July 2008
146 posts
June 2008
119 posts
Food Court: Clover Club Strives, A Little Too... →
“The biggest problem with Clover Club, the new loungey bar on Smith Street in Boerum Hill, is that it gets Brooklyn pretension all wrong…”
Inside Baltimore's Home-Birth Underground →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29) →
David Weinstone
Aimee Mann
Sufjan Stevens
Frightened Rabbit
King Khan And The Shrines
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
today on the http://snurl.com/bdad-cal New Amsterdam Market, Figment Festival, and more…
Morning Sickness is an Adaptation, not a ...... →
“There is new information from an older idea (from about 2000) by Paul Sherman and colleagues. The idea underlying this research is simple: Symptoms of illnesses may be adaptive. Indeed, this may be…
headed to a birthday party in cobble hill… Hope it doesn’t rain
Ikea has meatballs, couches and … jams →
Looking forward to: “New Amsterdam Market @ South Street Seaport, Sunday 11-4” (http://tinyurl.com/5v9fq6)
Reminder: Ongoing kidfun in NYC: If you haven’t been to the roof of the Met to see the Koons sculptures, then go now: http://is.gd/Gep
CAR FREE NYC? NYC tries ‘no car zone’ for 3 days... →
Reading: “Sampling the slices of Park Slope” (http://tinyurl.com/59pnxu)
Disasters: Alex McCord and Simon To Continue... →
Do you remember Alex McCord Of course you do She’s the Real Housewives of New York City reality show star…
the boy: I want parachute guy. Where is he?
me: I don't know. Let's look.
the boy: He's not where he is.
me: Where is he.
the boy: somewhere else.
Brooklyn Celebration Gives Bike Helmets and... →
Brooklyn Summer Celebration for Kids Gives Away Bike Safety Helmets and Teaches Littlest TreeHuggers to Ride The DUMBO Brooklyn Improvement District strikes again, this time encouraging the littlest…
Best Free Brooklyn Swimming Pools →
“Ask Brooklyn parents what pools they like and you’ll hear the Red Hook Pool mentioned a lot. Sunset Park is another favorite. Both of these are Olympic-sized pools and are great. But if you are…
Ferrying Creative Impulses Across New York Harbor →
NYTimes on last year’s FIGMENT: “A one-day arts festival, featuring games, dance and costumed revelry, will inhabit Governors Island on Sunday.”
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22) →
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
Bob Dylan
Wilco
Los Lobos
Dave Alvin
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
The Branding of Brooklyn →
A panel discussion called “The Branding of Brooklyn” drew a crowd of business owners who wondered how they might carve out a little piece of the name for themselves.
Visit Prospect Park’s Quaker Cemetery for a Play →
Looking at: “Real-time real-folks on Mermaid Parade (Summize)” (http://tinyurl.com/3px2we)
http://bklyndad.muxtape.com Recipe for a mix: 2 parts nostalgia, 1 part kid-rock, a couple covers, a pinch of indie, season to taste
This weekend on the http://snurl.com/bdad-cal Mermaid Parade, Concerts from Audrarox and Care Bears on Fire, CIRCUSunday in Red Hook + more
CIRCUS comes to town! [Waterfront Museum and... →
“…on Sunday, a pair of slapstick clowns gave way to a man juggling huge Chinese vases before the juggler yielded to a sweaty man who did a full 360-degree back flip from a standing position before…
WatchCranford Rose Garden Timelapse at Brooklyn Botanic Garden via: Gothamist
You Know You're a Brooklyn Renter If... →
“Flocks of 21- to 35-year-olds moved to Brooklyn in 2008, as the condo boom gave way to a renters’ market, reports The Brooklyn Eagle. Almost half of the new renters in the first quarter of this…
Gowanus Lounge's June Mixtape →
Indoor Activity: Lefferts Historic House →
“Take a trip back to the late 1700’s without ever leaving Brooklyn. The Lefferts House is one of a very small number of farmhouses to survive from Brooklyn’s Dutch…”
We Are All Ikeans Now: Big Box Begs Big Questions →
will red hook sidestep gentrification and become a big box destination / shopping hub
Park Slope, Brooklyn Children's Musicians: Park... →
“An eclectic collection of songs mostly about New York City Life for parents and kids by 17 rock and roll, folk, country, and dancehall Brooklyn artists…”
Looking at: “My new ‘Wild Things’ T-shirt. the boy wants one too…” (http://tinyurl.com/5c6cfq)
“Can I see, can I see?”
– the boy (when told that mommy has a new baby in her tummy)
Brooklyn manhole fire takes down the F... again →