Archives - September 2011
Latina book dealer seeks to fill void in El Barrio
Aurora Anaya-Cerda is hoping that donations will bring a Hispanic-themed bookstore to the neighborhood.
Manhattan’s last parking meter is history
Transportation officials plucked out the final single-space machine in the borough, ushering in the era of the solar powered "muni meters."
Queens Mamas: A blog and a business model
A local mom’s “creative endeavor” wins entrepreneurial accolades in hard-hit borough.
Grand opening, Brooklyn beginning for theater
The Roulette Theater has been reborn in a new home for experimental music.
Out in the world: García Lorca in New York
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Thanks to Lorca in New York (April 5-July 21 2013), a celebration of Lorca’s American sojourn, the Spanish poet is receiving renewed interest in the city he once described as the “vomiting multitude
The living dead are evolving: The Zombie apocalypse takes over media
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Zombie research experts – yes, they exist -- debate the validity of zombie films based on an expanding definition of the undead.
For religious actors, a clash of cultures
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Mona Shaikh must balance a dedication both to the theater and to religious observance.
Playing the fool: An interview with Broadway “Cinderella” star Greg Hildreth
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Hildreth plays the fool for a living, and wouldn’t have it any other way.
A prized Italian painting makes its American debut
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A painting by Diego Velázquez is the lone artwork in a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.
The second coming: Christian dubstep in the digital age
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The music known as Christian dubstep is an unlikely pairing of two worlds.
