In Today's Observer

Already tired of Le Cirque coverage, you say? Well, there is a lot more than just the red carpet sightings here! Tom McGeveran and Michael Calderone head up to One Beacon Court's 55th floor penthouse, marvel at the technocratic wonderland of Bloomberg LP headquarters, and head downstairs to a couple Le Cirque opening parties.

Matthew Schuerman discovers why New York's big developers have been giving their dough to an upstate Republican Congressman: it's all part of a strategy to make sure the one-seat-ride to J.F.K. Airport gets federal funding. And the Jivamukti yoga center has just opened around Union Square. Sting, Uma, and Russell are all hanging out there. They're eating odd things like "reality sandwiches" and "salvation salads."