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Actress Samantha Pauly is starring as Jordan Baker in the hot new Broadway musical “The Great Gatsby,” based on the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. The show opened April 25th.

“What was this building before?” is Howard Cushing’s favorite question. That’s because this patrician, shingled white building facing Newport harbor fits in so completely with the other buildings in this Rhode Island town known for its 18th century houses but also for sailing and society socializing. Though Cushing has a history in Newport as a descendant of a prominent family that includes the artist Howard Gardiner Cushing, his great grandfather, the building doesn’t: it’s a new build created by Cushing and partner Wirt Blaffer. But as Gardiner House, a boutique hotel that soft opened in September, it feels immediately in sync with Gilded Age grandeur-just with contemporary style.

A new update to the public transit system taking passengers from JFK Airport into New York City just got the «New York minute» treatment.

Getting to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from Manhattan is almost always a trek, but at least there's one part of the process that's getting a big upgrade.