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Talking Up DT: Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman

Written by Our Town Downtown on . Posted in Eat & Drink, Our Town Downtown

Meatball.shop_.guys_ Owners of the Meatball Shop Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman opened the first Meatball Shop in the Lower East Side in February of last year. Almost a year later, the popular joint has expanded to Williamsburg and the West Village, and Chernow and Holzman have released a cookbook sharing how to make their delectable, um,
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On Topic: For Roe v. Wade Supporters, Silence is No Longer a Choice

Written by Our Town Downtown on . Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column, Our Town Downtown

03_OnTopic.Carolyn.Maloney.as_ Last Sunday, we marked the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that guarantees a woman’s right to choose. Reproductive freedom is at greater risk now than at any time since Roe was handed down in 1973, and family planning is under attack. Women can no longer afford to be silent.
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On Topic: The American President Show On Topic: The American President Show

Written by Our Town Downtown on . Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column, Our Town Downtown

It’s close! It’s so close! Romney’s ahead! No, Gingrich is ahead! Oh, here comes Santorum! But can any of them beat Obama? It’s so exciting, I can’t stand it. The sporting style of American mainstream media coverage of political “races” may be fun for some people. But it’s also irresponsibly dumb because of the difference
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Downtown Crime Watch

Written by Our Town Downtown on . Posted in Breaking News, Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

CrimeBlotter_Illus_02_02_12 $40k rock goes missing While most of us like to don jewelry that has some sentimental value, like a wedding band, graduation bracelet or necklace to remember a friendship, when the item surpasses the cost of an average monthtly mortgage payment, it is perhaps best to leave it at home. A 29-year-old woman went into
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