After 21 years on Rivington Street the beloved bakery Sugar Sweet Sunshine, known for their delicious cupcakes, banana pudding and birthday cakes, among other things, is moving to Grand Street. We caught owners Peg and Deb in the window...
The Lo-Down Culture Cast Host Traven Rice spoke with Luis Fernandez, a partner in the popular "Forsyth Fire Escape" (of the amazing scallion pancake burrito creation) which started in 2021 during Covid. Founder Isabel Lee created the "burrito" with...
The German discount grocer, Lidl, will be opening a new location at 408 Grand St., in the space previously occupied by a Rite Aid store.
Lidl and Grand Street Guild, the nonprofit housing operator which controls the 23,000 square...
Eva's Kitchen is now open for business in the commercial strip on the south side of Grand Street, just to the east of Essex Street.
The space next to the "Pickle Guys" was most recently occupied by "Best Chicken"...
This week on The Lo-Down Culture Cast we spoke the trio behind the new documentary, Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World. Filmmaker Michael Fiore, who wrote, directed and produced the film, joined host...
You probably saw the news a week ago that the Market Line, the subterranean food and retail space below the Essex Market, is closing in the spring.
The Essex Market, which is run by the city, will continue to...
This story is by writer, designer, and long time Lower East Sider, Lori Greenberg:
A group of us recently stopped by the opening night of Zensushi Omakase, an intimate and lovely new restaurant on Eldridge Street. Chinese-born Chef Jason has worked...
Host Traven Rice spoke with Niki Russ Federman for our latest episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. She's the 4th generation co-owner of the esteemed appetizing shop, Russ & Daughters.
Known for the best bagels, lox, herring, caviar babka...
No cover. Come eat, drink and be merry with us this week at Betty. Three events to choose from before the holiday! On the LES at 193 Henry St.
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Here are some suggestions for upcoming events that are on our radar:
Catch the group photo exhibition, Uprooted, curated by Maylyn "Zero" Iglesias and Lissy Mineo-Gonzalez at the Loisaida Inc. Center now through Nov. 2nd. The show explores "the disconnect immigrants,...
