New York, N.Y. Dr. Bill and Mary Ella Bauer and their daughter Maddie are proud to announce the 2017 Bauer Fund grantees. The awards are in honor and memory of their son and brother, Grant, who passed away from suicide in 2014. The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation sponsors The Bauer Fund as one of […]
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Grit & Glamour & Fashion at NFP
There is an elegance to simplicity that is obvious when presented against a bit of noise. It is why guests of the March 23rd DZ Zone event, ‘Grit and Glamour’, held at NFP Studio in lower Manhattan, appreciated the uncomplicated, artful clothing designs of Gail Travis juxtaposed with the black and white high-life punk era […]
Peter Reginato- The Unexpected
Is there a better image of the Manhattan iconic art scene than the artist loft? The clean lines, solid backgrounds and targeted lighting are hard to beat. That imagery says “art” to even the most untrained eye- we expect it. The exciting part is the “Unexpected”. The original work by a master that puts the […]
Hellenic Education Continues Thanks to The Orpheus Luxury Collection
New York, N.Y. In synchrony with their philosophy of “indulging in the finer things in life for a deep appreciation of humanity and nature,” The Orpheus Luxury Collection proudly hosted a fundraiser to benefit the Hellenic Education & Language Program (H.E.L.P.) recently in Astoria, Queens as part of its Philanthropy Through Travel Initiative. The children and the mothers of H.E.L.P. […]
Fountain House Symposium Spotlights Borderline Personality Disorder
New York, N.Y. The Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon, held each spring at The Pierre, is the go-to forum for those of us eager to learn the latest on mental health. This year, the event’s fourteenth, the intriguing topic was “Borderline Personality Disorder: Why It Matters & What You Should Know.” Emcee Consuelo Mack with […]
Rare Disease Patients Fighting the Isolation Thru Social Media
New York, N.Y. February 29, 2016 is the rarest day of the year. It is Rare Disease Day. Every year Rare Disease Day takes place across the world and brings together anyone affected by a rare disease, patients, their families and caregivers. It also serves to raise awareness of rare diseases among policy makers, industry, […]
Mayflower Roots – and a Metrocard – Get One on the Subway
New York, N.Y. Who we are is shaped by where we have been as much as by where we wish to go. For me, knowing where my family has been over the last several centuries gives me the sense that I fit into the world as I should without worry about my place. I know […]
My Mother: “God Damn It James, I Raised You Better Than That!”
New York, N.Y. My mother’s words still ring out in my head, year after year. It was Thanksgiving 1998, Boston. I was continuing to complain about how traumatized I felt having experienced the Dicksonian conditions of the orphanage where I found my infant son Mathew in Indonesia. The warehouse institution was crib-to-worn-out-crib of children dressed […]
