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About Homer Fink
The moniker is the “nom de blog” of Brooklyn Bugle Media founder John Loscalzo, who took it from a novel he read while growing up in Queens, NY. It was called, naturally, The Adventures of Homer Fink by Sidney Offit.“Loscalzo” may be familiar to those who grew up during the “alternative rock” era. He spent most of the 80s and 90s on great radio stations like WNYU, WPDH, WRCN, WDRE and WXRK (K-Rock) in New York as well as KROQ in Los Angeles. Loscalzo has also held executive positions at Billboard Magazine, Sony, CBS-TV and MTV.Loscalzo and the staff of Brooklyn Heights Blog were recognized by the Brooklyn Heights Association with a Community Service Award in 2011.Author Archive | Homer Fink
Tale of the Tweets: Ebola Doc Bowls in Brooklyn
We’ve created a simple Twitter widget for you to follow the latest on the case of Ebola discovered today in Brooklyn:
#ICYMI Brooklyn Heights Headlines This Week 10/24/14
Here’s a round-up of some Brooklyn Heights related news we found online this week. Feel free to comment on these stories after the jump.
So There was a Flash Fire Last Night at Hot Bagels on Montague Street
McBrooklyn reports that the Hot Bagels store on Montague Street was the scene of a flash fire overnight. The blog reports that FDNY identified the source as a gas leak and National Grid was notified. EMS was called to treat a worker who had been injured. Photo: McBrooklyn Share this Story: Tweet
Open Thread Wednesday 10/22/14
What’s on your mind? Comment away! And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @bkheightsblog! Share this Story: Tweet
Gardenista Inspired by Brooklyn Heights for Halloween
Gardenista, a site dedicated to gardening (!), has posted a piece about Brooklyn Heights and it has inspired “15 Ideas to Steal from Brooklyn for Halloween”.
Parking Alert: CBS-TV’s Elementary Filming in North Brooklyn Heights Thursday
Check signs on Orange, Hicks, Willow Street and others in North Brooklyn Heights if you’re parked in the area, as CBS-TV’s Elementary will be filming there on Thursday.
New Book from The Sporkful’s Dan Pashman Inspires Jack the Horse Mac ‘n’ Cheese Fueled Bookcourt Event
Jack the Horse Tavern will provide the mac ‘n’ cheese Wednesday (10/22) night at Bookcourt as Brooklyn Heights resident/the Sporkful podcast host Dan Pashman hosts a celebration of his new book Eat More Better: How To Make Every Bite More Delicious at Bookcourt [163 Court Street].
John Catsimatidis Water Now Available at Brooklyn Heights Gristedes for 2 Bucks More than Other Locations
If there was any doubt in your mind that the Henry Street Gristedes had not worked hard to earn the nickname “Gougestedes”, we submit this for your consideration. Its owner/former GOP mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis had 1000 water bottles leftover from his 2013 campaign complete with his picture on them. Earlier this month, they went […]
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