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The only "Project Runway" winner to make it to the tents at both Bryant Park and Lincoln Center is coming to Boston next month. Fashion pixie Christian Siriano will be at Neiman Marcus on Oct. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to show off his latest collection and hopefully apologize for Heidi Klum's ridiculous red carpet dress at the Emmy Awards. Speaking of "Runway," Who are we liking -- and disliking -- this season? Many of my friends have fallen off the "Runway" bandwagon, but I've stuck with it. I like Anja and Anthony Ryan.

The only "Project Runway" winner to make it to the tents at both Bryant Park and Lincoln Center is coming to Boston next month. Fashion pixie Christian Siriano will be at Neiman Marcus on Oct. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to show off his latest collection and hopefully apologize for Heidi Klum's ridiculous red carpet dress at the Emmy Awards. Speaking of "Runway," Who are we liking -- and disliking -- this season? Many of my friends have fallen off the "Runway" bandwagon, but I've stuck with it. I like Anja and Anthony Ryan.

After an all-night train trip, Reina M. DuVal arrived in Boston last week tired, hungry, and eager for fresh air. But a weekly lunchtime concert captivated DuVal as she rolled her suitcase across the scuffed floor of South Station's bustling grand concourse. A professional musician in a tuxedo played a solo set at a grand piano, his repertoire ranging from Mozart to John Denver, while the massive schedule board flashed an update for the 1 p.m. to Framingham. Imagine a South Station with live music almost every day, along with performances by theater troupes, art exhibits, and a...

Liz Lange thinks about that day every time New York Fashion Week rolls around. Every time there is a crisp fall day with clear skies. Every time there is a burning smell in the air. Lange was preparing to hold the first-ever runway show for maternity clothes within the famous Bryant Park tents on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. "It was a date I was looking forward to and working on all summer. A dream come true," she said. Then there was some buzz backstage about a small plane hitting the World Trade Center.

If Jeffrey Sebelia had any room left on his neck, he might get a tattoo that says "redemption. " The former-junkie-turned-designer-to-the-rock-stars, accused at the last minute of outsourcing his sewing, took away the top prize on "Project Runway" last night. It was proof that life's fortunes can truly change. And proof, after a season when you sometimes had to wonder, that the judges really were focused on the clothes. Who else but Jeffrey, after all, would base a fashion collection on Japanese ghost stories?

Liz Lange thinks about that day every time New York Fashion Week rolls around. Every time there is a crisp fall day with clear skies. Every time there is a burning smell in the air. Lange was preparing to hold the first-ever runway show for maternity clothes within the famous Bryant Park tents on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. "It was a date I was looking forward to and working on all summer. A dream come true," she said. Then there was some buzz backstage about a small plane hitting the World Trade Center.

SALEM - I can cite, nearly to the minute and inch, my most overwhelming firsthand encounter with true style. It occurred around 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Sept. 7, 2001, in the Upper East Side apartment of the writers Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne. I can cite it so precisely because, afterward, you don’t forget being in New York on the Friday before 9/11. Dunne was working in another room, occasionally padding around barefoot in shorts and a T-shirt - a dress code I salute.

NEW YORK - Marvin Sylvor, whose menagerie merry-go-rounds of giraffes, rabbits, cats, and horses could be found around the globe, from New York's Bryant Park to Saudi Arabia, has died. He was 74. Mr. Sylvor died Wednesday of kidney failure in Miami, Dan Pisark, a vice president at Bryant Park Corp., said yesterday. "Wherever we put them, the reaction is always the same," Mr. Sylvor told the Associated Press in an interview in 2002. "We've done them in China, we've done them in Saudi Arabia, and the kids always come running.

NEW YORK - When the weather is warm, dining outside approaches something of an obsession. Restaurants rope off available patches of sidewalk, making those tables the perfect perch for people watching. But for a true refuge from the city’s congestion, you’re better off heading to lush greenery, colorful gardens, trees, maybe even a pond. City dwellers looking for great outdoor dining find a park - a protected oasis where you don’t have to inhale bus exhaust. From Battery Park to Washington Heights, there are places for brunch, lunch, and dinner where...

It wasn't that long ago Zac Posen claimed to have outgrown New York -- or so he said. The boy wonder who quickly wowed the crowds at the Bryant Park tents of yore with dresses that were sometimes frillier than a wedding cake, sometimes sleeker than satin, uprooted and brought his show to Paris to play with the big boys. But after a bumpy season in Paris he was embraced on his Sunday night return to New York. Just outside Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center with the plaza fountain gushing in the background, he opened with demure cocktail dresses, but quickly progressed to the...

After an all-night train trip, Reina M. DuVal arrived in Boston last week tired, hungry, and eager for fresh air. But a weekly lunchtime concert captivated DuVal as she rolled her suitcase across the scuffed floor of South Station's bustling grand concourse. A professional musician in a tuxedo played a solo set at a grand piano, his repertoire ranging from Mozart to John Denver, while the massive schedule board flashed an update for the 1 p.m. to Framingham. Imagine a South Station with live music almost every day, along with performances by theater troupes, art exhibits, and a...

SALEM - I can cite, nearly to the minute and inch, my most overwhelming firsthand encounter with true style. It occurred around 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Sept. 7, 2001, in the Upper East Side apartment of the writers Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne. I can cite it so precisely because, afterward, you don’t forget being in New York on the Friday before 9/11. Dunne was working in another room, occasionally padding around barefoot in shorts and a T-shirt - a dress code I salute.

If Jeffrey Sebelia had any room left on his neck, he might get a tattoo that says "redemption. " The former-junkie-turned-designer-to-the-rock-stars, accused at the last minute of outsourcing his sewing, took away the top prize on "Project Runway" last night. It was proof that life's fortunes can truly change. And proof, after a season when you sometimes had to wonder, that the judges really were focused on the clothes. Who else but Jeffrey, after all, would base a fashion collection on Japanese ghost stories?

Serves 6 This is a hearty main course salad that’s especially easy to assemble if you have cooked chicken on hand - or buy a rotisserie chicken. The salad pictured here is served at Bryant Park Cafe. 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar Salt and pepper, to taste 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey 1/2 cup olive oil 1 head romaine lettuce, cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices 1/2 bunch watercress ...

NEW YORK - Bank of America, the second-largest US lender by assets, may sell all its offices as part of the company's effort to cut costs, sparing only its headquarters in North Carolina and New York City. "We are currently reviewing all of our properties across our portfolio, with the exception of Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte and Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park" in Manhattan, Kelli Raulerson, a spokeswoman, said yesterday. The lender owned or leased about 120 million square feet in 26,910 locations at the end of 2010, according to its last annual...