Apologies for the lack of posts today — I’ve been in transit most of the day for an unexpected last-minute trip. I’m sitting in George Bush International Airport in Houston at the moment. Still, “Openings” must go on!

So long, Patagonia Tin Shed — we hardly knew ya! MUW reader Anthony reports the store that opened in November at 2625 Broadway (near 100th) is set to close on March 26th.

Note: Alternate side parking rules are suspended today due to Veterans Day Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, November 11th, 2011… (11/11/11!) Central Park Walking Tour Veterans Day Special: Memorial Walk Maine Monument, Columbus Circle 11:00 am – 1:00 pm FREE

I’ve been getting a ton of keyword searches for Jacob’s Pickles, the restaurant slated for 509 Amsterdam (between 84th & 85th) that’s been on the verge of opening for the past two months (previous coverage here, here, and here). It’s still not open yet, but I did here from a PR person affiliated with Jacob’s [...]

Looks like the mystery location for the new Upper West Side Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf mentioned in September has been outed. I meant to take a picture of it today so I wouldn’t have to use this logo shot, but I forgot that it gets dark so damn early now.

A round-up of some of the most popular posts from the past week: UWS Woman In Critical Condition After Being Struck In The Head By Shopping Cart Thrown From Above More Details Emerge About UWS Shooting: Cop & Suspect Exchanged Gunfire Central Park Ravaged By Last Weekend’s Freak Storm; Loss Of Roughly 1,000 Trees Expected [...]

Patagonia is about to open a new “concept store,” called the Patagonia Tin Shed, at 2625 Broadway (near 100th). This will be the second UWS location for the mainly outdoor-focused clothing retailer — they also have an outpost at 426 Columbus (between 80th & 81st).