Cordell Lochin is a bit of an enigma. The well-connected scenester, subject of an indulgent profile in the Observer last spring, presented himself as a partner in the obnoxiously affected nightspots La Esquina and The Box. Now the other entitled owners are distancing themselves from Lochin and the enigma will soon be wrapped inside a prison cell; Guest of a Guest has news that Lochin’s gotten sent up on a 3-year bid for involvement in......

Shock waves in West Chelsea: The Observer reports Amy Sacco wants to sell Bungalow 8, the club that made the area attractive as a late night hang out. Citing the increased police presence in the area after the death of Jennifer Moore, the 18 year old NJ resident whose drunken night at Guest House on West 27th Street preceded being kidnapped from the West Side Highway and then raped and murdered in NJ, Sacco......

Not being frequent readers of Black Book, we almost missed their interview with Jess Coen (editrix of Gawker) and Amy Sacco (proprietor of Bungalow 8). The interview was a lot of humdrum about the gossip industry-- and in our boredom we couldn't help glancing back at the full-page image that accompanied the article. Then it hit us-- something is not right with this image. It's not just that Jess is totally falling out of......