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When McGreevey got married for the second time in 2000, he and his wife Dina had their wedding reception on a hotel roof in Washington, according to Philadelphia magazine, even though neither is from that city. From the top of the Hay-Adams hotel, you can toss a cat onto the White House lawn. Jim and Dina were clearly an ambitious couple; she has been a mover in New Jersey's large Portuguese community. What does his coming out mean...
Over at the Aquatic Center there were no Chinese contenders in swimming. And no roof. The steaming Grecian sun that felt warm enough to boil water didn't seem to bother U.S. phenom Michael Phelps, who raised the temperature a few more degrees by winning his first Olympic gold in the 400-m individual medley in world-record time. It was the first gold for the U.S., and as impressively stoic as Phelps has been in pursuing Mark Spitz's cache of seven of them, the weight of the first medal brought on his own waterworks. "There were definitely tears...
...proposed.) ?By her midteens, Phyllis was regularly getting her photo in the New York Times as a bright young star on the social scene,? we learn from Stephen Miller?s admirable obit in the Sun. ?Adams?s debut [in 1941] was a stunning affair at the St. Regis Roof, reported in full in the Times, with the debutante receiving guests ?before a bower of southern smilax and woodwardia ferns,? and wearing an off-the-shoulder sky-blue gown ?trimmed with small ostrich feathers tipped with silver.?? The 16-year-old was groomed to stardom, and had the quality...
...HOUSE—The Bible tells us that a house divided against itself cannot stand. But this one’s made it through the summer, minus a chunk that fell out of the decades-old roof...
...knew, when I arranged my summer housing in April, that it would be the best of times—two of my best friends from high school, two of my best friends from college, my girlfriend and I living under one roof (it was still intact then). Our living arrangement would combine the college life I’ve grown to love with my closest friends from back home. What could I possibly have to complain about: the gorgeous, spacious Cambridge sublet, a who’s who of friends, past and present, and friendly, easygoing neighbors? (Answer: The neighbors...