Holler and Squall: Things Unlimited at 71 Atlantic Avenue just opened their doors for business at the dead end of Atlantic Avenue. I’d been walking by and loved the name, peeked into the windows, and loved the aesthetic. Today I talked to Zachariah Wing, co-owner with his wife, Gillette. I asked him, “How would you […]
Archive | July, 2009
Park Progress: Early Bird Edition, and Tours Available (Twenty-first Report)
Since your correspondent is leaving town for a few days, here’s an early report for this week. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation has posted this sign at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade, displaying a map of the Park as planned. The BBPDC is hosting tours of the construction site every Tuesday evening […]
Brooklyn Heights Man Builds Boulders for Climbing
Twenty-five year old Brooklyn Heights resident Stephen Spaeth is set to open Brooklyn Boulders, a former Daily News garage filled with “rocks” to climb for fun, on August 5. The NY Daily News writes about the Gowanus outlet today: NY Daily News: “It used to be all the serious climbing gyms were in Jersey,” co-owner […]
‘Shop Brooklyn’ Boutique Nights Come to Brooklyn Heights
Next Wednesday and Thursday, July 29 and 30, a number of Brooklyn Heights shops will participate in the Shop Brooklyn Boutique Fashion Nights. The shops will remain open to 10 p.m. and each shop will feature discount offerings, a designer and wine and cheese. Participating Brooklyn Heights after the jump:
Tea Lounge Owner’s Vision for Brooklyn Heights
BHB’s Sarah Portlock visits with Tea Lounge owner Jonathan Spiel at his Park Slope location. Plans for a Tea Lounge at 41 Clark Street are moving along – their application for a liquor license is up for public review at next week’s CB2 meeting. The North Heights is beginning to bubble up as a “go […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 7/22/09
Two cell phone robberies, a pricey electronics heist and two police officer assaults top this week’s police blotter. Nearly $10,000 in electronics was stolen from an apartment building on Duffield Street between Nassau and Concord streets. On the evening of July 17, an unknown suspect entered two apartments through the rear bedroom windows. Among the […]
Looks Like Tea Lounge is a Go
This notice of a CB2 public hearing has been posted at the site formerly known as Palmira’s [41 Clark Street] announcing Tea Lounge’s application for a liquor license at that location. BHB broke the news in March that Tea Lounge’s Jonathan Spiel was eyeing the location and was hopeful that he could strike a deal […]
Lassen and Hennigs Featured on Brooklyn Independent Television
Lassen and Hennigs‘ Thomas Calfa is featured in the latest Neighborhood Beat segment from Brooklyn Independent Television. Look for a “special guest appearance” by Montague BID’s Chelsea Mauldin.
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