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How to Avoid Burnout: Tips From a Touring Musician

Keep sickness and fatigue at bay with this kit.

How to Start an Art Journal

Everything you need to tap into your crafty side.

What to Pack for a Music Festival

A festival veteran recommends nine essentials and a few fun extras.

How to Pot an Indoor Succulent

An easy tutorial for planting your first succulent.

The One Plant That Should Be In Every Home

Summer Rayne Oakes, an environmental scientist and author, shares house plant shopping tips at Sprout Home in Williamsburg.

How to Start a Home Yoga Practice

Get the premium yoga studio experience—minus the hefty membership fee.

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before We Moved In Together

How to prepare for living with a significant other—emotionally, materially, and financially.

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A Dry January Hack for Wine Lovers

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Or, sober or not, just a great hangover-proof bottle.

Keeping the Kids Alright

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Park Slope, a one-stop shop for toys and kid’s haircuts keeps it together for the community.

What’s the Way to a Community’s Heart?

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Fort Greene, a self-taught baker feeds the hearts (and bellies) of the neighborhood.

Uplifting New Yorkers, One Cup of Coffee at a Time

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In the heart of the Theater District, a coffee shop brews good will.

A California-Inspired Wine Bar Embraces Uncertainty

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | At Coast and Valley in Greenpoint, the road to recovery drags on.

From Pop-Up to Permanent: a Zero-Waste Shop Plants Roots

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Queens, an eco-friendly lifestyle store is growing into a community gathering spot and small business incubator.

One Year Later

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Checking in with the wine bar that helped launch this column.

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