Tag Archives: Food

Brownstoner’s Cafe Officially Opens This Saturday

Posted on November 20, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

With free Wi-Fi service now available, brownstoners east of Malcolm X now have a place to surf and sip!  I paid a Sunday afternoon visit to Brownstoner’s Cafe (212 Patchen Avenue, between Macon and MacDonough Streets).  Their doors will officially open this Saturday.  Bed-Stuy native and owner Winfield Harrell Jr. remembers when he first opened in [...]

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Mimosa Sundays @ Therapy Ushers In September 19th Grand Opening

Posted on August 27, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

Co-owner Angela Terry remembers their vendor space at last year’s SOLA Sidewalk Soiree event, with no bar space in sight.  Forward one year later and Therapy Wine Bar (364 Lewis Avenue, between Halsey and Macon Streets) officially opens on Saturday, September 19th – the same day as this year’s SOLA soiree.  Mimosa Sundays have preceded [...]

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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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Fig Tree Fruit Market Is Open!

Posted on January 16, 2009 by The Changeling

Looks like our new little fruit market is open for business! Meowzas sent us the scoop yesterday. It opened on Wednesday and it looks like it has a nice selection. Just what this area needed! Head over to “Mytle” Avenue and Walworth Street to see for yourself.

All photos courtesy of Meowzas

To see [...]

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Fig Trees and Ptomaines

Posted on December 29, 2008 by The Changeling

It looks like Myrtle Avenue is getting a new produce market: The Fig Tree Fruit Market. I hope that it’s something along the lines of a Mr. Kiwi’s. Even if it ends up being a bootleg version of Mr. Kiwi’s, I’m OK with that. There really aren’t any decent produce markets in the [...]

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