by Sarah Strong | Mar 13, 2020 | Chefs, Culture, Dining, Nutrition, NYC, Restaurants
by Sarah Strong photography by Ryan Liu This article was published in an earlier issue of Downtown Magazine. NOTHING MAKES US HAPPIER THAN STROLLING through a New York City Greenmarket, accompanied by a chef who is seeking the best radishes or the season’s...
by Addison Franz | Mar 13, 2020 | Art, Culture, Featured
This article was printed in an earlier issue of Downtown Magazine DAN V. ANDERSON SEES MOVEMENT between shapes and colors by removing the boundaries of his own creativity through hyper-visualization. “I take all forms of composition: light, form, and energy,...
by Alice Teeple | Feb 28, 2020 | Featured, Music, News, NYC
Dreams really do come true. Just ask Jimmy Webb, owner of rock boutique I NEED MORE, tucked on the quieter side of Orchard Street in the LES. Webb, immediately recognizable by his punker coiffure, tattoo sleeves and bright smile, had the wonderful idea to immortalize...
by Deb Martin | Feb 27, 2020 | Culture, Fashion, Featured, Music, NYC
In John Varvatos’s world, music and fashion combine to create a lifestyle brand for those about to rock. by Deborah L. Martin photography by Andrew Matusik JOHN VARVATOS IS A ROCK AND ROLL guy, and he arrives at his Bowery flagship store for our 8 am call...
by Dan Metz | Feb 26, 2020 | Culture, Featured, Theater
The McKittrick Hotel’s flagship production, Sleep No More, has spent the last few years gaining fame and notoriety for its witchy mystique. It takes Shakespeare’s Macbeth and passes it through dreamlike noir to create a thrilling modern dance experience unlike any...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 25, 2020 | Culture, Featured
In the Foreword to Monica White’s book Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement, LaDonna Redmond writes, “The contributions of people of color and indigenous nations are missing in our understanding of food history. Our legacy has been...
