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New York is Dead. Long live New York. SECTIONS Last Updated: May 15, 2021, 10:44 PM IST Share Synopsis “It’s completely dead,” self-help author and provocateur James Altucher said in his blog essay “New York Is Dead Forever … Here’s Why” that was endlessly dissected, and mocked, last summer. Reuters “Businesses are remote and they aren’t returning to the office,” he wrote. “And it’s a death spiral.” “It’s a ghost town,” former President Donald Trump said of New Y...

By Dewayne Wells May 14, 2021 Steve Millers 1977 ‘Breaking Ground’ live concert release is out today. Steve has been going back in his archives because of the pandemic.Fans get a treat today. Steve says about that 1977 show: "Out of that came this jewel of a concert. 1977. People were smoking cigarettes, wearing bell bottom pants and everybodys got hair down to here. That parts kind of funny. But whats going on on the stage is really inspirational. And thats why this has turned out to be s...

Steve Miller‘s last show was on March 4th of last year, and with his 2020 summer tour put on hold because of the pandemic, he had time to dig through  his archives. Here is Steve Miller on going through his archives and finding a concert recorded in 1977, which is out today (Friday) as Breaking Ground:August 3 1977 “Out of that came this jewel of a concert. 1977. People were smoking cigarettes, wearing bell bottom pants and everybody’s got hair down to here. That part’s kind of funny...

North American Passive House Network Announces the completed Program Schedule of the PH2021 Conference Share Article The NAPHN 2021 conference program is set to provide an expanded range of topics that make Passive House relevant to new occupancies and audiences. NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 13, 2021 The North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) today announced that the Passive House 2021 Conference: Passive House For All program sched...

Current economic conditions are creating a surge in commercial deals. In a seller’s market unlike anything seen in Southwest Florida, lots of land is being cleared and marketed to circling suitors. One such, massive parcel can be seen looking east of I-75, just north of Alico Road and south of the exit to Southwest Florida International Airport, a main gateway for Lee and Collier counties. Trees have been cleared, and some were under a controlled burn in recent days, according to reporter Dav...

Somewhere Over the Border As U.S. immigration policy continues to make national headlines, Arizona Theatre Company is presenting a free digital performance of Somewhere Over the Border, a musical set in the ‘70s that uses fable and family history to explore a young girl’s pursuit of the American dream. Written by Brian Quijada, a self-taught playwright with Salvadoran roots, the musical includes diverse genres from cumbia to hip-hop and addresses identity, immigration, the Latinx-American ...

Lynn Trimble Rosson House Resumes Tours Rosson House at Historic Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix is resuming public tours on May 7 after being closed due to the coronavirus. Tours of the 1895 Queen Anne Victorian house include all the living areas. General admission tickets for the one-hour tour are $12. New Alwun House Mural Artist Lucretia Torva is painting a mural-style artwork that will be exhibited outside of the Alwun House creative space. The piece includes a portrait of J. Eugene Gr...

SHARE: With the tourism industry still struggling and many people working remotely, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers raised the prospect of converting distressed hotels and office buildings into housing as part of the state budget. Many of those buildings are sitting empty, and there could be an opportunity to turn them into housing as a way to help address New York City’s ongoing housing and homelessness crisis. But no specific proposal made it into the final spending plan. Lawmakers set asid...

Apr 19, 2021 Steve Miller is once again teasing next months release of his new concert album, Steve Miller Band Live! Breaking Ground: August 3, 1977, with the release of "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma. "Miller says, “This show from August of 1977 at the Cap Center in Landover, Maryland, captures the band right at the peak after The Joker, and in the middle of Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams, a stream of hits…We decided to call it Breaking Ground because thats exactly what we were doi...

Is Times Squares recovery threatened by high crime and rampant homelessness? By FOX 5 NY Staff Published  NYC recovery threatened There are concerns that the spike in crime and rise in homelessness could threaten the recovery in some areas like Times Square and Midtown Manhattan. NEW YORK - Times Square has seen a 60 percent drop in tourism and a rise in crime during the pandemic. The changes have left many people wondering, can the crossroads of the world make a comeback? The Times Square Al...