Sara’s ‘Sweet’ Success Story

Written by admin on July 7, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

West Side mom’s business featured on Rachael Ray By Reid Spagna Sara Leand knows how the cookie crumbles. Fun, quirky and unique are a few of the descriptions that have been applied to the West Side mother’s gourmet dessert business, based in Manhattan
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Animal Magnetism

Written by admin on October 9, 2009. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

Having grown-up on a farm in Germany, Dr. Ina Obernesser, owner of Uptown Veterinary Associates on West 112th Street, has been an animal lover since childhood. “I grew-up in the country and we always had animals, especially dogs and cats,” she said. “I always had a tremendous affinity for animals, I loved being around them.
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Rubin’s Goal: Soccer Success

Written by admin on October 9, 2009. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

When Zachary Rubin left his job as a commodity trader two years ago to start Upper 90 Soccer + Sport, it was a decision to get back to his roots. Rubin grew up playing soccer on the Upper West Side. Back then, he and his friends settled for any patch of grass in Riverside Park
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ONE-WOMAN HR DEPARTMENT

Written by admin on November 21, 2008. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

ENTREPRENEURS Pat Craddick left Wall Street to spend more time with her daughter, a public school student. But she discovered that her support was also needed elsewhere: many public school parents were missing a place where they could learn to write resumes, prep for interviews and look for jobs. So Craddick created ParentJobNet, a nonprofit
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