In my previous column we explored the numerous elements of consuming wine at its peak – the moment when it reaches the top of the bell curve and expresses its best characteristics. The column focused on the following categories. The
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera As I watch my wife neatly fold the laundry she’s just removed from the dryer, I recall fondly a memory from long ago. She denies the story now, or claims she doesn’t remember it, but when we
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera It’s time to think about resolutions the homeowner may consider for home improvements in the new year. So here goes, but first, a disclaimer. The Home Guru can’t be guru-ish about everything under the roof and above
Read MoreBy Michael Gold It’s the year 2084. New York City has been abandoned by the financial industry and most other corporations. New York’s airports have closed. Columbia University has relocated to Poughkeepsie. Most other surviving institutions have left the city,
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Cousins Kenny Neziraj and John Lluka opened Dive Oyster House in Briarcliff Manor just over three years ago, a cozy boutique restaurant serving an exceptional seafood-themed menu. They have updated their winter bill-of-fare with titillating seasonal specialties
Read MoreIn Aftermath of CEO Murder, Let’s Condemn Violence and Seek Solutions This is the 18th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. By Adam Stone It’s been exactly two
Read More“Aged wine” is a rather open-ended term lacking any specificity to a particular bottling. Your concept of aging may be a matter of a few days – or hours. Mine may be several decades. While one consumer may not have
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Considering how content I am today as a family- and home-centered person, it’s almost difficult for me to remember my first holiday season in New York City. As a new college graduate, it would be the place
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Of all the holiday seasons my wife Margaret and I enjoyed together, one of the most memorable was the year a decade ago when we moved to our current home in Trump Park in Shrub Oak. Christmas
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan And you thought you knew all about Santa Claus, being familiar with New York City native Clement Clarke Moore’s memorable “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” a contribution solidly in the top five list of Christmas must-haves. You
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