By Kim Velsey 6/26/12 7:50pm

Central Park Conservancy

So many ribbon cutters, so little ribbons!

Central Park’s Cherry Hill Concourse Makes A Comeback

The Central Park Conservancy has unveiled yet another, even more idyllic setting for wedding parties to stage their photos. The Cherry Hill Concourse has been painstakingly restored to its historic role as an “ideal vantage point for visitors to take in views of the nearby Lake,” according to the Conservancy.

Frederick Law Olmsted’s original plans may be forever marred by ice skating rinks and baseball diamonds, but at least some things can be returned to their original beauty. Read More

By W.M. Akers 9/08/10 3:24am

Extreme Makeover: Morgan Library Edition

Beneath a swatch of duct tape in the gleaming rotunda of the Morgan Library and Museum, there’s a patch of marble blackened by a century’s soot, grime and smoke from Havana cigars. It is a whole spectrum darker than the creamy marble around it, and until May it was the color of the whole room. Read More