Sooooo….. if you happen to be looking for off-beat places to visit, why not stop by Green-Wood cemetery? I just recently took a moonlight/flashlight tour of Green-Wood and, while the tour was lackluster, the cemetery itself was equal parts fascinating, lovely and spooky as heck. If you’ve got the hankering for a long, quiet stroll, [...]
Archive for September, 2007
500,000 dead people can’t be wrong
Posted in Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Sunset Park, attractions, parks on September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
BAM!
Posted in Fort greene, culture, entertainment, film, theatre on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My exposure to the Brooklyn Academy of Music is limited to the BAM Rose Cinemas so far, but even just that arthouse theatre is reason enough to sound my barbaric BAM from the rooftops of Brooklyn. A gorgeous facility with excellent comfy seats, a completely approachable approach to culture and dazzling programming in all the [...]
The way to a girl’s heart is through the hardware store
Posted in Clinton Hill on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A good local hardware store can be an important anchor for a neighborhood. We’re not talking Home Depot or Lowe’s here – we’re talking storefronts crammed full of everything a neighbor might need – and be able to carry a few blocks. The kind of place where you can get a key made and pick [...]
Brunch with a view on the BQE
Posted in Red Hook, dining on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Brunch at Alma Restaurant in Red Hook is the loveliest brunch in the whole universe. Yep, I just said that. The WHOLE universe. Dig it: a rooftop patio with a gorgeous view of Manhattan, coupled with delicious, reasonably-priced, Mexican food. That’s the equation for lovely. And in Red Hook! My heart overflows for Alma.
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