CAMBA Housing Ventures
Such awesome news for the wonderful folks at CAMBA Housing Ventures [http://cambahousingventures.org/?utm_source=Copy+of+Readers+Choice+Award&utm_campaign=97+Crooke+vote+email&utm_medium=email] : their 97 Crooke Avenue [http://cambahousingventures.org/Projects/Completed/97CrookeAvenue.aspx] building has been nominated for Affordable Housing
Blogs
Neighbor Jennifer Marion recently started a food blog, Holla Bread [http://holla-bread.blogspot.com/], that follows her recipes using ingredients received from the Ditmas Park CSA [http://www.dpcsabrooklyn.com/]. Included in this season’s recipes are a Quinoa Crust Quiche [http://holla-bread.blogspot.com/2013/06/csa-week-1-quinoa-crust-quiche.html], Garlic
baked goods
We heard last week that Coffee Mob [http://coffeemob.com/] (1514 Newkirk Ave at E 16th St) started carrying organic vegan and gluten-free baked goods from Clementine Bakery [http://www.clementinebakery.com/], and since then we’ve been curious to try them. Coffee Mob usually orders brownies and muffins, and
In 2006, Brooklyn native and current Washington DC resident Joe Vitacco returned to his childhood parish, Our Lady of Refuge [http://www.olrbrooklyn.org/], and asked Father Michael Perry if he could see the Kilgen Opus 5163 [http://www.olrbrooklyn.org/pipeorgan/stoplist.php] that began his lifelong passion for
softball
Melodyimogene [http://instagram.com/p/arhqfNRhlh/] captured this adorable moment in sports history with some familiar faces from Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/]. She says that while they just played against each other this time, they’re definitely open to challenges. Anyone want to step up to the plate? Share your
OMNI Ensemble
The OMNI Ensemble [http://www.theomniensemble.org/Welcome.html] will be holding its Fifth Annual Gala, celebrating their more than three decades’ worth of performing music in Brooklyn, next Sunday, June 30, from 4-9pm. The outdoor gala will take place at 690 E 18th St. between Foster Ave. and Glenwood
We had a blast last Friday at FIDO’s Annual Pupnic [/blog/animals/mingle-with-human-and-canine-friends-at-fidos-summer-pupnic], judging contests, chatting with dog lovers from around Brooklyn, hanging with folks from Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://nyanimalrescue.org/], and meeting our long-lost twins. The event started off rainy, but ended up being beautiful (Ciao
fido pupnic
We had a blast last Friday at FIDO’s Annual Pupnic [/blog/animals/mingle-with-human-and-canine-friends-at-fidos-summer-pupnic], judging contests, chatting with dog lovers from around Brooklyn, hanging with folks from Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://nyanimalrescue.org/], and meeting our long-lost twins. The event started off rainy, but ended up being beautiful (Ciao
This Saturday’s City Council Candidate Forum, held by the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [http://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.com/], featured incumbent and prospective Council Members from Districts 40, 41, and 45, and drew a crowd of local tenants who wanted to know what those candidates could do for them. District 40 candidates
affordable housing
This Saturday’s City Council Candidate Forum, held by the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [http://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.com/], featured incumbent and prospective Council Members from Districts 40, 41, and 45, and drew a crowd of local tenants who wanted to know what those candidates could do for them. District 40 candidates
bbqs
You know the South Brooklyn Queers meetups [/blog/tag/south-brooklyn-queers] that have been going on for the last several months? This one is going to be a little different. Neighbor Sarah Jenny [/blog/food/baking-with-the-greenmarket-sarah-jennys-strawberry-rhubarb-pie], who organizes the monthly event, has moved the June meetup to the Prospect Park Peristyle
That short but intense thunderstorm around 3:30 yesterday afternoon sure left a lot of damage in its wake. We spotted this huge branch down on E 17th and Ditmas, though fortunately the car underneath it looked to have escaped most of its weight. Neighbor Laura Campbell-Lui snapped this photo