Smart Cookies Provide Sweet Relief
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Kate Hanley in Hill Heros
These young entrepreneurs are already learning the importance of giving back. Perhaps you’ve seen them at the Farmer’s Market in Fort Greene Park—adorable, dark-haired moppets hawking homemade sweets. No, they’re not Brooklyn’s version of the Keebler Elves; they’re the Alexander kids, residents of Washington Park who are learning the fundamentals of running their own non-profit [...]
Green in BKLYN Makes Living Greener Easy
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Kate Hanley in Hill Top Reviews
Bed-Stuy resident Elissa Olin wanted to make earth-friendly shopping choices but found it hard to do so—one store might have green cleaning supplies but no recycled paper products, while another carried non-toxic hand soap but only conventional, chemical-laden shampoo. “Even though I was committed to living greener, it was a struggle,” she recalls. An event [...]
Choice Greene Delivers
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Kate Hanley in Hill Top Reviews
I know what you might be thinking… does Clinton Hill really need a frou frou food market, with fancy-pants bacon and handmade ricotta cheese? But when said market offers many of the pastries from the perpetually crowded Choice Market with none of the wait, and you can also pick up a perfectly cooked organic rotisserie [...]
Mark Morris Dance Group Reaches Out
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Kate Hanley in Arts on The Hill
Walking past the modern white building at 3 Lafayette Avenue that houses the Mark Morris Dance Group, you might wonder what happens inside those walls besides occasional performances that would give you a chance to peer out one of its many windows, or linger on one of the trellised decks. The answer is, plenty. Being [...]
Body by Brooklyn
Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by Kate Hanley in Body and Mind
LYING ON A DECK CHAIR by the hot tub, sipping a cocktail and plotting your next hydrotherapy treatment, you’d never know that traffic on the BQE was whizzing by three stories above your head. Everything about Body by Brooklyn, a 10,000 square foot spa on the ground floor of the converted chocolate factory on the [...]
