Julie Earle-Levine
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Bluestone Lane adds another location in the Hamptons
Sixteen years after the first major US coffee chain, Starbucks, landed Down Under and slowly won over coffee-mad Aussies, the land of Vegemite and meat pies is striking back. Bluestone...
Frieze art fair gets infusion from WME-IMG
Hedgies and financiers are among celebrity art fans gearing up for Frieze New York’s art fair on Randall’s Island from May 5 to 8. WME-IMG, the Hollywood agency, announced recently...
Leo joins Hollywood's elite to help Ecuadorian farmers
Leonardo DiCaprio, the Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist who spends his time saving tigers, protecting oceans and dating models, has a new cause: helping Ecuadorian farmers. DiCaprio by investing “mid-six figures”...
Stephanie March rolls out $125 custom lipstick salon service
Stephanie March, the ex-“Law & Order: SVU” star, gave more than lip service on the show as a tough assistant district attorney. Now she’s doing the same at her bespoke...
Skinny dipping is the new rage for singles
Here’s the skinny on Americans — they love to swim nude when on vacations, according to a new survey by an online dating Web site. According to more than 15,000...
Meet the company looking to become the next Airbnb
“Living like a local,” checking out the nearby farmers market and returning to cook your own meal in a comfy pad in a city you’re visiting, has its appeal. Airbnb...
Embattled Montauk beach resort sells for $70M
Panoramic View, the Montauk beach resort at the center of a Ponzi scheme scandal involving two fraudster brothers-in-law, has been sold. Investors who own a controlling interest in Gurney’s Montauk...
Sexy lifeguards reveal special charity calendar
The saucy New York Firefighters Calendar has some competition this year — Bondi Lifeguards wearing undies and shot by fashion photographer Graham Shearer, who has worked with Elle Macpherson and...
Quadjobs finds college students to do all your holiday labor
Need extra elves for the holiday season? Three business-savvy women know it, and are targeting busy New Yorkers with Quadjobs. The Web site connects local employers with college and grad...
The gardening master who makes the High Line bloom
As the creative genius behind the planting on the High Line, Dutch garden and landscape designer Piet Oudolf is a plant-world rock star. Based in the Dutch countryside town of...
Mini tacos, margaritas and 10 other ways to party at Frieze
From a Frieze-themed hotel launch to an underground club for cool-kid creatives, here’s where the art crowd is feasting, toasting and hanging this week. ► SIP Omar's, 21 W. 9th...
The public art It Girl 6 million people love
If NYC’s public-art scene has an It girl, it’s Cecilia Alemani. The engaging Italian has served as curator for Frieze Projects NY since 2012, works as the director and chief...
Nightclub 'It Girl' bringing the party to Aspen
Amy Sacco, the New York nightclub queen behind the celebrity-studded Bungalow 8 and now a partner in No. 8 and LDV Hospitality owned-and-operated Rec Room, is opening a branch of...
Juice company denies 'struggling' rumors
Is New York’s Organic Avenue being squeezed for profit? The privately held juice company that has 10 stores in Manhattan, denies rumors to Julie Earle-Levine that it is struggling. Organic...
Canyon Ranch just got a lot sexier thanks to Dita Von Teese
Canyon Ranch, a health resort and spa in Lenox, Mass., where New Yorkers go to eat really tiny meals, drink juices and learn how to boost their brain power as...
Montauk's hottest property back on the market
The hottest property in Montauk is back on the market for $25 million — East Deck Motel and Resort in Montauk’s Ditch Plains, which was sold in 2013 for $14...
Checking in: Four Seasons Resort Orlando
This brand-spanking-new property at Walt Disney World is in the heart of Disney central. But you’d never know it. It’s discreet Disney, with subtle Mickeys — three circle silhouettes depicting...
Pomeranc’s reborn hotels to add property in Montreal
Sixty Hotels, the New York-based brand rising from the ashes of the former Thompson Hotels chain, will open its first international property in Montreal, CEO Jason Pomeranc told The Post....
Vacationing in Cuba after the thaw in relations
Last week’s news that the US will relax travel restrictions to Cuba has travelers scrambling to see the island before it’s overrun with Yankees. For now, Americans still need to...