🌱 Ludlow Coffee Supply Honors Higgins + LES Dispensary Open

Happy Saturday neighbors! I am your host Patrick Murray here with a couple fresh headlines as we get our weekend started.

First, today's weather:

Heavy snow early with a high of 22 and a low of 13.

Here are the top stories in Lower East Side-Chinatown today:

1. Ludlow Coffee Supply is paying tribute to the iconic Lower East Side artist Ed Higgins III. Higgins passed last month at the age of 72 after living in the same Ludlow Street apartment since 1976. His artwork has become a staple of street art on the Lower East Side, namely his "wingnut" design. (Bowery Boogie)
2. Empire Cannabis Club proclaims itself to be the city's first cannabis dispensary, though technically speaking, the owners are "selling club memberships." The flagship location opened in Chelsea in September 2021, and have since expanded to a second location on the Lower East Side. Management has maintained that they are operating fully within New York State law. (Spectrum News NY1)

Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• "Specially Processed American Me" world premiere at Dixon Place. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• 3-month-old Spunky is available for adoption at Animal Haven! (Facebook)
• Join the Tenement Museum on Feb. 2 for a free virtual tour of the largest civil rights demonstration of the 1960s. (Facebook)
• Read a history of the Jewish Deli in the Lower East Side. (Facebook)
• A look at the infamous CBGB at 315 Bowery in 1984. (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray