Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

National Group to Assess Possible Irvington Plaza Redevelopment

The Urban Land Institute, a nationally renowned land use and urban planning organization started assessing Irvington Plaza and a part of the former Ford/Visteon site on the east side on Monday, Feb. 11 in order to offer insights into potential redevelopment. Partnered with the  Department of Metropolitan Development, for five … Read More

Firehouse Irvington Podcasts Feature Hyperlocal Content

What the devil is a podcast? A podcast is a broadcast that is usually (but not always) focused on a particular topic, that the listener can download to their phone or pad and listen to at their leisure. Podcasts are a great way to get information about a variety of … Read More

The Diary of Anne Frank at the IRT

To say that The Diary of Anne Frank is an influential work of literature is an understatement. The novel is actually a diary, written by a young girl hiding from the Nazis in a tiny annex, chronicles her two years living in fear and hope as the world’s cruelties are … Read More

Brilliance at the IRT

Every Brilliant Thing debuted as a Ludlow Fringe Festival play in 2013, and a year later went to off-Broadway, where it was nominated for several awards. Authored by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, this one-man show reveals how we are all touched in some way by suicide, depression, and coping … Read More

A Christmas Carol Embodies the Spirit of the Season

Charles Dickens, that Victorian-era author and general champion of the poor and downtrodden, wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843. The novella was a blockbuster for its time, and a critical success. Here, 175 years later, the story of Scrooge and his change of heart after visits from three ghosts — … Read More