Category Archives: Beyond Bed-Stuy

Designing on an Endless Budget

Posted on June 21, 2011 by The Changeling

Architect/Designer/Event designer William DuBose
William DuBose is an architect and designer living in Bed-Stuy. He has his own company, Will DuBose Design.  His sophisticated designs which include retail, office, residential, and entertainment spaces are eye candy for anyone who loves to see interiors completely transformed.  All of the photos included in this post are of Will’s [...]

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Rolling Up the Gates Storefront Stroll

Posted on June 20, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 25, 2011; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Are you an aspiring business owner?
Are you a property owner with vacant space?
Are you an existing business owner and want to expand?
Are you an organization with resources for effectively running a business?

If you are a start-up or an existing business wanting to expand and are looking for a home in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant [...]

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TNR Workshop This Saturday

Posted on June 10, 2011 by The Changeling

Don’t you want to help humanely reduce the number of feral cats in Bed-Stuy? Of course you do! So consider taking this TNR workshop being held in Crown Heights on Saturday. Reclaimed Home has all of the details.

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Bed-Stuy Resident Rob Gaines Stars in New Play

Posted on June 10, 2011 by The Changeling

[ July 11, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Actor Rob Gaines

Here’s some cool news: Bed Stuy resident Rob Gaines will star in a new sci-fi comedy, Mad Mel and the Marradians. The play will premiere at the Main Stage Theatre (312 West 36th Street in Manhattan) on Monday, July 11 at 6PM at the 2011 Midtown International Theatre Festival for the first of [...]

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Grammy Nominated Bed-Stuy Artist to Perform at Upcoming Fundraiser

Posted on June 9, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2011; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
Here’s a cool fundraising event for the Stuyvesant Heights Montessori School! It takes place at the Weeksville Heritage Center on Sunday, June 12th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM.

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Bed-Stuy Do or Die Premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 5, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. June 7, 2011; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

I just received an email from the one and only Nathan Kensinger (photographer, film maker and film festival organizer) about the upcoming Brooklyn Film Festival. Kensinger is the director of programming for the BFF and he’s spreading the word about the BFF’s world premiere of a film called “Bed Stuy – Do Or Die” [...]

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New Web-series From Our Neighbors to the North: East WillyB

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Vettievette

One of my friends on Facebook posted up this link a few weeks ago to a webtv series about Bushwick: EastWillyB. The show touches upon the changing cultural landscape caused by gentrification with a funny, satirical edge. Check out the trailer below and the site for more info.

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Habana Works to Host Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost

Posted on April 12, 2011 by The Changeling

Spring is in the air and that means it’s almost time for the 2011 Habana Works Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost – New York’s first solar powered restaurant! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 16th to celebrate the re-opening of the restaurant and a day of eco-friendly fun for the whole family – Habana [...]

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Brooklyn’s 2nd Annual SAYSO!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by The Changeling

[ April 13, 2011; 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ]

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Shout Out to MKT 470!

Posted on March 7, 2011 by The Changeling

Dr. Comeforo (far left), the students and me (center)
I’d like to send out a big thanks to Dr. Kristin Comeforo and her Social Media and Marketing Class at Berkeley College.  Recently they invited me to speak about my blogging experiences and the class gave me great feedback and marketing tips that I plan to use in the [...]

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