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Guest Diary• July 14, 2020

No Holds Barred: The Best of the Worst

Blair Sabol, living in “Zona” is stuck in what she calls Covid’s “Typoid Mary” and all that encompasses in crisis time...

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Summer’s over, but the buying frenzy has just begun

Palm Beach• July 12, 2020.
As my grandmother always said, “After July 4th, summer’s over!” September will be here before you know it, but will we be going back to work and to school? Nobody knows for sure, but one thing we’re all hearing is that we will see a second wave of Covid hitting New York this fall and […]... READ MORE
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Schulenberg’s Page: It’s 1974 and New York is Open for Business

Guest Diary• July 9, 2020.
It’s 1974 in New York and Schulenberg’s all over town, hearing the word, seeing the show and dining out on the artist’s life in the greatest city in the world... READ MORE
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Palm Beach Social Diary: Addison Mizner — The Afterlife

Palm Beach• July 8, 2020.
Augustus Mayhew provides the fascinating details of the work of Addison Mizner, the man who “created” Palm Beach that stands classic today... READ MORE
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July 4th Weekend Wondering in Palm Beach

Palm Beach• July 8, 2020.
Palm Beach Social Diary. Christine Schott explains why so many have remained after the season; plus what she heard about the Maxwell story... READ MORE
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The State of the Store: A Taste of Shopping Uptown and Down.

Guest Diary• July 7, 2020.
Barbara Hodes offers the NYSD readers her latest coverage of retail openings both uptown and down. Perfectly curated... READ MORE
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No Holds Barred: In a State!

Guest Diary• July 2, 2020.
Blair Sabol in her land of Arizona where Covid became the epicenter and hotspot and where Blair finds herself in a situation of the panic and the political and the herding... READ MORE
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Schulenberg’s Page: A Real Hollywood Story

Guest Diary• July 2, 2020.
Bob takes us back to his UCLA days when movie stars, far from campus life, off in the world of make-believe the boy’s connection with it all was heightened by a relationship with the son of a famous actor... READ MORE
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Palm Beach Pride

Palm Beach• July 1, 2020.
Christine Schott in Palm Beach. A family photo from long ago reminded Christine of Slim Aarons, a neighbor and family friend of her husband George Ledes from childhood, and the ultimate photographer of Palm Beach life and ladies; plus other moments around the town... READ MORE
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San Francisco Social Diary: A Century Of Good Taste — The Life of Culinary Icon Cecilia Chiang

Across the Nation• July 1, 2020.
Jeanne Lawrence writes about the 100th birthday celebration of Cecilia Chiang, hailed as the Julia Child of Chinese food.” ... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: A Very Big Stage

House• June 30, 2020.
We revisit John Foreman’s coverage of 1 East 78 Street, the home of James B. Duke, his wife and this legendary daughter, Doris, the richest girl in the world in the American 20th century... READ MORE
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Pharmacy finds for a whole new arsenal of artifice

Beauty• June 26, 2020.
Delia von Neuschatz decided to go all out in reviving her cosmetic needs after many weeks in lockdown and no makeup. She went out to the local drugstore and this is what she found... READ MORE
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Memories of New York

Social Diary• June 25, 2020.
With the world on edge, we look back to quieter (?) times 25 years ago on the New York Social Diary, cast of characters... READ MORE

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