Education
Know the Facts Website Prevents Foreclosures in Bed-Stuy
Friday, November 21st, 2008Photo Courtesy of Know the Facts Bed-Stuy
A reader sent me information on a website that she’s been working on called Know the Facts Bed-Stuy.
Several organizations came together with support from local council members initially to help prevent loan scams. Now the website provides free confidential online counseling to people who have already been victimized by [...]
Tomorrow is Communitree Day at the Hattie Carthan Garden
Friday, November 21st, 2008[ November 22, 2008; 10:30 am; ]
This message is for all of you who care about trees or simply love to get dirty in the garden. Please spread far and wide to tree lovers everywhere!
Only the hardiest veggies are growing now, but there is still a lot to do in our gardens. Our trees must be cared for and pruned. The [...]
BBG’s Ghouls and Gourds Halloween Bash This Sunday
Friday, October 24th, 2008[ October 26, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Here’s a cool autumn event that just landed in my inbox:
This Sunday, October 26th from noon to 6:00 p.m., the Brooklyn Botanic Garden holds their wacky Halloween celebration, Ghouls and Gourds. The party features music by the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble and John Carlin & the Kids Music Underground; larger-than-life puppetry by Mortal Beasts & [...]
PS 11 Announces 2008 Readathon Kick-Off Event at Brownstone Books
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008[ October 18, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. ]
On Saturday, October 18th, one day only, PS11 will host a kick-off event for their first annual Readathon at Brownstone Books. PS11 is a neighborhood elementary school in Clinton Hill.
Brownstone Books has two locations – 409 Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy, open from 10am to 7pm and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2nd floor, which [...]
New Hurston School Being Planned
Friday, September 26th, 2008I recently received an email about the plans to propose a new secondary school in the neighborhood. It will be called the Hurston School of Culture and Letters and it takes its inspiration from Hurston’s academic discipline and cultural courage. It’s described as a “dynamic and rigorous 7-12 academy offering a new vision of [...]
