Monthly Archives: July 2007

A reader contacted me so that we could start a discussion about the proposed changes for the Fulton-Nostrand business strips in our neighborhood. Since he knew a lot more than I did regarding this impending development, I invited him to do a guest post about it. The Livest One submitted the You Tube [...]

                               558 Lafayette
A few days ago I came upon 558 Lafayette. It’s located just west of the Bedford-Nostrand G train station and overall [...]

A reader emailed me and asked about a section of the neighborhood with which I was unfamiliar: the eastern section of Bed-Stuy around Stuyvesant and Hart near the elevated train. She said that she would be moving to this area soon, and she wanted to know more about it. Since I had no clue, [...]

A few weeks ago I saw an excellent cooking demonstration by Madea E. Allen. Madea is member of the Bed-Stuy CSA, and she has been giving free cooking demonstrations in front of the Magnolia Earth Tree Center for CSA members and others interested in healthy cuisine. These demonstrations are helpful because they teach the non-cooks [...]

This sounds like such fun! I thought that it deserved its own post.
From our friends at Brownstone Books:
Calling all Harry Potter fans, young and old.
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A special pre-term celebration will be held to honor the release [...]

One of the difficult things about being a newcomer to any neighborhood is getting used to your new surroundings. Where do you shop for food? Where is the nearest dry cleaner? Where are the good restaurants?
Thankfully, the Bed-Stuy Business Alliance has made finding high quality businesses a little easier for both newcomers [...]

This Friday, July 20th, the Green Acres Community Garden will be screening Richard Linklater’s film “Fast Food Nation” based on the book by Eric Schlosser. The event will start at 7:00 p.m. and they will be serving a light dinner (burgers and veggie burgers on the grill, salads, etc.). Green Acres Community Garden [...]

The Bed Stuy Greenmarket (Lewis Ave/MacDonough St, Saturdays) is an extension of the Cadman Plaza/Ft Greene farmers markets and carries a variety of fruits & veggies from different farms throughout the metropolitan area. They also have free-range whole chicken, chicken parts (some already marinated) and sausages. In future weeks, they will be adding milk [...]