SPOTLIGHT: SOUTHS
“We have friendly staff and good food and a nice, casual atmosphere,” says Johnny Griffin (above right, with Souths co-founder Roger Herr). “We’ve never wanted to be something we weren’t.” And therein lies the restaurant’s charm. Read the Q&A.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 1/25: Six shoots this week. Plus: Deli renamed; Five & Dime and Kaffe 1668 have split up; what looks like a faking listing on Seamless; Lubov show; Canal Rubber merchandise.
••• 1/26: Brooklyn Flea might not return. Plus: The Wooly Daily now serves a proper breakfast (with seating next door); iPic is casting a wide net for investors; Añejo’s tequila sommelier; any update on 56 Leonard’s sculpture?

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ANNELORE HAS CLOSED
The brand’s West Village store remains open.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 1/25: Is this why Taylor Swift bought the townhouse next door? Plus: Helmut Newton show in the dazzling lobby of 49 Chambers (above); loungewear pop-up in a 30 Park Place apartment; the history of a Pine Street building.
••• 1/27: Setback for 50 Murray rent stabilization. Plus: Community Board 1 voted in favor of subway elevators on Broad Street; Supreme Court nixed Sheldon Silver’s attempt to avoid a retrial; Tribeca Therapy quoted.

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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“What’s opening at Le District? Signage at the entrance says a ‘sweet surprise’ is coming soon.” —R. The answer.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Sonia F. Stock for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer.

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