There's a fascinating exhibit, particularly relevant to the Lower East Side, currently showing at the Culpeper Gallery in the Abrons Arts Center (extended to run at least through this Sunday, Nov. 8th). "Still Lives", by artist Susan...
Here are some of the highlights from City Councilmember-elect Margaret Chin's victory party at the Grand Harmony Restaurant in Chinatown last night:
video by Traven Rice
The Lo-Down recently met up with Blaise Allysen Kearsley, host of the reading series HOW I LEARNED at Happy Ending on Broome Street. Tonight's event is titled, "How I Learned What Everyone Else Already Knew". The monthly event is...
As we mentioned last Wednesday, City Council District 1 Democratic nominee Margaret Chin has picked up the support of Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, State Senator
Daniel Squadron and City Councilmember Rosie Mendez. All three key Downtown Democrats refrained from making endorsements...
We stopped by the opening of Younity's new collective show, FRESHER! last weekend at CSV Cultural Center (107 Suffolk St.) The show features 40 different female artists' work, all focusing on recycling and creating art for/from the earth. The...
This afternoon, The Lo-Down stumbled upon Anthony Fontana, getting ready to open Stuffed Artisan Cannolis on Stanton Street (between Clinton and Attorney). You can follow the progress leading up to next Thursday's opening on their "sweet" blog, as...
Last night, Margaret Chin gathered with a large group of supporters at the Golden Unicorn Restaurant in Chinatown to celebrate a victory 18 years in the making. She thanked supporters for helping her win the District 1 City Council...
TONIGHT at The Sunshine Cinema: Thanks to the Museum of the Moving Image, you can catch a sneak peek of Jane Campion's film, “Bright Star”, a romantic drama about the final years of 19th-century poet John Keats, seen...
When Traven and I started the Lo-Down way back in April, one of our biggest goals was to provide a forum for artists and other creative people in the neighborhood to tell us about the interesting things they're doing....
The Lo-Down recently visited with Paula Crossfield, the managing editor of Civil Eats, a web site focused on food and sustainability. She is also a regular
contributor to the Huffington Post's Green Page and is a contributing producer at The...
