Change is Almost Always Good
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by DK Holland in Agents of Change
Whether filling an unmet need or capitalizing on an opportunity, change has been breathtaking in our three Hill neighborhoods – Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Wallabout over the past few years. And while some may be dismayed, disgruntled – the reality is that change is not just inevitable, it’s almost always good. New ventures have payrolls [...]
Richard Burlage of Adelphi Street
Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by DK Holland in Hill Heros
THE FIRST PERSON I met when I bought my home on Adelphi between Lafayette and DeKalb in 1986 was undoubtedly Richard Burlage. He was probably sweeping the street: not the sidewalk, the street. Or joyfully climbing a street tree to prune it (a tree he planted in case the Parks Department is reading this). Richard [...]
Where to WiFi
Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by DK Holland in Past Articles
IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, commune with your neighbors, and get some work done, (or read the full issue of The Hill!), there’s no shortage of places in the neighborhood to enjoy wireless access to the Internet. At these cafés, diners, and restaurants, you’ll find freelancers working furiously, moms checking email while babies nap in their strollers, entrepreneurs holding meetings, and friends gabbing over lattes and laptops. With so many options to choose from (and there are likely more: if your favorite spot isn’t listed here, write us a letter and we’ll add it to the version on our website), you could hit a new spot every day for more than two weeks with no repeats. So go forth and Facebook.
The Hill Goes Digital
Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by DK Holland in Past Articles
WHEN TIMES OF TROUBLE CAME TO THE HILL back in January 2009, we were well into developing the print issue. Ironically it was designed to help our neighbors who we figured were struggling with the recession. Then it dawned on us that we had our own very real struggle: we were feeding a dinosaur, a [...]
Notes from the Editor
Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by DK Holland in Past Articles
THERE IS AN AIR OF ANXIETY about the recession hanging over the Hill. The economic uncertainty. The threat of job loss. Things are not under control. Yet even though an official recession has been going on for over a year and a half, new businesses are opening here and relatively few businesses are closing; More [...]
