Alice Soloway
The first wedding Alice Soloway officiated was for her niece. The couple couldn’t put together a traditional religious wedding as the Rabbi in question refused to marry them (the niece didn’t identify as Jewish) and clergy wouldn’t either (they didn’t want a church wedding). Finally, the
Bill Solomon
[/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/titans.jpg] Football is a metaphor for life. Bill Solomon, founder and head coach for Brooklyn Titans [http://www.brooklyntitans.org]and Ditmas Park resident, knows this as much as anyone. Coach Bill, the Titans call him, established the Brooklyn Titans nine years ago as a
exercise
My husband came home from his first Ditmas Park run and declared this “the best” neighborhood for running. We’ve lived together in three states and a handful of neighborhoods. Is it the best? “I love running in our park!” said William, an early morning runner and Ditmas father. “The
66 Square Feet
With the change in weather, how do you prepare your garden for the cold season ahead? Compost started earlier in the year.Prepare Soil for Next Year The kind of garden you have informs how to prepare it for the fall. Gardens full of vegetables and annuals require different treatment
David Cohen
High school hunting season officially opens with the Citywide High School Fairs this Saturday and Sunday. Local 8th graders will tour schools in all 5 boroughs in addition to a new school emphasizing oceanography on Governor’s Island. Once they’ve picked their top 8 to 12 schools then they
Figs
Jack transporting fig treesThis is the year of the Brooklyn fig [/blog/garden/the-year-of-the-brooklyn-fig] and fall is the perfect time to plant a fig tree. “Root systems have a good 5 or 6 weeks to settle in before it goes dormant for the winter,” explains Nelson, the Flatbush Fig Farmer
animal control
Raccoon spottings throughout the neighborhood are on the rise. Just the other night neighbor Gordon Rothman caught on tape, with a motion-detection camera, two cat food thieves. “We care for some trapped/neutered/returned outdoor cats,” he said via email, “but their food has been disappearing suspiciously fast.” In June,
kids
Now that your school aged kids are busy from 8am to 3pm, what do you do with your toddler? We’ve pulled together daytime activities around the neighborhood. Fitness • Urban Martial Arts [https://jv980.infusionsoft.com/app/page/d901997505e64c25923dfbd0c1fd89a7] offers an after school program for “parents wanting their children to
Only one week until school starts. Here’s our end-of-summer Bucket List to send off the season with a big splash! Thursday Be the first of your friends to hit apple orchards [http://www.nyapplecountry.com/pick.php] just north of the city. Pack a picnic lunch, enjoy a day
recipes
“Looks like everyone else is sick of cucumbers too,” I overheard a fellow Ditmas Park CSAer comment when she donated her cucumbers to the swap box. What do you do when you can’t manage another cucumber (or kale leaf, or beet…)? I searched Brooklyn food blogs for inspiration. Apples:
This summer we have reported an alarming number of thefts, robberies, and break-ins. On September 6 kids will be returning to school and many will be commuting without adult supervision for the first time. Some of those will spend the hours between school and work dismissals at home alone. The
In 1976, 10 people with an interest in healthy living organized a grocery club. Once a month dry goods, and later produce, were delivered and divided among the members. Delicious, whole food at near-whole-sale prices can’t be kept quiet for long—especially back before Greenmarkets became mainstream. Within two