by Lucy Dondero | Aug 9, 2019 | Bars, Culture, Dining, Featured, Health, Wellness
DEGELIS TUFTS AND KYM BYRNES The founders of Tribe Tokes, they are cannabis activists dedicated to changing the perception of cannabis use. 1. Name three women that inspire you, and tell us why. Degelis Tufts: Sarah Blakely: Building a billion-dollar business...
by Dan Metz | Aug 8, 2019 | Culture, Events, Featured, Movies
Downtown chats with actor Nicholas Coombe about his role in Dora and the Lost City of Gold, his acting journey, and his love for the arts. Nicholas Coombe Photography by Noah Asanias | Grooming by Marlayna Pincott Nicholas Coombe grew up in Perth, one of the world...
by Dan Metz | Aug 3, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured, News
Downtown chats with actress Li Jun Li of Wu Assassins about her career, her love of martial arts, and growing up as a Chinese American immigrant. Li Jun Li will be playing Jenny Wah on Netflix’s Wu Assassins. Photo credit: Storm Santos Li Jun Li’s voice is...
by Dan Metz | Aug 2, 2019 | Culture, Events, Featured, Living, Movies
Looking for the perfect Thursday night plan? Catch Throwback Thursday Movie Night in Union Square Park before summer ends. Next week, August 8th, they’ll be showing Ghostbusters. If you’ve seen it, you can always go back for another watch. If you haven’t, you can now....
by Dan Metz | Aug 1, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Movies
Very few big titles are scheduled for release this August. There are maybe half the number of movies you’ll get most other months, and everyone’s already dropped their summer blockbusters. That’s no reason, though, to avoid the movies. Here are five movies to watch...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 31, 2019 | Entertainment, Featured
STEPHANIE MONSEU Queens native and founder of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, a New York-Based troupe, Monseu is a 25-year veteran of the circus who studied metalsmithing at FIT, became a fire-eater, juggler, stilt-walker, and static trapeze artist, and is currently the...