Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel When I was a little girl, I loved playing dress up. In Canada we had a show called Mr. Dressup that was […]
Catch and Release: Chapter 1 | Meeting Keith
By Karen Rempel Many girls dream of their wedding day. Not me! I dreamed of twirling in glamorous gowns and going to glittering galas with […]
Alice—A Lovechild Restaurant Is Born in the Pandemic
By Karen Rempel The restaurant lifespan in New York has shriveled like a dried chanterelle. NY Eater estimates that 1,000 restaurants closed between March and […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel I don’t know about you, but I’ve felt like flying since we got the news on November 7 that Joe Biden and […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel This column is for all of you who have a favorite old sweater that you want to hang onto, even though your […]
Historic Salmagundi Art Club on Fifth Avenue hosts 42nd Annual Open Exhibition November 9-20
Last year’s exhibit included works by WestView News’ Dusty Berke and Karen Rempel. This year’s exhibit again includes work by Karen Rempel in the Parlor. […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel I looked at dozens of apartments in the Village in 2017 when I was searching for my dream New York home. One […]
Join Barre3 West Village’s Dynamic Fitness Community
By Karen Rempel Is the Quarantine Fifteen getting you down? Has your fitness lifestyle been disrupted due to restrictions during COVID? Are you yearning for […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor You might wonder how a simple dress relates to women’s empowerment. This month’s photo series is an all-woman effort, […]
Stoop the Poop— NYPD Says Eff Poo to 80-Year-Old West Village Residents
By Karen Rempel Have you ever had to clean up a large pile of stinking human poop from your doorstep? Not the flaming bag of […]
The Sixth Precinct Builds the Block
By Karen Rempel On August 13th, the 6th Precinct of the NYPD held a “Build the Block” community discussion at the AIDS Memorial Park at […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor My fashion sense was influenced by the ’80s glam metal scene, which was fomented by the punk rock scene […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor A year ago in this column I told you about a stop-you-in-your-tracks dress by Engineered by Andrea T, based […]
New Yorkers Dazzle in Custom Masks
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor It’s amazing to me how quickly New Yorkers adapt. Masks seemed so alien at first, and now we do […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor Everyone who loves fashion knows that The First Monday in May is the highlight of the year, when the […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor In these days of social distancing, I couldn’t get my dear friend Dusty to take my picture. So this […]
WestView’s Diversity
Dear George, I want to commend you, the WestView staff, and all the contributors for a stellar issue. Wow! A scant two weeks after New […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor This Easter promises to be bleak, and nothing is bleaker than an un-peopled Bleecker Street. When Dusty and I […]