••• The 21-story, 123-room Hotel Soho at 525 Greenwich, above Canal, is coming along. Fortuna Realty Group‘s site has some renderings, including this one.

••• Paula Poundstone will be at City Winery on July 26.

••• From Church Street School for Music and Art: “On May 4, Church Street School for Music and Art will host our second annual family fundraising event from 1–4 p.m. The Happening will include musical performances and jams, life-size collaborative art projects, a silent auction, raffle, food, drinks, face painting, tattoos and more.”

••• You have two good options at Maslow 6 for the upcoming First-Time Tuesday. For one, the wine bar will begin serving lunch that day; for another, you could try a Santorini wine for the first time—that evening is a wine-tasting with three winemakers from the Greek island. That reminds me: The owner of Zutto told me that the $3 beer on Tuesdays during April (if you mention FTT) have been a draw. If your business wants to offer a deal, just let me know.

••• From Brooklyn Popcorn: “American Express is using our truck during the Tribeca Film Festival, so look for the popcorn pop up truck roaming the streets.”

••• The LMCCC tweeted that “Beekman Street cobblestone restoration started this week.”