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 business [...]
Phillip and Debbie Kellogg: Good Neighbors
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Kathryn Zarczynski in Hill Heros
Want to find inspired ways to get involved in the neighborhood? Take an example from our neighbors, Phillip and Debbie Kellogg.
Phillip Kellogg
Has the positive personal experience of living in Fort Greene paved the way for your new position at the Fulton Avenue Business Alliance?
Absolutely. So much satisfaction in all the aspects of life here led [...]
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 moved [...]
A Woman of Substance, Selma Jackson
Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by Kathryn Zarczynski in Hill Heros
OVER THE YEARS Selma Jackson has worn many hats: an officer at Chemical bank in Community Affairs, founder of 4W-Circle of Art and Enterprise, a business incubator, recent winner of a Charles Revson Fellowship to Columbia University last fall, and most recently a volunteer member of the SDOP (Self Development of People), a grant-giving arm [...]
