Open and Shut: Truffles are the Gentrification Endgame

July 12, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment 

An entire store devoted to truffles is about to open on the corner of 60th Street and West End Avenue. Truffles! Pretty soon, even regular upper-middle-class people won’t be able to live here. Until then, here’s this week’s Open and Shut. Read More / Comment »


Open and Shut: Yes Craft-Lovers, Michaels is Here

October 22, 2009 by Avi · Leave a Comment 

This week, two more stores at Columbus Circle have either opened or are preparing to open. Michaels, the Texas-based crafts chain, has opened its first Read More / Comment »