


Styling Endures
By Claudie Benjamin Upper West Sider Scott J. Buchanan, owner of Scott J. Aveda salon at 257 Columbus Avenue, has been in the beauty business for 40+ years. Scott maintains an office above the salon, which occupies the ground floor. He is an engaging man,...
Vietnamese Street Food served at Pho Shop on West 72nd
By Claudie Benjamin “We survived Superstorm Sandy and 9/11,” says Allen Ng, co-owner of Pho Shop at 141 West 72nd Street. No question: the restrictions on restaurants, combined with escalating anxieties related to the Covid pandemic, are taking a...
Zen Medica Offers Relief Via Advice and Nutritional Medications
By Claudie Benjamin In the first hour after Zen Medica opened for the day one Sunday, customers- maintaining distance- entered just as the previous ones left. They were regulars, comfortable and eager about the visit. Coming into the big, clean shop, they briefly...