Verdi Cannabis Q&A: Meet Kenny Cunningham, Assistant GM & Events Coordinator

Verdi Cannabis Q&A: Meet Kenny Cunningham, Assistant GM & Events Coordinator

Having softly opened for business on January 12, 2024—followed by a grand January 26 ribbon cutting (with local electeds and area stakeholders in attendance), Verdi Cannabis became the first legal, licensed, adult use cannabis dispensary in Chelsea. Doing business in a prime (some would say primo) location—at 158 West 23rd Street, between Sixth and Seventh […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: April 14-20, 2025

This Week In & Around Chelsea: April 14-20, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum /  Live Jazz at Henry & The Lions  /  Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis  /  The Return of Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / A Town Hall: Fighting the White House Agenda Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum: Wednesday, April 16, […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: April 7-13, 2025

This Week In & Around Chelsea: April 7-13, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Special Meeting of MCB4’s HH&HS Committee / The Trojans / Vanderbilt in the City: Conversations on America / Live Jazz at Henry & The Lions  / High School of Fashion Industries Public Art Show / Easter Egg Hunt / The Furies at Hudson Guild / Music, Art, & […]

Vanderbilt Declares its West Chelsea Presence with Inaugural Public Programming

Vanderbilt Declares its West Chelsea Presence with Inaugural Public Programming

Vanderbilt in the City: Conversations on America Thursday, April 10 and Thursday, May 1 At Vanderbilt University 440 W. 21st St. btw. 9th & 10th Aves. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Good news for those greeted with bad news when they tried to register for the at-full-capacity April 10 event from Nashville, Tennessee-based Vanderbilt University: The […]

‘Timely and Fresh’ New Look for Seventh Ave.’s Iconic Elmo

‘Timely and Fresh’ New Look for Seventh Ave.’s Iconic Elmo

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ELMO / INTERVIEW BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Neither an ever-changing Chelsea nor a pop-up global pandemic have managed to lodge the beloved Elmo from its longtime moorings at 156 Seventh Ave. The restaurant and lounge has been a welcoming watering hole and exceptionl eatery for nearly a quarter century now. News of […]

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