by Linda Sheridan | May 10, 2023 | Culture, Travel
MY DAUGHTER Amanda and I at Stonehenge. Photo taken by a kind tourist. FIVE YEARS AGO, AFTER VISITING A FRIEND STUDYING ABROAD, my daughter Amanda, now 28, moved to Amsterdam. The transition hadn’t been easy, but she found her groove, new friends, work, and began to...
by Linda Sheridan | Apr 24, 2023 | Culture, Museums
reprinted w/update from DOWNTOWN Magazine, Winter 2023 Six years in the making, the American Museum of Natural History is finally set to open the doors on May 4 to its stunning new, 230,000 square foot Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation....
by Linda Sheridan | Mar 27, 2023 | Culture, Music
Q&A with Linda Sheridan Photography by Johnathan Mannion (Reprinted from DOWNTOWN Magazine, Winter 2023 issue) DARRYL MCDANIELS, cofounder of the legendary group Run-D.M.C., was just a studious teenager from Queens with a gift for writing poetry when he befriended...
by Linda Sheridan | Mar 15, 2023 | Dining, Downtown Eats Guides, Restaurants
Looking for a cozy new brunch spot in LES that’s as tasty, as it is necessary? Because let’s face it, we all need to get together with our friends and brunch sometimes. On a recent visit to Bar Lula, where they just launched a brunch menu, my best friend...
by Linda Sheridan | Mar 13, 2023 | Culture, Music
Singer/songwriter Stella Rose Gahan is readying a debut album with her band The Dead Language for release this year, and hitting the road. by Linda Sheridan photography by Matt Licari Style and concept by Mimi Fisher SINGER/SONGWRITER STELLA ROSE GAHAN’S career is...