Remembering Oliver Sacks

As a correspondent for People magazine, I spoke to many people who were famous, infamous, formerly famous, hoping to regain fame,…

Takashi Inoue: Putting the 'Variety' in Variety Meats

Chef Takashi: Recently featured looking very sharp on the pages of GQ.  Reporting on and eating horumon-- innards and variety mea…

Feeding the Growing Numbers of NYC Hungry at Thanksgiving

Some West Villagers may know Earl, the gray-bearded African-American man who wears a baseball cap and can often be spotted sittin…

Dolce Vizio Brings Customizable Tiramisu to the West Village

A few months ago, the former Christopher Street Deli site on the corner of Christopher and Hudson Streets took on a brand new ide…

Hudson Street's Sanpanino: Superior Sandwiches, Friend to Local Students

Part of the charm of walking into Hudson’s Street’s Sanpanino, besides the stand-out grilled panino sandwiches, is its neighborho…

Food writer and West Villager Mimi Sheraton shares some Village faves and other food-related opinions

Food writer Mimi Sheraton has been a Greenwich Village resident for 67 years and with her husband, retired importer Richard Falco…

The fight for a new Village hospital marches on

Borough president Scott Stringer promises he'll listen to Coalition members I’m glad to see some community members keeping th…

Of saints and sardine tins: Lynne Block's port-a-shrines

Last month I blogged about tree decorator extraordinaire, my neighbor Lynne Block. A few days ago, she invited me to her apartm…