online resource to post it to, please let me know!) Please come, and make some of our crap some of your crap! We’ve got lots of great stuff! Here’s the details:   Memorial Day Weekend Yard Sale! WHEN: Saturday 6/21 from 8 am-1pm (NO EARLY BIRDS!) …

  • We’re having a yard sale! May 24 from 8-2pm

    We posted it on Craigslist,  YardSaleSearch.com, and Gsalr.com.  (If you know of another online resource to post it to, please let me know!) Please come, and make some of our crap some of your crap! We’ve got lots of great stuff! Here’s the details:   Memorial Day Weekend Yard Sale! WHEN: Saturday 5/24 from 8…

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  • Great deal on Rising Stars Performing Arts Camp!

    Groupon is having a great deal on a Yonkers Musical Theatre Summer Camp! The Rising Stars Performing Arts Company (headed by Laura Rizzo) has a groupon currently running through Sunday.  You can send your kid to a day camp in Yonkers for less than half of what it normally costs!  Click here to get the…

  • Westchester NY Farmer’s Markets by Day

    Please let me know if I’m missing one! WEDNESDAY Croton-on-Hudson Farmers Market Market open Wednesdays, 1:30PM – 6:30PM, 05/30 – 11/21 Lot on Municipal Place – off Rt 9 exit (Map it »)   THURSDAY YONKERS FARMERS MARKET Market open Thursdays July 3-November 13, 8:00AM – 3:00PM, Getty Square, 1 Hudson Street, Yonkers FRIDAY  …

  • Ballet Vérité – Sunday April 15 @ 7 pm, MMAC 248 West 60th Street

    My brother Seth and his wife Sara have a ballet company,  Ballet Vérité . I’ve written about Ballet Verite projects before. They are putting together an exciting evening of dance as a way to commemorate  Levi HaLevi, Sara’s dad, who recently passed away. Levi was a great guy and was supportive of both Seth and…

  • First Snow of the Season!

    It’s still October, and it’s snowing! Time to dig out the winter coat, find my hat, and curse myself for not buying a SnowBlower this year! Here’s a little video:  

  • I asked Siri to tell me a story….

    I asked Siri, my (and everyone else’s)  iphone 4s personal assistant to tell me a story. (I’m sorry for the weird quality of the photographs, I saved them via Photo Booth and then reversed the horizontal.  Apparently you can catch a screen shot, but when I tried, my Siri screen went away.) Here’s the transcript:…

  • Recipe for Chicken Fetteh

    I had this great dish at the Lebanese Taberna in Silver Spring MD yesterday.  Both Stephanie and I loved it.  Went looking for recipes, and found a great one on Chowhound. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/270971 wow, you’re in luck. i never knew what this dish was called, but it was a favorite in our house. my mom learned…

  • Riverdale Arts Festival October 23

          I’ll be performing  artistic antics on the street at the      Riverdale Arts Festival on Sunday October 23. There will also be lots of great local musicians, artists, foods, crafts, and lots of other stuff. Please check it out if you can!

  • Benefit for the Harlem School of the Arts August 19 at 7 & 8:15 pm

    My brother and his wife are producing this event. (and my brother is choreographing some of the dances also) If you want to see an all-star cast of amazing ballet dancers, and have your money go to a great cause, check it out. Tickets are available at http://www.balletverite.com It’s $100 for each program, $250 for…

  • Our 15 minutes of fame are almost up!

    Remarkably, the NY Times decided to revisit my marriage and write ANOTHER article about us and how we are progressing three years later.  (We had a VOWS article 3 years ago) I know, I know, it’s a little much, but how could we say no? The article will appear in print on Sunday May 1,…

  • Chuck Lesnick announces candidacy for Mayor

    Chuck Lesnick, who has been a Democratic leader on City Council during at least the last two terms of Republican Phil Amicone‘s mayorships, has announced that he will be running for Mayor.  This doesn’t come as a surprise to nearly anyone. Chuck is a good guy (I’ve met him a couple of times and am…

  • Parks & Recreation “Vegan Bacon”

    A Hilarious clip from the character Ron Swanson who visits a “Whole Foods”- like establishment for the first time. This character consistently makes me laugh. <

  • School Project: A Bun in the Oven

      This is kind of an amazing school project– a 17 year old girl with straight A’s FAKED a pregnancy for 6 months to study how lies, rumors, and innuendoes travel around the school.  It’s a mind-boggling idea, considering that most girls at this age are so peer-pressured that they are actually GETTING pregnant rather…