Art + Community + Elevation = SHOW and PROVE This is more than an art exhibit. This is about the commitment of two artists to enrich their communities and others around them. The idea behind ‘SHOW and PROVE’ is to provide a few emerging talented artists with an opportunity...

Launchpad.  If you don’t know about them, you need to find out….(and the easiest way to start might be to search our blog for back posts about them  As many can attest, Launchpad is one of the rockingest (yes, rockingest) community groups around.  They offer...

From Reading Series Coordinator, Penina Roth: “Hilarity and Heartbreak” is the theme of tonight’s reading series — with this summer’s record heat and unfortunate violence, we thought we could all use some levity. We’re very excited, first...

Here’s my wife Laurie’s delicious recipe using a lot of the ingredients from our Central Brooklyn CSA share. I added some salsa to give it a little heat. Enjoy! Sweet And Savory Potato Corn Pie Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Use a leakproof non-stick 9×9 or 9×12...

Join Weeksville for its annual Family Day this Saturday, August 7, from 12pm – 5pm. Performers and activities include Fire Breather, Magician, Horse Rides, Face Painting, Games and DJ and Dancing all day long! Weeksville Heritage Center,1698 Bergen Street, between Buffalo...

We’ve been hinting at it for a while, but now, we’re talking about it officially … Destination Nostrand!  Yes folks, we are going to take on Nostrand Avenue and transform a gnarly, overgrown vacant lot into a Caribbean-away-from the Caribbean oasis for local residents...

Here’s a photo of our share from the Central Brooklyn CSA. Red potatoes, basil, spearmint (not pictured because I traded it for green onions), Ginger Gold apples, peaches, two types of plums (I may be wrong), corn, the most beautiful head of cabbage I think I’ve...

It seems that the borders of this neighborhood are always in question.  In the course of working on my Gentrifying Brooklyn film, I can say I have heard just about every answer in the book.   Some people told me – in all earnestness – that Nostrand Avenue divides...

With all of the great posts that Shawn has been doing about his Central Brooklyn CSA shares, we figured it was time to invite chef extraordinaire, Brandon Maya Johnson, to give us some tasty recipes. —————————– Greetings,...

Passed by a new soon-to-open pet store on St. Johns just off of Nostrand last night.  Unfortunately, the owner was not around, so we couldn’t get much info, other than what is on the awning “organic and holistic nutrition – pet sitting – dog walking...