Howard Smith, Trend-Spotting Columnist, Dies at 77

Mr. Smith’s Scenes column in The Village Voice was the message board of the hippie counterculture in the 1960s.

Donald H. Forst, Feisty Newspaper Editor, Dies at 81

Mr. Forst was the former top editor of New York Newsday, The Village Voice and The Boston Herald.

    



New Editor Says Village Voice Is Healthier Than It’s Been in Years

Tom Finkel, the editor of a St. Louis paper, is arriving after a tumultuous period at the weekly.

    

Encounters | Michael Musto: Michael Musto, After The Village Voice

Michael Musto has not let the abrupt end of his 29-year tenure at The Village Voice get him down.

    

Michael Musto and Robert Sietsema Leave Village Voice

Michael Musto, the paper’s gossip columnist, and Robert Sietsema, its restaurant reviewer, have left the paper, a week after the top editors resigned.