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By Michael Ewing 2/13 11:37am

Superfun

Artless? (Whole Foods)

Gowanus Little Guys Fear Whole Foods Sludge Will Ruin Artsy Neighborhood

The seven-year roller coaster ride that has been Whole Foods' Brooklyn saga may be taking another nose dive. The blissful ride started in 2005, long before Brian Williams had ever heard of Brooklyn. It slowed to a snail's pace in 2007 and then completely halted in 2008 in the midst of the grotesque Gowanus Canal's Superfunding. New York State was nice enough to clean up the property and set Whole Foods back on track in 2010.

The whole ordeal has left us twisted and nauseous from the bureaucratic and communal ups, downs, and loop-de-loops. (Or maybe the toxins are making us nauseous.) Regardless, Whole Foods might be one rubber stamp away from approval, but the Gowanus locals are not succumbing without one last fight. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/04 8:45am

Profiles

Mr. Arora with one of his creations

Selling the Sizzle: New York ‘Spice King’ Dhiraj Arora Lets It All Hang Out

Shortly after meeting The Observer in the lobby of the Ace Hotel last Wednesday, Dhiraj Arora—who is the owner of the spice company Arora Creations Inc., but is perhaps better known for losing his temper and a good portion of his clothing one wild night at the Four Seasons Hotel—offered up a sly word of warning.

“The last woman who tried to profile me was an editor at Trace magazine,” Mr. Arora said. The editor had overseen a 2007 article in the magazine called “Delhi Rising,” which profiled several successful South Asian Americans. A cover story on Mr. Arora was considered, he said, “but she was eventually like, ‘Yo, D., I can’t keep up with you!’” The two ended up dating, a whirlwind romance that saw the duo jetting around the globe. That was the last time Mr. Arora truly felt he was in love.

We were a little unclear about just what this disclosure had to do with us, until the handsome 36-year-old asked if we were currently seeing anyone. We were. Did our significant other treat us right? Did he take us all over the world? Well, as a matter of a fact, he did.

“That’s really great,” Mr. Arora replied effusively.

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By Tom Acitelli 9/29/08 6:03pm

Gowanus Whole Foods Toast?

That's what Brownstoner's reporting. Evidently, according to a source within the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which must sign off on development on the Gowanus site at Third Street and Third Avenue, the store's a no-go. Besides:

[E]vidently the trend in the supermarket biz has swung away from superstores, our source notes; in addition, Read More

By Tom Acitelli 8/06/08 1:42pm

Worries Over New East Side Whole Foods

"Oh great, just what the neighborhood needs -- ANOTHER luxury high rise for foreigners with euros who do not even live here or for the 1/10 of 1% of any NYers with any money left -- hear about recession? And yet ANOTHER Whole Foods and other retailers to further congest an already congested area -- Read More

By Dana Rubinstein 8/05/08 10:12pm

Whole Foods to Open on Second Avenue

Whole Foods has signed as the anchor tenant for a new development at 57th Street and Second Avenue, making it the sixth outlet for the Austin-based food retailer in foodie-laden New York City.

The World-Wide Group announced this evening that Whole Foods would, starting in 2012, occupy 47,000 square feet in its mixed-use development. Read More

By Chris Shott 11/29/07 4:13pm

Whole Foods Held Up by Whole Lot of Red Tape

Today's Metro takes a look at the planned Whole Foods in Gowanus, where construction has yet to begin despite its groundbreaking more than a year ago.

"What's the hold up?" reporter Amy Zimmer asks.

Well, for one thing, there is no building permit for the planned 68,000-square-foot store.

The first application filed by its Read More

By Gillian Reagan and Chris Shott 8/03/07 5:04pm

Vibe Rater: Whole Foods Market, 95 East Houston Street

For all the clamor and crowds initially drawn to Whole Foods on the Bowery, which opened this past spring, the place is an organic ghost town during the daytime.

“Hello? Hellooooo?” huffed one silk-shirted gentleman who lingered several minutes without service by an unattended meat counter one recent Thursday afternoon.

Sure, there's some lunch-hour action Read More

By Chris Shott 4/09/07 12:00am

New Whole Foods Seeks 21st Amendment

Whole Foods’ whopping 71,000-square-foot new supermarket opened last week on the Bowery at Houston Street, boasting perhaps the most extensive selection of groceries in Manhattan—though not a drop of alcohol. No organic Oregonian red wines. No earthy Vermont microbrews. Not even any gluten-free sorghum beers. An aisle marked “LAGER, PILSNER, ALE, LIGHT, PORTER, STOUT” seemed Read More


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