Archives for May 2007
Arena Bagels and Bialys has officially changed its name to… well, something else. I live directly above the shop, the sign for which immediately sent shivers through the neighborhood, spawning the great Brooklyn tea party… , no it didn’t. Anyway, for something that hasn’t quite gotten approved, the selection of the word “Arena” was certainly [...]
Can you feel it? Can you feel the renaissance happening? Having already knocked out the 5-Boro Bike Tour(click here for one man’s account), I am seriously excited about riding around the city this year. I might even take in a Critical Mass event. I sincerely hope we can avoid any major accidents here in Brooklyn [...]
From Old School (2003). Seann William Scott and Will Ferrell in classic form.
(cross-posted on networkeffect.org) I truly do not know where John Tropea of Library Clips finds the time to unearth so much great stuff. If he is not sifting and categorizing the virtual waterfall of web 2.0 apps out there for us (I think there may be one for just about every singular function one can [...]
Stumbled upon a beautiful Flickr photoset of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden posted on Bread Coffee Chocolate Yoga.
I wish I could say that where I come from, one golf-ball sized scoop of blackberry ice cream does not equal three dollars. Sadly, courtesy of Louie G’s at Union St. and 5th Ave. in Brooklyn, I can’t. Thanks, Louie for gouging the community on Summer’s greatest pleasure.
An exploration of the temporary architecture in DUMBO that fights the old and transits the new. Audio is Wikipedia text-to-speech content about the neighborhood and its history.