• The entire northern section of East River Park, including the running track, closes on Sept. 8 (Wednesday, Aug. 14)
• Michael Lydon, a longtime East Village resident, musician, author and rock journalist, died on July 30. He was 82. (Monday, Aug. 11)
• The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival returns to Tompkins Square Park this Aug. 24 (Tuesday, Aug. 12)
• Video: Fight spills onto the tracks at 1st Avenue L stop (Monday, Aug. 11)
• Summer road trips: Genre Is Death and Lydia Lunch at TV Eye (Saturday, Aug. 16)
• A look at the coming-soon Corner Bistro (Monday, Aug. 11)
• A rare look inside the Basilio Scientific School Association on Avenue B (Thursday, Aug. 14)
• This week in Dodging film crews (Monday, Aug. 11) The film is the Lena Durham-directed Netflix rom-com “Good Sex” and there were multiple sightings of leads Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo…
• Openings: Baos & Bowls on 13th Street (Monday, Aug. 11) … Gelatin Labs on 1st Street (Wednesday, Aug. 13)
• Croc stump tree well gets a refresh on Avenue A (Tuesday, Aug. 12 … Friday, Aug. 15)
• Where gallery meets shop: A look at 'Art Bodega' on 3rd Street (Wednesday, Aug. 13)
• Owners of C as in Charlie and Kisa ink lease at former Ferns space on 1st Avenue (Wednesday, Aug. 13)
• This might be the First great deli name we’ve seen in a while (Wednesday, Aug. 13)
• And let’s hit the August 2015 EVG archives for a look at the important stories we covered (link)