One of the newest restaurants to the district, LuLu & Po at 154 Carlton (near the corner of Myrtle Ave), was highlighted in yesterdays New York Times Dining and Wine section. The new restaurant, slated to open on Tuesday, May 29th, is the creation of Matthew Hamilton and will feature an inventive menu of European-style food. Check out the Times write-up here or take a look at the new space on the restaurants blog.
Photo taken from Lulu & Pos blog at http://gustation.squarespace.com.
The Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Council will be conducting the third Healthy Supermarket Tour on Thursday, May 24th 3-4PM at Red Apple Supermarket located at 218 Myrtle Avenue (at Ashland pl). The tour is led by a Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator who informs participants about how to read nutrition labels, how to shop healthy on budget and the health benefits (and risks) of certain foods. Past participants have really enjoyed the tour! One participant said, “I never thought to pay attention to how much something costs by its unit weight. I just bought what was on sale but now I realize the sale item may not be cheaper than the item next to it with a higher unit weight”. Another participant plans to buy more fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables rather than canned after learning how much additives and/or salt is in the canned variety.
The Healthy Supermarket Tours are one of 29 community food projects that were identified in the Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Assessment (CFA) titled Get Fresh! Food access, food justice and collective action in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill. Survey respondents and focus group participants expressed that not being able to discern nutrition facts makes it challenging to choose healthy products. In response, the council is offering free supermarket tours! For more information or to participate in a tour please contact Kassy Nystrom at 718-230-1689 or kassy@myrtleavenue.org.
Click here for the full Get Fresh! report.
The Healthy Supermarket Tours are supported, in part, through funding from the Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations grant.
Pushkin Creperie & Bakery is hiring a crepemaker. If you have what it takes — willingness to learn, love of food and cooking, good customer service/love of people, experience prepping and/or cooking in a food establishment, drop in to pick up an application (no calls, please).
Pushkin is looking to bring someone on board full-time but two part-timers may be considered.
A wide variety of crepes are prepared at Pushkin, savory and sweet — many are French-, Russian- and Turkish- inspired.
Pushkin Creperie & Bakery is located at 543 Myrtle Avenue between Steuben and Emerson.
photo credit: Frederick V. Nielsen II
The FREE Brooklyn Food Conference is this Saturday, May 12th, 9AM-6PM at Brooklyn Tech HS (29 Fort Greene Place). The event will bring over 5,000 people together to attend a day filled with workshops, panel discussions, food demos, family programming, art, notable food activist keynote speakers and much more! This is a family-friendly event with a youth summit and kids activities. FREE childcare is also available! Check out the schedule here and be sure to
pre-register and purchase a lunch ticket in advance to avoid long lines!
With over 150 workshops to choose from we wanted to help you plan your day by recommending the following local activists speaking on local issues:
9:30am-5:00pm / 7th Floor Cafeteria
Expo (For-Profit & Non-Profits)
The Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Council (FG/CH CFC) will have a table with information on how you can get involved in the 10 community food projects happening now!
11:00am-4:45pm / 8th Floor Gym
Youth Summit
The youth of the FG/CH CFC will be here sharing information about youth centric food projects to get involved in and provide high school students with an application to be a Myrtle Avenue Community-run Farm Stand Youth Manager. The Farm Stand is open July-October, every Wednesday, 4-7PM and located at Myrtle and North Portland Avenues. We hire 3 youth to set-up, perform market operations and break-down.
Myrtle Eats Fresh cooking demos
11:00-11:30am / Room 6W16
Community Chef Darrell Robinson will cook up a quick and healthy pasta dish recipe.
12:00-12:30pm / 8th floor gym
Community Chef Oliver Peters will cook up a healthy, hearty rice and beans recipe for the kids!
11:00am-12:15pm / Room 6S4
“SUPERMARKET STRUGGLE: Food Access in Low-Income Communities of Color”
Organizers with Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) will discuss how local public housing residents and allies fought for, and won, the struggle for the new Red Apple supermarket.
12:30pm-1:45pm / Room 5E14
“Starting a Community Garden on New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Grounds”
Gardeners from the Ingersoll Garden of Eden will share their successes and challenges in starting and maintaining their community garden located on Myrtle Avenue between Navy and Prince streets. NYCHA Garden and Greening staff will share what resources are available for all NYCHA residents to start a community garden.
2:00pm-3:15pm / Room 5N6
“Low-Income Patronage at Farmers Markets: WIC Participants and Low-Income Seniors”
Myrtle Avenue Community-run Farm Stand Manager and Fort Greene resident Dominique Bryant will join representatives from the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Cornell University Cooperative Extensions Farmers Market Nutrition Education Program and NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation in a discussion about the issues associated with highly targeted nutrition assistance programs such as the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) and the utilization of benefits by program participants.
6:00pm-9:00pm / 70 South Elliott Place
After Party hosted by FUREE
Tickets are available on a sliding scale ($10-$75. Tickets at $15+ get free drinks) Cash bar of beer and wine. For more info and to purchase tickets visit here.
To learn more about the Brooklyn Food Conference visit here .
We look forward to taking this step towards “changing the food system in Brooklyn, neighborhood by neighborhood” with you this Saturday!
This event is hosted by the Brooklyn Food Coalition.
The Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Community Food Council (FG/CH CFC) has successfully completed another Close The Loop project! In the months of April and March 14 bags of mens and boys clothing items were collected and donated to our local Brooklyn Teen Challenge, a rehabilitation facility for teens located in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. With the help of two teen FG/CH CFC Steering Committee members Benjamin Banneker Academy For Community Development and Brooklyn Tech High Schools were 2 drop off sites. Donations also came in from the Victorious Triumphant Word International Church in Clinton Hill and local residents. Thank you to all who participated and helped to make this Close the Loop project a great success!
Close the Loop is one of 29 community projects that were identified in the Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Assessment (CFA) titled Get Fresh! Food access, food justice and collective action in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill. The goal of the Close the Loop project is to initiate charity drives in the community and ensure that the proceeds go to people and organizations in our own community. The program will also look at how to capture excess food from local businesses and how we can use it rather than waste it. Click here for the full Get Fresh! report.
Green in BKLYN celebrates Earth Day + 3rd Anniversary on Sunday, April 22nd. Stop by and celebrate!
Okay, here's the skinny:
— 12-1:30pm: Farm to Neighborhood
Community Chef Roisin Wisneski from Myrtle Eats Fresh shares recipes from stuff you can grow at home & home gardening tips. Think cucumbers, mint & more on rooftops, terraces & window boxes.
— 1:30-2:00: Clementine Vegan Bakery
Clementine Bakery owners will be handing out tasty treats & talking about baking without animal products. Good food & animal free. With cinnamon buns to die for!
— 2-3:30pm: Plovgh CSA
The folks at Plovgh talk about their community-supoorted agriculture proghram, farms sell their harvest directly to you. Crops you want, when you want them, from farms you know. Talk to Plovgh about signing up for a share
— 4-5:30pm: Brooklyn Beekeepers Club
Brooklyn Beekeepers Club President, Michael Hegedus (aka the Naked Beeman), hosts a local honey tasting & talks about how to start your own beehive. His Three Sisters Honey comes from down the block & around the corner straight onto our shelves.
If you're looking for fresh baked whole wheat bread, be sure to stop by Bergen Bagels. In addition to adding whole wheat loaves to their menu, Bergen is also selling slices of fresh cinnamon raisin bread. Sounds like a good way to start off a day!
Bergen Bagels is located at 486 Myrtle, but will soon be moving down the block to 536 Myrtle, between Utrecht Art Supply and Khim's Millennium Market.
Kassy Nystrom, MARP's Program Manager for Food Access Initiatives was recently interviewed by WBAI Radio's Mark Dunlea.
Mark Dunlea is host of a program called City Watch, which is described as a “watchdog for social, economic, political and cultural issues in NYC.”
Kassy discussed MARP's recently released Community Food Assessment (CFA) titled, 'Get Fresh! Food Access, Food Justice and Collective Action in Fort Greene', the top ten community food projects that the Fort Greene/ Clinton Hill Community Food Council, a coalition of concerned local residents and food activists, have charged themselves to tackle this year and ways in which neighborhood residents and others can get involved.
The interview airs on City Watch this coming Saturday, 3/24 at 10am. WBAI Radio can be found at 99.5 FM or stream the program live here.
Pillow Cafe is hiring for baristas and bussers.
F/T baristas must have experience
(server experience a plus)
P/T bussers
(20 hours/weekly, experienced, possibility of f/t)
Pillow Cafe is located at 505 Myrtle Avenue between Ryerson and Grand.
The Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Council extends a THANK YOU to all who came out to celebrate the release of the Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Assessment 'Get Fresh! Food Access, Food Justice and Collective Action in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill and to take a tour of the Child Development Support Corporation (CDSC) hydroponic farm on Thursday, 3/15/12!
The event was a great success thanks to your energy and support! We had a great turn out with over 50 people eager to network and move into collective action – Hunger Action Network, City Harvest, Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE), Greene Hill Food Co-op, Brooklyn Food Coalition (BFC), New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH), Fort Greene Peace, Ingersoll Garden of Eden gardeners, St. Joseph's College, Child Development Support Corporation (CDSC) board members, Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corp (NEBHDCo), and many residents and entrepreneurs! We were also honored to have a representative from Council Member Tish James' office and State Committeeman Lincoln Restler.
We would also like to thank all the local businesses that donated food for us to share a delicious meal together! Thank you:
Bistro Lafayette
Choice Greene
Choice Market
Clementine Bakery
Dough
Fresh Fanatic
Heavenly Crumbs Bakery
Michael Allen at Fresh Fanatic
Nero Doro Cafe
Pioneer Supermarket on Lafayette Avenue & Grand Street
The Community Food Council is excited to move the 10 community food projects into action with those of you who have signed up to get involved! For those of you who were not able to join us its never too late for you to also move into action with us! The 10 community projects are:
INCREASE SNAP/EBT AND WIC ACCEPTANCE: Work with local food retailers to find out why they do not accept SNAP/EBT and WIC benefits, how we can encourage them to do so, or how these benefit programs might be streamlined to be more appealing to them.
TURN TO COLLECTIVE ACTION: Take collective action when stores are not responsive to the communitys needs.
BUILD A PANTRY COALITION: Building and supporting a Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Pantry Coalition would enable area pantries to share best practices, resources and information, coordinate joint programming, and strengthen the overall network for emergency food services in our community.
CLOSE THE LOOP: Some residents and advocates wonder what happens to the surplus food at farmers markets not sold by the end of the day? Likewise, are local dining destinations wasting food that could be used at soup kitchens to feed our community?
GROW IT YOURSELF: Community gardens, gardening programs and farm tours provide the community with the opportunity to connect with the growing process and raises awareness around the value of fresh foods.
PROMOTE EXISTING ALTERNATIVES: Work with local farmers markets, CSAs and co-ops to develop and promote affordable options, and assist with outreach to community residents.
USE CREATIVE MARKETING: Work with community residents and advocates to develop a healthy marketing campaign in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill to promote healthy eating and discourage unhealthy habits.
HOST HEALTHY TOURS: Residents also felt that not being able to discern nutrition facts makes it more challenging to make healthy choices. Offer free supermarket tours to inform consumers on how to read nutrition labels, be introduced to healthy products and talk to store managers about what products shoppers would like to see in their local stores.
FRESH INCENTIVES: Expand and promote Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) incentives, which could encourage the development of more supermarkets or benefit existing store owners interested in improving their presence in our community.
Contact Kassy Nystrom at kassy@myrtleavenue.org or 718-230-1689 to get involved.
Check out pictures of the event here .
Thank you again and cheers to collective action!
Don't forget to check out the Dine-In Brooklyn specials available up and down Myrtle Avenue. Here's a list of all participating Myrtle businesses:
Gnarly Equinox Wine Dinner at Chez Lola is Wednesday, March 21st at 7pm. $75 per person, details below.
March Wine Dinner: Lamb Three Ways at Chez Lola!
Join Gnarly Vines for the next in a series of monthly vinous dinners where they team up with one of their favorite local eateries, bring over a bunch of bottles, and talk turkey… or chicken or fish or beef — or, in this case, lamb.
The good folks at Fort Greene's very own charming Chez Lola are hosting and cooking up spring-centric ode to lamb and lionine reds. Feast your eyes on the menu and accompanying vino below, and please pull up a chair for fantastic food and beautiful bottles picked with Gnarly Vine know-how.
AMUSE BOUCHE
Tarte Flamb
As Boro Prez Marty Markowitz likes to say at this time of the year, “Foodies, the wait it over.” You guessed it…Brooklyn's Restaurant Week: Dine-In Brooklyn kicks off TODAY! Dine-In Brooklyn is a 10-day affair, March 19 thru March 29.
Please note whether restaurants are participating in lunch (L) or dinner (D). The price for lunch is $20.12 (a tribute to our current year). The price for dinner is $25.00. Beverages, tax, and tip not included in prices.
A number of participating Myrtle Avenue area restaurants include:
ANIMA ITALIAN BISTRO 458 Myrtle Avenue (Waverly & Washington Avenues) (718) 422-1122 www.animabistro.com
CASTROS 511 Myrtle Avenue (Ryerson & Grand) (718) 398-1459
CHEZ LOLA 387 Myrtle Avenue (Clermont & Vanderbilt) (718) 858-1484 www.bistrolola.com
DEE & RICKYS HOME COOKING 503 Myrtle Avenue (Ryerson & Grand) (718) 789-1111 www.deeandrickyshomecooking.com
FIVE SPOT SUPPER CLUB 459 Myrtle Avenue (Waverly & Washington Avenues) (718) 852-0202 www.fivespotsoulfood.com
KINARAS INDIAN FOOD 368 Myrtle Avenue (Adelphi & Clermont) (718) 237-4008
LOS POLLITOS III 499 Myrtle Avenue (Hall & Ryerson) (718) 636-6125 www.lospollitos3.com
LUZ 177 Vanderbilt Avenue (Myrtle & Willoughby) (718) 246-4000 www.luzrestaurant.com
MAGGIE BROWN 455 Myrtle Avenue (Waverly & Washington) (718) 643-7001 www.maggiebrownrestaurant.com
MANEE THAI 372 Myrtle Avenue (Adelphi & Clermont) (718) 222-9992
MOJITO CUBAN CUISINE 82 Washington Avenue (Park & Flushing) (718) 797-3100 www.mojitocubancuisine.net
MYRTLE THAI 438 Myrtle Avenue (Clinton & Waverly) (718) 422-1142
PUTNAM'S PUB & COOKER 419 Myrtle Avenue (Vanderbilt & Clinton) (347) 799-2382 www.putnamspub.com
SANS SOUCI 330 Myrtle Avenue (Washington Park & Carlton) (917) 227-8135 www.sanssouciny.com
SOCO 509 Myrtle Avenue (Ryerson & Grand) (718) 783-1936 www.socobk.com
THAI 101 455A Myrtle Avenue (Waverly & Washington Avenues) (718) 855-4615
THAI 101 BISTRO 448 Myrtle Avenue (Waverly & Washington Avenues) (718) 855-8518
WAZA SUSHI & RAMEN 485 Myrtle Avenue (Hall & Ryerson) (718) 399-9292 / 3839
YAMASHIRO 466 Myrtle Avenue (Washington Avenue & Hall) (718) 230-3313
ZAYTOONS 472 Myrtle Avenue (Washington Avenue & Hall) (718) 623-5522 www.zaytoonsrestaurant.com
The Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Council invite residents to celebrate the release of the Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Community Food Assessment! The party is an opportunity for community members to learn more about our local Community Food Assessment (CFA) titled: 'Get Fresh! Food Access, Food Justice and Collective Action in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill and find out how to get involved in a community-driven project to improve access to healthy, affordable food! Members of the Community Food Council (CFC) Steering Committee will be there to tell you about the projects, give you an opportunity to ask questions, and sign-up to take action!
When: March 15th, 2012
Time: 5:30PM-7:30PM
Where:Child Development Support Corporation (CDSSC) 352 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, 11238.
Among several findings, the report concludes that access to quality, affordable fresh food is limited; SNAP/EBT acceptance by higher-quality retailers is low; and residents are ready and eager to learn more about ways of improving their own nutrition. Members of the Fort Greene-Clinton Hill CFC utilized the results to identify gaps in available services, and to generate 29 recommendations for new projects, policies and advocacy efforts to bridge those gaps, all of which are listed in the full CFA report, which can be downloaded from MARPs website here. The CFC Steering Committee has chosen 10 projects to support in the next year. Join us to find out more!
The event will also feature the Child Development Support Corporation hydroponic farm! Come take a tour and enjoy some salad made fresh from the farm. Appetizers and Michael Allen desserts courtesy of Fresh Fanatic will also be available.
Want to start taking action immediately? Great! Join the Close the Loop program by gathering your gently worn mens clothing and donating them at the party. All donations will go to Teen Challenge Rehabilitation Facility for Teens . This program ensures donations coming from our community stay in our community!
For more information and to RSVP please contact Kassy Nystrom at kassy@myrtleavenue.org or 718-230-1689.
Myrtle Eats Fresh is excited to announce that the Farm to Neighborhood program has gone live! Sixteen local stores and restaurants that carry regional products are now displaying the above logo, making it easy for customers to know to look for local food and beverage products within these locations. The Farm to Neighborhood program aims to 1) connect local food businesses to local farmers interested in selling wholesale to merchants and chefs and 2) highlight the inventory of local food products that are currently being sold at local stores and restaurants along Myrtle Avenue.
Many ask, Why should I buy local? Good question! We believe that buying local ensures that produce is more fresh because it has traveled fewer miles, less travel contributes to a cleaner environment and supporting local farmers strengthens the regional economy.
Look for the Farm to Neighborhood logo and/or postcard at the following locations:
Pushkin
Associated Supermarket
Carthage 521
Pillow Caf
We can always hear Boro Prez Marty Markowitz's voice exclaiming during this time of the year: “Foodies, the wait is over!” It's been announced: Brooklyn's Restaurant Week, 'Dine In Brooklyn 2012' will be held March 19 to 29.
An official list of all participating restaurants and fixed dinner and lunch prices have yet to be announced, but hey, nothing wrong with a little pre-planning. Here is a list of participating Myrtle eateries to postively tease the ol' palate. Stay tuned for whether they'll offer brunch, lunch or dinner specials. Which will you visit during Dine In Brooklyn?
BARS & PUBS
PUTNAM'S PUB & COOKER
419 Myrtle Avenue
(Vanderbilt & Clinton)
(347) 799-2382
www.putnamspub.com
CARIBBEAN
MOJITO CUBAN CUISINE
82 Washington Avenue
(Park & Flushing)
(718) 797-3100
www.mojitocubancuisine.net
SANS SOUCI
330 Myrtle Avenue
(Washington Park & Carlton)
(917) 227-8135
www.sanssouciny.com
FRENCH & ITALIAN FOOD
ANIMA ITALIAN BISTRO
458 Myrtle Avenue
(Waverly & Washington Avenues)
(718) 422-1122
www.animabistro.com
CHEZ LOLA
387 Myrtle Avenue
(Clermont & Vanderbilt)
(718) 858-1484
www.bistrolola.com
INDIAN FOOD
KINARAS INDIAN FOOD
368 Myrtle Avenue
(Adelphi & Clermont)
(718) 237-4008
JAPANESE FOOD/ SUSHI
WAZA SUSHI & RAMEN
485 Myrtle Avenue
(Hall & Ryerson)
(718) 399-9292 / 3839
YAMASHIRO
466 Myrtle Avenue
(Washington Avenue & Hall)
(718) 230-3313
LATIN FOOD
LUZ
177 Vanderbilt Avenue
(Myrtle & Willoughby)
(718) 246-4000
www.luzrestaurant.com
MEXICAN FOOD
CASTROS
511 Myrtle Avenue
(Ryerson & Grand)
(718) 398-1459
LOS POLLITOS III
499 Myrtle Avenue
(Hall & Ryerson)
(718) 636-6125
www.lospollitos3.com
MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD
ZAYTOONS
472 Myrtle Avenue
(Washington Avenue & Hall)
(718) 623-5522
www.zaytoonsrestaurant.com
SOUL FOOD /SOUTHERN FOOD
DEE & RICKYS HOME COOKING
503 Myrtle Avenue
(Ryerson & Grand)
(718) 789-1111
www.deeandrickyshomecooking.com
FIVE SPOT SUPPER CLUB
459 Myrtle Avenue
(Waverly & Washington Avenues)
(718) 852-0202
www.fivespotsoulfood.com
SOCO
509 Myrtle Avenue
(Ryerson & Grand)
(718) 783-1936
www.socobk.com
THAI FOOD
MANEE THAI
372 Myrtle Avenue
(Adelphi & Clermont)
(718) 222-9992
MYRTLE THAI
438 Myrtle Avenue
(Clinton & Waverly)
(718) 422-1142
THAI 101
455A Myrtle Avenue
(Waverly & Washington Avenues)
(718) 855-4615
THAI 101 BISTRO
448 Myrtle Avenue
(Waverly & Washington Avenues)
(718) 855-8518
LB Brown, owner of Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery celebrated 20 successful years in business last October.
Click to check out the recent Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Star article about Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery's 20 years:
Also, check out LB Brown's latest blog post. In it she lovingly remembers a chance meeting many years ago with a young Whitney Houston. Check it out here.
Clinton Hill Art & Framing Gallery is located at 583 Myrtle Avenue, just east of Classon. Call 718.857.0074 for additional details.
We love that the Fort Greene Association (FGA) and the New York Times Local Blog partnered up to highlight local powerhouses for Black History Month.
Carol Thomas of Just Because Hair Therapy Salon located at 141 Carlton, just north of Myrtle, was one of the Black History Month honorees.
Click here to check out her profile in the Local.
For an archived list of other honorees, including many friends of Myrtle Avenue and of course our local community, such as Whitman tenant association president Isabella Lee and musician Bill Lee (no relation).
Just Because Hair Therapy Salon was recently voted one of Uptown Magazine's top beauty shops for not only their skill in grooming and styling, but their “therapy approach” that makes the health of the hair an integral part of the experience. Additionally, the salon has devoted at least half of its years of service to the Prom Queen Project, a project created by Just Because to assist local youth w/workshops, pampering and prom clothing.
Just Because Salon is located at 141 Carlton Avenue, just north of Myrtle Avenue. Please call the salon at 718.722.7810 to set up an appointment or to RSVP for their 5 year anniversary event.
2012 check in! How are you doing? If you resolved to workout more, pick up a new hobby or rev up your yoga practice — you know we're going to look out for you, right?
Check out this special deal at Move with Grace Yoga and Dance Studio. Unlimited classes for 30 days is only $40! Don't miss this deal!
Call Move with Grace Yoga Studio at 469 Myrtle Avenue between Washington Avenue and Hall Street. Call the studio at 718.230.0013 for additional information.
68 years ago today, the Ingersoll Houses opened its doors in Fort Greene. The historic photo above, taken only 8 months after the opening in 1944, shows the new housing across the street from small commercial shops and the Myrtle Ave El. Today, lush trees have replaced the small saplings in front of Ingersoll and across the street sits the Andrea building, which houses the new Red Apple supermarket and CVS.
Have you made reservations for the mardi gras festivities at Soco yet? Join Soco on Febuary 21st for a Mardi Gras Extravaganza!
Celebrate Mardi Gras at Soco with live band, N'Awlins, delicious food and drink specials, fun, colorful Mardi Gras beads and masks.
Soco's doing it up and bringing the Big Easy to Brooklyn.
Doors open at 5pm. Make reservations today.
Soco is located at 509 Myrtle Avenue. Please call 718.783.1936 for details or to make your reservations.
World masters jiu-jitsu champion, world masters judo champion and Olympian (US Olympic Judo Team member), Teimoc Johnston-Ono to speak at Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BBJJ) on Friday, February 17th at 7pm.
Johnston-Ono will be the third US Olympian and martial arts champ to visit the school in the last few months.
Brooklyn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is located at 412 Myrtle Avenue between Clinton and Vanderbilt. They can be reached at 718.403.0067.
Myrtle Avenue merchants hosted a pre-Valentine's Day event at the Toren Condos at 150 Myrtle Avenue and along Myrtle Avenue on Saturday, February 11th.
The V-Day event, called 'I Love Myrtle Avenue' was done in partnership with Rabiah Duncan of Corcoran Real Estate. The event was designed to give existing residents of the Toren as well as some prospectives the opportunity to taste and experience Myrtle. Avenue merchants had specials available in-stores and both Soco and CakeJoy Bakery had food and desserts available on-site.
Participating merchants included: Karen's Body Beautiful, Gnarly Vines, Sans Souci Restaurant, Chez Lola, Brooklyn Stone Boutique, Green in BKLYN, Five Spot Soul Food, Pillow Cafe-Lounge and Zaytoons.
The following are a few photos from the event:
click here for photos
To take a tour of any of the few remaining units in The Toren, LEED-certified luxury condo at 150 Myrtle Avenue and its awesome amenities, give Alex Capoccia at Corcoran a call: 718.210.4011.
High-end salon, The Owl and the Pussycat, is slated to open in early Spring at 154 Vanderbilt Avenue between Myrtle and Willoughby. The new salon will be the first biz venture for British-born Stuart Fraser and his wife, who has years of business experience working at a top beauty house.
The space is the former home of The Bakery aka Krumbs, that closed a few months ago.
Find out what's happening in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill arts community over a drink with South of the Navy Yard Artists (SONYA)! They're hosting a 'social' on Thursday, February 9th at The Emerson (561 Myrtle) at 7pm.
