IN THE NEWS
Taqueria chain coming to the malls. Plus dreaming of El Teddy’s and its crown; could the residential tower at 161 Maiden Lane be listing?; recommendations for the film festival; the latest from the police blotter.

CROWD SOURCING: CHANGES AT WHOLE FOODS?
Now that we are a one-grocery-store town I’ve been observing the shifts and adjustments at Whole Foods, and wondering what changes you all have noticed.

CLOSE UP: READE STREET
Do you ever slow down and look at the details, textures, and scars that give Tribeca its character? Take Reade Street, for example….

IN THE NEWS
Greenhouse at your house. Plus Fidi restaurant round-up; details on One Wall conversion; a study to find new pedestrian places for Fidi.

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK…
Compiled from Tom Miller’s posts at Daytonian in Manhattan, the History of Tribeca Buildings database now has more than 125 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you’ve come to expect. Here are six recent additions.

SEEN & HEARD
Local landscape architect + Pier 55. Plus the tiny museum of contemporary objects opens Friday; Congressman Nadler to host a Sept. 11th Victims Compensation Fund event.

IN THE NEWS
Delays for park named for Elizabeth Berger. Plus no-dust renovations from the Journal; a review of Crown Shy; a turnkey luxury corporate rental outlet snapping up apartments in the area.

THE DODO BIRD, THE TOKEN, THE METROCARD
The MTA is in the final testing stage of its new system, which will make paying your fare with a smartphone or credit card an option as soon as this May at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.

THE TRIBECA BRAND, PART 12
From Providence to Belfast, soul music to yarn: Tribeca is taking over the world.