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MOULTRIE, Ga. – Students across the region traded one day in school for a hard hat and a bag of tools as they competed in this years South–Southwest Georgia Skills

Chef Tom Colicchio Debuts Italian Pop-Up in Former Craftbar Space Plus, Sticky’s Finger Joint launches an OnlyFans account — and more intel Share this story Photo by: Nicole Weingart/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Tom Colicchio to debut Italian restaurant in former Craftbar space On the heels of the latest season debut of Top Chef, Tom Colicchio is turning the space of his former restaurant Craftbar — which closed in 2017 at 47 East 19th Street — into his first-ever Italian re...

The California gnatcatcher, Polioptila californica, is a little gray bird. Males are identifiable by their black cap (absent in winter), females by the slight brownish tinge of their plumage. Distinguishing the California gnatcatcher from the fifteen other species of gnatcatcher is easy, the ornithologist Jonathan Atwood told me—“if you’re a gnatcatcher freak.” All the others are little gray birds, too. Scientists have divided Polioptila californica into several subspecies. The northe...

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio dined indoors for lunch today at legendary Manhattan Chinatown spot Hwa Yuan, a representative for the mayor’s office confirmed, in a show of support for the neighborhood following Lunar New Year. Previously, de Blasio previously committed to dining indoors if the state lifted indoor dining restrictions in the city, and NYC restaurants were allowed to re-open their dining rooms at 25 percent capacity starting last Friday. According to Hwa Yuan’s manager Jack Lin, de...

Mott Street in Manhattans Chinatown got a unique Christmas gift last month: 250 decorated lanterns aimed at bringing light and good fortune back to a New York City neighborhood hard hit by the pandemic. The lanterns are part of an effort called Light Up Chinatown that allowed donors to adopt a lantern in support of a neighborhood where business was already slowing down in February, weeks before New York first closed non-essential businesses in March. Among Light Up Chinatowns supporters: actor ...

New Yorks Chinatown pulls together to brighten the Covid darkness Diana Hubbell Last spring, Patrick Mock, the manager of 46 Mott Bakery, stepped out of his shop and into darkness. Mott Street, in the middle of Manhattan’s Chinatown, would normally have been bustling: from the bars on Doyers Street to restaurants such as Wo Hop, a Cantonese stalwart opened in 1938. However, racism towards Asian Americans – driven by unfounded coronavirus fears – had devastated local busine...

NY Chinatown Looks Magical After Being Lit Up with Hundreds of Lanterns Hundreds of Chinese lanterns have lit up a street of New York’s Chinatown to encourage more people to visit the area and act as a beacon of hope for the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Light Up Chinatown project began as an idea by 46 Mott Street Bakery manager, Patrick Mock, when he noticed how dark the block was at night, according to Time Out. With help coming from City Council District 1 candidate Jenny Low,...

>> Alyson Krueger, The New York Times Published: 03 Jan 2021 02:33 PM BdST Updated: 03 Jan 2021 02:33 PM BdST Patrick Mock, of Light Up Chinatown, who hung lanterns in the Chinatown area in New York, Dec 28, 2020. The New York Times Two days before Christmas, Mott Street, right in the heart of Chinatown, was filled with lights overnight. Residents woke up to 250 violet, pink, orange and gold lanterns hanging above the street. Local artists had painted whimsical designs and auspicious characte...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- After two months raising funds for the Light Up Chinatown initiative, community partners on Wednesday announced the successful completion of having lights and lanterns up on Mott Street in time for the holidays. The historic project brought together intergenerational group of business and civic leaders, talented artists, dedicated advocates and activists to safeguard Chinatowns recovery from the pandemic. It also included a significant contribution from award-winn...

Will Smith helps Light Up Chinatown complete Phase 1 of streetlight initiative UP NEXT After two months raising funds for the Light Up Chinatown initiative, community partners on Wednesday announced the successful completion of having lights and lanterns up on Mott Street in time for the holidays. The historic project brought together intergenerational group of business and civic leaders, talented artists, dedicated advocates and activists to safeguard Chinatowns recovery from the pandemic. It...