PROGRESS REPORT: SOUTHERN TRIBECA
A look at the new shops, restaurants, and services coming to the streets below Franklin—including fresh updates on Sarabeth’s (delayed again), Brushstroke (right), Prime Essentials, and Jung Sik.

THE MEAT OF THE MATTER
Kudos to Whole Foods for making it a lot easier to determine whether its meat was raised humanely.

ON THE AGENDAS: APRIL 2011
Luke’s Lobster in FiDi, a new building for Franklin Street, building above the Warren Street dog run, and more: What CB1 will be discussing this month.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: XOOS FRENCH SHIRTS
The shirts at Xoos French Shirts (left), which just opened on Lispenard, are all limited-edition: Once a style sells out, it’s gone for good.

IN THE NEWS
••• 3/28 roundup: Anne Frank Museum coming to southern Tribeca? Plus: Poets House boom; history around City Hall Park; buses buses buses buses.
••• 3/29 roundup: East River Park coming in May. Plus: 471 Washington on figurative fire; lobster roll forecast; Burnsie’s latest gets a prime festival spot; artist Andy Jurinko; 70 Pine’s murky future; Tania Anthony of Resale-Riches; Sophie’s “crack-like” green sauce; hanging with the homeless.
••• 3/30 roundup: Naked Pizza (with prebiotics and probiotics). Plus: Park51 founders propose an interfaith center; Gwyneth Paltrow mulling a magazine; two events at Downtown Community Center.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: THE GEHRY BUILDING’S CIGAR BAND
“Why does the Frank Gehry building have those three-story windows in the middle? Is something special in there?” —Sharon

SEEN & HEARD
••• 3/28 roundup: Museum deal—and it’s a good one. Plus: Free French food (from an airline, served out of a truck); free microchipping (of your pet); zebraspotting; cute cake.
••• 3/29 roundup: By Robert James, a new menswear sort-of-store. Plus: American Apparel deal; drinking whiskey and doing Zumba for Japan; a missed connection at Ward III.
••• 3/30 roundup: The Harrison is reopening for lunch. Plus: New York by Gehry update; Fulton Stall Market opening date; sexy new magic show; Josephine’s outdoor seating; cocktails and jazz for Japan; free wi-fi.