Source: boudist.comFlamenco — the word itself conjures vibrant images of curvaceous Spanish women in red dresses dancing with castanets [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZkV5CXwYWQ&feature=related], the legendary Maria Callas performing Bizet’s “Habanera” from “Carmen,” [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZRssq7UlM] or Gene Kelly dancing
City Planning
Crowdsourcing — what is that? To the untrained ear (i.e. mine), it sounds not unlike a trendy North Brooklyn-originated buzzword, suggestive of skinny ankle jeans- and horn-rimmed-glasses-wearing 20-somethings entrusted with making the grown-up decisions of urban landscaping while casually tossing about corporate exhortations such as “moving forward,” “paradigm shift” and
Family Day
The St. Mark RC Parish is commemorating its 150 thanniversary this year and, as part of the festivities, the church will be holding its Annual Family Day [/family-day-a-successful-community-celebration/] celebrations, May 22, in the St. Mark schoolyard at Avenue Z and East 18 thStreet. Just to give you an idea of
siren music festival
A photo from Siren Festival 2009, by Saucy Salad via Flickr.The hits just keep on coming, for lovers of Southern Brooklyn’s music scene. Still reeling from last month’s abandonment of the Seaside Summer Concert Series from Asser Levy Seaside Park [/seaside-concerts-may-vacate-asser-levy-park/] after 32 years, Southern Brooklynites were
Hey kids, get ready to hunt some Easter eggs! Yes — it is that time of year again, when the boys and girls of the community head into Marine Park for State Senator Marty Golden’s annual Easter Egg Hunt today, April 16, at 2 p.m. in the park’s
hobby
Source: WNYC.orgWNYC ran a piece the other day [http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/apr/09/immigrants-revive-pigeon-culture-new-york/] about a revival in the lost art of pigeon culture, and since it would seem contrived to drop an easy “I coulda been a contendah” reference, I will say this: For
Giveaways
Get your free rain barrels, courtesy of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which is giving them away as part of its citywide stormwater management effort tomorrow, April 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Marine Park parking lot, Avenue U near East
east 1st st
Photo by Paul Kundel“Witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational burger station [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086190/quotes?qt=qt0447258]!” That’s right, beef lovers — Max’s Burgers & Steaks is officially ready to serve you from the Avenue X and East 1st Street storefront. And
Airports
Weiner spoke against the RPA plan (Source: A Walk In The Park)Members of the Jamaica Bay Task Force Group (JBTF) hosted a meeting last week to decry plans calling for the destruction of 400 acres of Jamaica Bay wetlands to clear the path for a runway expansion project at
aqua health rehabilitation center
What makes this Passover different from all other Passovers? Well, for one thing, we’re still in the throes of an economic downturn. That means, with money being tight as it is, it may be a bit more difficult this year for observant Jews to purchase the necessary items to
ahrc
Touting it as a celebration of springtime, AHRC — a consumer-based nonprofit organization serving more than 15,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities — is inviting those looking for a fresh start in the workforce to attend their open house/job fair/meet-and-greet. The event goes from 11 a.m. to
Grashorn Building in 1969. Photo © Charles Denson via Coney Island History Project (and via Amusing the Zillion)What more appropriate place in the world is there for the third installment of Men in Black III [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1409024/] (MiB III) to be filmed than beautiful and bizarre