participatory budgeting
If you live in City Council District 45 [http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/?searchType=FeatureSearch&featureTypeName=CITY_COUNCIL_DISTRICT&featureName=45] and Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] is your City Councilmember, this weekend is your final chance to vote on the
Spring 2012 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/missapril1956/6870414392/], by missapril1956 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/missapril1956/] on Flickr. Have you taken a great photo of the neighborhood today? Send it our way to get it posted on the blog. Two ways to do it: Email us at ditmasparkcorner@gmail.
readings
Author and neighbor Rachel Sherman [http://www.rachelsherman.net/] is just wrapping up the winter session of her fiction writing class, and will be celebrating with a reading on Monday, April 2 at 7pm at the Ditmas Workspace [http://www.ditmasworkspace.com/]. Join her and the writers for wine and
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Bruce Zeines
“I always wanted to be an artist,” neighbor Bruce Zeines [http://www.brucezeines.com] said. “All I knew was I had to. When I was five, and my brother drew spaceships and planets, I knew I had to draw.” For parents who Bruce says were not artistic at all, his
Christopher Sheard
Local musician Christopher Sheard [http://www.reverbnation.com/christophersheard] (who had a great residency at Sycamore last month) is starting up another session of Music Together on Tuesday and Thursday mornings beginning April 17 at Third Root [http://thirdroot.org/], on Marlborough near Cortelyou. Music Together is “an internationally respected,
Prospect Park South Neighborhood Association
Where there used to be young street trees, about 20 circles of dirt now line Stratford Road between Albemarle and Beverley. This past Friday morning the trees were dug up because, according to a couple of neighbors, they didn’t conform to the original plan for the neighborhood of Prospect
In case you missed it on Friday [/blog/art-music/the-open-corner-march-2], or you haven’t been back to check it out since, be sure to take a look at Emma Assin’s [http://emmaassin.com/] terrific Map of Stuff [http://zoobuffalo.x10.mx/dpmap/], which people have been updating with interesting
Parade Ground
You may remember reading after a recent Community Board 14 meeting that a new bathroom is coming to the Parade Ground. Well, you’ll see work starting on the new loos next month, according to the DP Patch [http://ditmaspark.patch.com/articles/new-bathrooms-coming-to-parade-grounds#c] (yes, the Patch is up
scholarships
Check out these scholarships that are currently accepting applications, courtesy of Rodneyse Bichotte [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rodneyse-Bichotte-New-York-State-Committeewoman-District-Leader-42nd-AD/145767955469121] , State Committeewoman/District Leader, 42nd Assembly District. Shirley Chisholm Scholarship Fund Presented by: Hon. District Leader Rodneyse Bichotte, Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute for Children, and Shirley Chisholm Democratic Club For:
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