Everyone needs to escape during the summer—relax, get some fresh air and recharge those NYC-grade Energizers we run on the rest of the year. And what’s the perfect place for all this? Why, the Catskill Mountains—near, yet far, the good old Borscht Belt—summer-home to countless New Yorkers for nigh a century. Of course, [...]
10 unboring Mother’s Day gifts you can still pull off
Wouldn't your mom love her very own avatar?
So it’s kind of a Hallmark holiday—you want a card with that perfect “thank you” that puts a tear in your mom’s eye and lets her know you love her, and you didn’t mean to not call her back for a month. Gifts are good too, and the [...]
Vote now: bring bike-share to BK
What do you think of GPS-enabled, calorie-tracking, specially-designed Trek bikes to use whenever you want? Oh, and you can check your carbon offset too. All this is courtesy of B-cycle, America’s first city-wide bike-sharing service. Only, Brooklyn doesn’t have this Zipcar of bikes—Denver’s the lone debut city—and we never will, unless [...]
Sunday, see food whizzes face-off
Animal or vegetable?
We love local food, we love competition, and both are in store Sunday night at the Farmers Market Sweep, Brooklyn’s first ever food-themed game show. Littlefield‘s the face-off venue, where writers, bloggers, editors and other food whizzes will answer questions on farm and food-political trivia to compete for [...]
High art, live music, all weekend in Bay Ridge
When the weather’s nice, there’s nothing like heading to a new neighborhood. Or, if you live in Bay Ridge, then it’s awesome when you have a reason for your friends to come to you. Like this weekend, for the art expo, craft show and live music of the Bay Ridge Festival [...]
BK Indie Market back for your home-crafted needs
It’s happened again. Spring is here. April fools! No, just kidding. It’s here. How do we know? A) It’s sunny and warm, B) Outdoor flea markets are back! This weekend marks the return of Brooklyn Indie Market, after its three-cold-month hiatus. That big red and white tent on Smith St. will be back [...]
Bar of the Day: The Atlantic ChipShop
This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. British to the core, and with fried Twinkies on the menu, the Atlantic ChipShop is made for pondering the ins and outs of our health care system.
THE ATLANTIC CHIPSHOP
www.chipshopnyc.com
129 Atlantic Ave., between Clinton & Henry, 718-855-7775
Free tonight: true tales on tap
So, storytelling is becoming all the rage. The Moth, Risk, Stripped Stories, True Stories at the Tank… if you haven’t heard of all this, it’s like stand-up, but not always funny. There are almost always laughs, though, usually some fascinating twists and turns, and at [...]
14 no-brainer ways to win iPads
iPad photo courtesy of Wired.com
If you’re like me, the main reason you haven’t even looked into buying an iPad—which hit stores on April 3, starting at $499—is because you spill a lot, and you don’t want to push your luck. Buuut, wouldn’t you like to win one? Well, I just dove into Geek Land, [...]
Bar of the Day: Ceol
This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Ceol: Irish pub, Smith St., today. Enough said.
CEOL
www.ceolpub.com
191 Smith St. between Baltic & Warren, Cobble Hill 347-643-9911
