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Chess Fans are Paying to Play
The day Walter DeLoatch and Myles Savage met inside Chess Forum, they readily discovered what they had in common: A desire to hone their chess skills, and to avoid the chess players who regularly compete in nearby Washington Square Park. To DeLoatch and Savage, the park players seemed more concerned about hustling for dollars than […]
Gallery Eyes Low-Budget Art Lovers
Selling high-end art at relatively low-end prices is the strategy behind Carré d’artistes, a French firm that opened its first North American gallery in the West Village this month. “The concept is very welcomed by the artists, by the people, because, usually, traditional art galleries have an incredible price or target a very small part […]
When the Heat is On, New Yorkers Try to Keep Cool
The heat wave that hit New York City for six consecutive days in July was brutal. Temperatures topped out at 97 degrees on July 18 and high humidity made it feel much hotter. Despite not being a record-breaking scorcher, New Yorkers still looked for ways to cool off. They opened up fire hydrants–exactly 900 of […]
Restoration Aims to Benefit Historic Church, Community
Parts of Grace Church, which was built of marble in 1808, were crumbling even before the Rev. Donald Waring was hired in 2004 as pastor of the East Village congregation. “The organ,” he said, “had given up the ghost.” That instrument was no longer making the pretty music that had helped make Grace Church a […]