‘Forgive me father, I have sinned’ took on a whole new meaning when Pope Francis decided to hold his first audience with the Press and bless them. Though there were no questions at the meeting the Holy Father thanked the Press for their hard work and dedication to duty while covering the recent Conclave that… Read more »
There are many contenders, but only a few can take the New York art scene by storm. Ask many of discerning collectors, and they will tell you they have found their woman. Her name is Stella Michaels, and on anyone given day she is working between 7 and 22 hours in her Chelsea studio on the modern day masterpieces… Read more »
The new Pope formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires and ordained for the Jesuits on 13 December 1969. After completing his doctoral dissertation in Germany, he served as a confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba. On 20 May 1992 he was… Read more »
Julio Acevedo has been indicted and the Brooklyn district attorney’s office says further charges are possible. Acevedo is accused of speeding down a Brooklyn street and crashing into a car carrying Nachman and Raizy Glauber which resulted in their death. The couples premature son was delivered by cesarean section before he also died. Acevedo was… Read more »
Even in death former Mayor Ed Koch is still giving. In his will just made public, he bestowed $100,000 to his former secretary Mary Garrigan, and $500,000 to his sister Pat Thaler. Court papers revealed his net worth at over 10.5 Million. The former Mayor who always asked “How am I doin?”also gave $100,000 to… Read more »
Back in the day, Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol and anyone who was hip and happening ventured into the place called Max’s Kansas City. Yvonne Sewall (Ruskin), partner of Max’s founder Mickey Ruskin also wrote High on Rebellion, the definitive oral history of Max’s. This book is certainly going to make a great movie one day,… Read more »
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has officially launched her run to become New York’s first woman Mayor. Quinn’s platform is to help the middle class and turn NYC into a place for equal opportunity and possibility once more. Quinn says she wants to keep our streets safe, improve schools, and provide affordable housing while creating… Read more »
Most people at the Vatican seem confident there will be a new pope by next Sunday. Whoever the next Vicar of Christ is remains to be seen but the countdown is on and bookmakers are even taking wagers. Is that a sin? Leading favorites are CARDINAL PETER TURKSON, CARDINAL ANGELO SCOLA, CARDINAL ODILO SCHERER:,CARDINAL MARC… Read more »
Jannette La Sota is not the kind of person who sits still. You can get tired just reading her list of accomplishments. Begin with 25 plus years with the NYPD. Overlap that with a BBA degree from Baruch College and working as an accountant for seven years. Mix in international best-selling author. And now add… Read more »
We’ve all been there. You’re headed to a date with a new person, happy as a lamb adopted by a vegetarian farmer. You wear your Sunday best even though it’s not Sunday. You get your hair did. You even whip out a little perfume or cologne. You arrive, wait for him or her, and they… Read more »
