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Escaping the Winter  What is it about that four-legged prognosticator that gets people all fired up?  I’m mean, really.  People actually predict the arrival of spring by whether a groundhog sees his shadow on February 2nd? AND a groundhog in Pennsylvania, of all places.  What does that have to do with spring in New York?… Read more »

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Escaping the Winter  What is it about that four-legged prognosticator that gets people all fired up?  I’m mean, really.  People actually predict the arrival of spring by whether a groundhog sees his shadow on February 2nd? AND a groundhog in Pennsylvania, of all places.  What does that have to do with spring in New York?… Read more »

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by Janice McDonald It’s been a tough month for Egyptian travel, for obvious reasons. Most U.S. carriers still have not reinstated their flights to the country while things shake out with establishing the new government. But I’m already looking forward to what that “new Egypt” will mean for the next time I visit. Egyptians are… Read more »

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Janice McDonald:  With 8 Emmy nominations, she was dubbed the Susan Lucci of CNN. Janice has taken her career global – writing books and producing TV, using all seven continents as her stepping stones. People ask me what my favorite city to visit is and my immediate answer is always Bruges, Belgium. From the first time I… Read more »

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Janice McDonald:  With 8 Emmy nominations, she was dubbed the Susan Lucci of CNN. Janice has taken her career global – writing books and producing TV, using all seven continents as her stepping stones. Since this blog is about travel, then I think the best way to start is to simply look at the issue of travel… Read more »

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“’Twist of Love” is a celebratory track about that crazy little thing called love,” said Ms. Davis from her recording studio in Manhattan. “It’s a full blooded diva anthem that I hope will redefine the ‘twist’ track for the twenty-first century.”

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Sara Ann just moved to New York City from North Carolina, and has recently started classes at the School of Visual Arts. She lives in student housing in a great area of the city, near Gramercy Park. AskaNewYorker: Do you have a nickname? Sara Ann: Saggy AskaNewYorker: What’s your sign? Sara Ann: Leo. Born July… Read more »