When Amina Elise Colter walked into Barcelona Wine Bar 45 minutes late and sat down for her first date with Jason Michael Jones, he sensed that his waitress and nearby tables wanted to cheer. And so did he. “I’m sitting here by myself,” Mr. Jones said of that night in Atlanta in September 2018. “I…
Charlie Kelly was so sure of a relationship with Jean Paul Broc Gomez that he began to think of ways to spend more time together before their first date officially got started. “Love at first sight is a real phenomenon and we were lucky enough to live it,” Mr. Kelly, 30, said. The pair were…
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats will push to raise taxes on some high-earning Americans and steer the money to improving the solvency of Medicare, according to officials briefed on the plan, as they cobble together a modest version of President Biden’s stalled tax and spending package. The proposal is projected to raise $203 billion over a…
Mena, the TriBeCa restaurant led by the chef Victoria Blamey, will close its doors at the Walker Hotel after its last service on Saturday, less than six months after it opened to enthusiastic reviews. Ms. Blamey announced the closing in an Instagram post on Thursday morning, saying that it was “an ownership decision.” She added…
Wine is about experience. It’s about a subtle taste and a pleasant buzz. The slow crafting of a drink over months and years. It can also be about downing cheap fermented grape juice as fast as possible. Who’s to judge? Some things that probably don’t come to mind when considering the wine experience: sauerkraut, marmalade,…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ramesh Balwani, a former top executive at Theranos, was found guilty on Thursday of 12 counts of fraud, in a verdict that was more severe than that of his co-conspirator, Elizabeth Holmes, and that solidified the failed blood-testing start-up as the ultimate Silicon Valley cautionary tale. Mr. Balwani and Ms. Holmes,…
The Jynneos vaccine requires two doses to be fully protective, according to the Food and Drug Administration, but so far, all of the doses coming to the city are being considered as first doses. As more doses arrive, there will be more available for second doses, said Dr. Mary Bassett, the state health commissioner. Paul…
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Watch out. A raucous, enthralling exhibition of the great American painter Robert Colescott (1925-2009) has arrived at the New Museum, to revel in and dissect. “Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott” is the first museum exhibition of this artist’s relentlessly provocative work to be seen in Manhattan since a 1989 show (also…
Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla founder, had twins in November with Shivon Zilis, a director at one of his companies, according to court documents made public on Wednesday. Neither Mr. Musk nor Ms. Zilis has spoken publicly about their children. The news was reported by Insider, which published documents showing that Ms. Zilis and Mr.…