Nicki's Central West End Guide
an urban news journal
Last week we attended a family wedding in Kennebunkport, Maine, held in a natural wooded setting on the grounds of Hidden Pond, a rustic yet elegant resort (in that understated Yankee way). Years ago Jim and I rented a renovated fish house overlooking the water in nearby Cape Porpoise, so it was especially lovely to return…
Last week I spent a couple of days with my longtime friend Charlotte Lyons who recently moved to North Bennington, Vermont. Many years ago Charlotte and her family lived on Pershing Place in the Central West End. Following a move to Oak Park, IL, and then Irvington, NY, Charlotte has landed in what appears to be the perfect spot….
When you see a gorgeous view like the one above of the salt-water pool on the top of The Orion, you might have a hard time reconciling what the site looked like 6 years ago. Last year I was invited to take a hard-hat tour of the 177-unit apartment building at the corner of Euclid Avenue…