Photo Credit – Lady Miss Kier – All Right Reserved This past Saturday, my good friend Lady Miss Kier invited me to the Shanghai Mermaid Party! Shanghai Mermaid is a highly secretive, very underground, prohibition era themed, rotating Burlesque extravaganza –...

Photo: Abeni Garrett – All Right Reserved Chavella, the wildly popular Mexican restaurant on Classon Ave., has a new restaurant – Chavella’s on Franklin Ave. – which is almost ready for it’s Grand Opening! I passed by yesterday and spoke with one...

Brooklyn Unplugged at Franklin Park 45 Shootout presents… Brooklyn Unplugged. Franklin Park is bringing more incredible entertainment to Crown Heights.  Tuesday March 15th is the launch of the first installment of Brooklyn Unplugged, an acoustic music showcase organized...

FREE TREE GIVEAWAY! SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011, 10:00AM Got this message in an email from the Crown Heights Revitalization Movement… 300 FREE TREES are going to be given away for planting in your front or back yard, at your child’s school, your church or apartment...

I heart Groupons that feature Crown Heights businesses. For those who are not familiar with Groupon, Groupon is website that provides big discounts (generally at least 50% off) to local restaurants and businesses such as spas, salons, gyms, etc. Today’s spotlight goes...

For those who didn’t catch it, the ever popular Franklin Park Reading Series was mentioned in the NY Times last week as one of the go-to reading series in the city.  The brainchild of Ms. Penina Roth (<– check out a cool interview of Penina that was also linked...

Folks around here have been craving a wine shop that offers more than just the standard liquor and Yellow Tail offerings.  Of course, there is a new wine shop opening on Nostrand Avenue further north in Bed-Stuy (they are having a grand opening and wine tasting this Friday). ...

In all honesty, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I decided to try the new restaurant , Island Thyme, located at 751 Franklin Ave. – home of the Former Bristens Eatery & Bristen’s Noodles. Even if I ignored the new name and awning, I had heard enough rumors...

Crown Heights multi-media artist Raafi Rivero recently directed a new music video for artist Side Hustle.  Rivero’s cinematography deftly captures the aura of this romance that is revived by a chance second meeting.  Along with film-making and photography, Rivero is...

Flowers Grow on Franklin Avenue Flowers Grow on Nostrand Avenue In taking a stroll around the neighborhood this past weekend, I was delighted to see that the flowers that the community planted as part of the community green and clean of Franklin and Nostrand Avenues (the Franklin...