Parent Camp by Alice Kaltman Ah, the lazy days of summer. No more teachers, no more books. No more lunches to pack, no more mad dash to get to pre-school or grade school on time… Read More »Self-run parent camp: how to make it work for all of you
I’m not one for food fads. Now, I’m not saying that I never get sucked in (hello, bacon jam), but the researcher in me makes me skeptical of new foods suddenly touted as the next… Read More »Cuckoo for Coconut Water!
One of Brooklyn’s best loved swimming pools, the Douglass-Degraw pool in Gowanus, is slated to be closed this summer due to budget cuts. The pool is loved for both the kiddie and adult pools, both… Read More »Don’t Close the Double D Pool!
A tipster sent in this surprising news: The International School of Brooklyn will end its long-running French & Spanish Language Immersion Playgroups program in June 2010. The program was started in 2004 and ran playgroups… Read More »ISB to end immersion playgroups and new group to start ones up
We have a couple of new Directory Listings – both of which I am totally thrilled about. I pass by the Muriel Guépin Gallery every day and have always been wowed by the art in… Read More »Accommodation and Art Classes/Gallery in Cobble Hill are newly listed
The Luria Academy of Brooklyn has completed their move to their new location in Prospect Heights, at St Marks and Vanderbilt. Luria Academy is a school for ages 2- 10 years that focuses on a… Read More »Luria Academy moves to Prospect Heights
We took the NY Water Taxi from Brooklyn to Manhattan quite a bit last summer and it was the perfect antidote to feeling landlocked on the playgrounds. We took the Hop-On/Hop-Off service to Christopher Street… Read More »Water Taxis: now open and where to hop on and hop off
Looking for easy neighborhood fun this month? Stroll over to Fort Greene every Sunday in June for a three-block long street festival on Fulton Street. The streets will be closed off for loads of activities… Read More »Balloons, soccer, art and dog parades on Sundays in June
Want to ride a bike or play miniature golf for free? If that’s not your speed, how about a slow swing in a hammock or a picnic in the shade? It’s all possible starting this… Read More »New ferry service to Gov Island from Brooklyn and what to do once you get there
Two winners were picked by random.org and each won 4 VIP floor seats tickets for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s opening weekend: Sunday June 20. The winners can choose between the 1p.m. or 5… Read More »TWO winners of VIP Floor Tix to Ringling Brothers