Drinking With Miss Lil : Gin Fizz Lounge

By Lil Nickelson When I was a kid growing up in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem, Saturday evening was date night for my parents and they would go out to eat at Sherman’s BBQ on the corner of our block on Amsterdam Avenue and 151st Street or down to Broadway and 145th Street to…

Interview: Dick Parsons And Alexander Smalls Honored By C-CAP

By CC Minton On Tuesday, March 3rd, Former Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Dick Parsons and Executive Chef & Harlem Restaurateur Alexander Smalls were honored, in front of 800 guests, at the 25th Anniversary Benefit celebration of the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP). Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact…

Up Close with CC Minton Interview: Team USA Supports RunJumpThrow

By CC Minton USA Track & Field champion hurdler Kristi Castlin along with world indoor champion jumper, Will Clay and world champion, high jumper, Jesse Williams led the RunJumpThrow Experience during the Millrose Games at the Armory in New York City on February 12, 2015. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact…

Interview: Fashion And Event Production Designer Marc Wilson

By Kass The fashion industry serves as one of the key visual industries making full use of events marketing.  Events’ marketing serves as a larger umbrella for the amazing aesthetic of events production and design.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you…

Join us from Wellness to Weight Loss in 2015

By CC Minton A new year’s resolution can be more than just an announcement.  Some of the most popular reasons for making changes in 2015 include spending less, saving more, getting organized and losing weight which tops the list.  To sum it up, all of these things tie into wellness. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up…

The Links Recognized Leaders at 10th Biennial Holiday Gala

By CC Minton In a celebratory afternoon affair, The Metro-Manhattan Chapter of the Links, Incorporated honored Dawn Davis, Reginald Van Lee, and Barbara Smith at its tenth biennial holiday gala on December 14 at Gotham Hall in New York City.   Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field…

Up Close with CC Minton: Judge Mathis at Fathers Incorporated Gala

By CC Minton Judge Greg Mathis, presiding jurist of the nationally syndicated, reality-based court show “Judge Mathis”, spent the evening with guests at Fathers Incorporated 10th Anniversary Fundraising Gala. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails…

Salters Scene: 2014 Veteran’s Day Parade

By Udo Salters As New York City has done for years, the Veteran’s Day Parade took place on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday, November 11. This year’s Grand Marshall was Former NYC Police Commissioner and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Raymond W. Kelly. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please…

Audubon Ballroom, Washington Heights, NY 1912

The Audubon Theatre and Ballroom, generally referred to as the Audubon Ballroom, was a theatre and ballroom located at 3940 Broadway at West 165th Street in the Washington Heights north of Harlem, New York City. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are…

For Paul Laurence Dunbar

By Robert Gibbons “By placing the writer in the context of human migrations, we can investigate some of the metaphysical aspects of a migrant writer’s life and work.” – Ha Jin Ha Jin was correct when he stated, “Writers often wrestle with the Aristotelian questions—to whom, as whom, and in whose interest does he write?”…

Photo Of The Day: Sr. Charleszzz’s “Flight of Fantasy”

Photograph by Diane Alford A great photograph of the Sr Charleszzz’s “Flight of Fantasy” fur and leather products shot on 125th Street in Harlem, New York. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You…