Category Archives: Beyond Bed-Stuy

Please Support the Brooklyn Prom and Scholarship Project

Posted on March 1, 2011 by The Changeling

Prom season is almost here, so that means that it is time once again to support the Brooklyn Prom and Scholarship Project! The Brooklyn Prom and Scholarship Project (the charitable arm of Dazzle Divaz LLC) is kicking off the 2011 Prom season to help our Brooklyn teens go to their high school prom. [...]

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Annual Home Maintenance Course

Posted on January 31, 2011 by The Changeling

[ February 1, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Bedford Central Community Development Corp. is having their annual Home Maintenance Course starting Tuesday February 1st. These courses are perfect for those of us who want to be DIYers but just don’t know where to begin.

Feb. 1:  Painting – Tools, techniques, room preparation, paint removal & wall repair
Presenters – Home Depot & BEHR Paint-Willaim [...]

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HDC Announces Six To Celebrate

Posted on January 3, 2011 by The Changeling

The Historic Districts Council just listed Bedford-Stuyvesant as one of the six neighborhoods that deserve to be celebrated through preservation efforts. Here’s the complete news release:

The Historic Districts Council, New York’s city-wide advocate for historic buildings and neighborhoods, is pleased to announce the first annual Six to Celebrate, a list of historic New York City [...]

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PACC’s Inaugural Bar Crawl

Posted on November 1, 2010 by The Changeling

[ November 8, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
PACC’s First Annual Bar Crawl benefitting Brooklyn communities will be held on Monday Nov 8th, 2010 from 6 to 10pm. Start the evening sipping on a delicious cocktail at Hot Bird Bar and be entertained by comedian, Onion Digital Director and Fort Greene resident Baratunde Thurston. Then enjoy specials at four bars in Clinton Hill [...]

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Crown Heights North House Tour This Saturday

Posted on October 1, 2010 by The Changeling

Photo from the Crown Heights North Association
If you’ve never gotten a chance to go on a house tour, you’ve been missing out! This weekend, our neighbors to the south are holding the 4th Annual Crown Heights North House Tour. Here’s the information I received:
The Crown Heights North Association is proud to announce that our [...]

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Back to School Bash at Habana Outpost

Posted on September 4, 2010 by The Changeling

[ September 6, 2010; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

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DJ Contra & Sound Liberation Front at Moe’s Tonight!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by The Changeling

This week’s SOUNDLIB will feature Philly-native Brooklynite DJ CONTRA SOUNDS as the special guest. He’ll be spinning an interesting mix of styles that includes Latin, Caribbean and Hip-Hop, alongside DJ LIL TIGER’s selections of all things soulful. As always, the party is FREE all night. They start and end EARLY (9pm-1am), so they won’t keep [...]

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How We Roll

Posted on August 18, 2010 by The Changeling

Photo by Christopher Benton
When I was growing up we had a ’65 Cadillac, a beautiful gas guzzler that the kids in my neighborhood called “the batmobile.” By then it was the ’80s, so I really didn’t appreciate having such an old car. When we finally got rid of it in ’87, I didn’t [...]

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Walking Tour of Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights

Posted on July 16, 2010 by The Changeling

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There is a walking tour of Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights taking place this Sunday! The tour is being hosted by Amzi Hill of the blog “Save Bedford Stuyvesant” and Montrose Morris, one of the writers over at Brownstoner. Click over to Reclaimed Home for all of the details.

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