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Erika Jacobson is originally from the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. After receiving her B.A. in English from Arizona State University in 2001, she moved to Fairfax, VA, where she spent three years running restaurants and teaching dance. She is currently a second-semester graduate student in NYU’s Newspaper Journalism program.
New York City is more of a country music town than most people think. As the No. 2 market for country music sales in the United States and with the Country Music Association Awards coming to the city, country music fans are wondering why there is still no country music scene.
Archived | Apr 28, 2005 (~847 Words)The popularity of the movie “Sideways” illuminated a growing trend in the wine industry. Wine is no longer confined to members of the Baby Boomer generation as more and more of their children discover its possibilities. Through classes and tastings, many places in New York City are reaching out to the younger consumer and teaching people that wine does not have to be unapproachable.
Archived | Apr 21, 2005 (~987 Words)Caleb Smith is of the few people to have walked every street in Manhattan. His two-and-half-year journey has brought him minor celebrity and the chance to discuss what he loves most about New York City.
Archived | Apr 10, 2005 (~1057 Words)The Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway will be showing 116 of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings and drawings through June 5. A modern street artist of the late ’70s and ’80s who died of a heroin overdose in 1988 at 27, Basquiat was viewed as the successor to Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse as an artist who used modern art to emulate African art.
Archived | Mar 31, 2005 (~1035 Words)Broadway shows are one of the biggest draws of New York City for both locals and tourists alike. Everyone is looking for the cheapest way to get into the best shows.
Archived | Mar 23, 2005 (~174 Words)If you are a broke college student (and let’s face it, most of us are), you don’t have to resign yourself to an empty apartment or dorm with four bare walls. New York City offers many flea markets where you can find anything from furniture and vintage clothing to ethnic wares from all over the world.
Archived | Mar 23, 2005 (~214 Words)Ken Roberson, choreographer of “Avenue Q” and the new Elvis-inspired show, “All Shook Up,” discusses his beginnings and his love of the theater.
Archived | Mar 23, 2005 (~1373 Words)Philanthropist Henri Zimand offers free carriage rides through Central Park and one trip to Monaco to encourage couples to write about love.
Archived | Feb 14, 2005 (~899 Words)
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