Wine War in Southern France Has Streets Running Red

Winemakers in the region say their livelihoods are threatened by unfair competition under European trade rules. Now they’re in revolt.

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From Shooting to Shopping

Astoria, Queens, isn't really known as a living hell, but that is how some residents described one portion of the neighborhood – the intersection of 36th Avenue and 34th Street, to be precise. That is where the disorderly Club Purlieu was located and where, in March 2016, a cab driver was shot in the head by club patrons. A couple months later the club closed and its neo-Greek building has stood empty since then.


I walked past the empty building this morning on the way to work and noticed a "coming soon" sign on the exterior. Per DNAinfo, "[the building's] new landlord [is] looking to fill the property with high-end coffee shops, restaurants and other retail options."


Apparently designed by BizDesigns, per a February 2017 permit, "The Shoppes at 36th" is envisioned as more open and modern than its previous state. The permit is an ALT2, meaning the structure is being retained and the 6,800-sf interior is being gutted into potentially five individual storefront spaces. Although hardly a groundbreaking design, the project is a welcome addition to the neighborhood and a big improvement over its predecessor – in more ways than one.



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Sex at Wesleyan: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t? An Alumna Asks

The students were not impressed by my Take Back the Night stories. “We don’t want to change one night, we want to change every night,” one told me.

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Sorry, Mom, I’m an Aspiring Punk Rocker

The Ramones-loving, guitar-playing heroine of “The First Rule of Punk” is up against school dress codes, mean girls and a disapproving Mexican mother.

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Finding Forgiveness After Decades of Guilt

I’d always wondered whether I was an accomplice in my mother’s death.

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Get Thee to Middle School! A Ren Faire Heroine Meets the Real World

In Victoria Jamieson’s brilliant new graphic novel, “All’s Faire in Middle School,” the rules of school are even more complex than the rules of swordplay.

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You Can’t Teach Kids Empathy, but These Picture Books Inspire It

These authors and illustrators use a light touch to depict all kinds of children and families living, working and playing in peace and harmony.

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