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You can search specific neighborhoods and addresses- this is where I live.
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It was “Premeditated”
Dear CWL,
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but it was worth the wait. Thanks to sister Susie for showing me this truly great Washington Post Q&A with Richard Ellis, a marine conservationist at the American Museum of Natural History. Seriously, Washington Post, hire this guy for a weekly – nay, daily – [...]
Blog of the Day: Hipster Kitty
Ok, maybe i went a little overboard with the examples but i kept finding good ones. Check out more HERE.
From Mariso
Thief and Bandit @ Bust Craft Fair
I visited the Bust craft fair in NYC yesterday and came out with this rad necklace by Thief and Bandit (see below). Not only were the vendors the cutest (and from RVA!), but their printed tees and necklaces were original (a lot of the artsy craft fair stuff starts looking all the same after a [...]
Bust Magazine Craftacular in NYC!
For real – I got a ton of Xmas shopping done here last year – can’t wait!
ONE DAY ONLY!
SUNDAY DECEMBER 6th, 2009
10am – 7:30pm
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NYC
Get gifts–and give back–at this year’s BUST Holiday Craftacular. Get your shop on all day browsing the hottest handmade wares from over [...]
Actien Handel at the Museum of American Finance
Hey guys- the exhibit that I have been helping to make is opening tomorrow evening. I thought I would give the MoAF a little shout out. Feel free to stop by! 5:30pm @ 48 Wall St
Please join us on Thursday, September 10, for a reception to open “Actien Handel: Early Dutch Finance and the [...]
The story of America
From the Pursuit of Happiness blog.
While You’re Busy Remembering “Where The Wild Things Are”…
…I’m remembering another Maurice Sendak classic: ‘Really Rosie.’ I used to watch this “movie” (in quotes because it was really only a 30 minute special on network TV a long time ago that I used to have on VHS as a kid). And I heard a snippet of “Chicken Soup With Rice” on The Today [...]
NYC Subway Sounds
I really like this audio compilation because I imagine/remember myself in all of the stations. It’s like nostalgia for something I still experience everyday.
NYCSubwaySounds1.alexreisner.com.mp3
From the author’s blog entry…
Part of the job of a subway conductor is to announce station names and explain delays and route changes. But some conductors do much more. Especially on weekends [...]
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