Must-See Meetings, Waiting for You on the Web

Must-See Meetings, Waiting for You on the Web

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Not a week goes by where we don’t feature a public meeting accessible via Zoom, a local brick and mortar location, or both. Many of them are recorded for posterity and posted online for perpetual (usually free) access at your convenience. And so we come to this—an occasional roundup column that […]

A Wish for Global Lasting Peace

A Wish for Global Lasting Peace

A Wish for Global Lasting Peace Written By Lisa Ruimy Holzkenner (Chelsea, NYC) Peace is the blessing for which I pray in my sleeping and waking hours. Many nights I have awakened in terror, for have I lived through the horrors of several wars, beginning with WW II. While I find consolation in the dream of […]

Mama Anna’s Cooking: Why My Mom Was the Top Italian Chef in the U.S.

Mama Anna’s Cooking: Why My Mom Was the Top Italian Chef in the U.S.

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | My mother, Anna Musto, was the best Italian-American cook, bar none. Anyone who disagrees…stai zitto! When I was growing up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in the 1960s, mama Anna made all kinds of delicious things, like chicken and rice soup, sautéed fillet of sole, and escarole—or, more accurately, shcarole. (Italians always drop […]

‘First Family’ of Licensed Pot Purveyors Presents Convincing Case to CB4 Cannabis Working Group

‘First Family’ of Licensed Pot Purveyors Presents Convincing Case to CB4 Cannabis Working Group

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Buoyed by equally effective “justice served” and “family business” backstories, the proprietors of the legal cannabis dispensary expected to open at 158 West 23rd Street found a mostly receptive audience at an informational presentation they gave to Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4). The Thursday, August 24 online gathering (click here to […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: August 21-27, 2023

This Week In & Around Chelsea: August 21-27, 2023

Here’s What’s Happening “This Week In & Around Chelsea” Salsa and Bachata Brunch / CB4 Presents an Online Informational Session Regarding a W. 23rd St. Cannabis Dispensary /  Movies in the Park / Retrospection/Continuance at Hudson Guild Gallery / Fresh Food for Seniors / Fitness Boot Camp /   Salsa and Bachata Brunch: Sunday, August 27, […]

Walk Before You March: A Report from AWNY 2023

Walk Before You March: A Report from AWNY 2023

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Pride Weekend crowds flocking to LGBTQ+ events in large, largely maskless numbers are as good an indicator as any that the cancellations and eerie calm of COVID is, at present, largely behind us. And tomorrow’s NYC Pride March and Queer Liberation March—expected to have robust participant and spectator attendance—may be the […]

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