Monthly Archives: February 2010

YA Authors Tonight at Brownstone Books

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ February 27, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Tonight at Brownstone Books, meet local Young Adult authors Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (8th GRADE SUPERZERO,
for ages 10+) and Zetta Elliott (A WISH AFTER MIDNIGHT, for ages 13+).

They will be reading from and signing their books starting at 6 pm.

My 12-year-old son read 8th GRADE SUPERZERO and liked it!

I heard Zetta Elliott speak on WNYC and her [...]

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The New York Times Makes a Local Stop in Bed-Stuy

Posted on February 27, 2010 by The Changeling

They mostly stick to the southwest part of the hood, but it’s a great read. Check it out by clicking here!

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CB3 Meeting on Monday

Posted on February 26, 2010 by The Changeling

[ March 1, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The next Community Board 3 meeting will be held on Monday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m. at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation 1368 Fulton Street (Lower Level). To see the agenda for this meeting, click here.

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Footprints of Our History Exhibition

Posted on February 26, 2010 by The Changeling

Siloam Presbyterian Church is currently presenting an exhibit called, “Footprints of Our History.” The exhibit shows a cut away model of the deck of the slave ship Brookes. If you would like to bring your class or group to this exhibit, please call ahead to make an appointment.
Here’s a list of upcoming events [...]

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Presentation on Sexual Predators Tonight

Posted on February 25, 2010 by The Changeling

[ February 25, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Sorry for not being able to post this earlier! I received this from CB3:

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Colador Cafe Liquor License Extravaganza!

Posted on February 23, 2010 by The Changeling

This just in: Colador Cafe just got their liquor license! They are staying open later and they’ve added a new bar menu. So far they have over 20 different beers to select from and some very nice wines. To top it all off they are doing 2 for 1 beers for the rest [...]

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Bed Stuy Pride

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Teanickeldime

Spec Boogie is a lifelong resident of Bed Stuy and is quite the skilled MC. I love the creativity in his rhymes and he never fails to show love to the neighborhood he grew up in. One of his most recent songs, Bed Stuy, is a perfect example. He made a video of his paean [...]

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Bed-Stuy Organic Market Survey: Phase II

Posted on February 18, 2010 by The Changeling

Back in August, we posted a survey to gauge interest in an organic market in Bed-Stuy. Organic Bed-Stuy Inc. (they’re the ones developing this market) received so many responses from that survey that it allowed them to create a business plan that came in 2nd place at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Power Up Competition. [...]

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Car Vandals Keep Busy Around Fulton Park

Posted on February 17, 2010 by The Changeling

I recently received this email from a reader:
I’m a regular reader of your blog, but not a frequent commenter. However, I did want to reach out to you to see if we can do something about the needless vandalism that continues to happen on Stuyvesant and Chauncy (particularly close to the Utica subway stop and [...]

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Still Bill Film Screening Tonight at the Macon Library

Posted on February 16, 2010 by The Changeling

[ February 16, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Click on the image above to enlarge.

Macon Library
361 Lewis Avenue (at Macon Street)
(718) 573-5606

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