EDITOR’S NOTE: CHERRY LOUNGE IS CLOSED FOR BUSINESS Stars & dustups at Harlem club debut BY JO PIAZZA DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER ‘Candy Girls’ in front of the new Cherry Lounge in Harlem. A new Harlem club may be too popular for its own good. When the Cherry Lounge opened its doors at 128th St.… [Read more…]
February 6, 2006 by D. Bell
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Harlem’s Renewal Spreads to the Boulevard By JULIA VITULLO-MARTIN – Special to the Sun May 26, 2005 On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in May, Harlem’s Frederick Douglass Boulevard is happening. Hipsters and elegant West African couples sip ginger juice and eat couscous at Les Ambassades‘ outdoor cafe on 118th Street. Young businessmen with cell phones… [Read more…]
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Amy Ruth’s Home-Style Southern CuisineCritic’s Pick 113 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10026 between Lenox Ave. and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. 212-280-8779 Price Range $$ Moderate Cuisine Southern/Soul Profile Amy Ruth’s feels as if it has always existed. It’s confident and comfortable—just as we imagine Carl Redding’s grandmother, the restaurant’s namesake, must have been.… [Read more…]
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PEOPLE OF NOTE: Allen West — Fine Dining Returns to Harlem By Deardra Shuler February 22, 2005 There is no doubt that Harlem is undergoing revitalization and a return to the time of glamour when Harlem was the hot spot of Manhattan and indeed the world. The “Harlem Grill,” a new restaurant/supper club has brought… [Read more…]
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Kitchenette Uptown 1272 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027 between 122nd and 123rd Sts. 212-531-7600 Price Range $-$$ Inexpensive to Moderate Cuisine American Traditional Profile This much roomier spinoff of the venerable TriBeCa comfort-food cottage and its dinner menu might be reasons for the owners to reconsider the “ette” part of the name. But… [Read more…]
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July 10, 2005 Harlem (Housing Woes) on His Mind By JOSH BARBANEL A FEW months after the Republicans took control in Washington in 2001, Keith Boykin, a writer and former aide to President Clinton, decided to pull up stakes in the capital and begin a new life in Harlem, in search of affordable rent and… [Read more…]
In Brooklyn, A Growing Business Rooted in a Dream By Umi Grigsby “I was born to be an entrepreneur, just like my father and his father before him,” says Richelieu W. Dennis. The 34-year-old Brooklyn businessman has taken his family legacy, along with a strong appreciation for his native West African culture and traditions, and… [Read more…]
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Black America’s cultural capital is thriving again You’ve already visited the Metropolitan Museum, seen a Broadway show, and caught a game at Yankee Stadium. But New York’s truest glory is the breathtaking diversity of its people and their communities. So on your next business trip to the Big Apple, spend some of your down time… [Read more…]
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By Celia C. Peters, AOL Black Voices What can you say about Harlem? The energy, the hustle, the blackness, the brownness — all of these make Harlem what it is today. The unique combination of sizzling style, afro-dynamics, creativity and raw energy has been pulling people Uptown for decades. And guess what? Ain’t a damn… [Read more…]
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Orbit East Harlem Eclectic $$$ 2257 First Ave. @ 116th St. 212.348.7818 Low-key favorite featuring twists on classics, handmade pastas and Sunday brunch. Uptown Renaissance RestaurantKosher/Halal $ 108 W. 116th St. btwn. Lenox and Seventh Aves. 212.280.2224 American cuisine and soul food prepared in accordance with Jewish and Islamic law. Breakfast served all day. B.E.D.… [Read more…]
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Home Sweet Harlem Café Organic/Vegetarian $ 270 W. 135th St. btwn. Seventh & Eighth Aves. 212.926.9616 Coffee shop serving light organic and vegetarian fare.Piatto D’oro Italian $$ 349 E. 109th St. btwn. First & Second Aves. 212.828.2929 Charming trattoria with wide-ranging menu of pizzas, pastas and risottos. Radio Perfecto Uptown Mexican Fusion $$… [Read more…]
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