We follow up with Velma, who — with the help of the Wellness for Life program at Brooklyn Hospital Center — is trying to lose weight and get off her diabetes medicine. After Velma goes food shopping and learns how to read the nutrition labels, she show... »
Run by husband and wife team Bryant Calvert and Deborah Williamson, James is a small and sophisticated restaurant specializing in New American Fare. Dishes like Carolina Shrimp with Roasted Garlic Polenta, a new take on shrimp and grits, are delectable... »
The brainchild of Alaska and Jessica, A Wrecked Tangle Press is a mega artistic micro press, where the scope of books are stretched while the size of the books are decreased. For more information on A Wrecked Tangle Press contact: http://www.awreckedta... »
Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley are documentary filmmakers, husband and wife, and are the co-directors of Battle For Brooklyn, a film 8 years in the making , that chronicles the struggle of a man and a community fighting to save their homes in the wak... »
A native of Nigeria, Jimi Gureje moved to Brooklyn with big dreams of making it in the fashion industry, and that he did. Not only is Jimi and amazing designer, specializing in vibrant dyes, he also started an artistic village here in Prospect Heights,... »
Most of us know the process for recycling plastics, paper, glass and aluminum. But what do you do with your old electronic waste like an old television, computer or a dead cell-phone? Lower East Side Ecology Center recently opened a “E-Warehouse” in th... »
Are you yearning for something more than your run of the mill barbershop experience? Enter The Adrian Fanus Grooming Salon whose namesake was inspired to merge that high-end spa feel with the basic – and not so basic – needs of male-centric grooming. C... »
Cuban, Congolese, Samba, Zumba! If you LOVE to move your body – then this is the place where your body will fall in love with you all over again. Cumbe Dance specializes in teaching the public the movement and music of the African Diaspora! All ages an... »
When Brian Robinson decided to dive into the world of wine after a visit to France – it was a most unlikely route for him to take. Now almost two decades later, his passion for wine and belief in small business led him to open Gnarly Vines Wines and Sp... »
He is a Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter, producer and journalist. His list of clients include Anita Baker, Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, and the late great Whitney Houston! He includes legends Phyllis Hyman and Gerald Levert as mentor... »
Solution or stigma? A new fence designed to keep bikers traveling below a footbridge safe from thrown objects is getting high marks from cyclist and drawing criticism from residents of the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene. From Brooklyn Independent Tele... »
After opening the Smoke Joint in Fort Greene and Peaches on Lewis Ave, Craig Samuel and Ben Grossman decided to launch Peaches HotHouse; their homage to the classic “Nashville Chicken Shack” right here in Bed-Stuy. With dishes like Grandma’s Eda’s Meat... »
Joining “carefree” and “germfree” in recent years: gluten-free! This Gowanus bakery makes lots of dough selling all sorts of breads and pastries to people who can’t tolerate this wheat (and other grain)-related protein. For more information about Every... »
Michael Bates: At Ibeam, in Gowanus, this bassist and composer rehearses with a progressive jazz group. Downbeat Magazine says of Bates’s music, “Sometimes multiple melodies dance about like characters in a Dr. Suess cartoon….” From Brooklyn Independen... »
This bike shop has rolled downhill from 7th Ave. in Park Slope to 3rd Ave. in Gowanus, where it continues to offer free classes (know how to true your wheel?) and “collaborative builds” – bikes built by customers and employees together. From Brooklyn I... »
