A religious superstar from the 1100s receives a spirited makeover in Grace McLean’s “In the Green” at the Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center. more

Regular readers of this column are already familiar with the EcoFlora Project run by the New York Botanical Garden. This project is trying to compile a complete list of plants — cultivated and wild — growing within New York City. more

It began with a mama cat. Latonya “Sassee” Walker would see the same mama cat every time she walked her dog near her Carnasie home in Brooklyn. She would try to help the kittens, but after a while, the same cat would be pregnant again. more

Lisa Cooper is ready to take people on a summer journey that won’t even require them to leave Riverdale. The trip, instead, is all part of Cooper’s latest exhibition, “Summer in the City,” at her gallery, Elisa Contemporary Art. more

When Michael Klein looks back at his portrait from 1988, the memory is bittersweet. “I’m not that person,” he said. Klein was early in his writing career when photographer Robert Giard first contacted him about a portrait. more

Last time, we talked about one of two astonishing botanical references in the book “Crazy Rich Asians.” The first was Epiphyllum oxypetalum, also known as Dutchman’s pipe cactus or the orchid cactus. more

Another run around the sun brought the Hudson River’s best party back to Riverdale. It was a weekend for sailors and landlubbers to rejoice in the river and the neighborhood’s lush landscape along the river’s edge. Families, performers and seafaring explorers convened on the College of Mount Saint Vincent’s campus to celebrate all things Hudson River. more

Left to my own devices, I would prefer reading mysteries exclusively for entertainment. However, I discovered that there is a separate rack of both recently returned fiction and non-fiction at my local library. more

Only a few openly gay activists were protesting in the 1960s, yet Kay Tobin Lahusen was there — with her camera. more

It was a day to remember. The North Riverdale Baseball League and local veterans came together on Sid Augarten Field on May 25 to play ball and take a moment to honor those who served their country and lost their lives in the line of duty. more