This Thursday, November 7, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 137 Montague Street (between Clinton and Henry) will have its Holiday Open House. [C]elebrate the holidays with us and be one of the first to shop our wide selection of one-of-a kind ornaments, holiday decor and handmade gifts. Enjoy bubbles and bites as you […]
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Open Streets Montague Presents “Spooktacular” Sunday, October 27
The last Open Streets Montague of 2024, this Sunday, October 27 from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM, will, appropriate to the impending Halloween, feature a “Spooktacular” presented by Montague Diner, which will be serving warm drinks and Halloween treats all day long. Among the activities will be a dog costume contest, face and pumpkin painting, a […]
A (Television) Teacher’s A+ Sunday List
I always enjoy the New York Times feature on how famous-ish folk spend their Sundays, although I often don’t always buy its breezy curated pseud0-glamour and am sometimes a smidge jealous of all that hi-low routine and relaxation. But, finally getting to the weekend pages a few days late this week, I stumbled onto one I can relate […]
Open Streets Montague Features “Bindlestiff Cirkus,” Bikes, Compost, and Other Attractions
This Sunday’s (October 20) Open Streets Montague will include several attractions arranged by City Council Member Lincoln Restler. Starting at 1:00 PM between Clinton and Henry streets, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus will present a free “Flatbed Follies” (see photo) performance, featuring “acrobats, jugglers, clowns, and contortionists” as well as a “singing ring-mistress.” From noon until 3:00 PM between Henry and […]
Get in Shape and Stay Well at Open Streets Montague Sunday
This Sunday, October 13, Open Streets Montague will feature many opportunities for exercise to get and stay in shape and therapy for restoration or preservation of wellness, offered by local providers. It’s all free, but you must reserve times in advance. There’s a full schedule and make reservations here. Starting at 3:oo, under the tent […]
Open Streets Montague Sunday Features Pet Blessings, Sports, and Refreshments
This Sunday, October 6, you may bring your pet, a favorite stuffed animal, or a photo of either to the front of 157 Montague Street, between Clinton and Henry, at 1:00 PM, to receive a blessing from The Rev. Canon John Denaro (photo above), Rector of St, Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, in honor of […]
ONE°15 Marina in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina (photo, as seen from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade), along with its affiliated Estuary restaurant, its Sail Club, and the holding entity One Edge Marina Finance Company, have entered a reorganization proceeding under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. “A chapter 11 debtor usually proposes a plan of reorganization to keep its business alive and pay creditors […]
Big Weekend Coming: Atlantic Antic, Brooklyn Book Festival, and Open Streets Montague
This year’s Atlantic Antic (photo above from a previous year) will take place on Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth Avenue this coming Sunday, September 29, from noon until 6:00 p.m., rain or shine. Local merchants will be represented, with special deals for the occasion, along with food, music, dancers, visual artists, clothing vendors, and fun […]
“Big Rig” Bedeviling Brooklyn Heights
On April 15 your correspondent took this photo of a “big rig,” a diesel powered tractor with an attached, very long, cargo carrying trailer, trying to navigate the corner from Montague to Hicks Street. Now Mary Frost in The Eagle has chronicled how this same truck, which makes deliveries to Key Food Montague, has been unleashing chaos on the streets […]
Perelandra Going Out of Business
Perelandra Natural Foods, 175 Remsen Street, in business in Brooklyn Heights since 1976, will be closed permanently following close of business this Sunday. The news was broken by reader “Banet” on Open Thread Wednesday, who is quoted in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle as saying a cashier at the store said Perelandra hadn’t lost its lease but that it […]
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