The City
Poems by Sherri Felt Dratfield West Village resident Sherri Dratfield published her first book of poetry in June. Her second book, Water Vigils, is scheduled […]
The Sweet Stink
SnackBar I bought a pound of shiny brown chestnuts, all ready to inaugurate the seasonal spirit of gluttony by making a batch of marronsglacés. I […]
Where My iPhone Took me for Dinner Recently!
Being ambitious about where to eat used to be determined by reading the paper or a magazine, talking to people or noticing a new restaurant […]
Wines from Portugal
Portugal has been on my wine radar from the very start. Having roots in two of Portugal’s former African colonies, I consider it to be […]
An Existential Christmas Carol
The author, Patrick Barlow, who adapted the Tony Award winning hit The 39 Steps for the stage has now done the same for Dickens’ A […]
Not an Entirely Ill Wind?
After Sandy blew through on the night of October 29th last year, leaving the neighborhood minus electricity for the next four days, one of the […]
One Year Later:
When Left Bank, 117 Perry Street, decided to commemorate last year’s Sandy blackout with a repeat performance, October 30th through November 2nd,,of four evenings of […]
Theater: This Town Needs More Than One Voice
Thank you to Robert Heide for restoring me to sanity. I’m a frequent contributor to the WestView News, and, after reading his recent review, more […]
The Pure Whiteness of Winter (February)
After Hanging scroll painting, ink on silk, by Xu Jing, (dated 1441), Metropolitan Museum of Art The pure whiteness of winter blankets plum blossoms as […]
Lynne Stewart
Lynne Stewart is a true martyr for our time. None other than Ramsey Clark, our famous attorney general who marched by hand the first black […]
The Villager Changes Pace After 80 years
While sidewalk chatting with Joan McAllister, the publisher of a 26 year old newsletter for homeless families, I caught with the corner of my eye […]
Bargain Wines
Everyone likes a good bargain. Everyone has a go-to wine. A bottle that consistently delivers each and every day at a reasonable price is a […]
Response to September’s Presentation by MTA of revised proposal for new North-South bus route for far west side
In response to September’s “presentation by MTA NYC Transit of revised proposal concerning a new north-south bus route for the far west side of Manhattan,” […]
6 Emergency Room Survival Tips
Emergency room lab technicians usually have a hard time getting needles into my veins. Last week was no exception. Emergency room (ER) experiences can be […]
Writers’ Writer Wins Nobel
Alice Munro won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature in October. The author, 82, lives in Clinton, Ontario and has written 14 short-story collections, including […]
Rudin Opens Sales Office
Last month, the Times offered a tree-framed shot of the steel skeleton of the 200-unit condo complex that a Rudin copy-writer (to the revulsion of […]
Witkoff Backs de Blasio
Developer Steve Witkoff offers an opinion before you have finished your sentence. It was at a fundraiser he hosted on October 23rd for Bill de […]
In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores
Throughout her career, Hilary Hahn has been an advocate for new music; most notably commissioning a concerto by Edgar Meyer and a Pulitzer Prize-winning concerto […]