Category Archives: Gentrification

Shout Out to Exotic Homes & Gardens in Daily Candy!

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Alexa11221

Congrats to Exotic Homes & Gardens for their Daily Candy shout-out!
from 10/9 Daily Candy Weekend Guide:
Popular Culture
What: Mixed-media from Haitian artist Jean Patrick Icart-Pierre at an ABC Carpet-esque hidden gem.
Why: The pictures pop.
When: Thru Oct. 31.
Where: The Gallery at Exotic Homes & Gardens, 1213a Atlantic Ave., b/t Bedford & Nostrand Aves., Bed Stuy (718-230-1536).

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Soul Sonic Force at the Brooklynite Gallery, 9/13/08

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Alexa11221

Yup, it was crowded. In fact, these pictures were taken by P from the BedStuy Renovation Blog, who very kindly noticed that I was way too short to do it myself, and offered to take my camera. Thanks!
It was so crowded, in fact, that people couldn’t get in and had to listen from the front [...]

Posted in Art and Artists, Gentrification, Music, New Businesses, Party! | 3 Comments

MXB Rising

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Alexa11221

Intrigued by recent comments about developments on Malcolm X Boulevard, I took a walk over there last Friday. Here’s what I saw:

Flea Market and Food on Saturdays at Janes United Methodist Church, corner of Monroe. It’s also a venue for other events, such as the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium’s annual festival.

One thing I noticed was [...]

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Bed-Stuy in the News

Posted on July 28, 2008 by The Changeling

Only One Way to Go (Up)
No doubt that by now you’ve seen the The New York Times piece on Bed-Stuy in Sunday’s Metro Section. In my opinion the reporter, Manny Fernandez, accurately captures what is going on in this area.  He talks about gentrification the way it really happens: two steps forward, one step backward, tension [...]

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