Karen Rubin

Karen Rubin

809 Articles

Gold Coast festival awards filmmakers

After screening 60 films at the 5th Annual Gold Coast International Film Festival, the winners were announced at the closing

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Kenny Scharf exhibit opens at NCMA

In what has become legend, Kenny Scharf, the self-proclaimed “Pop Surrealist,” was a few days away from moving out of

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Glen Cove’s Matt Grabowski wins GCAC’s ‘Your Big Break’

Matt Grabowski, a 19-year old singer-songwriter from Glen Cove, with a sweet and soulful sound, was named the winner of

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Trump ‘energy plan’ invites disaster

I just returned from the Great Allegheny Passage, a rail trail accommodating biking, walking and other recreational pursuits, built over

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Day shows Trump, Clinton differences

There is nothing more disgusting than the scene of Donald Trump headlining the Rolling Thunder rally in Washington, D.C. over

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Back renewables, offshore windpower

People who care about climate action and climate justice have until May 31 to post comments to the Public Service

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Pulse of the Peninsula: League of Women Voters still needed

As I sat listening to North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth deliver her “State of the Town” address, in which she

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Going Places, Near & Far: See Survival Strategies at Palm Beach Zoo

For the first time ever, there are four Malayan tigers at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society - a

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Bosworth message renews optimism

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth delivered her “State of the Town” address at a luncheon at the town’s Harbor

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Going Places, Near & Far: Springtime Sojourn on Great Allegheny Passage

I’m the first to arrive at the appointed spot beside the tall brick smokestacks that border the parking field of

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Going Places, Near & Far: During National Park Service Centennial, White House Inspires ‘Every Kid in a Park’ Programs

More than two dozen foundations, companies and nonprofit organizations have signed on to the President’s Every Kid in a Park

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Going Places, Near & Far: Great Allegheny Passage Bike Tour Side Trip Brings Surprise Encounter with TrumpWorld

(After meeting up at Homestead, PA and bussing to the start of our Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s first springtime Sojourn, a three-day

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Off The Wall: Art in Transition at GCAC

The exhibit Off the Wall: Art in Transition opened at the Gold Coast Arts Center, Great Neck, Long Island, featuring

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Going Places, Near & Far: Pennsylvania’s Industrial Past Highlights Day 3 on Rails-to-Trails Spring Sojourn

(After meeting up at Homestead, PA and bussing to the start of our Rails-toTrails Conservancy’s first springtime Sojourn, a three-day biketour

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Obama urges grads to take charge

It’s commencement season.  Speakers typically offer bromides to the newly minted graduates, about to take their first independent steps into

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