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With all the talks of rezoning, gentrification, and outsiders there has been a lot of emphasis on fighting back and taking sides. There’s been little talk about the new connections that people have been making in Harlem.
The other day a friend of mine told me that in his building there was [...]

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While some may question the beauty of The Kalahari on the outside, there is no doubt about the beauty of the interior space –more specifically, the lobby.  In an effort to compete with luxury downtown buildings, The Kalahari offers an in-house custom curated art gallery designed by Cheryl Riley.  Apparently it is working:
“It was lovely,” [...]

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Last year we brought word that Maroons, the hip Jamaican/Southern cuisine eatery on 16th street was planning to build a second location on 145th Street. Then we were given more hope when they had posted a computer rendition of what the restaurant will look like as well as the seating arrangement. After nearly a year [...]

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If you live in West Harlem/Washington Heights and have any spanish-speaking friends or family members 40 years or older, you are sure to have heard about the night club where the new “El Morocco” resides. However, back then (and by back then I mean the late 80s) it used to be called Studio 84 (not [...]

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Log onto myspace to hear the beautiful voice of the featured vocalist:
Tara Bramble [myspace.com]
You can listen to Tara on WLIB 1190 AM on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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