REQUIEM FOR THE RACCOON LODGE
Today’s is the Raccoon Lodge’s last day, and it’s going out with a bang: The party starts at 11 a.m. and runs through the night. Owner Ace Nowara was kind enough to let me take a million photos of the Lodge, for posterity’s sake.

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SPOTLIGHT: CHURCH STREET SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART
“We’re the only non-profit school for the arts below Canal Street,” says co-founder Lisa Ecklund-Flores, “and I’ve always felt like the school is a vessel for the community to use any way they want.” She estimates that 10,000 students have studied there since it opened in 1990. Read the Q&A (with photos by Claudine Williams).

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WHAT’S NEW AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
Quite a bit, actually: The new entrance to the Oculus from the north; a look at Apple’s presumed space; complete, relatively easy access from Fulton Center to Brookfield Place; signage for a bakery in 4 World Trade Center; Liberty Park opening date; and more. Check it out.

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THAT WAS FAST
Pakistan Tea House is not reopening. But Baluchi’s has plans to open another restaurant in the neighborhood.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/27: Last call for the Raccoon Lodge. Plus: New opening forecasts for Heyday facial shop and the Dead Rabbit guys’ Cuba-themed bar; more on the new salon at Harrison and Staple; an improvement to this site that you’ll really like; Canal storefront upgrade.
••• 6/28: New Starbucks in Brookfield Place. Plus: F-18 Super Hornet flyover; checking in on the Greenwich Street hotel; a chance to see the 67th floor of 4 World Trade Center; new parking garage; Canali Club definitely not coming back; TC shirts; anyone know a kosher butcher around here?
••• 6/29: Lady M Confections is opening down here (above). Plus: Update on Hank’s Juicy Beef; “Younger” TV show shooting Friday and Saturday; Duane Street conversion; Hudson retail space; 1st Precinct community meeting; anyone know a kosher butcher in the area?

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IN THE NEWS
••• 6/27: Liberty Park [has opened]. Plus: More renderings of the Battery’s planned playground (above); why Chinatown produce is cheaper and better; hotspot rumored for the Beekman hotel; Two Boots opening in FiDi; memorial to Orlando victims could be placed in this area.
••• 6/28: FiDi love crime. Plus: Peck Slip School is out of play space; “Little Syria” exhibit; where Joël Robuchon decided to open a restaurant after bailing on Brookfield Place; former North End Grill pastry chef’s new bakery.
••• 6/29: More on the jazz pop-up. Plus: Bouley accused of reneging on $87,000 food-for-work deal; several thefts in the area; Jerry Nadler won the primary; why you should not rely on Facebook to keep you up-to-date about this site.

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BAR-AND-GRILL CHAIN OPENING AT BROOKFIELD PLACE
Instead of True Food Kitchen, Brookfield Place will now be getting Cheesesteak Egg Rolls, Lollipop Chicken Wings, and a Wagyu Patty Melt.

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