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From a High School Gym to Grand Central Station: The Olympic Spirit Is Alive

Caryn Brooks | Posted 05.19.2013 | Sports
Read More: Grand Central Station, Dan-Gable, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Wrestling, Ioc Vote, Wrestling, Jacob Curby, Curby Cup, Ioc Wrestling, Sports News
Caryn Brooks

The fight for wrestling includes the fight to keep the Olympic spirit alive in the unlikeliest of places, such as the gym where Jacob Curby practiced and competed as a teen at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois.

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Grand and Central at 100

Donna Schaper | Posted 05.10.2013 | Arts
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Donna Schaper

Great Designer, we give you thanks for the Beaux in the Arts, the clock in the center, the station grand and central by design, the tick of the clock rushing us to track 19, leaving no time to buy a Zabar's or an oyster or a slush.

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Suspicious Package At Grand Central Was Actually Garbage

Newsday | John Valenti | Posted 05.06.2013 | New York
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A suspicious package found Monday on a busy subway platform servicing Grand Central Terminal turned out to be a backpack filled with garbage, an NYPD ...

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Four Reasons I've Had Oysters on my Mind

Anne Maxfield | Posted 05.13.2013 | Taste
Read More: Totten Virginicas, Oysters, Accidental Locavore, Grand Central Station, Oyster Bar, Groupon, Food, Taste News
Anne Maxfield

The Accidental Locavore has had oysters on the brain for several reasons.

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PHOTOS: Portraits In Grand Central

Whitewall | Posted 02.19.2013 | New York
Read More: New York Around Town, NY Around Town, New York City Photography, Timothy Briner, Grand Central Station, Grand Central Centennial, New York News

In honor of the 100th-anniversary of New York’s Grand Central Station, photographer Timothy Briner restricted the third installment of his series ...

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100 Grand

Christopher Herz | Posted 04.06.2013 | New York
Read More: Grand Central Station Anniversary, Grand Central Station, 100-Years-Grand-Central, New York City, New York News
Christopher Herz

100 years of footsteps, goodbyes, missed trains, life decisions, returns home, kisses... Last week, the fine lady, Grand Central Station, turned the century mark in serving as the heart of New York City. Pumping people and trains, through the veins, and all points beyond.

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My Love Affair With Grand Central

Carol Evans | Posted 04.03.2013 | New York
Read More: Union Square, Grand Central Station, Apple Store, Jackie O, Grand Central Marke, Grand Central Centennial, Grand Central Terminal, New York News
Carol Evans

I first fell in love with Grand Central Station when I took the 6 subway from Union Square every day in the early '80s. The Newsweek clock squeezed between two marble walls was a common meeting spot for me and my boyfriend-turned-fiancé-turned-husband.

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PHOTOS: New Book Celebrates 100 Years Of History At Grand Central

The Huffington Post | Inae Oh | Posted 02.01.2013 | New York
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Grand Central celebrates its 100th birthday Friday. We talked to Sam Roberts, author of the new book "Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed A...

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PHOTOS: Behind The Scenes Of Grand Central On Its 100th Birthday

Posted 02.07.2013 | Travel
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We took a behind-the-scenes tour of the historic New York building and brought back photos.

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PHOTOS: Grand Central Celebrates 100th Birthday

AP | Posted 04.02.2013 | New York
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NEW YORK — New York City's Grand Central Terminal will celebrate its 100th birthday with a brass band, a "Sex and the City" star and an appearan...

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Grand Central To Turn 100

AP | BETH J. HARPAZ | Posted 01.10.2013 | New York
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NEW YORK -- Grand Central, the country's most famous train station and one of the finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture in America, turns 100 on ...

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What You Don't Know About This Iconic Train Station

Michael Davis | Posted 03.12.2013 | HuffPost Home
Read More: Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Station, Train Station, History of Grand Central Station, Penn Station, Architecture, New York City Transit, History of Penn Station, HuffPost Home News
Michael Davis

Architecture can be pretty powerful.

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12 Horrible Plans For NYC That Never Happened

Flavorwire | Posted 01.08.2013 | New York
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There have been some epically bad plans for New York City over the years, like drying up the rivers, building an underground city, and encasing Midtow...

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PHOTOS: Grand Central Is Eerily Empty

Posted 10.29.2012 | New York
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Following Governor Cuomo's order to shut down the MTA in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, employees at Grand Central Terminal closed up early on Sunda...

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'Man On Wire' To Perform Grand Central Stunt?

Posted 04.02.2012 | New York
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Famous French aerialist Philippe Petit could reprise a Grand Central Station stunt in honor of the landmark's centennial celebration next February. ...

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The Morning I Removed The Rings

Susan McCorkindale | Posted 05.14.2012 | Women
Read More: Borders Bankruptcy, Michael Jordan, Ford Mustang, Grief, Wedding Rings, Grand Central Station, Widow, Durango, Jewelry, Hl-Remembrance, Women News
Susan McCorkindale

I can't remember the exact date I took my wedding rings off, but I know it was sometime late last summer when I'd been a widow about four months.

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The Oscars Are Coming to Grand Central

Camilla Webster | Posted 04.10.2012 | New York
Read More: Academy Awards, Wall Street, Best Actor, Grand Central Station, The Oscars, Celebrity, New York City, Michael Douglas, Hollywood, New York News
Camilla Webster

For me, Grand Central is the last bastion of an American grandeur, when traveling was an elegant enterprise free from shoe checks and body scans. This month traveling through my favorite train station gets even better.

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Time to Make the Donuts

Jordana Zizmor | Posted 04.09.2012 | Home
Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Crullers, Food News, Donuts, Chefs, Flex-Mussels, Restaurants, Pop Up Stores, Dessert, Flex Donuts, Food, Zac-Young, Grand Central Station, Pastry Chefs, New York, Zac Young, New York Donuts, Flex Mussels, New York Restaurants, New York Food, Home News
Jordana Zizmor

Now that most of us have broken our resolutions it's time to check out Flex Donuts, which is located in the dining level of Grand Central Station. Besides running Flex Donuts, Zac Young is the pastry chef at both locations of Flex Mussels.

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PHOTOS: Hidden Secrets Of Grand Central Terminal

Posted 11.05.2012 | Travel
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The first things visitors to New York's iconic Grand Central need to know is that it's not a train station. Because the massive train yard is the end ...

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Largest-Ever Apple Store Opening In Grand Central This Friday

Posted 12.05.2011 | New York
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One of New York's most iconic locations will soon be housing the largest-ever Apple store with the unveiling of the company's latest retail store in G...

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Apple To Build Its Largest Store Ever

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 09.25.2011 | Technology
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Apple is awaiting approval this week to build one of its largest stores ever in Grand Central Terminal's iconic main concourse, according to the Wall ...

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Review: My Morning Jacket "Unstaged," Plus Chatting with Erykah Badu and James Tormé

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.03.2011 | Entertainment
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Mike Ragogna

Louisville rocked on the cutting edge Tuesday, May 31st, when hometown heroes My Morning Jacket took the stage at The Palace Theater for a three hour performance for Unstaged: An Original Series From American Express.

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PHOTOS: 6 Hot Valentine's Ideas Across The Country

GloboMaestro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
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GloboMaestro

With Valentine's Day around the corner, GloboMaestro asked its insider experts to reveal their most romantic destination spots. From a "Sex and Scien...

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Zero Destruction

Norman MacAfee | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Norman MacAfee

Perhaps someone who reads this will help me do the math on the environmental effects of pointless destruction. What are the effects on global warming of a policy of unthinking destruction?

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Colorama! Life As Documented In 'The World's Largest Photographs'

npr.org | By Claire O'Neill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Photography, Grand Central Station, Photographs, George Eastman House, Kodak, Colorama, Art Exhibitions, Art Exhibits, Arts News

It was probably the first time many of them had seen a Colorama transparency on display -- and at a whopping, glowing 18 feet high and 60 feet wide, i...

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