Anne Compoccia, fearless community voice, dies at 62
BY Albert Amateau
The Church of the Most Precious Blood in Little Italy was filled to capacity on Saturday, February 26, with community leaders and friends of Anne Compoccia, the brash, fearless and compassionate fighter for her Downtown neighborhood who died Thursday, February 24 at the age of 62.

Tribeca Whole Foods takes shopping personal
BY Aline Reynolds
Shopping recently became a whole lot easier at the Whole Foods Market in Tribeca.

City announces capital funding for Gov. Island
BY Aline Reynolds
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed to allocate $260 million in capital funds towards the overhaul of Governors Island, according to an announcement he made concerning the city’s 2012-21 preliminary capital plan on February 17.

ARTS DOWNTOWN

What is Vandal Expressionism?
Meloy’s debut solo exhibit is manifesto-friendly
BY ALINE REYNOLDS
In a manifesto he is constantly updating, third generation Lower East Sider Joseph Meloy, 28, challenges the traditionalist artistic norms of values, forms and even damage. Meloy likes to refer to his style as “Vandal Expressionism.”

Three rounds of boxing
TV show, play, tournament might hook you on the sweet science
COMPILED BY SCOTT STIFFLER
Want to become emotionally invested in a gritty underdog story or just watch two muscular guys wail on each other in a state-sanctioned bout that’s as artful as it is brutal? Only the sweet science known as boxing delivers. Try telling that to the general public, though.

Dead loved ones and lost kin at the dinner table
“Tropical Malady” director takes you on another dreamy trip
BY SCOTT STIFFLER
Lush and peaceful and afterlife-friendly, you could do a lot worse than the Thai countryside when choosing a good place to die. Just don’t try to book a room at Uncle Boonmee’s tamarind and honey farm. Outside the realm of cinema, it’s nothing more than a pleasant fiction. You might as well be chasing a ghost.