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A Victory Against Eminent Domain Abuse
The Appellate Division First Department today ruled for property owners in their eminent domain challenge to Columbia University's attempt to take their properties.
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Spa City Victorian Streetwalk tonight
Santa Claus greets children at a tree lighting ceremony Wednesday night on Broadway in Saratoga Springs.
Bing Bang jewelry , comprised of founding designer Anna Sheffield and her brother, Kevin Kearney, have thus far created two highly successful women's collections but they have set their sights on a men's collection this time around.
Review: A sweet, extended a Peter and the Wolfa
NEW YORK - At last, the back story of "Peter and the Wolf." With the well-earned blessing of Sergei Prokofiev's estate, director Anne Geenen has added a 30-minute prequel to the classic children's musical about the boy who captures a wolf and combined it with an original score for a sweet production currently showing at the New Victory Theater.
on Opening Night: In the Next Room or the vibrator play - Mrs. Givings' Misgivings
In the Next Room or the vibrator play , the Sarah Ruhl play that bowed Nov. 19 at the Lyceum Theatre, wavers between comedy and drama over the trials and errors of Victorian sex therapy.
Wainscott community notes, November 26
That the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has even authorized a five-day turkey hunt, which ends today, has only increased the turkey talk.
Victory in sight on health-care reform
The weekend vote in Washington advancing health-care reform set off a flurry of metaphors about goal lines and finish lines coming into view.
Posted in London on November 24th, 2009 By Marshall - leave a comment! While I was on London last week, I stumbled upon this poster of Lord Nelson's victory over the French and Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalger, in a hotel in Greenwich.
Second School Paper Gets Burned on Ad for White Supremacists
NEW YORK A second high school newspaper has inadvertently published an advertisement promoting the Web site of a white supremacist group.
Singer snags six pieces at Madoff auction
The Singer Collection, an expert in antique and 20th-century jewelry, has acquired six pieces that once belonged to infamous Wall Street swindler Bernie Madoff.
Sarah Ruhl's Flighty `Vibrator Play' Lives Up to Good Buzz: John Simon
Wonders will never cease. Sarah Ruhl , whose previous work I execrated, has written a smart, charming, iridescently funny-serious jewel, a oeIn the Next Room or The Vibrator Play.a Presented on Broadway by Lincoln Center Theater , it is about American women at a oethe dawn of the age of electricitya achieving sexual emancipation thanks to the ...
Is Disdain for Palin a Victorian Holdover?
Palin at the Republican National Convention in a $2,500 Valentino jacket. Sarah Palin is back, much to the chagrin of the nation's liberal cosmopolitans.
Victorians' 'Grand Tour' collections fetch top prices
The wealthy and the almost-wealthy of the late Victorian era chose to take the 'Grand Tour' of Europe to show off their sophistication, education and good taste.
Savoring the Mayoral Victory With a Dinner by the Seine
Apres la victoire, les vacances. Winning quarterbacks head to Disney World after the Super Bowl.
Saratoga Springs announces Victorian Streetwalk will be held Dec. 3
The city will be hosting its 23rd annual Victorian Streetwalk on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association announced Tuesday.
Victory Motorcycle Custom Order Program
Taking online customization to a new level, Victory Motorcycles of Spirit Lake, Iowa has recently extended the option to trick-out any of four models - but only for a limited time.
A Sapphic Victory, but Pyrrhic
BEFORE millions of television viewers, under the dewy and beneficent gaze of Oprah Winfrey , the two of them traded moony glances.
Know Right Now: The Lake & Stars
Named after a Victorian euphemism for a woman's prowess in the bedroom, the Lake & Stars has created a new breed of smart, sexy lingerie.
MEDICINE: An armada to fight AIDS in Rochester
A lack of understanding of minority cultures is a barrier to reaching people of color with HIV-related information, says Stephaun Clipper, programs manager at MOCHA.
Victorians to pay tribute to accomplished villagers
Ivor Thom In a press release the Friends of Victoria Village Diaspora said November 29 marks 170 years the freed slaves bought the village.