Two years ago, when [Ina MacArthur] decided to sell her property – an entire city block on St. Nicholas Ave. worth up to $15 million – she suddenly found herself with two new best friends. One of them now owns the property, but as of today McArthur has only received $20,000. “I was swindled,” the retired public… [Read more…]
The Home Depot Inc. may walk away from long-standing plans to open a 100,000-square-foot store at East River Plaza, a major new development from Forest City Ratner Cos. and Blumenfeld Development Group. Last week, Atlanta-based Home Depot acknowledged that it is reconsidering its lease in the 500,000-square-foot development, located on six acres adjacent to Franklin… [Read more…]
‘Flow‘ at the Studio Museum in Harlem will feature 80 works by African artists including Nontsikelelo “Lolo” Veleko, Mounir Fatmi, Nicholas Hlobo, and Mustafa Maluka. Related: Wall Street Journal
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National Endowment for the Arts Invites Entries to Design Rosa Parks Statue for U.S. Capitol Deadline: May 30, 2008. The National Endowment for the Arts ( http://www.nea.gov/ ) has announced a design competition, in partnership with the Joint Committee on the Library and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol ( http://aoc.gov/ ), for… [Read more…]
Only for Established Arts Organizations If you are an established arts organization in NYC and are contemplating either renting or buying a larger space a workshop, this workship led by Sarah Eisinger of Denham Wolf Real Estate Services, will cover an overview of current NYC real estate market and realities for arts organizations; key considerations for… [Read more…]
The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, April 5th from 3 – 6 pm. presenting readings from work by Michel Marriott, K. C. Washington and Estes Jennings. Refreshments will also be served.
Spring is the perfect time for rebirth. No better way than by starting joining a yoga class for (beginners and intermediate students) at Your Rebirth Studio for only $8. No need to pre-register just wear something comfortable and come on in. Meditation classes are only $5 per class. Schedule: Yoga class Mondays 6:15pm-7:30pm Yoga class Wednesdays… [Read more…]
March 30, 2008 by D. Bell
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