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Astoria Characters: The Vegan Blogger

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingKelly writes a blog about the vegan lifestyle.Every day begins with an organic green smoothie. Kelly Bennett tosses some baby lettuce, kale, blueberries, a whole banana and half a pear into the mighty jaws of the Vitamix, which jackhammers them into juice.As she pours the mixture into a glass jar, Kelly, a…See More

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Astoria Characters: The Perpetual Principal

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingFor Norm, life is the greatest classroom.Don't let the rocking chair fool you. Sure, Norm Sherman is sitting in it shoeless, but he has no real need of rest or relaxation.A gregarious grandpa with a beard, he's been working hard ever since he was 5, and at 76, he views his retirement as his final job, an…See More

May 14

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May 8

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Astoria Characters: The Inventive Restaurateur

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingGiuseppe at Pachanga Patterson.Giuseppe Falco pulls a chair up to the table and pours himself a cup of coffee. Pachanga Patterson, his Mexican restaurant with a New York accent, doesn't open until evening, but his day starts at 10 a.m., and he'll…See More

May 7

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Astoria Characters: The Front Porch

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingWhat you don't see much of on Ditmars: The Front Porch.I live in what people in the neighborhood call one of the "big houses." The lot is only 20 by 100, which, by Astoria standards, is an average size.It looks big because it is set back from the street, separated from the sidewalk by a terraced lawn…See More

May 3

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Astoria Characters: The Front Porch

Apr 30

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Astoria Characters: The Gem-Setting Jeweler

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingLarry's made a name for himself making graffiti jewelry.There's a matched pair of elephants on Yogi Lala's front sign. You can't miss them because each one is balancing a diamond the size of the Ritz on the end of its upturned trunk.This is not an easy thing for an elephant to do, especially while rearing…See More

Apr 29

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Apr 25

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Apr 25

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Astoria Characters: The Pro-Active Parent

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingClaudia is the voice of parents at P.S. 122.The carrot-coconut-apple bread, just out of the oven, is cooling on a wire rack as Claudia Lieto-McKenna readies her boys for 9 o'clock mass.She hands a couple of slices to 13-year-old Tristan and 8-year-old Luca while her husband, Nigel, urges them to get a…See More

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Astoria Characters: The Gem-Setting Jeweler

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Astoria Characters: The Rabbi and His Wife

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingRivka and Zev Wineberg are the founders of the Chabad of Long Island City.It's Sunday morning, and the Chabad of Long Island City is at rest. The same cannot be said of the Rabbi Zev Wineberg and his wife, Rivka, who are busy planning for the coming week.Theirs is the only Jewish community center in Western…See More

Apr 10

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Astoria Characters: The Easy Driver

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingManfred: Vietnam veteran and longtime truck driver.Seventeen thousand. Manfred Edenhofer is embarrassed to admit that that's all the miles he has put on the 2000 ocean-grey Nissan Altima sitting serenely in his driveway.Manfred, a bearded Teddy bear who has gasoline pumping through his veins, has made his…See More

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Astoria Characters: The Man Who Makes Cakes

Photo by Nancy A. RuhlingSeferino works at the Broadway bakery Omonia Next Door.Seferino Medina will be back in 10 minutes. He has to ice a birthday cake."Has to" aren't the right words although these are the ones he uses. Yes, it's his job, the one he does six, mostly seven days a week at the Broadway bakery Omonia Next…See More

Mar 27

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Neighborhood:: Ditmars

Originally from:: St. Louis

Tell us a little bit about yourself (Required for profile verification):: Nancy Ruhling, a journalist who has had bylines in more than 50 publications, writes The Huffington Post blog "Astoria Characters."