gift guide
Our neighborhood is full of tiny, specialized, storefront-less entrepreneurs; places to buy unique Valentine’s Day gifts for your special someone. Health and Fitness–Did your loved one make a New Years resolution they need help keeping? * Liz Walker [liz@yogahighnyc.com]—Is your loved one expecting? Just had a
boy scouts
Does the impending decision by Boy Scouts of America to lift the gay ban affect Kensington neighbors? I’m raising two scouts (full disclosure) and when I tried recruiting my boys’ friends to join, some parents resisted citing the Scouts’ anti-gay stance. I asked participants in local troops what they
gift ideas
Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be expensive. We’ve scoured the neighborhood for reasonably priced Valentine’s Day gifts. Chocolate Hearts Heart shaped boxes of chocolate can be found as cheap as 99 cents at Rite Aid [http://www.riteaid.com/] (302 Church Ave) and Walgreens [http://www.
Notice any signs of love around the neighborhood? Send us a picture to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it to the blog.
Have you noticed any signs of Valentine’s Day around the neighborhood? Send us a picture to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it to the blog.
Are you looking to buy a place in Kensington? The weather should clear in time for Sunday open houses. 370 Ocean Parkway #12B [http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/2535169] List Price: $629,000 $1248 Maintenance Size: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Details: This top floor apartment sports its own
We’ve noticed more front doors where Christmas wreaths have been switched out for Valentine Day hearts. See any signs of love around the neighborhood? Send us a picture to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it to the blog.
New Year
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with your children this Friday at the PS 230 auditorium (425 McDonald Ave). The Singing Winds kick off 2013, the Year of the Snake, with the puppet show The Lions and Dragons Dance [http://singingwinds.org/]. According to The Singing Winds website, the show will
ditmas
There are still some patches of snow on the ground, and there’s more to come this season, but inside gardeners are snuggled up on their couches perusing seed catalogs. When to Plant Seeds “It’s not too early to start SOME seeds!” neighbor Chris, the Flatbush Gardener [http://flatbushgardener.
composting
[/green/learn-to-compost-at-brooklyn-botanical-garden/attachment/bin1] Are you interested in composting? The Master Composter Certification Course [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/compost/compostproj_mastercomposter_course.shtml] deadline is February 15th. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden [http://www.bbg.org/] and NYC Department of Sanitation collaborate on this “train-the-trainer” program. During the
Kensington residents woke up to a sprinkling of snow. Weather forecast calls for 30% chance of more snow this evening. Drive safe and salt your front walk. Did you take a nice shot of the snow this morning? Send it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post
Kensington: Be Mine! Spy and signs of love in Kensington? Snap a picture and email it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it to the blog.