Abby Ehmann owns two bars across the street from each other on Avenue B in the East Village: Lucky and Hekate Café & Elixir Lounge. She plans to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at both places this Friday. “I am a sucker for a holiday,” Ms. Ehmann said. “Especially if there is glitter or confetti involved.”…
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My mother always said that a good sandwich should be like a scintillating conversation: packed with tasty morsels that constantly surprise you. In the same way that a skilled raconteur keeps you on your toes, the next bite of a great sandwich should always be somewhat unexpected. Is that a touch of scallion, crème fraîche and…
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Two days after the Oscars, Law Roach used his platform to make a big—and totally unexpected—announcement: he’s retiring. In a candid and cryptic Instagram post, the 44-year-old celebrity stylist wrote, “My cup is empty…the politics, the lies, and false narratives finally got me! You win…I’m out.” People were shocked, airing their protestations and expressing mass…
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Ms. Westman and Mr. Neville began their relationship in 2002. “I thought he was cute and cool, and we went bowling and I won,” she said. “A lot has happened since then.” They have three children, Dashel, Gray and Petal, and after moving out of an apartment they leased in the Langham on the Upper…
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Eight years ago, I started dating my now fiancé, a year after separating from my ex-husband. Our daughter was 15 at the time. She has never accepted my new relationship, and every attempt my fiancé and I make to change her feelings is met with coldness and resentment. She is now 23 and says that…
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In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month, we spoke with Sarah LaFleur, the founder and chief executive officer of M.M. LaFleur, a woman’s fashion brand built on creating stylish, comfortable clothes for women in the…
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Camila Mendes isn’t one to shy away from her true identity. The Brazilian-American actress, best known for her breakout role in Riverdale and, most recently, as the fallen Queen Bee in Netflix’s Do Revenge, knows the value of self-acceptance, whether it’s onscreen, IRL, or “In My Tabby,” her new campaign for Coach, debuting exclusively on…
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While many of us will soon be out there making like a human rototiller — turning the vegetable beds in the name of what we were taught “soil preparation” required — Charles Dowding takes a different tack. With a bow rake or an oscillating hoe in hand, he kicks off the new season with a…
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Beogradski Koktel Klub Around 11:30 one night, I rang the buzzer outside Beogradski Koktel Klub, a speakeasy-style bar where Old Town and Dorcol meet. A darkened window next to the door slid open, and the co-owner and bartender Filip Ivanovic poked his head out. He smiled and slammed the window shut, and the door creaked…
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