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	<description>The Event &#38; Meeting Planner&#039;s source for news on: Venues, Restaurants, Private Dining, Party Planning, Culinary Trends and much more.</description>
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		<title>NYIT Auditorium On Broadway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, NYIT opened the Auditorium on Broadway, a multipurpose cinema and conference center at NYC&#8217;s Columbus Circle.  NYIT meticulously renovated the former Clearview Cinema space to reflect a modern chic aesthetic with high vaulted ceilings, chrome fixtures, and a sleek glass exterior.  NYIT&#8217;s Auditorium on Broadway is divided into 3 main event spaces including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Master Planner App for Event Planners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A useful iPhone and iPad app for event planners has finally hit the marketplace!  Howard Givner, former CEO of North American Global Events Group and founder of Paint The Town Red, Inc, has introduced a revolutionary iPhone resource for event professionals.  According to Givner, the inspiration for the Master Planner app culminated from his 20 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatplacesdirectory.com/blog/2010/08/the-master-planner-app-for-event-planners/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Eager&#8217; for Eataly &#8211; Much more than a Grocery Store</title>
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On 8/31, Eataly NY, a fresh concept in the gourmet marketplace arrives in NYC&#8217;s Flatiron District.  This new mecca of fine food goes well beyond the ordinary confines of the neighborhood grocery store and is something that even the most adventuresome event planners have never seen before.
Eataly NY&#8217;s 50,000 square foot space will house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hill Country Chicken Opening Soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hill Country purveyor Marc Glosserman is slated to foray into the world of barbecue chicken this summer with the opening of Hill Country Chicken in Flatiron.  This new 2,700 sq ft bi-level restaurant will serve two varieties of fried chicken as well as other southern delicacies.  Hill Country Chicken was originally scheduled to open in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatplacesdirectory.com/blog/2010/08/hill-country-chicken-opening-soon/</link>
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		<title>Event Planner Certification or Certificate? What&#8217;s the difference??</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many novice event planners who desire to advance their careers can easily confuse an event planning certification program with an event planning certificate program.  Event certificate programs are offered by educational institutions (typically colleges and universities).  These certificate programs are primarily intended for educational purposes and do not hold the same level of distinction (or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatplacesdirectory.com/blog/2010/08/event-planner-certification-or-certificate-whats-the-difference/</link>
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		<title>Andrea&#8217;s Summer Cocktail Ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article below was originally published by Andrea Wyn Schall  on her &#8216;A Wynning Event&#8217; blog. Andrea, owner of A Wynning Event has been a special event planner for over 15 years, and she is the event planner for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She has taken her knowledge and special event experience and written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Echos of the Housing Boom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This truly a record year for new hotel openings.  Back in March, Catherine Curan of The Real Deal pointed out that a near-record 28 new hotels were slated to open in 2010.  Turns out that even the most ambitious spring estimates were a little too conservative.  According to the Wall St. Journal, developers are now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLT Bar &amp; Grill opens at W New York Downtown Hotel &amp; Residences</title>
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BLT Bar &#38; Grill, the in-house restaurant of the soon to open W New York Downtown Hotel, opened last month in the Financial District.  Chef Laurent Tourondel&#8217;s latest addition to the BLT empire will serve an assortment of New American classics including rotisserie chicken and NY strip steak.  Given its downtown location in the heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;ReRun&#8217; at ReBar-  Front Row Seats to a Great Venue</title>
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During difficult economic times the movie business and the liquor business both tend to prosper&#8230;. so why not combine them??  ReBar owner Jason Stephens took the initiative to mix liquor and film.  This week, Stephens unveiled &#8216;ReRun&#8216; a 60-seat theater attached to his overwhelmingly successful American pub ReBar in DUMBO.  This new theater space will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatplacesdirectory.com/blog/2010/07/rerun-at-rebar-front-row-seats-to-a-great-venue/</link>
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		<title>Honest Abe arrives in Lincoln Square</title>
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Today, Patina Restaurant Group announced plans to open an eatery at Lincoln Square.  The new venue aptly titled &#8216;Lincoln&#8217; will serve contemporary Italian cuisine.  The restaurant is a marvel in modern architecture.  The space, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, is scant on sheetrock.  Instead, the designers opted for a sleek all glass structure that [...]]]></description>
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