by Lucy Dondero | Aug 20, 2019 | Architecture, Design, Featured
GISUE HARIRI Architects, authors, jewelry designers for Swarovski, and founders of Hariri & Hariri in 1986. Members of the Interior Design Hall of Fame. They left their home in Iran in the 1970’s to study architecture at Cornell University. In 2005, Hariri &...
by Lucy Dondero | Aug 7, 2019 | Bars, Dining, Featured
ALLISON PARC Founder and president of Brenne French Single Malt Whisky, recognized as one of the leading American entrepreneurs in the world-whisky segment. Named World Whisky Brand Ambassador of the Year by Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky, USA, the only woman...
by Lucy Dondero | Jul 31, 2019 | Chefs, Dining, Featured
ADRIENNE CHEATHAM worked for Marcus Samuelsson and Eric Ripert; was a runner-up on Top Chef; and hosts Sunday Best, a monthly dinner series, in Harlem. 1. Name three women that inspire you, and tell us why.Susan Tentler, my mother, forged a path through the food...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 31, 2019 | Entertainment, Featured
STEPHANIE MONSEU Queens native and founder of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, a New York-Based troupe, Monseu is a 25-year veteran of the circus who studied metalsmithing at FIT, became a fire-eater, juggler, stilt-walker, and static trapeze artist, and is currently the...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Real Estate
DOTTIE HERMAN Dottie Herman began her real estate career in 1978, working as a broker for Merrill Lynch. When the real estate division was sold to Prudential, she became one of their leading brokers. In 1990, she borrowed $7 million from Prudential to purchase...
