NYC To Rate Restaurants’ Cleanliness?

It is scary to think of what might happen if the New York City board of health decided to move ahead with a proposal to publicly rate local restaurants. But, anyone that remembers the rat issue with the former West Village KFC location might welcome this proposal. The move is just in the voting stages, [...]

The Beauty Collective Event

The shopping event plus charity is nothing new, but one that focuses on beauty and not fashion is a welcome addition. Enter Beautiful New York’s Holiday Beauty and Kissing Festival, an event coordinated by five independent beauty brands, taking place Wednesday and Thursday November 18 and 19 from noon until 8 p.m. Located at 48 [...]

Apple Expands To NYC’s Upper West Side, China, Europe

California-based computing giant Apple is opening its fourth Manhattan store on Saturday November 14 at 10 a.m. The new store will be located in the Upper West Side, at 1981 Broadway at 67th Street. Located on the street level, it will also have a lower level with the “largest area ever created by Apple for [...]

Duane Reade Pushes DeLish

The creation of yet another snack line may seem insignificant, but while the lot of well-educated and privileged people believe that simply teaching people to cook will end obesity, the truth is that we must wage a war against the widespread overuse of corn syrup and salt. This became clear when I realized that adding [...]

The Relaxing Soda: Where Soda Meets Supplement

At 27, Matt Moody is shunning the corporate existence and instead tackling distribution without a middle man. The young Colorado-based entrepreneur moved out west from his native Kansas to work for supplement maker Corr-Jensen. After creating supplements and learning about the business, he started fundraising from friends and family and created what he named Mary [...]

Rachel Ray’s Yum O!, NYC SchoolFood Cook Up Healthy Options For Students

Rachel Ray’s Yum O! organization and NYC SchoolFood department have collaborated to provide healthier nutritious meals for students. They have worked together to create meals that are not only appealing to children, but healthy too.  Alarming rates of child obesity that may contribute to suffering academic performance have pushed authorities to provide healthier meals for [...]

Green Me Baby

WTF does green really mean? The real greenies are offended by Greenwashing, the faux green folks that are all green in marketing but have little action to support their claims. Here are my questions—why does no one know what composting is? Why are there not government incentives for restaurants to compost in exchange for a [...]

Interactive Beauty: Engaging The Potential Customer

The endless project to gain and keep customers has retail brands brainstorming new ways to engage existing and potential customers, often via interactive media engagements. Enter the first Jane Iredale contest: Makeover Your Makeup Bag. The six-week-long Web-based contest will engage interested parties that will compete for a few coveted prizes: two makeup bag makeovers, [...]

The Probiotic Renaissance: Frozen Yogurt And More

Probiotic and low-cal are the main marketing ploys of the countless frozen yogurt shop owners pushing their brand over the many competitors. But, one man and his business partner, his wife, are going for taste too. Enter Peter Rogaris, the owner and brains behind Boston’s latest frozen dessert shop, Chill. Located on the Brookline Brighton [...]

Foundations That Stay

KohGenDo was an unknown name to us, until we tried KohGenDo Moisture Foundation. As picky consumers of cosmetics, we’ll toss items that don’t make the cut. While we dig the green items, we couldn’t resist lugging this item around in our already-packed makeup bag. KohGenDo has an extensive line of cosmetic and skincare items, include [...]

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