Author Elle Evans (left) with Elle culture writer Lauren Puckett-Pope (center) and Kathleen Harris, executive editor of Zibby Books. Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Chick Lit Author Who Wrote “Wedding Issues” Under Pen Name Has Day Job: M.D. I think of myself as somewhat of a Jack of all trades but Elle Evans has me trumped by most counts. This ambitious Boston... City Arts 23 Apr 2024 | 03:59
The new owners of Bar Bonobo gave a formerly vacant storefront a $1.5 million overhaul before opening the doors to the new hot spot last month. Photo: Deborah Fenker New Italian Bistro in Chelsea Opens after a $1.5M Overhaul When beloved Le Singe Vert closed about a year ago, unexpectedly and unfortunately, it left a little hole in the hearts of... News 23 Mar 2024 | 01:12
Growing up, Tiffany Lacey’s favorite game was to play was “vet office,” pretending to heal injured pets. Now, she’s running Animal Haven, a no-kill shelter in Tribeca housing and rehabilitating up to 100 animals at a time. Photo provided. DOTTY 2024 Awardee Tiffany Lacey: ‘Working at Animal Haven isn’t a job. It’s a lifestyle’ Animal Haven President Tiffany Lacey first touched down in New York City from Houston, Texas in 1993, ready to embark on... People 13 Mar 2024 | 01:52
All of Tony Notarberardino are oversized and shot in black & white. The Chelsea Hotel Portraits show is at the ACA Gallery in Chelsea through April 13th. Photo: Deborah Fenker Chelsea Hotel Portraits Captures the “End of the Party” in Big Black & White Photos It’s no secret that the new management of the renovated Hotel Chelsea would rather have had the permanent tenants of the... News 12 Mar 2024 | 01:13
Chelsea Hotel is up and running after a two alarm fire shut down its kitchen for only one day on Nov. 2. Photo: Deborah Fenker A French Bistro is Latest Addition to Chelsea Hotel, Up and Running after Nov. 2 Blaze The Chelsea Hotel, which was reopened to much fanfare last year, only had to shut down its kitchen for a day after a two... News 10 Nov 2023 | 03:18
Outside of the new guy U by David Barton, whose motto is “Look better naked.” Photo: Deborah Fenkder David Barton Charges Back Into Chelsea, Gambling that High End Gym Will Work Once Again Gym titan David Barton is back: bigger, better, and bolder than ever taking over the sprawling gym on 215 W. 23rd that once... News 11 Sep 2023 | 05:26
Nathaniel Garber Shoen, the great great grandson of the Russian immigrant who founded the original Garber’s Hardware story in 1884, stands at the doorway of the newest shop, a kitchen & garden outlet on Ninth Ave. and 23rd. St with his pet “Kanga.” Photo: Deborah Fenker Beloved Family Hardware Store Expanding Even as Some Neighborhood Giants Stumble As one of the beloved giants of our neighborhood falls, Garber’s a small, independently owned hardware business has quietly... News 07 Aug 2023 | 11:53
The new Chelsea restaurant, Terra Mediterrania, is keeping the exposed brick walls and is going with an open kitchen plan. Photo: Courtesy Terra Mediterrania New Restaurant Opens in Chelsea, a Labor of Love That Took Three Years The ground for a brand new restaurant concept in the neighborhood: Terra Mediterrania. The idea for the bright airy new Chelsea... News 17 Jul 2023 | 04:44
Our puzzle man, Myles Mellor (left), and his wife Debby--who initially urged him not to quit his day job--is now his biggest fan after he turned his one time hobby of creating crossword puzzles into a lucrative worldwide business. Photo: Courtesy Mellor family Myles Mellor: The man who turned his puzzling hobby into booming crossword syndicate There are people who solve puzzles and then there are true puzzle people. Normal puzzle people peruse the news and ads in... News 17 Jan 2023 | 12:57
Barber Ari Jacobov with a client in his new shop. Photo: Deborah Fenker Tiny Barber Relocates and Expands Dreams do come true ... if you make them happen. This is exactly what happened for Avi Jacobov, who was first profiled in... News 14 Dec 2022 | 12:19
El Quijote dining room. Photo: Eric Medsker The Return of El Quijote For nearly a decade, Hotel Chelsea has been under a seemingly endless process of construction. El Quijote, the iconic Spanish... News 25 Feb 2022 | 04:40
The Mermaid Inn Chelsea. Photo: Deborah Fenker The Big Little Mermaid In case you thought mermaids were imaginary, this expanding mini-empire’s Chelsea location is here to steer you straight.... News 21 Dec 2021 | 02:20
Holiday lights reflect from Portale’s front window. Photo: Deborah Fenker Portale at the Forefront This summer, Eater reported that over one thousand restaurants in New York City had closed due to economic hardship as a... News 19 Nov 2021 | 11:01
Left to right: Mary Lane Owner/Chef Mike Price, General Manager Alan Pinkard, and Chef de Cuisine Andrew Sutin. Photo: Deborah Fenker Full House at the Mary Lane Don’t go Google-mapping Mary Lane as some obscure street in Manhattan you’ve never heard of. Power-team Mike Price (The Clam,... News 22 Oct 2021 | 07:05
Bar Veloce in Chelsea. Photo: Deborah Fenker Bar Veloce Returns in Its Own Sweet Time For a bar named Veloce, they sure have taken their own sweet time reopening. But good things are worth waiting for, and owner... News 17 Aug 2021 | 03:01