After defying his landlord’s repeated requests to stop holding events at A Gathering of the Tribes, Steve Cannon,who founded the homegrown gallery in 1991, has received a notice ordering him to vacate his East Third Street live-work space by Feb. 1.

But it will serve beer and wine, and be more “neighborhood-style.”

After purchasing the building for $25.5 million earlier this month.

A month-by-month rundown of what our readers were most interested in this year.

The Nolita pizza parlor has opened its First Avenue outpost, and is serving a Polish pie.

A roundup of this morning’s news, including this year’s notable vanishings.

With the help of a local bike shop, Evan McKnight got back the $1,100 ride that was stolen from his East Village apartment.

From bike lanes to bar noise, from school squabbles to Four Loko — these are the stories that got readers of The Local worked up this year.

State Senator Daniel Squadron and other local politicians want to see elder care stay in the building housing the Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.

New Year’s Eve is the worst night of the year to catch a cab – reason enough for East Villagers to keep it local. And if you don’t live in the neighborhood? Well, some of these parties are worth crawling to.

A roundup of this morning’s news, including an East Village bar coming to Carroll Gardens, an art project in need of funding, and a training program for deliverymen.

Renata Jurczyk, co-owner of the Polish standby, says her landlord planned to triple her rent. Her son will now launch an online-only business.

Evan McKnight is taking the search for his $1,2000 bicycle to the streets, by posting flyers offering a $300 cash reward.

Workers have now demolished the walls of all but the first story of the building that housed Mars Bar.

The Local rides alongside Adi Purusa, a monk at the Bhakti Center, and Father Joseph Gingrich, a priest at St. Nicholas of Myra church, who team up with locals and tourists alike to bring home-cooked meals to the park every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

A roundup of this morning’s news, including the death of Sam Rivers, a disappearing mural, an inexpensive restaurant recommendation, and more.

The photography of Scott Lynch.

It happened at 3 p.m. today.

The Local called around to find out.