# lincoln center (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lincoln center. Page: Feed: --- ## [This Granola Brand Started in an Upper West Side Apartment Kitchen. Now Nutella’s Owner Is Buying It](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/this-granola-brand-started-in-an-upper-west-side-apartment-kitchen-now-nutellas-owner-is-buying-it/) _2026-08-21 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ A nutrition counselor who started baking out of her Upper West Side apartment in 2009 just agreed to sell the granola brand it became to the company behind Nutella, in a deal Forbes estimates at more than $850 million. The post This Granola Brand Started in an Upper West Side Apartment Kitchen. Now Nutella’s Owner Is Buying It appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [Youman Wilder, the Coach Who Stood Between ICE Agents and His Players in Riverside Park, Has Died at 63](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/youman-wilder-the-coach-who-stood-between-ice-agents-and-his-players-in-riverside-park-has-died-at-63/) _2026-08-20 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ Last summer he spent half an hour on the phone with us explaining why he put himself between six armed agents and a dozen kids in Riverside Park. The post Youman Wilder, the Coach Who Stood Between ICE Agents and His Players in Riverside Park, Has Died at 63 appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [A Mayoral Candidate Is Coming to the Upper West Side Next Week. She’s a Very Good Girl.](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/a-mayoral-candidate-is-coming-to-the-upper-west-side-next-week-shes-a-very-good-girl/) _2026-08-20 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ The campaign trail swings through the Upper West Side on Monday, Aug. 31, and the candidate has no intention of giving a speech. She’ll spend The post A Mayoral Candidate Is Coming to the Upper West Side Next Week. She’s a Very Good Girl. appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [Jazz Composers on Writing For a Classical Orchestra](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/jazz-composers-on-writing-for-a-classical) _2026-08-20 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ John Clayton, Billy Childs and Uri Caine share their experiences composing and arranging for classical ensembles ## [A Famous Upper West Side High School Just Dropped More Than 160 Spots In The State Rankings](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/a-famous-upper-west-side-high-school-just-dropped-more-than-160-spots-in-the-state-rankings/) _2026-08-18 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ U.S. News & World Report published its annual Best High Schools rankings on Tuesday, and a school that sits a block from Lincoln Center and turns out working actors, musicians and dancers by the dozen came in far lower than it has in years. The post A Famous Upper West Side High School Just Dropped More Than 160 Spots In The State Rankings appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [This Upper West Side Subway Has Now Been Shut Down Twice in Six Weeks](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/this-upper-west-side-subway-has-now-been-shut-down-twice-in-six-weeks/) _2026-08-17 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ City health inspectors walked into an Upper West Side Subway (the sandwich shop) on Aug. 13 and left after ordering it closed. It was the The post This Upper West Side Subway Has Now Been Shut Down Twice in Six Weeks appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [My Favorite Reads of the Month (August 2026)](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/my-favorite-reads-of-the-month-august) _2026-08-16 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ In the latest piece for my sub-Substack “Mergner He Read,” I offer my recommendations for five books for this month. ## [She Spent Three Decades Dressing the Upper West Side. Now She’s Suing ICE.](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/she-spent-three-decades-dressing-the-upper-west-side-now-shes-suing-ice/) _2026-08-15 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ A masked ICE agent sprayed her in the face on a sidewalk in Inwood. This week she stood next to Governor Hochul as the plaintiff in a case against the agency. The post She Spent Three Decades Dressing the Upper West Side. Now She’s Suing ICE. appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [Good Enough to Eat Is Closing After 45 Years, But “It’s Not Really a Goodbye”](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/good-enough-to-eat-is-closing-after-45-years-but-its-not-really-a-goodbye/) _2026-08-15 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ Good Enough to Eat, the Upper West Side brunch institution that’s been drawing sidewalk lines for 45 years, is closing. Owner Jeremy Wladis told ILTUWS The post Good Enough to Eat Is Closing After 45 Years, But “It’s Not Really a Goodbye” appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [Shots Fired at 71st and Central Park West Friday Morning](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/shots-fired-at-71st-and-central-park-west-friday-morning/) _2026-08-14 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ An argument between three people escalated into a physical fight on the Upper West Side Friday morning, and one of them pulled out a gun The post Shots Fired at 71st and Central Park West Friday Morning appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/leDeIEfBgBjs) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [The 59th Street Shelter Opened in May. Some Neighbors Say the Block Hasn’t Been the Same Since.](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/the-59th-street-shelter-opened-in-may-some-neighbors-say-the-block-hasnt-been-the-same-since/) _2026-08-14 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ Gertrude Ederle Playground has a new neighbor. Since the spring, the building beside it (at 537 West 59th Street) has been a 200-bed, dorm-style shelter for single women, and the families who use that playground have spent the summer keeping a running record of what they've seen. The post The 59th Street Shelter Opened in May. Some Neighbors Say the Block Hasn’t Been the Same Since. appeared first… ## [Encore Creativity’s Fall Chorales Are Open for Registration, and Adults 55+ Don’t Need to Audition](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/encore-creativitys-fall-chorales-are-open-for-registration-and-adults-55-dont-need-to-audition/) _2026-08-13 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ For a lot of us, singing in a choir sounds like something that requires an audition, years of training, or at least the ability to The post Encore Creativity’s Fall Chorales Are Open for Registration, and Adults 55+ Don’t Need to Audition appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [The Met’s Free Summer HD Festival Returns to Lincoln Center September 2-7](https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/the-mets-free-summer-hd-festival-returns-to-lincoln-center-september-2-7/) _2026-08-13 · Mike Mishkin · iLovetheUpperWestSide.com_ The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival is back for its 17th year, bringing six straight nights of free opera screenings to Josie Robertson Plaza from The post The Met’s Free Summer HD Festival Returns to Lincoln Center September 2-7 appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com . ## [Ashley Kahn on Paul Simon’s “Graceland”](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/ashley-kahn-on-paul-simons-graceland) _2026-08-12 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ My conversation with the author of “Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland” ## [Helen Sung Carries the Music Forward with a Nod to her Mentors](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/helen-sung-carries-the-music-forward) _2026-08-09 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ In her first big band recording, Oracles, the pianist pays tribute to jazz elders who inspired her along her musical journey ## [“I love playing great music with great people”: A Conversation with Jeff Hamilton](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/i-love-playing-great-music-with-great) _2026-08-04 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ My interview with the lauded sideman for Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, and Monty Alexander—and current leader of not one but three working bands—who reflects on his long and storied career ## [The Signs Are Everywhere: The Festive Art of Nan Parati](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/the-signs-are-everywhere-the-festive) _2026-07-29 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ The singular sign-maker for dozens of major jazz and roots music festivals talks about her unique career path ## [Bernard Fowler Voices the Words of Mick Jagger](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/bernard-fowler-voices-the-words-of) _2026-07-26 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ My story about the jazz and spoken word album of Rolling Stones songs by their longtime backing vocalist and percussionist ## [The Ticket Taker](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/the-ticket-taker) _2026-07-22 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ A story about fans of David Sedaris having an unusual encounter with him before a reading at UCLA ## [Jazzlore & More: Nicole Zuraitis’s Ambitious New Work](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/jazzlore-and-more-nicole-zuraitiss) _2026-07-19 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ The jazz singer-songwriter on her album “The Devil I Knew” which she’ll celebrate in an album release show at Dizzy’s in NYC on Aug. 5 ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ozU2gVumf3BZ) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## ["It Was the Work of a Genius": Chris Crenshaw on Duke Ellington’s “Black, Brown and Beige”](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/it-was-the-work-of-a-genius-chris) _2026-07-15 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ The trombonist and arranger for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra talks about Ellington’s rarely performed master work about the Black experience in America ## [My Top Ten ECM Albums](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/my-top-ten-ecm-albums) _2026-07-12 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ A rundown of my favorite recordings from the iconic jazz (and new music) label run by producer Manfred Eicher