By Carleton Varney Special to the Daily News Recently, while shopping for unusual candle holders for a restaurant project, I passed along 27th Street on Manhattan’s West side. The day was a sunny one, and...

By Carleton Varney Judging from the number of advertisements I’ve encountered, invitations to grand openings I’ve received and new beauty products I’ve seen of late, I think there must be more spas being conceived, built,...

By Carleton Varney Oh, what a super exhibition it is! I’m talking about the Richard Avedon exhibit at the Norton Museum, which should not be missed. Beautifully presented, “Avedon Fashion 1944-2000” features much of the...

By Carleton Varney Sunday is Oscar time again, and Oscar Night comes just once a year — sort of like Christmas, Easter and Valentine's Day. For the past few years, Oscar has arrived between Valentine's...

By CARLETON VARNEY Special to the Daily News A belated hello from Westminster — and I don't mean the cathedral! I mean the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden, and my trip...

Editor's Note: Carleton Varney filed this column from Washington, D.C., last week when he was there for the presidential inauguration. It's Obama City, this Washington D.C., home of the White House, the Smithsonian, the Lincoln...