Archive for April, 2007
« Previous EntriesCommunity Yoga Class Benefits AIDS Walk NY 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007[ April 30, 2007; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]  YIN YANG YOGA offers donation-based community classes every Monday evening at 7:30 pm, and on the second Sunday of the month (third Sunday in May in recognition of Mother’s Day). These open classes will be available to all students, regardless if you have previously taken or purchased classes (does not count toward class card [...]
Debonaire is Fashion with an Edge
Friday, April 27th, 2007Bedford-Stuyvesant knows edgy, so it is no surprise that Mr. Cleon Cummings, a fashion designer who has been living in Bed-Stuy for 7 years, decided to open his own boutique, Debonaire, to showcase his line of shoes and handbags and provide image consultations and beauty makeovers to the fashion-conscious set. Opened in December 2005 [...]
Fine Dining at Brook’s Valley Cafe
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Increasingly, restaurants are recognizing that many residents are looking for high-quality fare, and several, like Brook’s Valley Cafe, are providing the type of food that we crave. I had heard a lot about this restaurant located on Tompkins Avenue near Hancock, but I got my first taste of the place this past weekend.
As soon [...]
When Women Pursue Justice
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007On the corner of Nostrand and Greene there is a colorful mural that salutes the lives and work of women who have been catalysts for change. At the bottom of the mural there is the title “When Women Pursue Justice”.
The mural includes several well-known woman leaders such as Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman [...]
The Politics Of Honoring Community Heroes: Sonny Carson’s 4 Blocks
Monday, April 23rd, 2007Question:� Who gets to decide how a community� honors its heroes? The community? The city? The State? � The answer may depend� on who you talk to within and without the communnity.� Also, it may� � depend on one’s personal view of that community.� What do you think? Let’s see!
Facts-1:� � There is [...]
Woman Torn
Monday, April 23rd, 2007Woman torn, Bed-Stuy
The Saint of Skillman Street
Monday, April 23rd, 2007On one of the sleepiest blocks of Skillman Street there is an interesting building that looks like it is no longer in use. Between Dekalb and Lafayette is St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Sonntag’s Schule. I believe that “Sonntag’s Schule” is German for “sunday school”. Even though I grew up around a lot of [...]
In Search of…Attractive and Affordable Housing: Everybody Into The Pool!
Friday, April 20th, 2007I’ve been on a search for attractive (or at least semi-attractive) and affordable housing in Bed-Stuy since I arrived here. Many developments are attractive OR affordable but never both. I’ve tried to focus my search on housing for sale rather than rentals, and this has made the search quite difficult.
Then came The Pool. [...]
Signs of Spring
Friday, April 20th, 2007Â Â Clifton Place Daffodils, Bed-Stuy
Modern Living at Ibo Landing
Friday, April 20th, 2007
On Tompkins Avenue nestled between Hancock Street and Jefferson Avenue is an exciting home store named Ibo Landing. The owner, Achuziam Maha, is a delightful woman who made a name for herself when she opened this store in 2003.
Achuziam and her mother, Monica Rose, were in the store the day that I stopped by. [...]
