Tomorrow, Grace Church will celebrate its 160th anniversary. The Right Rev. Orris Walker, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, will be the guest celebrant at the 10:30 A.M. service and Eucharist, which will be followed by a festive brunch in the Guild Hall of the Church. Grace is located at 254 Hicks Street […]
Archive | December, 2008
Montague Key Food Controversy to be Covered in Tomorrow’s Times
The City section of tomorrow’s (Sunday) New York Times will include an article by Greg Beyer on the controversy involving the treatment of popular Key Food employee Mamadou “Mohammed” Doucoure by the market’s owners.
Brooklyn Symphony at St. Ann Sunday, December 14
A week from this Sunday, on December 14, at 3 P.M., the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at one of its favorite venues (see photo), St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, at Clinton and Montague Streets. On the program are: Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien; Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto for Piccolo, Op.50, featuring Chrissy Fong […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Extends Hours, Opens Sundays
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, located at 55 Pierrepont Street, between Hicks and Henry (see here for our earlier story about the Exchange and its special events every Thursday during this holiday season) has announced new, extended business hours: Monday through Wednesday and Friday, 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.; Thursday, 11 A.M. to 7 P.M.; Saturday […]
Sing-a-long with BID
From the BHB Inbox comes this ho-ho-ho dispatch: The Montague Street BID is sponsoring a community caroling walk this Wednesday, December 10th, beginning immediately after the Promenade tree-lighting ceremony, at approximately 5:45 pm. Grace & Spiritus Chorale will provide beautiful voices, and Lassen & Hennigs will offer treats for all who sing! See attached release […]
Brooklyn Heights Rings in the Holidays
Small businesses in Brooklyn Heights are ringing in the holiday season with creative gift specials that are sure to please your loved ones. While large chain stores may offer discounts on mass-marketed items, some of the top seasonal specialties are available just around the corner, many of which are hand-crafted by locals.
Pizzaman Caught on Tape Vandalizing Elevator
The Brooklyn Paper reports that a pizza delivery man has been caught on tape vandalizing an elevator at 59 Livingston Street. The building’s landlord and the pizza store owner are due in court soon: Brooklyn Paper: Camera Catches…: Mama mia! A saucy Papa John’s deliveryman sliced up a Brooklyn Heights elevator like it was piping […]
Holiday Season Officially Begins in Brooklyn Heights
There are different ways of reckoning the onset of what we call “the Holidays”. Traditionally, Christians have dated them from the beginning of the liturgical season of Advent, while a more secular, commercial orientation has them starting with what has unfortunately, but alas accurately, come to be called “Black Friday.” For me, as a Heights […]
Hate on Pineapple Street?
The Brooklyn Paper reports that an anti-Semitic note was taped to the door of a home on Pineapple Street yesterday morning:
Public Service or Propaganda?
From the BHB Inbox comes photos of a “diorama” from Two Trees promoting its Dock Street DUMBO project in the window of The Brooklyn Eagle’s headquarters at 30 Henry Street. Is this a sign that the Eagle is “in the tank” for the Walentas or is it an old media version of a “guest post” […]
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