Article: NY Watch

The spa’s massage therapists’ use a combination of various strokes, such as effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement and vibration. They also incorporate deep tissue, Thai, Asian blend shiatsu as well as trigger point work, which gives customers a full body massage designed to ease tension, relieve stress from intense muscle

The idea was to make use of the theater-style open kitchen as a showcase – warm, sexy, non-traditional angus steaks and house seasonings – in effect creating a new world steakhouse offering excellent, gourmet cuisine at affordable prices. And with the slice steak, including sides, priced at $14.95 – there’s no excuse not to switch up from Tad’s. Ricardo Steakhouse also offers its unique concept through its catering division, providing out-going service to the growing corporate and entertainment industries in the area

LOGOJAM.com is the first website of its kind designed to cater to the booming market of unique imaging. Artists, Schools, Non-Profits, Start-ups, Corporate Entities, Mom & Pop Shops and others can access a single website to receive multiple concepts for their future logo. Designers from around the world will receive a message informing that a new project has been submitted; they will review the details and then provide their versions of the logo for the seekers acceptance. “Logo Designers� and “Logo Seekers� will maintain anonymous identities.

Mark is founder and CEO of Lamkin Wealth Management, a highly successful financial planning firm with securities through Linsco/Private Ledger (LPL). He specializes in retirement planning, 401(k) funds management, and is among the top two percent of LPL firms nationwide. His firm provides many other services including wealth planning, trust services, estate planning, risk management, small business planning, and financial management workshops.

The ten designers this year not only displayed their talents but also had favorable sound bites of loyalty for the giant delivery company. Natalie Chanin one of the designers of Project Alabama a label based in Alabama says, “We would never be able to do our business where we are without UPS. We love the sound of that truck pulling up everyday. UPS brown means books and beads and love letters and fabrics and threads and music and so much more!�

Gen Art is a NY based organization focused on showcasing emerging talents. Famous names such as Zac Posen, Chaiken, Obedient Sons, Michelle Mason, Louis Verdad, Shoshanna are sample of past designers the organization has helped establish in the minds of the fashion industry and public.

With its emphasis on homeownership as the primary wealth-building tool, he Black Enterprise Own Your First Home Contest will award $10,000 to a qualified first-time home buyer. The contest winner not only collects $10,000 toward the cost of their new home, but they will also receive free homebuyer education training and assistance, and an opportunity to have their home ownership story published in BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine.