February 2025

The L.A. Chef Who Spearheaded 36,000 First Responder Meals Is Just Getting Started

  As devastating wildfires raged in Los Angeles in January, the city’s hospitality industry rallied to feed firefighters. Aron Pobereskin, a chef by trade who became much more than that during this crisis, was front and center at the Will Rogers State Beach base camp as he coordinated 36,000 meals for the Los Angeles Fire […]

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Midtown Equities alleges ‘campaign of deception’ to engineer its default on a $45M loan

Midtown Equities, run by the Cayre family, is taking Miami-headquartered investment firm Rialto Capital Advisors to court for allegedly engaging in a “sinister” scheme that the family says is costing them millions of dollars. Midtown Equities, based in the Flatiron District, filed a complaint in Manhattan state Supreme Court Monday alleging that Rialto unlawfully declared

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Commonalities: A Look at Shared Themes in the Best Books About the Making of Art

In a culture inundated with the best of the best, the top ten of anything, the latest and greatest, blockbusters and bestsellers, it is difficult to find books that can teach and inspire an artist and an art lover alike. There are books about art history, art theory, biographies of great artists from the past,

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Deals of the Day: Feb. 25

Leases 1 Seaport Plaza landlord inks two new leases  Address: 199 Water St., ManhattanLandlord: Jack Resnick & SonsTenant: Forte Capital GroupLease size: 13,400 square feet Lease length: 13 yearsAsset type: OfficeBrokers: Jack Resnick & Sons’ Brett Greenberg and Adam Rappaport represented the landlord, along with Cushman & Wakefield’s John Cefaly, Ethan Silverstein, Stephen Bellwood and Rachel

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Richard Glossip and the Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far

Photo: Janelle Stecklein Editor’s Note: The Supreme Court has thrown out the murder conviction and death penalty sentence for Richard Glossip, saying he is entitled to a new trial. It’s the culmination of a years-long effort to spare Glossip’s life, as documented in this 2022 story. Nearly ten years into his life sentence for beating

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Why Apple’s $500B U.S. Manufacturing Pledge Isn’t Unusual

Tim Cook at Trump inauguration.” width=”970″ height=”647″ data-caption=’Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook met with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 20. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images</span>’> In what represents Apple’s largest ever domestic spending commitment, the iPhone maker announced yesterday (Feb. 24) it will invest $500 billion over the next five years to

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Fintech’s Gender Gap: Why Progress Isn’t Moving Fast Enough

The financial services industry has traditionally been male-dominated—it’s a historical fact. Unfortunately, this has carried over into fintech as well. Here’s a curious thing: actual market data favors gender diversity. McKinsey & Company, for example, reported that companies with more women in leadership roles are 25 percent more likely to be profitable. The evidence looks

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