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After much whining and complaining the area now known as SoHa has finally gotten a Starbucks. Located in SoHa118, signage announcing its impending arrival appeared to the collective relief of the S’Bucks addicted downtown transplants. The colonialization (or shall I say the S’Buck-ification) of Harlem continues.
Via Racked
Related: Starbucks Run Down [UF]

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Unnatural Causes.org

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From veteran New York Times technology reporter Michel Marriott—The Skull Cage Key is set in mid-twenty-first-century Harlem, but it will stir readers to think deeper about our own era and its troubles and promise.

Armstrong, a life-long Harlemite who’s made it as a young, middle-class professional, is celebrating Chinese New Year 2042 with his boss (and [...]

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Harlem is….Art
HARLEM HOMECOMING 2008
Selected Works by Adelmola Olugebefola – 1968-2008
FINAL GALLERY TALK
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
2PM – 5PM
STRIVERS GARDENS GALLERY
300 WEST 135TH STREET
Between Frederick Douglass Blvd and St. Nicholas Avenue
Ademola Olugebefola is a renowned contemporary artist whose work has set standards of excellence in Harlem and beyond. His work has been featured in major museums, universities, [...]

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The Male Ego
Saturday, April 26, 2008
at 8:00 PM
Langston Hughes Auditorium, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Urbintel, Inc. and the Schomburg Center present The Male Ego with Michael Chief Peterson, Akil Dasan, Jamaal St. John, Buddha LuvJonz, Anthony Morales, directed by Leslie ButtaflySoul Taylor.

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New York’s ‘Public Pension Bomb’ Ticking Away [DailyMe.com]
New York City Leader, a Potential Mayoral Candidate, Grapples With Fallout of Slush Fund Probe [DailyMe.com]
Dr. Oz Offers a Prescription for Breakfast at City Schools [The New York Sun]
The Newest Version of Serena Williams [The New York Sun]
Diana killed by drivers’ negligence [CNN.com]

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Beyond the Rockefeller Drug Laws—
Public Health or Criminal Injustice?
A Community Forum about Drug Treatment, Incarceration, and the Future of Drug Policy in New York
7 – 9 pm, Thursday April 10, 2008
The City College of New York Room 1/201, 1st floor, NAC Building.
Directions: Take the 1 train to 137th St. City College exit. Walk north to [...]

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Saturday, April 19
12pm-6pm
WE ACT Earthday Event!
Harlem State Building Plaza | 163 West 125th Street (at 7th Avenue)
Join WE ACT for Environmental Justice as they celebrate Earth Day with community gardeners, parks groups, environmental organizations, and more! Interested in having an information table at the event? Contact James Subudhi at james@weact.org or (212) 961-1000 ext [...]

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