Frozen Food for When You Don’t Have Time to Cook—for the Dog

By Ellen Keohane

When Marie Moody first started her pet food company, Stella and Chewy’s, she rarely hailed a cab, unless she had to make a delivery.

“We’re selling millions of dollars’ worth of pet food and I can actually afford to take a cab now,” Moody said, punctuating the end of her sentence with a boisterous chuckle.
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Spinning a Good Yarn at String

By Laura Shin

Linda Morse retired from her long career in information technology at the age of 60. But instead of taking a break from work, she quickly shifted into a new career—selling yarn.

Nine year later, Morse’s glossy white knitting store String, on 65th Street near Madison Avenue, is not only a huge success, but she says she couldn’t be happier.
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Logos Bookstore: Where the Word Mingles with Children’s Classics

Bibliophiles find a respite at Logos bookstore

By Laura Shin

When you step inside Logos Bookstore on York Avenue between 83rd and 84th streets, you are transported to a world of religious texts, children’s classics and literature’s most famous titles. Bookcases stretch from floor to ceiling. The shop’s most popular specialty is children’s books, offering everything from Curious George to the French Adventures of Tintin.
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Backbone of the Neighborhood

East Sixties Association celebrates 20th anniversary

By Sam Roudman

Judy and Barry Schneider don’t seem like a typical power couple. On a recent Saturday morning, the two, in matching Nautica sweatshirts, appeared more like archetypical retirees, out for a morning coffee and croissant a block from their Upper East Side condo. But bring up the work of the East Sixties Neighborhood Association (ESNA), and they respond with no small sense of pride and ownership.
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Taste of Germantown Resides in Brat Shop

By Laura Shin

Near the corner of 86th Street and Second Avenue, there is a little piece of Europe that attracts visitors from all over the country.

Established during the days when Yorkville was Germantown, Schaller & Weber is a rare find of a store, still offering authentic German meats and products.
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