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It's Grand!
At more than 185-feet wide, the Bronx’s Grand Concourse is nearly double the width of Manhattan’s iconic Park or Madison Avenues....

Mark Lipton
Jun 5, 20223 min read


For Molly and Gregory!
On October 19, 2011 Molly and Gregory Friedlander were shot and killed by their father, Sam Friedlander. Cleaved by shotgun blasts while...

Mark Lipton
May 29, 20223 min read


I'm in a New York State of Mind!
It’s unclear exactly how New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen received its moniker; the most commonly accepted etymology dating back to a man...

Mark Lipton
May 22, 20223 min read


Davids, Versus THE Goliaths
Perhaps the greatest upset victory in recorded history was that of Israel’s soon-to-be King David vanquishing the giant Goliath. The...

Mark Lipton
May 15, 20223 min read


Another Mint Julep?
I want to live my life with the optimism of the person who left my daughter Buck Wheat a one-minute and 45-second long voice mail. THE...

Mark Lipton
May 1, 20223 min read


Calling Elon Musk!
At the age of 12, Elon Musk sold the code to a video game he had written called Blastar to PC and Office Technology magazine for $500....

Mark Lipton
Apr 24, 20223 min read


Less Than Halfway There!
On June 19, 1907 when my great-grandfather Beny Gershkowitz announced his intention to become a citizen of THE United States, immigration...

Mark Lipton
Apr 17, 20223 min read


It Happens in Stamford Too!
It’s said that “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” The riff, a homage to the debauchery and vice which Vegas is known for. But with...

Mark Lipton
Apr 10, 20223 min read


It's In Every Can!
At 24-years old my daughter Buck Wheat is lamenting her failure to achieve the American dream of home ownership. Some research on Tik Tok...

Mark Lipton
Apr 3, 20223 min read


It's Up to You New York!
Two days in advance of spring’s official blossoming, late-winter sun gave Stamford a dose of Vitamin D reminiscent of the warmest season....

Mark Lipton
Mar 20, 20222 min read


It's All Relative
With his theories of special and general relativity published in 1905 and 1915 respectively, the works of Albert Einstein replaced those...

Mark Lipton
Mar 13, 20222 min read


It Was a Supply Chain Issue
Many independent paint dealers engage in outreach to the designer community as part of their regular marketing efforts. Local designers...

Mark Lipton
Mar 6, 20222 min read


Hey! Where You From?
While paint history drips all over the Lipton side of the family, paint is only half the story! Actually, only a quarter. Another quarter...

Mark Lipton
Feb 27, 20223 min read


It Must Have been a Good Bloodletting
History.... On the third Monday in February each year the United States honors all 46 individuals who have served the country as its...

Mark Lipton
Feb 20, 20222 min read


Funny You Should Ask!
A 24-years-old my daughter Buck Wheat is no longer obligated to listen to her father’s advice on life management; THE kid more than old...

Mark Lipton
Feb 13, 20223 min read


All This Can Be Yours!
On February 1st the nation’s largest home improvement retailer Home Depot announced that they will endeavor to hire an additional 100,000...

Mark Lipton
Feb 6, 20223 min read


Going Mobile
Nor'easters, the storms which develop over the eastern-third of the United States before surfing up the continent's right coast and off...

Mark Lipton
Jan 30, 20223 min read


And One Out of Three is Worse!
In 1974 a 27-year-old song writer named Jim Steinman penned a musical about a futuristic Peter Pan. A rock and roll homage to the boy...

Mark Lipton
Jan 23, 20224 min read


Save Muresco!
In 1991 when I published my first column in the Paint Dealer, it was hand-delivered to the 15,000 dealers and industry-mates who...

Mark Lipton
Jan 16, 20223 min read


Can I Call You Mike?
“Next year, remind me not to get so carried away when I decorate the house for Christmas” I heard her grumble as she laid the nutcrackers...

Mark Lipton
Jan 9, 20223 min read
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