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Anthony Bourdain to end 'No Reservations' with taste of 'The Wire'
The Baltimore SunThe very last episode of Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" will offer a taste of both New York and Baltimore. The Baltimore flavor will come by way of "The Wire." As the Los Angeles Times puts it, Bourdain has frequently "geeked out" about "The...Tags: Felicia Pearson, Los Angeles Times, Jamie Hector, Anthony Bourdain, Michael K. Williams
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Werdesheim case blown up out of proportion
I've followed the Werdesheim case closely in the 18 months since the incident on Fallstaff Road took place ("Elder brother guilty in assault," May 4). I've lived a few streets from the occurrence for over 40 years. From The Sun's perspective, two...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Safety of Citizens, Tom Wolfe, Italy, Radio
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She'll be Martha's judge
Newsday Staff WriterIt may be Martha Stewart's high-profile day in court, but the woman who will command the stage starting next week is a petite, reserved 74-year-old whose daily attire will be basic black. Manhattan U.S. District Court Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum,...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Washington, DC, Brooklyn Heights, New York City
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2001: A movie odyssey
What book, painting or TV series was more pertinent to the world of the new millennium than the 1999 picture Three Kings? That wised-up Gulf War adventure dramatized the dire consequences of America's failure to support Iraqi dissidents and topple...Tags: David Lynch, Saddam Hussein, Maryland Film Festival, Movies, Muhammad Ali
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Remembering a Woodstock icon
Dave Laz, an Orthodox Jew based in Miami Beach, and who heads an interracial rock band, "Dr. Laz & The CURE," remembers his association with rock icon Richie Havens who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, and who passed away last week at...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, North Miami, Richie Havens, Christianity, Miami Beach
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Anna Deavere Smith wins $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Anna Deavere Smith, famed for creating one-woman, documentary theater pieces about taut social issues in which she portrays multiple people she’s interviewed, has won the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most lucrative awards in...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, New York University, Fine Artists, New York City, Bob Dylan
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Proposed bar at Douglas & Oliver draws opposition
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsNeighbors are upset about what they call a new bar & grill planned for the old Barrier's store at Douglas & Oliver. Developers say it's a restaurant that closes at two o'clock in the morning, not a bar. "They're going to be overflowing into our... -
Photo of N.Y. cop aiding homeless man draws bittersweet reaction
A photograph of New York Police Officer Lawrence DePrimo giving boots to a barefoot homeless man has gone viral, getting more than 400,000 "likes" on the department's Facebook page and a wave of positive media attention. The New York Times reported that...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Rudy Giuliani, Google Inc., New York City
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Synagogue Smackdown Victim Speaks Out
pix11.com | @wpix"It happened really fast," Ehud Halevy told PIX 11 in his first chance to speak out against the two police officers seen on the video that went viral, that has been called the "Crown Heights Synagogue Smackdown." It started as a argument about leaving...Tags: Justice System, New York City Police Department, Judaism, Lawyers
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Parents Scammed out of Camp Money by Veteran "Con Artist"
pix11.com | @murphypixNatoya Turnbull thought she was getting a good deal from a camp director advertising on the popular website, “Living Social”. The cost was $500 for nine weeks, and Turnbull thought the program would be great for her eight year old daughter....Tags: Michelle Obama, Rentals, Real Estate
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Victory Over Violence: Brooklyn Foot Soldiers
PIX11.com | @PIX11DanPIX 11 first introduced you to the group the Brooklyn foot soldiers last year, an extraordinary program that began back in 2001 with one big umbrella goal : to keep kids out of trouble while helping the community. PIX11 first introduced you to the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Raymond W. Kelly, Lincoln University, New York City Police Department, New York City
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Dunkin' Donuts Studio On The Run: Marty Markowitz On Brooklyn Concert Series
PIX11.comPIX11's Hilary Whittier met with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz on the Dunkin Donuts Studio on the Run in Coney Island to discuss the 34th annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island and the 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr....Tags: Foods and Beverages, Dunkin' Donuts, Coney Island, Martin Luther King Jr., Doughnuts
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