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Jollibee in Queens, Max’s in Jersey City–but why not in mainstream Manhattan?

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On Fifth Avenue across the neck-straining Empire State Building are two KFC spots. Here, KFC is not Kentucky Fried Chicken but BonChon and KyoChon, the Korean Fried Chickens to savor in one of the busiest streets in this city.

Posted: April 4th, 2013 in Food,Headlines | Read More »

Love of art is blind for sightless museum visitors

Barbara and Barry Appel pause in front of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night", on March 19, 2013. AFP

Her eyes see nothing, but when Barbara Appel runs her fingers over the face of a Picasso sculpture in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, she sighs with pleasure.

Posted: March 31st, 2013 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Jane Arrieta Ebarle’s ‘Hibla’ series off to New York

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It is said that when an artist paints, she seems to go through a trance, one that brings her to an abyss of colors, forms and shapes, where thoughts do not exist.

Posted: March 11th, 2013 in Arts and Books,Headlines,Photos & Videos | Read More »

How to read a Mexican church

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PLATERESQUE facade of the church of San Agustin de Acolman

The Metropolitan Museum in New York put up an exhibit many years ago called “Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries.”

Posted: January 26th, 2013 in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Photos & Videos,Travel | Read More »

Miss New York wins Miss America crown

Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers (L) and Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan react during the 2013 Miss America Pageant at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on January 12, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   David Becker/Getty Images/AFP

Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan, a 23-year-old native of Brooklyn, was crowned Miss America late Saturday, beating rivals from all 50 US states.

Posted: January 13th, 2013 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

NY plaintiff: Gay benefits ‘bigger than marriage’

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, Edith Windsor talks about a trip to Suriname she had with her spouse, Thea Spyer, pictured at left, during an interview in her New York City apartment. Windsor has found some notoriety at age 83, as her challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act will be heard by the United States Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

At age 83, Edith Windsor gets plenty of compliments for her courage to take on the federal government in a landmark case that has put attitudes about gay America squarely before the Supreme Court.

Posted: December 31st, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Black Friday madness hits US shoppers

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Forget the traditional Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Many in the US chose to get an even earlier jump on Christmas shopping, even if that meant sleeping on the sidewalk outside stores.

Posted: November 24th, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

In New York, no shopping truce for Thanksgiving

A shopper browses the aisles at the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. AP Photo/John Minchillo

Many retailers stayed opened Thursday during the Thanksgiving celebrations, evidence that even this cherished American family holiday is falling prey to the forces of commerce.

Posted: November 23rd, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Monique Lhuillier opens store in New York


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Monique Lhuillier opened her first New York store on Oct. 5, and within five minutes made a sale—a fur-and-lace jacket from her Fall ready-to-wear collection.

Posted: November 11th, 2012 in Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Photos & Videos,Sunday Lifestyle | Read More »

Lacoste revisits heyday at NY fashion week

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Caption: NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista walks on the runway at the Lacoste Spring 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theatre, Lincoln Center on September 8, 2012 in New York City.  AFP

Felipe Oliveira Baptista revisited the heyday of Lacoste with a New York fashion week show collection Saturday that mixed sporty lines with a sense of fun.

Posted: September 9th, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories | Read More »

Style takes the stage

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Melissa Ladinez Mejia had a great time at the Style Awards, soaking in the fashion industry’s forecast for 2013. She was eyeing the collections, the celebrities and the crowd not only as a publicist for Levi’s women’s global fashion but also as a fashion-smart Filipina.

Posted: September 7th, 2012 in Lifestyle Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

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  • Sports

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  • Entertainment

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  • BPI taps solar energy
  • Yen weakens in Asian trade
  • Technology

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  • Poll: More US teens turn to Twitter; Facebook old
  • Tips to avoid becoming an identity theft victim
  • Filipinos in flight want to go online
  • SMC pledges to put more capital in Liberty Telecom
  • Opinion

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  • Global Nation

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