We Need Our Own Andrew Carnegie
By George Capsis On December 23rd, WestView gave another concert, our second at St. Veronica. Despite the rain, you came and again in great numbers […]
Recalling the Good/Bad Old Days
Dear Editors: Reading the beautiful, young Catherine Revland’s creepy experience with the repulsive Gene P. was another reminder of those good/bad old days of ‘dirty […]
Corrections
Within the November 2017 issue of WestView, Gordon Hughes incorrectly spelled the name of an ad executive in the article entitled “A Short, Comical History […]
A Season for Miracles: A Village Landmark Brings Together Hundreds
By Stanley Wlodyka St. Veronica’s claim to sainthood was simply this: She saw a need and did what she could to fill it. A man […]
Praise for Music at St. Veronica’s
Dear George, I am writing to let you know that Addie and I attended the concert at St. Veronica’s this past Saturday, November 25th, and […]
Only 15 Minutes of Your Time
By Catherine Revland His name is fairly common, so I’ll just call him Gene P. He was on the list of go-see’s from the booker […]
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 […]
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. […]
An Act of Faith
By George Capsis “Nobody will come. Nobody.” I could visualize this scattering of puzzled attendees in the vast pews of St. Veronica’s which can seat […]
Needle and Thread as Weapon
By Jacqueline Basker Taylor The Fiber Matrix exhibit at the Westbeth Gallery, which took place in October 2017, dispelled the idea of quilting as an […]
Music at St. Veronica’s Receives Praise and Funding
By George Capsis “It is a magnificent idea,” offered one West Villager with a check for $100 for the first concert of Music at St. […]
#NOTME
I know it’s trendy to use social media to jump on the bandwagon when famous folks promote the next cause célèbre. Please forgive me if […]
WestView Goes 360
By Annunziata Gianzero You may be asking, “What exactly am I looking at?” Or, if you’re familiar with virtual reality and the new trend in […]