Our Boots on the Ground
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Michelle Herrera Mulligan in Our Man in Afghanistan
No matter what opinion we may have, in favor or against, the United States’ current engagement in the war in Afghanistan, we all honor the men and women who choose to risk their lives to serve our country. Below, please read one man’s account of moments passed during a year of duty.
As an army broadcast [...]
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 [...]
Outpost: Hidden in Plain Sight
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Michelle Herrera Mulligan in Hill Top Reviews
Nestled in between a church and an empty lot on a deserted stretch of Fulton Avenue, The Outpost seems like a happy accident. If you walk in looking for coffee on a busy Sunday morning, you may think you stumbled into a 24-hour club instead of a café. You’ll see a glass chandelier sparkling over [...]
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 [...]
Irondale: Acting Out on The Hill
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Emily Wasserman in Arts on The Hill
Jim Niesen, the Artistic Director of Irondale Ensemble, talks about walking to Fort Greene from his home in Boerum Hill. As soon as he arrives at the corner of Fulton and Lafayette, the intersection where the streets cross right past BAM, he can feel a certain pull. That intersection, for him, is like the “spokes [...]
Urban Bush Women: Celebrating 25 Years
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Selma Jackson in Arts on The Hill
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, the founder and principal choreographer of Urban Bush Women (UBW), says UBW’s work is “creating art as a catalyst for social change.” Brooklyn experienced this first hand when UBW, rooted in the African Diaspora and community connections, began hosting “hair parties or meetings with organizations and corporations and with teens, mothers [...]
Open Mic at Tillie’s: Finding Talent on the Block
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Michelle Herrera Mulligan in Arts on The Hill
A Japanese opera singer? A 12-piece Hawaiian ukulele ensemble? Artists such as these may have provided Tillie’s Open Mic Night’s most exotic performances over the years, but they haven’t been the ones to bring the crowds. Since co-owner Patricia Mulcahy helped to start the program in 1998, it’s belonged to the regulars, the local Fort [...]
Seize the Day for a Cherished BAM Cultural District
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Howard Pitsch in Arts on The Hill
Oh, let us look up my friends. For too long Fort Greene has endured flubbed hopes as once-promising plans for developments demised. Yet the expectancy for a BAM Cultural District intensifies the spirited revival of our area including the Brooklyn Academy of Music—whose edifice now sparkles with a recreated cornice.
BAM is a not-for-profit entity chartered [...]
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 and [...]
Bridging the Digital Divide through Community
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in Agents of Change
With technology seemingly so commonplace in virtually every aspect of our lives, it can be easy for many of us to forget that many people still don’t have regular access to a computer or the Internet. In fact, there is still a large digital divide in our community and Fort Greene Strategic Neighborhood Action Partnership [...]
