PS 15 to showcase expanded programs
PS 15 will be holding two open houses to showcase the school’s expanded arts program and project based learning opportunities. The open houses, meant for prospective parents, will take place at 71...
View ArticleA Georgia Caterer in New York, by Emily Kluver
Caterer Chuck Cleveland. Photos by Emily Kluver. No event is complete without good food. Which is why, when it came to hosting a memorial lunch at the Joseph P. Addabbo Center, Beatrice Byrd – board...
View ArticleAn Italian Thanksgiving Feast with Theresa, by Emily Kluver
Anyone who thinks their Thanksgiving tradition of roasting a turkey and mashing potatoes is complicated should talk to Theresa “Terry” Scotto-Spinelli. This lifelong and well-known local around...
View ArticleFresh face for fab chicken, by Emily Kluver
At the corner of Henry and Sackett Street, the smell of freshly cooked chicken stops me in my tracks. Unlike the familiar greasy scents associated with popular fried chicken chains, the smells from...
View ArticleMarch 14th is Pi day, by Kimberly Gail Price
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View ArticleRed Hook in the running for state economic development grant, by Nathan Weiser
The Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC) recently gave an update on the progress of the Red Hook Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) program at a Community Board 6 meeting. The...
View ArticleSaints Stage a One-Day Work Slowdown, by Holly Holyroller
The 34 Saints lining Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen’s Church in Carroll Gardens are planning a one-day work slowdown on April 1. The main reason cited is lack of appreciation from their devotees, despite...
View ArticleIKEA and Goodwill partner to repurpose furniture, by Kimberly Gail Price
The event will be at IKEA in Red Hook. What’s a girl to do with all these extra coffee tables? On Saturday, April 22, IKEA and Goodwill are partnering to celebrate Earth Day. The two organizations will...
View ArticleIN BRIEF, by the Star-Revue Staff
Summit Wins Participatory Budgeting Funds Summit Academy’s good fortune continues as City Councilman Carlos Menchaca announced that the school’s “Smart Tech” proposal was one of five winning...
View ArticleThe Star-Revue captures “Ippies” award in CUNY journalism competition by...
Noah Phillips, Kimberly Gail Price and George Fiala proudly accept the Ippies award for Best Small Circulation Newspaper. The Center for Community and Ethnic Media (CCEM) presented their annual Ippies...
View ArticlePublic Notice: SBIDC Seeks Bids for Training Program
SBIDC Seeks Bids for Training Program The Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC) is seeking bids in connection with its administration of the winter cohort of the RETI...
View ArticleSpring at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, essay by Ramaa Reddy Raghavan
Spring at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden An essay by Ramaa Reddy Raghavan It is Spring, but where is the sun? As I write this piece in mid-April, the temperature outside is a frigid 47 degrees and...
View ArticleNo summer backyard for the Senior Center
by Erin DeGregorio he brand new Red Hook Neighborhood Senior Center, operated by RAICES, reopened six months ago after a long five years of uncertainty and displacement from Superstorm Sandy. It was...
View ArticleRELIGIOUS NEWS
BY LAURA ENG laura.eng59@aol.com Outdoor Mass at Cabrini Park “Photo credit: C. Bulone Seare” With the sun dipping over Buttermilk Channel to the west, Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary/St. Stephen...
View ArticleSummit celebrates end of school with a gala, by Nathan Weiser
Summit Academy Charter School held their third annual end of year arts banquet in June. It was organized by theater director Tremaine Price. The banquet was held in Summit’s cafeteria. It is a mix of...
View ArticleAt Pioneer Works, “Stamped” by Claudia Rankine and John Lucas looks at...
By Diehl Edwards Only 2% of the world’s population has naturally blond hair, and nearly 100% of them are white. Yet for many people the world over of all cultures and ethnicities, skin colors and...
View ArticleKickin’ Cancer Benefit at Rocky Sullivan’s August 17
Rocky Sullivan’s hosts a “Kickin’ Cancer” benefit concert for bassist Malcolm Smart, long-time resident of Park Slope and owner of the first dog daycare in Brooklyn. The rock-filled event will reunite...
View ArticleBicycling Dutchmen rediscover their New Amsterdam roots
As many locals know, Red Hook’s roots go all the way back to being settled by Dutch colonists in 1636. What many locals don’t know is that nearly 400 years later the neighborhood continues to have a...
View ArticlePS 15 to showcase expanded programs
PS 15 will be holding two open houses to showcase the school’s expanded arts program and project based learning opportunities. The open houses, meant for prospective parents, will take place at 71...
View ArticleA Georgia Caterer in New York, by Emily Kluver
Caterer Chuck Cleveland. Photos by Emily Kluver. No event is complete without good food. Which is why, when it came to hosting a memorial lunch at the Joseph P. Addabbo Center, Beatrice Byrd – board...
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