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This Sunday, Brunch And Browse Vintage For A Good Cause

(image courtesy of Soho Grand)

The weekend is typically associated with excess, whether that’s an excess of lounging n’ Netflixing or boozing n’ partying. Oh, and brunch, the notorious brunch. Let’s face it, you’re probably going to be spending money this weekend in one way or another, so why not do so in a way that will also benefit others? You can do just that this Sunday at the latest edition of the Soho Grand Hotel’s Trunk Show Treasures, a brunch party and vintage shopping experience that helps raise money for the Bowery Mission. More →

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‘There’s No More Artists’: This Boutique Is Leaving Williamsburg to the J.Crew Shoppers

(Photo courtesy Lavai Maria)

(Photo courtesy Lavai Maria)

Speaking of J.Crew (or rather TV on the Radio was speaking of them), Lavai Maria is leaving Williamsburg after five years, and its owner says a new breed of local shopper is to blame.

“I’m moving because of the changes in the neighborhood,” Vania Scharbach told us just hours before she’ll close Lavai Maria on North 5th Street, where everything is 50 percent off today.
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This Vintage Clothier Is Opening On an Increasingly Stylish Stretch of Orchard St.

(Photo: Daniel Maurer)

(Photo: Daniel Maurer)

The space that held Strange Loop gallery will become a vintage clothing store next week, further solidifying easternmost Canal Street as the new Brooklyn.

Wednesday night, Georgia Fenwick will open Georgia on lower Orchard Street, a stone’s throw from Lost Weekend, Project No. 8, and Coming Soon. “I’ve always been so interested in this area because it still has the authenticity that I feel like so much of New York has lost in the 11 years that I’ve been living here,” said the Londoner turned downtown New Yorker, who’ll soon live a couple of blocks from the store.
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