Month: February 2017

Putting the 'In' Back in Indigenous

The George Gustav Heye Center at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (located at One Bowling Green) will host “Native Fashion Now,” the first large-scale traveling exhibition of contemporary Native American fashion opening today, Friday February 17 The show celebrates indigenous designers from across the United States and Canada, from the 1950s to...

Putting the ‘In’ Back in Indigenous

The George Gustav Heye Center at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (located at One Bowling Green) will host “Native Fashion Now,” the first large-scale traveling exhibition of contemporary Native American fashion opening today, Friday February 17 The show celebrates indigenous designers from across the United States and Canada, from the 1950s to...
PochaHaida dress, 2009 Red cedar bark, cordage, and faux-leather fringe Lisa Telford, Haida

Today in History February 21

1245 – Thomas, Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery. 1431 – England begins trial against Joan of Arc 1804 – First locomotive, Richard Trevithick’s, runs for first time, in Wales 1862 – Confederate constitution and presidency are declared permanent 1878 – First telephone book, 50 subscribers in New...
President Nixon and his wife Pat walk along a portion of the Great Wall of China.

EYES TO THE SKY February 21 – March 5, 2017

The ideal time for stargazing is when the sky is darkest. This occurs during the week leading up to new moon (no visible moon) when the moon is waning and visible as a crescent in the early morning sky and continues during the first week following new moon when Luna is waxing and visible as...
Astrophotography by Kent DeGroff

Seeking Consultation on the Concourse

To the editor: re: Seeking Consultation on the Concourse, (BroadsheetDAILY February 16), I am writing to provide a point of clarification for your readers. The article asserts that Community Board (CB) 1’s Battery Park City Committee was not briefed on the preliminary results of our South End Avenue Assessment, despite its request. In fact, on...

Independent, Neutral, Impartial. And Now Local…

A team of real-life superheroes is moving into Lower Manhattan. Doctors Without Borders, a non-profit organization that sends squads of healthcare providers and others with lifesaving skills into war zones, impoverished developing nations, and just about any other place where large numbers of innocent people are facing immediate danger of preventable death, is relocating its...
In January, a Doctors Without Borders volunteer in Serbia helped distribute blankets to thousands of refugees fleeing conflict in Syria.