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Scenes from the Feast :: Celebrating life’s essentials on the Upper West Side
Yesterday marked the inaugural Landmark Feast, an Upper West Side dining event like none other. Gathering with hundreds of our friends, new and old, LW! toasted and tasted on the Arthur Ross Terrace at the American Museum of Natural History as the sun set over...
Fun at the Festival: LW! at weekend street fair
REPORT from the FIELDBy Cristiana PeñaThis past weekend brought the annual Columbus Avenue Festival to the Upper West Side. Events like this are right up LW's alley -- it gives us the opportunity to escape the four walls of our office and mix and mingle (out on...
History to Hang on Your Wall
This weekend, let's make a deal!This Sunday, September 18th, is the annual Columbus Avenue Festival, sponsored by the West Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. LANDMARK WEST! will be there! The street fair is a great opportunity for us to share information about...
With summer’s end, a farewell to interns! (2 of 2)
With Summer 2011 unofficially behind us, we're bidding farewell to the LW! interns who have helped so much over the past few months. Scroll down for Ingrid's final post, and click here for last week's adieu to Zack!After two months interning for LW!, Ingrid leaves us...
With summer’s end, a farewell to interns! (1 of 2)
All good things must come to an end! With the summer days coming to an end (Fall will officially be here in less than a month!), we're looking back and saying thanks to those who pitched in and made Summer 2011 a memorable one! We bid adieu to one of our...
This Little Light of Mine
By Intern Kate G. Whenever you hear about Central Park, a 843 acre urban oasis, the names that immediately come to mind are Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. And rightly so, since they are the designers/brains behind the Greensward Plan, Central Park's...
Diggin’ Up the Dirt on Central Park’s Past
REPORT from the FIELDBy Debi and intern Kate G.This morning we visited the Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History’s Open House in Central Park. The students' presentations were fascinating and ranged from the description of different nails found...
Shakespearean Theater Comes to Life at West-Park
Last week, we wrote about the Woodshed Collective's run of "The Tenant" at West-Park Presbyterian Church. The LW! staff is excitedly looking forward to experiencing this site-specific production for ourselves at this evening's show -- stay tuned for our musings...
With one ad, 500+ new friends!
Purchasing an ad or supporting a "tribute page" in the Landmark Feast printed program is a spirited way to show your enthusiastic support for this event.And this is no throw-away program, friends! The printed programs from two of LANDMARK WEST's recent events...
Playtime in Central Park :: Playtime goes to the dogs, Part II
As West Side Rag wrote, "A project like this ... reminds people that landmarking is a way to hold on to things you care about."We're thrilled at the positive reception our "Playtime in Central Park" photo series has had, and for the terrific participation from our...