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A proverbial melting pot, the Lower East Side was originally formed by several immigrant communities ż 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 ż Italians, Poles, Ukrainians and other groups. A large German population was formed a neighborhood called Little Germany.
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'Ragtime' through June at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Learn about life in turn-of-the-century America and enjoy many musical styles at "Ragtime," opening Friday, May 25 at 8 p.m. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St. This musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, as they confront...Tags: Music Theater, Music
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Elaine Karp-Gelernter, psychologist
Elaine Karp-Gelernter, a retired Veterans Affairs psychologist who was also a textile artist, died of complications from pneumonia March 20 at Sinai Hospital. The Mount Washington resident was 78.
She was the daughter of Polish immigrants who ran a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychologists, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park
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Opening the books on holiday gifts for readers
In these tough economic times, books offer a great return on a gift-giver's investment. Relatively inexpensive, they provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient — if you make the right choice. Never fear: the Book Bag is here to help. Lovers of...Tags: Science, New York City, Applied Physics, Charles Manson, Bipolar Disorder
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Celebrities make the scene, starting at Café Hon
As I write this, I could swear I hear celebrity TV chef Gordon Ramsay's voice bellowing down 36th Street from Café Hon, 1002 W. 36th St. The host of Fox's "Kitchen Nightmares" is in town with a crew to give the longstanding Hampden eatery a going over for...Tags: Facebook, Arrested Development (tv program) , HBO (tv network), Tony Hale, Top Chef (tv program)
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Gavin DeGraw will perform at Merriweather with Maroon 5 and Train
The Baltimore SunGavin DeGraw has cancelled eight more dates on his tour because of an assault he suffered in New York City this past Sunday. But he will be able to open for Maroon 5 and Train when they play Merriweather Post Pavilion August 24, DeGraw's publicist just...Tags: New York City, Maroon 5 (music group)
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'Project Runway' recap: City scapes and inspiration
Reality CheckJanell reports on last night's Project Runway. And makes me wish I was a lot funnier, as per usual:Previously, Ivy became a national nightmare, but then we woke up and she was still eliminated. Oh, and so was Christopher. Now,......Tags: New York City, Central Park, Statue of Liberty, Fashion Shows, Annapolis
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Newspapers sell out of historic editions
Associated PressNewsstands from Seattle to New York quickly sold out of yesterday's papers declaring Barack Obama the nation's first black president, as some jubilant customers picked up two, three or even 30 copies as keepsakes. The Baltimore Sun, The New York Times...Tags: eBay Inc., History, Newspapers, Chicago Tribune, Mass Media
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Music Theater, Fells Point, Johns Hopkins University, Huntington Beach
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On somber day, Bush urges unity
Sun reporterPresident Bush, in a televised address last night, called the war in Iraq "a struggle for civilization" that Americans should "put aside our differences" to win, capping a day of hushed remembrances, tolling bells and wailing bagpipes on the fifth...Tags: Parties and Movements, San Francisco, Howard Dean, Heads of State, Defense
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Dennis Walcott On After School Programs, Bullying, Teacher-Student Relationships
PIX11.comPIX11 visited the East Side House Settlement and the Educational Alliance after school programs. These organizations run several after-school programs in the South Bronx and on the Lower East Side, which are slated for closure as part of Mayor Bloomberg'...Tags: Sex Crimes, Michael Bloomberg
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Book focuses on Jews and alcohol
Jews and Booze. By Marni Davis. New York: New York University Press, 2012. 261 Pages. $32. New Yorker Marni Davis moved to Atlanta, Georgia to work for her doctorate in American Jewish history at Emory University. Her dissertation is the basis for this...Tags: Judaism, Immigration, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Colleges and Universities, Alcohol Addiction
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BBC America's 'Copper' takes on New York crime in the 1860s
It seemed like a good idea at the time: Convert an area in Lower Manhattan into a comfortable, racially integrated middle-class neighborhood as the city's population swelled, largely through European immigration. Things didn't turn out so well, though:...
Tags: Murder, Downton Abbey (tv program), Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Republic of Ireland, Charles Dickens
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