Moving is stressful. Everyone says it.  I lined up a few weeks to do the move out of the house/studio upstate at a leisurely pace.  But the last week was a s—show for sure.  Mess and mess.  And rain delays. I was stressed about the storage place and its ability to keep precious items dry [...]

Reading the heavy Jonathan Kozol book, Amazing Grace.  The book takes place in the Bronx where Kozol profiles poverty, violence, dismal educational conditions, drugs, and AIDS yet with the underlying current that innocent children have hope and, of course, potential but it must nurtured before too late.   I note the copyright date and think about [...]

So many.  The mainstays are mainstays for a reason.  Gigi’s, Stissing House, Terrapin, Mexican Radio, Babalouie’s, Miss Lucy’s, The Bear Cafe, New World, Basement Bistro, Joshua’s, Village Cafe, Maya Cafe, Northern Spy, Red Onion.  And for the low low key but noteworthy: Giordano’s, Village Pizza, Mirabella, Love Bites, Sweet Sue’s.  Still want to try Ruby’s, [...]