Green Your Home for Comfort and Save Money
There are many benefits to greening your home. Going green is being responsive to energy use and resource choices, which makes it the “right” thing […]
Science from Away: Fracking Facts
A huge amount of methane, a residue of life lived long ago, is buried in many places deep in the earth, several thousands of feet […]
The World From My Stoop
During the last election, in response to her qualifications in foreign affairs, Sarah Palin blurted out her now infamous line, “I can see Russia from […]
West Village Original: Barry Benepe
This month’s West Village Original is Barry Benepe, born in Manhattan in 1928. After acquiring a degree in architecture from MIT, Barry became an urban […]
Enfleurage: Essential oils and Incense
Interview with owner Trygve Sahar Harris – Our Woman in Oman Trygve is currently a resident of Oman where she settled 6 years ago. WestView […]
More than meets the Eye
I walked by the corner of Greenwich Avenue and 10th Street about a month ago and wondered where this new buzz came from, but figured […]
Sweet Low-down
SnackBar Honey and Sugar sit in a bar, reminiscing about the past, drowning in the heat of mead and rum and ancient glories. When the […]
COUSIN FRAN AND THE ELECTION
By James Lincoln Collier I had to go out to Centerville on family business and lunch with Cousin Fran was unavoidable. We met at the […]
Tiles for America Memorial was removed from Mulry Square
On Friday morning, September 14, 2012 The Tiles for America Memorial was removed from Mulry Square by members of the Tiles for America Preservation Project, […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter October 2012
October 2012 OMG! Who put the four shots of espresso in the old lady’s coffee? Suddenly, the New York Film Festival (NYFF) has exploded into […]
United States and Brazil Plays Tit For Tat And Immigrants In Both Countries Bear The Consequences
Richard Nixon has been my answer when asked what first entered my consciousness when thinking of this country. I relish the facial reactions ranging from […]
Gala Honors City Leaders in Celebration of NYC Senior Community
Recognizing the union of Greenwich House and the Caring Community in Supporting Seniors Over cocktails, dinner, musical entertainment and a live auction, guests will gather […]
Audience Sure To Be the Talk of the Village
Who’s watching whom? For a week in Greenwich Village this fall, four performers and hundreds of theatregoers will attempt to answer this very question. Beginning […]
WestView Letter October 2012: Dear Editor:
Dear Editor: Re: Vol. 8, No. 9 The Bedford-Barrow-Commerce Block Association congratulates our Charles Street neighbors on their 35 years of community service and we […]
Painting Bethune Street, front and back
We moved to Westbeth in January 1970, the year the building opened, or reopened after conversion of Bell Labs into artists’ housing. We had been […]
Occupy Pier 40? Pier 40 Gets 5-Year Fix. Will Assembly Member Led Occupation Be Next?
First the good news (no matter what George says on page 1): Pier 40 will not be closed, and large sections will be open for […]
Some Lessons We Have Learnt From Hurricane Isaac
Much to everyone’s surprise, a second hurricane visited New Orleans only seven years later. Most of us believed that a hundred year storm couldn’t possibly […]
How To Survive A Plague dir. David France
After recovering from seeing people alive that I worked with in ACT UP that are now dead, I began to have second thoughts about this […]