It’s just like Platform 9 3/4 - hidden in plain sight. See? Right now, there’s some really cool art and Oaxaca, so I’m all for this hidden gem. Check it out! Situated between the Bowery and 2nd Avenue, Extra Place is a former thru street that once connected East 1st Street to East 2nd Street. In… Continue reading Have you ever been to Extra Place?
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Single Lady Brags About Using Match.com to Get Guys to Buy Her Dinner
Jen Doll hits the nail on the head again. This really ticks me off…. I’m all for dating on 1,000 levels, but not to be a gold-digger. Get real, ladies. Sure, a free meal sometimes is nice (especially in good company), but your monthly budget shouldn’t be based on dates, and I would hope that… Continue reading Single Lady Brags About Using Match.com to Get Guys to Buy Her Dinner
Should Philanthropies Operate Like Businesses?
This article provides a nice (albeit biased, I think) set of arguments both for and against the philanthropy as a business model. I tend to agree with Bronfman and Solomon, with the explicit acknowledgement of and appreciation for business models as being flexible and varied. Philanthropies need to be as well. What do you think?Should… Continue reading Should Philanthropies Operate Like Businesses?
Rentrepreneurship
noun. 1) Creatively making quick money by hiring out personal belongings. 2) A contributor to collaborate consumption. 3) A smart business idea. Call me crazy, but this makes a ton of sense. I don’t have the energy to do it personally (yet), but I’m intrigued. It’s a good read regardless. It’s also written by Rob… Continue reading Rentrepreneurship
One of the advantages of not running for office is that I don’t ever have to pretend to be nice to people I don’t like. Barney Frank
Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Hemingway
I will never understand why this store window on Mott near Elizabeth did what it did.
Spotted on the Subway: 1) A man with headphones that clipped on THROUGH HIS EAR. There must have been a hole. I looked for a long time and I’m confident it was a clip that went around through the back of his ear (normally, connected to one’s head). But I also know that I’m easily… Continue reading
Milwaukee man sells cafe for $100
I like every part of this story.Milwaukee man sells cafe for $100
In memory of the most upstanding guy who was respectful and sincere, goofy but incredibly smart, passionate about people and culture, thoughtful without measure, an incredible guitarist and zealous drummer, and my first love, John. RIP.
Jen Bokoff 
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