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Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood Reading Series Returns
by Claudia Weissberg 11/25/2018Neighborhood: News
Mr. Beller wants to tell you a story! Save the date: Friday, December 7th, 7:00-8:30 pm, at Fleurotica, 384 Bleecker Street. Alexander Chee, Nick Flynn, Jacob Margolies, Nancy Rommelmann and Jasmin Sandelson will read. The reading is free….and so is the wine!
Cupcake Overdose: Magnolia Bakery & Me
by Duane Scott Cerny 11/17/2018Neighborhood: West Village
The New York Times real estate listing read, “An enchanting Swiss Chalet Penthouse Studio. Imagine waking up to the sweet aroma of Magnolia Bakery…” Oh, great, I thought. A constant smell. Who wouldn’t want that? The bakery meant little to me. After having spent three years trying to buy an apartment in Manhattan, I had […]
Mom’s Fondest Dreams (A play in one act)
by Jeff Loeb 11/04/2018Neighborhood: Williamsburg
SETTING: The time is the present. The location is a small, trendy Williamsburg retail establishment located a tasteful distance off Bedford Avenue, just across from P.S. 84. The legend on the door reads simply “leif” (for the benighted or initiates, the title appears to be a multi-valanced mixture of archaism [adv. OE gladly], urban slang […]