Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing

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It’s not spring yet, no matter how tightly I squeeze my eyes and pretend it is, so in this edition I’m focusing on treats to help you get through the last throes of winter. Soon enough, I’ll park my down jacket in the closet and wipe the filthy salt residue off my well-worn boots. In
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Winter Is a Season, Too

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

sweetshrimpbyclaramichelle It is still, technically, winter. Every 50-plus degree day makes it harder and harder to remember this—every time you run out of the office for lunch and debate whether you really need your coat, instead of wrapping yourself in every piece of clothing you own before braving the elements—but winter is sticking around until at
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Pickles Take Manhattan

Written by Linnea Covington on . Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Lifestyle, Our Town, West Side Spirit

REST-Jacob's Pickles(as) Luckily, the space housing Jacob’s Pickles proved massive, considering that on a Thursday night shortly after it opened, the place was packed with students, moms pushing strollers and large groups eager to see what the hype was about. We got in just in time to snag a cozy table in the back and, despite the
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The Penniless Epicure: The Spoils of Wine

Written by Josh Perilo on . Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Lifestyle, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Last week, I spoke enthusiastically about my support of Stelvin closures, or screw caps, for wine. And I stand by my zeal for this cause. However, I had many friends and colleagues approach me and take major issue with my stance. “I don’t want to hear a ‘crack’ when I open my bottle of sauvignon
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Valentine's Day at Grand Central Oyster Bar

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89 East 42nd St., New York, NY 10017 The oyster is considered nature’s ultimate aphrodisiac (more on that later), so look no further than the Grand Central Oyster Bar as the restaurant of choice for romance on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, when executive chef Sandy Ingber – well-known as the “Bishop of Bivalves” —
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Lights On…in Lower Manhattan

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Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing Without vision, a people perish. Or, in my version of this proverb for the column: Without glasses from the right eyewear shop, one might not be able to find one’s way to the spa…or to the restaurant for ribs. In this week’s edition, pamper
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Valentine's Day Events

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youvegotmail From readings in the buff to a cocoa-themed Shabbat dinner, we present the best in V-Day happenings for you and your loved one. Top Pick Wednesday, Feb. 15 FREE We’ve Got Mail Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St. (betw. E. Houston & Prince Sts.); housingworks.org; 7 p.m., $5. An evening like never before for
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Wine Consumers’ Grape Expectations

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Imagine if your state legislature, in a bid to protect mom-and-pop bookstores, barred Amazon.com from shipping into your state. Or if a local town council, worried about local dairy farmers, prohibited grocers from selling milk. Or if lawmakers banned the sale of potato chips and candy bars on Sundays in an effort to shrink our
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Valentine's Day Events

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

youvegotmail From readings in the buff to a cocoa-themed Shabbat dinner, we present the best in V-Day happenings for you and your loved one. —Compiled by Staff Top Pick Wednesday, Feb. 15 FREE We’ve Got Mail Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St. (betw. E. Houston & Prince Sts.); housingworks.org; 7 p.m., $5. An evening like
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