Thursday evening, December 20, carolers made a joyful noise along Montague Street, singing Christmas songs and hymns as they ambled up the avenue… a lovely sound of the season. Share this Story: Tweet
About Chuck Taylor
Journalist Chuck Taylor worked as a writer and Senior Editor at Billboard magazine for 14 years, has interviewed more than 500 entertainers and music executives, and penned front-page stories for Billboard about Celine Dion, Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Elton John, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Tony Bennett and many more. He has been interviewed on an array of music and pop culture topics for ABC's “20/20,” “CBS Evening News,” CNN FN, VH1's “Behind the Music,” MTV, BBC and A&E's Biography"; and has been quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, TV Guide, People, Entertainment Weekly and numerous others. He is a voting member of NARAS (Grammy Awards).Author Archive | Chuck Taylor
Opposition Mounts Over BBP John Street Residential Complex
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Brooklyn Heights Christmas Eve & Day Family Services
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St. Francis College Chancellor Frank J. Macchiarola Dies At Age 71
St. Francis College shares with BHB that Chancellor, past-President and alumnus Frank J. Macchiarola died Tuesday, December 18. Macchiarola was 71. After graduating from St. Francis in 1962, he returned to his alma mater as President in 1996. “The college flourished under his 12-year tenure and Dr. Macchiarola relished the time he spent with current […]
BBP Sniffing For Residential Developers On Vacant DUMBO John Street Lot
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Atlantic Avenue ‘Funderpass’ To Link BQE & BBP
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O Come All Ye Faithful: Montague Street Caroling December 19
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Squibb Park Footbridge Pieces Put In Place
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