Well, it looks like the worst of the heat wave is over, with temperatures for the rest of the week settling into an icy 87-degree average. I spent the worst of the wave stuck outside, wandering the streets of D.C. and waiting for a mechanic to fix my ride.
congestion
Allan Rosen is a Manhattan Beach resident. He has written several editorials for Sheepshead Bites [/tag/allan-rosen/] regarding mass transit issues. July 4 seemed to break all records in terms of traffic along Oriental Boulevard in Manhattan Beach. In the 33 years I have been living here, this is the
Courtesy of NYPost.comI know we already posted today about State Senator Carl Kruger [/krugers-claim-that-hes-cleared-100-false/], but I just came across this article in Courier-Life exposing the extravagance of that shyster, and his smugness in rebutting it. Kruger’s been dipping into his $2.1 million campaign war chest – the largest
Remember Samantha LoSapio? Sam wrote several articles for Sheepshead Bites, and over the last few months she’s been busy organizing Jamsterdam, a benefit concert for Autism Speaks [http://nyjamsterdam.com/]. The free show will take place in Asser-Levy Seaside Park on Friday, July 9, featuring ten bands representing several
State Senator Carl Kruger’s claim last week that he’s been cleared of an FBI probe [/krugers-clean-in-corruption-case-says-lawyer/] into pay-to-play influence peddling [/kruger-subject-of-corruption-investigation/] is “100 percent false,” a source close to the case told Courier-Life this week. From Courier-Life [http://yournabe.com/articles/2010/07/07/sheepshead_bay/bay_news/
Photo courtesy of ktratboy via FlickrThe heat wave continues. Just a reminder that you should try to conserve energy by keeping your air conditioner set at 78 degrees. If you need a public cooling center, we published a list here [/heat-spike-prompts-cooling-center-openings/]. And lastly, check in on your neighbors!
Located on the border of Sheepshead Bay and Marine Park, Pizzeria Del Corso (3003 Avenue U) is a neighborhood secret waiting to be exposed to the world’s pizza connoisseurs. Owner Nino Coniglio, 24, is reviving a fading tradition of pizza tossing, attracting customers with acrobatic dough spinning. It’s
allowey ahmed
From the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/06/30/2010-06-30_fight_over_mosque_sheepshead_group_scrambling_to_stop_plan.html#ixzz0sqchHcq3] : > Opponents battling a proposed Sheepshead Bay mosque have transformed into a fund-raising machine, getting online donations and holding events in glitzy restaurants. >
barbeque
With grilling season in full swing, we got Sheepshead Bay’s resident grilling expert, Robert Fernandez, to tell us what are the best public places to cook up some dead animals. Fernandez is the organizer of Grillin’ On The Bay, the city’s only sanctioned BBQ contest, and is the
I spotted this guy cruising down Emmons Avenue last week. Though abundant in Manhattan and Northern Brooklyn, it’s the first time I’ve seen a bicycle billboard – or any mobile advertisement – in our neck of the woods. So it made me wonder about the neighborhood impact if more of
Yup, I’m stuck in Washington D.C. with all the guv’ment fat cats. I spent the weekend here to visit a buddy of mine, and watched the fireworks over the Washington Memorial from his office on the 20th floor of a nearby building. That was pretty amazing. Then
Photo courtesy of Ed Yourdon via FlickrAh, the Fourth of July; the day the colonies outgrew their British britches and threw on some American denim. Sheepshead Bites is wishing you and your family a happy Independence Day. Go enjoy the fireworks and the BBQs. Keep safe and strong, and have