Art Students League to the Rescue!
I was in a crabby mood today—due in good part to the heat, no doubt—but it lifted when, while walking down Staple Street, I noticed an artist painting at an easel. And then another one. And another one! It was as if a flock of talented butterflies had come to visit us. / 1 comment
In the News: Sad Day in BPC
Activist Helene Seeman was killed in a car accident; an actress who was on "Melrose Place" was arrested for drunk driving and vehicular homicide. Plus: Carmine's is moving; Grown & Sewn; the Stuyvesant arsonist; Truffles Tribeca; and a historic wall uncovered at WTC.
CB1 Agendas for July
Of interest this month: Seven-story building at Franklin and Varick; liquor license for Josephine in Independence Plaza; the Winter Garden staircase, and more....
Wickiworld: She Writes Grows Up
Exactly one year ago, Kamy Wicoff launched She Writes, a social networking site for women writers. It now has nearly 10,000 members from 30 countries.
New Kid on the Block: Imagine Swimming
It's not entirely fair to call Imagine Swimming a "new kid on the block," given that the company has been offering children's swim lessons at BMCC since 2004. But as of today Imagine has a pool of its own.
In the News: Restaurant Week
Who's in this time. Plus: W train party; Cordoba House; LMDC to hand out some money; Blaue Gans pig roast; 20 Pine sales report.
Seen & Heard: Party Party Party
Events at CsillaWear, John Allan's, and the Dash Gallery. Plus: New art at Kaffe 1668 and new sheets at Cristina Dos Santos.
Newsletter: June 28
First impressions of Il Matto • Tumbling with Suellen Epstein • This week's events • Foto Friday • Inside the Quad/Lang School
In the News: Dog Paddle
Plus: Otto Penzler's country house; Scissor Sisters frontman; Laurie Anderson; former ChiBeCa residents.
Seen & Heard: On the Quad
Inside the new Quad/Lang space on Reade. Plus: Double Amex loyalty points at certain shops and restaurants; Hudson Square Wine & Music Festival; and a free Blue Coyote reading.
First Impression: Il Matto
The restaurant is an idealized vision of downtown New York: white walls, black floor, street-art-ish paintings, servers in casual black and sneakers, tableware from MoMA's design collection.
Foto Friday
This week: Photos taken in City Hall Park and on West Broadway, Leonard, and Worth.
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