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CRAIN’S Business Breakfast Forum: MEET Secretary Shaun Donovan U.S. Housing and Urban Development Join Crain’s New York Business for a discussion with Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Housing and Urban Development. Secretary Donovan will discuss the Obama administration’s efforts to manage the foreclosure crisis, the plans to revive the housing market, and the outlook for the federal funding of New York housing programs. He will be questioned by Crain’s assistant managing editor Erik Engquist and Greg David, Crain's columnist and author of the new book Modern New York: The Life and Economics of a City. NEW YORK,NEW YORK edited by Valerie Block EVENT DETAILS: DATE: Tuesday June 5, 2012 PLACE: Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers Metropolitan West and Central Park East/West TIME: Networking Breakfast: 8:00-8:30AM Program: 8:30-9:30AM C Houston bio rights go to HarperCollins LAST CHANCE! REGISTER TODAY: www.crainsnewyork.com/events-sdonovan Or call the Events Hotline: (212) 210-0739. SPONSORED BY: issy Houston, Whitney Houston’s gospel-singer mom, has sold a book about her late daughter to HarperCollins, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Ms. Houston, who is 78, met with publishers in New York in April to pitch them on the project, according to a report in The New York Times. The book is meant to set the record straight about her daughter and tell both the good and the bad, she told publishers. ¶ Whitney Houston had a troubled marriage and a long history of drug abuse before she accidentally drowned in a hotel bathtub the weekend of the Grammy Awards, in February. ¶ Steve Fisher, the Los Angeles-based agent representing Cissy Houston, concluded the deal with HarperCollins in recent weeks. ¶ Terms of the sale could not be learned, though insiders had expected the price tag to reach seven figures if Ms. Houston was willing to be frank about her daughter’s troubles. ¶ Neither a spokeswoman at HarperCollins nor Mr. Fisher responded to requests for comment. —matthew flamm A pint-size supporting role Jones Wood Foundry, a laid-back British pub on the Upper East Side, has attracted some star power in the short 15 months it’s mine,” said Mr. Hicks, who got to know the guitarist through a Connecticut restaurant owned by the rock star’s niece and nephew where Mr. Hicks is a consulting chef. On busy nights, Mr. Richards and his family are ushered to a chef ’s table in the kitchen, where he’s offered privacy and quick service. —lisa fickenscher Fashion thrown a curve or two been open. Far from the lights of Broadway, it’s been discovered by the producers of the smash British hit One Man, Two Guvnors—up for seven Tony Awards—who held their pre-opening party at the bar and consider the gastropub the show’s official restaurant. “I know for sure that people are coming in because of the show,” said co-owner and chef Jason Hicks, who has added food featured in the play, like haddock and mushy peas, to the menu. “We discovered Jones Wood Foundry when we were looking for the ideal spot for a launch event,” said producer Bob Boyett. “We knew we wanted someplace fun, irreverent and British. They helped us throw a great event, and we discovered we are a good fit.” Show people aren’t the only notables dropping in. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is a regular as well. “He’s a mate of 6 | Crain’s New York Business | June 4, 2012 Waif-like models are so last season: Full Figured Fashion Week kicks off June 13. And it’s expanding its realm. For the first time, the 4-year-old, four-day event will feature a runway show at Bloomingdale’s that includes popular brands like Michael Kors, Eli Tahari and Eileen Fisher. “The mission is to encourage plus-size women to look for more fashion choices,” said Gwen DeVoe, who founded FFFW, noting that as many as 600 people are expected for the shows. “It’s a way to say to regular fashion, we can do this, too; I don’t know why we’ve been excluded.” Though most of the runway shows cost $40 to attend, the Bloomingdale’s catwalk is free and open to the public. A show featuring independent plus-size designers and another highlighting the curvy wares of retailers and boutiques will be held at the financial district’s Broad Street Ballroom. In addition, FFFW will offer a new educational series to teach existing and would-be entrepreneurs about retail businesses and social-media blogging in the full-figure category. Sponsors for the events include plus-size retailers Sonsi and Ashley Stewart. —adrianne pasquarelli BAWDY B’WAY TIRED OF MOVIE musicals? Try Spiegelworld’s new show, Empire. The kinky circus cabaret that originated downtown pitched its 440-seat tent in the heart of Broadway for a summer run. Pairing sexy skits (don’t ask what the emcees do with a banana) and thrilling acrobatics, the 90-minute show is anything but the same old same old. patrick mcmullan thom kaine http://www.crainsnewyork.com/events-sdonovan http://www.bestplacestoworknyc.com http://www.bestplacestoworknyc.com

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Crains New York - June 4, 2012
Table of Contents
Drink stink: Big Soda aims to fight Bloomberg ban
To your health: Late nightclub owner bequeathed bar’s profits to hospitals
New York, New York
Tax cuts for wage hikes: A political deal takes shape in Albany
Sugar buzz: Readers weigh in on the idea
Viewpoint
Opinion
Small Business
Real Estate Deals
Classifieds
NASCAR’s marketing chief hits the road
Seed money for social entrepreneurs
Hot Jobs
Tracey Stewart finds her “moment of Zen”
A dream of a wine bar opens
The Week Ahead

Crains New York - June 4, 2012