By Bill Primavera When I was a younger homeowner, I was probably an old-fashioned kind of guy when it came to my preferences for a home floor plan. In the first home I remember as a child, the kitchen was
Read MoreBy Morris Gut I have a thing for tortilla-wrapped burgers, and in my travels, I have found two that are special. El Barrio chef and owner Sal Cucullo Jr. serves the wonderful El Barrio Burger with toothsome fig jam and
Read MoreIn my last three columns, I’ve recounted our family trip to Tuscany. Several readers have asked about specific restaurants we especially enjoyed. This week I am presenting one restaurant we will be having exhilarating flashbacks about for a long time.
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When I lived in a two-family townhouse in Brooklyn Heights, I had absolutely no storage space. There was no attic or basement or even so much as a big walk-in closet. But that was okay because being
Read MoreIt was two decades ago, in late 2000, and I was 22 years old, seated in my goofy ill-sized suit in the corner office of a Head Honcho at The Journal News, interviewing for a position as a reporter. Growing
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel We’re in the death throes of an overly-hot start to August, but sometimes one just needs to get outside. Even in the fiercest of heat, birds are out there, going on with their un-airconditioned lives. So I
Read MoreIn this, the third installment of my family adventure in Tuscany, I present to you a backdrop on the wines offered at restaurants. Stay tuned next week for our adventures at our two favorite restaurants (in Tuscany, it’s difficult to
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Have you been feeling as oppressed by the heat as I have during this exceptionally hot summer? Whether you have central air or window units, the unusually high temperatures reached during a heat wave are often a
Read MoreWe welcome August, normally my favorite month of the year, though perhaps not so much this year, as I chalk up another decade milestone, the numerical value of which I shall not divulge. Suffice it to say I am determined
Read More“I can show you, that when it starts to rain, everything’s the same, I can show you” The Beatles By Richard Cirulli It’s fair to say that our life is the song we sing, though we need to ask ourselves
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