Two knee replacement surgeries and a hip replacement surgery can’t keep Charlie Dolan away from the gym. At 89 years old, Charlie still works out at the Eastern Athletic Club on Clark Street six days a week. Charlie has lived in Brooklyn Heights his entire life, with the exception of his tour of duty in […]
Archive | December, 2008
A Time to Weep, and a Time to Laugh; A Time to Mourn, and a Time to Dance
We call him “Mr. Happy”.
A terrible misfortune has befallen his humans in the last few weeks so Daisy and I are taking care of the dog. “My heart goes out to you,” I emailed them. “Words fail me.”
Given the impotence their friends and family are feeling, I feel lucky to have the dog.
Brownstone Brooklyn Memorial Service for Mumbai Attack Victims
From Rabbi Simcha Weinstein comes this dispatch: Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, Directors of Chabad of Mumbai Sponsored by Congregation B’nai Avraham, Brooklyn Heights and Congregation B’nai Jacob, Park Slope Join us for a community wide gathering in response to the senseless terrorist murder of innocent people in Mumbai. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 – 7:30 […]
St. Ann’s Victor Marchioro Passes
Popular St. Ann’s History teacher Rev. Victor Marchioro died yesterday according to a former student. One St. Ann’s alum posts this homage in a Facebook group dedicated to his memory: Victor Marchioro always defined – and continues to define for me – the very best about Saint Ann’s, the spirit of the humanities, and the […]
Nabe Journo Hearts Celine Dion
Brooklyn Heights resident/BHB pal/contributor Chuck Taylor is the biggest Celine Dion fan we know. As a matter of fact, he’s the only Celine Dion fan we know. Chuck’s real job is at Billboard Magazine which has landed him on TV a few times talking about his favorite diva. He writes on his blog about being […]
Heights History: Wild in the Streets
Inspired by the prospect of a return to 1970s economics last week, we wrote about the Bad Old Days at 55 Pierrepont Street. This week we get in the BHB Time Machine and look back to February 1, 1971 when “outsiders” were causing the crime rate in Brooklyn Heights to skyrocket.
Chardonnay: A Study in What Went Wrong
The East Village Wine Geek Keith Beavers is the owner of In Vino [215 East 4th Street, Manhattan] as well as The Alphabet City Wine Company [100 Avenue C, Manhattan]. He’s one of the colorful and passionate columnists featured in The Brooklyn Bugle… coming soon. Here’s a sneak preview…
Hey Man, Want a Parrot?
From BHB’s Norman Emailer comes this dispatch: Your faithless correspondent has a baby African Grey parrot (seen here), for whom he is unable to provide sufficient love and care. The fellow is sweet-natured, quiet, and, given his age, likely possesses no long-term bad habits. I simply want to find a good home for him. If […]
St. Francis Art Exhibit Features Rural Scenes
Beginning this Thursday, December 4, through December 28, the Callahan Center for the Arts at St. Francis College, 182 Remsen Street, will present “Stillness: the Rural; the Simple; the Gardens”, an exhibit of the watercolor art of Wisconsin painter Ed Fenendael. Ed’s paintings include renderings of Midwestern farmsteads and farm animals (as in “Are We […]
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