Posts Tagged ‘Q+A’

Q&A: Marni Nixon

Written by admin on September 15, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

The voice behind some of Hollywood’s greatest musicals By Shilpa Agrawal and Hannah O’Grady “I’m not wearing any makeup so I have to tell the truth,” the lively 80-year-old Marni Nixon said as she made her way through her living room, filled with books, photographs of family members and a well-worn piano by the wall.
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Telephone Call From The Past

Written by admin on September 1, 2010. Posted in Arts & Film, Books, News & Features West Side Spirit

Writer pens ode to 100th Street phone booth By Reid Spagna Born in Pittsburgh, Peter Ackerman received a Bachelor’s degree in English from Yale and attended The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco to study acting. Among other works he is the co-author of Ice Age and Ice Age 3. The writer met his wife
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No Wallflower: Symphony Space’s Laura Kaminsky

Written by admin on May 12, 2010. Posted in Arts & Film, Music, News & Features West Side Spirit

By Bonnie Rosenberg Symphony Space is known for presenting music marathons that are unforgettable for any culture vulture. May 15, the 12-hour “Wall to Wall Behind the Wall” will include world and U.S. premieres, along with rare works by world-renowned and emerging composers from the Soviet Union and Communist-era Eastern Europe. It’s the brainchild of
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Hess Reflects on City’s Homeless Record, Looks to Future at Doe Fund

Written by admin on May 5, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

By Charlotte Eichna Robert Hess seems to have always been helping people, whether it’s managing special needs housing in Philadelphia, running a thrift store for Disabled American Veterans in Baltimore—his hometown—or his most recent gig, New York City’s commissioner of homeless services. The Long Island City resident recently stepped down from that role to assume
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The Woman Behind Subway Abortion Ads

Written by admin on April 16, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

The “Abortion Changes You” campaign, running since early March, has added a little controversy to straphangers’ commutes, with New York Times columnist Susan Dominus calling the effort “propaganda masquerading as therapy.” The ads, which feature a serious young woman and direct viewers to a website (abortionchangesyou.com), are the work of Michaelene Fredenburg, a Wisconsin-born mother
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Scott Stringer Engages the City

Written by admin on April 7, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

Scott Stringer wants to look at the glass as half full. As Manhattan borough president, he thinks his office, along with the other layers of municipal government, creates more opportunities for discussion and democracy among New Yorkers. While critics take a half-empty approach, arguing that these positions are a drain on limited tax dollars, Stringer
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Charter Crusader: Eva Moskowitz

Written by admin on March 31, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

If Eva Moskowitz were an action figure, her signature accessory might be a coffee cup. She’s often seen clutching one, with a cell phone or BlackBerry in the other hand. But it must take an inordinate amount of caffeine—along with determination, vision and smarts—to power this former East Side Council member through her day managing
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The Man Behind The Transit Blog

Written by admin on March 24, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

During the past four years, Benjamin Kabak has become an expert on all things transit, writing in-depth posts about capital budgets, debt service and shuttered stations on his blog, SecondAvenueSagas.com—all while attending law school at NYU. The Brooklyn resident, who grew up on the Upper West Side, said he became interested in covering Second Avenue
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Diane Ravitch Wants Bad School Policies Left Behind

Written by admin on March 18, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

A frequent critic of Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, education historian Diane Ravitch has created a stir in policy circles with her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education (Basic Books, March 2010). A one-time supporter of testing and No Child Left Behind, Ravitch
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Rep. Maloney: No Regrets

Written by admin on February 17, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

Near-blizzard conditions may have kept Rep. Carolyn Maloney from Washington, D.C., but the weather did not deter her from a morning interview on MSNBC, or a visit to Manhattan Media’s offices later that day. The eight-term Congresswoman stopped by to talk about her latest legislative accomplishments, primary elections and what she’s been reading. By the
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