By Drew Grant 6/06/12 1:32pm

restaurants

The Beatrice Inn: Still boarded up!

The Beatrice Inn Opening Delayed With Construction, Liquor License Issues

We were so excited about the new incarnation of The Beatrice Inn: the egalitarian, OpenTable.com, anti-smoking restaurant that will take the place of its former celebrity drug-fueled dance haunt, which shuttered three years ago. Especially since Graydon Carter, along with former Waverly Inn partners Brett Rasinski and Emil Warda, had promised that this time, there would be no Paul Sevigny.

In multiple interviews, Mr. Carter placed the opening of the new Waverly at the end of May. Yet anyone who has walked by 285 West 12th St. recently can see for themselves that the Beatrice is still under heavy construction. Another minor hiccup: they still don’t have their liquor license. Read More

By Alexandria Symonds 9/15/10 7:06pm

Paul Johnson-Calderon Takes a Cue from Scarlett O’Hara

At a party and presentation last night for IMPROVD, The Observer spotted Paul Johnson-Calderon sporting a bit of an uptown/downtown ensemble: blazer and bow tie up top; cutoffs, knee socks and sneakers down below. And in the middle: black nail polish. “Goth is coming back, I think,” Mr. Johnson-Calderon explained, “So I did the Dior Read More