LOFT PEEPING: WINSOME BROWN AND CLAUDE ARPELS
Elle Decor’s June cover story is on the pretty Tribeca loft of Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels (as in “Van Cleef &”). It was “inspired by the simplicity and light of a Scandinavian schoolroom.”

IN THE NEWS
••• 6/2: Century 21, bigger and “better.” Plus: UBS coming to WTC?; parents visit Chinatown elementary school; BPC bike signage; firehouse rally; Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles in.
••• 6/3: City Hall renovation. Plus: NYT executive editor Jill Abramson lives in Tribeca (I bet her newspaper doesn’t get left down in the lobby like mine does); next door to Dominque Strauss-Kahn; Pace University plaza revamp; penthouse price cut; KS Art review; Tiny’s desserts; angry parents; Fatty ‘Cue kiosk now open.
••• 6/5: A look inside Spruce Street School. Plus: Waitlist hope; ice-cream-sandwich truck; jazz series; Pete Hamill; “the best nail salon ever.”

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: LUKE’S LOBSTER
Lobster rolls for $15: They’re not huge but they’re delicious—and definitely worth venturing into FiDi.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/2: 10,000 Maniacs, among other City Winery news. Plus: Greenmarket updates (strawberry shortcake-eating contest!); Thom Browne sale; new Wichcraft sandwiches.
••• 6/5: Jimmy Scott with Justin Vivian Bond. Plus: Free delivery; Absurdist audio tour; liquor-license postponements.
••• Looks like I stumped you again with last week’s Where in Tribeca…?

YOUR WEEKLY REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Just three sales were reported in the past week.

THE CHUGGER INFESTATION
One from the archives: Why you should ignore chuggers (charity muggers) and give directly.

MANHATTAN MONUMENTS
I spotted this at Church and Leonard the other day. Here’s the story….

WHAT’S UP THIS WEEK
Lloyd Cole, a Rockefeller imposter, a disgraced judge, and a home-invasion horror movie are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda.

PHOTO SAFARI: BIGFOOT!
Bigfoot, mailbox drama, a strange tree, a mustache, and more! The photos were taken on Chambers, Hudson, Murray, Reade, Broadway, W. Broadway, and Church, as well as in Hudson River Park. (Thanks to Milo Hess for the best of the bunch, below.)