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Vince Vaughn Shooting ‘Delivery Man’ in Harlem

Posted on October 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Delivery Man, a.k.a the Untitled Ken Scott Project, starring Vince Vaughn, began screen tests and other pre-production work, including set up for a basketball scene. Continue reading →

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2nd Avenue Subway, Bad for Business?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Last week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority confirmed that Phase 1 of its Second Avenue Subway line is on track for 2016 completion. Yet many merchants along the dust-laden, noisy strip see no light at the end of the tunnel. They just don’t think they can last that long. Continue reading →

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April and Taxes

Posted on April 1, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Business

By Pamela Kuma

Are your finances affected Taxes?

Growing up in Ghana, I do not recollect hearing or knowing about what it means to pay taxes.  I never heard of it until I set foot on the land of opportunities.  My first paycheck didn’t help me either to understand why there was something called FICO on my check.  Continue reading →

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Rangel Votes to Invest in Business

Posted on March 25, 2010 by | 2 Comments

Congressman Charles B. Rangel voted Wednesday to create American jobs by investing in small businesses and rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure. The Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Act (HR 4849) will create new small business and construction jobs, spur private sector investment and hiring, and help rebuild infrastructure across the country. Continue reading →

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Know Your Beer: Hip Hops (Part 1)

Posted on February 11, 2010 by | 2 Comments

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A special series by Celeste Beatty from Harlem Brewing

When it comes to great beer, you’ve probably heard something about water, hops and barley. Some of the greatest beers were enjoyed by Egyptians thousands of years ago. Today, we put our own spin on beer, crafting recipes with a variety of ingredients including hops (Celeste Beatty pictured above). Hops are one of the main ingredients in beer (you might want to break for a beer now as this is guaranteed to stimulate your palate). Continue reading →

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Young women venture out on their own

Posted on January 9, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Business

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As both the national and New York City (Harlem) economies have hit rock bottom, and the chances of finding rewarding employment has become almost obsolete, a few ambitious, young women have created their own dream jobs, working and answering only for themselves.

“We have some data that slightly more younger women (under 35) are moving into entrepreneurships, compared to men of the same age group,” said Gwen Martin, executive director at the Center for Women’s Business Research.

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Ecko Puts His HQ On Market

Posted on July 16, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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Urbanwear hotshot’s appeal wears thin as youths trade down

eckoThe large bronze rhinoceros statues grazing inside hip-hop clothing designer Marc Ecko’s massive 275,000-square-foot headquarters on West 23rd Street may soon be out of a home. The entire space, which costs more than $9 million a year and includes a half-size basketball court, is now on the market, according to the site’s leasing agent, FirstService Williams.

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Carol’s Daughter In Harlem To Develop Products For Disney

Posted on July 9, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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carols2Before social marketing became synonymous with viral marketing, and opening her flagship store in Harlem there was a tactic called word of mouth. Old-fashioned word of mouth got Lisa Price, former television script coordinator, and her company, Carol’s Daughter, featured on B. Smith, The View and the brass ring of publicity, Oprah.

Carol’s Daughter is a body care company that creates and sells fragrances, body lotions, hair care and cosmetics. Price started developing fragrances for herself in her Brooklyn kitchen while she worked behind the scenes on The Cosby Show. She was soon producing and bottling fragrances and body lotions and selling them from her home, and in 1993 she started selling at flea markets. She expanded her line to include hair care and set up a catalog in 1994 and then a website in 2000.


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The Bonelli Group Presents To Greater Success

Posted on July 8, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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The Bonelli Group hosts the first in a series of professional development workshops on July 15th.

Come find out how to market yourself in today’s economic climate!

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8 Tips For Liking Someone You Dislike

Posted on June 18, 2009 by | 1 Comment

Health

Some people are part of your life, whether you want them there or not. What if you don’t have the warmest of feelings for your boss? Your mother-in-law? Your next-door neighbor?

It’s easy to come up with a mental catalog of all the ways in which that person could change to be less annoying, domineering, passive-aggressive, arrogant, etc.—but the fact is, you can’t change anyone but yourself.

Here are some tips about how to help yourself cultivate more friendly feelings. It’s quite a strain to hide feelings of dislike; if you can manage to change your feelings, you’ll be much happier. It’s hard, but not impossible.

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