The Day: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations and a Spa for Kids

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Clear winter skies over Clinton Hill. (Photo by Francisco Daum.)

Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

It should be another mild day in the neighborhood, according to the National Weather Service, with temps around the mid-40s. It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, and we have the info for local commemorations.

  • Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Town Hall Meeting at the Brooklyn Christian Center, 1061 Atlantic Avenue, Jan. 20, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Worship Service and Scholarship Award Presentation at Zion Baptist Church, 523 Washington Avenue, Jan. 20, at 11 a.m.
  • Martin Luther King Celebration, Emmanuel Baptist Church, 279 Lafayette Avenue, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m.

Check out other local news:

  • A Kids Dream, a new spa at 549 Myrtle Avenue will cater exclusively to children, reported DNAinfo. The kid spa will offer blow-outs, candy facials and glitter manicures to the underage crowd. Treatments will include also educational sessions with an iPad.
  • Plans to overhaul 470 Vanderbilt Avenue by adding retail space and a new mixed-use building next door are underway, reported Brownstoner. Community Board 2 renewed permits on Wednesday to to build 376 residential units and convert the courtyards of the building to retail space. The 12-story building will  include 85 units of affordable housing, out of a total of 376 apartments.