My First Bird Book?
By Keith Michael Millie is drowsing at my feet, her smiling corgi face propped upon the helter-skelter sprawl of birding field guides, dog-eared and cracked […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
CHEER UP, FOLKS! Despite these “worst of times,” art seems to be flourishing. See these colorful works from the talented artists who are creating lively, […]
Notes and Perspectives from Away: Can Democrats Prove Will Rogers Wrong?
By Tom Lamia What concerns me today is the failure of Democrats to organize effectively to win elections. Will Rogers had it right. When asked […]
Identifying an Unusual Bird
Dear Editors: I write to you as an avid reader and fan of WestView News, even though I moved to nearby Chelsea a few years […]
Flower Power Man
By Robert Heide In the mid-1960s, the Beatles recorded two prominent hits. One expressed the desire for revolution, suggesting that “we all want to change […]
Keeping the Bohemian Vibe Alive
By Sophie Gruetzner Our Village was once the home of many wonderful artists, poets and writers—Bob Dylan! Hunter S. Thompson! Today, many longtime residents mourn […]
Street Photography in the West Village
I have been doing street photography for close to 50 years. Many of my photos were taken in the West Village. The Village never disappoints, […]
Exhibit on Race Riots
By John Gilman In 1967, there were major race riots in over 40 cities across America, including Newark, Detroit, Chicago, and Oakland. An unusual exhibit […]
Jim Fouratt’s Have You Heard? DECEMBER 2017
Well kudos to WestView Publisher George Capsis for believing that St. Veronica’s on Christopher Street, which had been closed by the head of the Roman […]
Your Humble Foreign Correspondent: Goodbye to All That
By Paul Dalnoky My ties to Downtown date back to 1972 as a sophomore at a prestigious high school at 1st Avenue and 15th Street. […]
Rowing in the Collective Unconscious
By Sally Curtis I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide is a wild call and a clear […]
Devastated Moon
By Roberta Curley This poem is dedicated to all victims of the October 31, 2017 New York City terror attack. Even the moon is mourning. […]
Jefferson Market University: Radical Immigrants in America
By Frank Collerius The Jefferson Market Library is pleased to announce its next free course in December: a discussion of radical immigrants in 19th century […]
Viewing the War on Drugs at Age 14
By C.A.S.E. There is an ongoing war. It’s not in some foreign nation, not one that we read about in the papers, and not one […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso Thinking leads to drinking. ___ How to lose 120 pounds in one day: Get divorced. ___ Joy is a lightning flash. Then […]