01/29/13 The Raw Greenwich Village News Feed

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR GREENWICH VILLAGE (NEW YORK, NY).

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Oh, yesterday went suddenly _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  How fitting that Richard Blanco chose the sun. A 44-year-old poet raised in Miami, the first Cuban-American and the first openly gay person ever to deliver a presidential inauguration poem, he used the earth star to frame his composition, "One Today," at last week's ceremony before the U.S. Capitol.
• Harmony House Concerts presents Greg Trooper Feb. 17 _{2013-01-29, 01:31 am}
  ... and plainspoken honesty. It's one reason Trooper's music feels equally informed by Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nashville twang. Trooper has made an impact on the music scenes in all the places he's lived since leaving home after high ...
• The stonewall legacy: ABA commission creates an award commemorating a key moment for LGBT rights _{2013-01-28, 04:40 pm}
  James Holmes: "The beginning of today's equality movement ties to about the time of the riots." Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images.
• [Read the Rest] _{2013-01-28, 02:19 pm}
  ... Baldwin left Harlem in his twenties after working odd jobs as volunteer preacher, sweat shop laborer, and Greenwich Village artisan. He fled to France where he hoped his homosexuality and African American status would not serve to type cast his ...
• Residential Poised to Push CRE Rates Higher _{2013-01-28, 10:21 am}
  Much like commercial real estate around town, residential properties closed out 2012 in great health, especially on the new inventory front, according to real estate watcher MNS , which announced the findings on Friday in its fourth quarter report on new development in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
• Pitts: Can Republicans accept that a new era has dawned? | Jan. 28 _{2013-01-28, 09:33 am}
  A 44-year-old poet raised in Miami, the first Cuban-American and the first openly gay person ever to deliver a presidential inauguration poem, he used the earth star to frame his composition, "One Today," at the Jan.
• Saying Goodbye To Bedford Street's Tireless Collector _{2013-01-27, 07:21 am}
  ... "for animals." The last time I saw Selman was shortly after Superstorm Sandy. I dropped by his tiny Greenwich Village apartment, which is across the street from Elliot's home, to interview him for a podcast I was producing for The Jewish Daily ...
• Gonsalves: Witness to key times in history _{2013-01-27, 02:48 am}
  Yarmouthport resident David Velasco Bermudez and a few of his buddies scraped together enough money for bus tickets and left the Big Apple bound for the March on Washington.
• Kathryn's Texas Kitchen _{2013-01-27, 12:57 am}
  If you're planning to make a special dreamy dinner at home this year, I have a couple of recommendations for your meal.
• Open Table announces 10 most romantic NYC restaurants for Valentine's Day _{2013-01-26, 08:54 pm}
  ... La Femme in the West Village serving Egyptian cuisine. At number 9 is One if By Land, Two if by Sea in Greenwich Village serving up American fare. Cafe Matisse in Rutherford featuring American food comes in at number 8. The seventh restaurant on the ...
• Animal trainer turns homeless into celebrities _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  Chico continues to bark as trainer Bill Berloni reaches down to give him the command to stop by touching Chico's head, part of the demonstration and talk by Berloni at the Waterford Public Library.
• Victor Garber comes out: "Everybody knows" _{2013-01-26, 10:23 am}
  Victor Garber wasn't planning on publicly coming out, but when he was confronted about his sexuality, the Deception actor confirmed that he is in fact gay.
• Oh, yesterday went suddenly _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  How fitting that Richard Blanco chose the sun. A 44-year-old poet raised in Miami, the first Cuban-American and the first openly gay person ever to deliver a presidential inauguration poem, he used the earth star to frame his composition, "One Today," at Monday's ceremony before the U.S. Capitol.
• David Howells/CorbisJay McInerney's New YorkFor many there's no more... _{2013-01-26, 12:19 am}
  ... blocks from where I live now. Mark Twain lived on 10th Street. I live on 9th Street. You know, it was, Greenwich Village was the traditional bohemia of New York. I wish I could say that was entirely true now. It's, uh, changed. It's now got, God ...
• History's headlines: Prominent 20th Century Italian-American artist... _{2013-01-25, 09:39 pm}
  ... the almost 100 year old album. With the war's end Salemme returned to America. He settled in New York's Greenwich Village and began to practice his craft. The 1920s were a flourishing time in that enclave of art and artists and Salemme became part ...
• I May Not be a Smart Man _{2013-01-25, 08:48 pm}
  My wife and I spent our 10-year wedding anniversary in New York. During our stay, we saw two shows.
• Grief Isa Sword _{2013-01-25, 03:15 pm}
  This eulogy, and call to action, was delivered at "Spencer Cox: A Celebration of Life," a memorial service held on Sunday, Jan.
• A new safari-in-the-city resort near Nairobi _{2013-01-25, 01:50 pm}
  ... the traffic jams from and to the airport. emakoko.com New York Right away, visitors at the Jade Hotel in Greenwich Village will feel like they're staying in an elegant city home. The 113-room inn, which opens in Feburary, is housed in a ...
• Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake and John Goodman in Inside Llewyn Davis - trailer _{2013-01-25, 08:33 am}
  The film, which stars Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and John Goodman, tells the story of a young singer-songwriter's attempts to break into the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene in New York.
• Leonard Pitts | Oh, yesterday went suddenly _{2013-01-25, 03:00 am}
  How fitting that Richard Blanco chose the sun. A 44-year-old poet raised in Miami, the first Cuban-American and the first openly gay person ever to deliver a presidential inauguration poem, he used the earth star to frame his composition, "One Today," at Monday's ceremony before the U.S. Capitol.