After two years of marriage, TV personality Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy are separating."'It brings me great sadness to say that Jason and I are separating. This was an extremely difficult decision that as a woman and a mother, I have to accept as the best choice for our family. We have love and respect for one another and will continue to amicably co-parent our daughter who is and will...
A Visit From St. Nick
Label: Health Clement Clark Moore was born in New York City in 1779 and, long before his death 84 years later, established a reputation as a scholar. A noted lecturer and writer, he also generously supported theological education.Yet his life would merit little more than a footnote in New York’s history — except for the one poem for which he is remembered. Written for...
90-year-old real estate baron Jay Kislak is forever young
Label: Business Real estate baron Jay I. Kislak discovered a Fountain of Youth of sorts that springs from an inquisitive and acquisitive mind.At 90, Kislak is wheeling and dealing in real estate, and he’s exploring history and art with the fervor of a man generations younger.The patriarch of The Kislak Organization marked 74 years in real estate this year, 59 spent in Miami. ...
Dec
22
Amid tragedy, we can still find peace
Label: World Dear Friends and Neighbors:By now, we have kind of wrapped our heads around the tragedy that happened in Newtown on Dec. 14. I say, "kind of," because I am still finding it hard not to tear up when I think about the victims, and also the family of the person who did the shooting.That this happened at a time when the world is celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace, is...
Buzzmakers: New X Factor and Miss Universe Winners
Label: LifestyleWhat had ET readers buzzing this week?1. 'The X Factor' Crowns A Winner!And the $5 million recording contract goes to…Tate Stevens! The 37-year-old country crooner beat out runner-up 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar for the top prize Thursday night. 35 million votes were cast Wednesday to determine victory for L.A. Reid's mentee.Near tears, the Raymore, Missouri native thanked his fans for their overwhelming...
Staten Island man killed in early-morning house fire
Label: HealthA Staten Island man was killed when an early-morning fire swept through his home, police and relatives said.Jameek Champagne, 23, died in the third-floor attic of the home on Osgood Avenue in Clifton. His brother and grandfather escaped the blaze uninjured.A neighbor reported the blaze after seeing flames erupt from the house at about 5:40 a.m. He banged on the door in a frantic effort to awaken its...
Time’s up for holiday shopping procrastinators
Label: Business Last minute shoppers like Josette Tyne are in luck this year.With a long weekend before Christmas, retailers want to make it easier for procrastinators to finish their gift buying. Macy’s for the first time is keeping all its stores open around the clock from Friday until Sunday at midnight. Toys “R” Us and Walmart Supercenters will be open non-stop until Christmas Eve.Even...
Dec
21
Great-grandmother leads annual Miami-Dade, Monroe toy drive
Label: World Beginning in August, Bunchy Gertner puts aside her social life, her needs and even her great-grandchildren to head over to the “North Pole,” the place where she stores, wraps and distributes thousands of toys destined for foster care children in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.“This is top banana,” said Gertner referring to the nonstop volunteer work she has done for the past...
Guns in our households: protecting or killing us?
Label: Health The Issue: America’s gun-control laws and the commercial availability of military-like weapons. ***When our forefathers wrote our right to bear arms into the Constitution, the arms they referred to fired one bullet at a time and took a while to reload (“Adam Lanza’s Weapons,” Editorial, Dec. 18). Our country was in its infancy and laws and civility were...
Investors shuffling assets ahead of fiscal cliff
Label: Business Some citizens aren’t waiting to find out if the White House and Republicans in Congress will be able to reach a last-minute deal to pull the country away from the “fiscal cliff.” They are selling securities while capital gains tax rates are still low or transferring millions into trusts for the benefit of children and grandchildren before estate tax laws become more stringent....
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