Year: 2025

Robert “Bob” DeVito

It’s not easy having a fairly common name, especially when you are in an Italian diaspora and have well known others with similar names, such as actors Danny Devito or his friend Robert DeNiro. Our subject doesn’t seem to mind that maybe you think they are related; but they are not. This Robert DeVito is a special person in his own right.

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The High: A Book Review

As part of the Introduction to The High (published November 2024), author Albert Dépas writes “Not too long ago, in a small village not so far away, there was a roadway forgotten by all except the Villagers who walked by day and night. This was an extraordinary railway up high, seemingly rising to the sky. When it was first constructed, most of the Villagers were very happy.

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Witnessing the First-Ever Amazon Strike

We all use Amazon these days without really thinking about it. You get online on day one, and its likely you will have a package of whatever you wish, at a discount price, at your door either the same day or the next day. And our patronage has made the principal owner, Jeff Bezos, the second richest man on the earth (second only to Co-President Elon Musk), worth around $300 billion.

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Village Preservation’s Spring House Tour

Village Preservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural and architectural heritage of New York City’s Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo has long been a champion of maintaining the city’s unique history. One of their most beloved annual events is the Spring House Tour Benefit, a highly anticipated occasion that brings together history enthusiasts, architecture lovers, and supporters from all over the world to explore some of the most iconic and beautifully preserved homes in the neighborhood.

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Outdoor Dining in the Village— Who are the Scofflaws?

To begin the winter season as of the November 31 deadline, outdoor dining structures were required by the city to have been removed completely; most have complied and the community breathed a sigh of relief. We looked around to see if any remained, and where they were (this is not an exhaustive inventory, and situations might change by the time you see this).

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Village Pet Pages

  • The Story of Rupert & Lulu
    Rupert Pupkin and Lulu Bean both hail from the great state of Texas, arriving one year apart via a rescue group called Peyton’s Safe Haven. They’re Heelers born to herd, manage, supervise, and occasionally micromanage ─ and they take this responsibility very, very seriously.

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