Category Archives: Beauty

Beauty and Spirituality: Butterfly 7

Posted on March 9, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

A visit to Butterfly 7 (207A Bainbridge Street, at Malcolm X Boulevard) may help to spread your wings, feeling beautiful and free.  Here, spirituality blends with natural body therapy in an original line of inspiring bath & beauty products.  Owner Rick Shorter officially opened on December 16th.

The butterfly logo consists of other symbols and the [...]

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Snow In The Stuy

Posted on February 10, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Public schools closed and city plows ready to go.  After being spared from predicted snow this past weekend, people are taking this storm seriously.   At least eight inches or more is expected to fall in our area.  As of mid-morning, an inch or so has fallen so far in Fulton Park.  It’s a winter wonderland, [...]

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An Alternative to Recycling Christmas Trees

Posted on January 12, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Over here in Stuyvesant Heights, a couple of brownstone residents got creative with Christmas tree branches and trimmings.  Layering pines and spruces in gardening pottery make for a wintery bouquet that can last up to springtime.

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Dig We Must!

Posted on December 21, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

The weekend’s snowstorm arrived 48 hours prior to Winter Solstice! Snowfall amount in Central Park was recorded at 10.9 inches, but measurements in this part of Stuy Heights averaged around eight inches. Residents were out in clusters with shovels and salt in hand. Others took some time to play in the [...]

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Unwind and Rejuvenate at Le Château de Frenche

Posted on November 23, 2009 by The Changeling

Now that the holiday season is underway, I’m already starting to feel the stress associated with having lots to do and no time in which to do it. Some time ago I won a gift certificate to Le Château de French Day Spa and Private Tea Room in a raffle. I haven’t used it [...]

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House of Art Presents the Works of Frank Morrison and Jamel Shabazz

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Vettievette

[ December 5, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. December 6, 2009; 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Jump Off by Frank Morrison"][/caption]

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Jamel ShabazzA few days ago I received an email newsletter from the House of Art and immediately got excited.  As a huge fan of Hip Hop and urban art, it was a true pleasure to learn that Bed-Stuy’s very own House of [...]

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Free Mulch At Fulton Park

Posted on October 10, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

There’s a nice pile of woodchip mulch up for grabs at the west end entrances of Fulton Park (Fulton Street, between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues).  The mulch appears to be from shrubs that were cut down at the west end of the park near Lewis Avenue.  So the once hidden benches and circular pathway are [...]

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Peering Into Patrick Van Doren Garden

Posted on August 31, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

On the northeast corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and Quincy Streets sits a colorful, mini-agricultural community garden. As I was taking pictures, the president of the Quincy Street Block Association president approached me.  She engulfed me with a wealth of information in minutes. The garden serves as a few purposes:
Events: the park is available for private [...]

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This Artwork Could Be Named After Your Address

Posted on August 28, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

House of Art Gallery Space has a lovely piece of work on display by Trinidadian born artist Stuart McClean.  This is one of the first in a series of “Brownstone Art.”  Original acrylic on canvas, it features a handsome brownstone with people of color looking out of the windows, dressed in vibrant colored clothes.  [...]

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SOLA’s Sidewalk Soiree

Posted on August 25, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ September 19, 2009; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ]

SHOPS OF LEWIS AVENUE MERCHANT ASSOCIATION (SOLA)
presents the
4th Annual Sidewalk Soiree
Saturday, September 19, 2009  10AM-6PM
on the sidewalks of Lewis Avenue between Decatur and Halsey Streets

Music
Food
Fashion
Art
Healthy Living

Join the shops of Lewis Avenue along with other Bed-Stuy merchants for their annual showcase of local businesses.  This year’s soiree will include an array of Bed-Stuy retailers and home-based [...]

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