The American Civil War ended in the spring of 1865, which is 150 years ago this spring. Greenwood Cemetery is commemorating this with a grand procession and festival. Over 5,000 veterans of the Civil War are buried in the cemetery. It sounds like quite an event. The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. with Civil War […]
This should be a very popular workshop. “Using social media to expand your business online” is where we are all at right now and very important to being a business owner nowadays. Those who can use and get the most out of social media to grow their business have a much better chance of thriving […]
We are so proud to be working with small businesses like FabStylist. Realty Collective’s Christopher Webb was happy to find owner, Sharntai Harris (pictured above), a space and help her join a community. Here’s what he has to say about the salon and process. FabStylist Salon celebrated its grand opening in April 2015. The salon […]
We just learned of this meeting at Miccio Center concerning updates about the capital projects in Red Hook. Input from the community can help decide where the funds should be distributed for parks in the area of Red Hook so it important for residents to come out and have their voice heard. Mark this on […]
We wanted to share this with everyone. We’ve blogged about our friend, Eleanor, before. She tutors in the neighborhood and surrounding areas. She’s going to be tutoring over the summer as well. If your child loves reading, creative writing, or needs some extra help to get them ready for the new school year this would […]
Tonight is the general meeting for the Cobble Hill Association and we wanted to share this flyer with everyone. We’ve been following the story of Long Island College Hospital since we learned about the imminent closing long ago. The future of the development at LICH is important to area residents and business owners alike. Everyone […]
The community plan process for East New York, which was supposed to begin in the spring with rezoning proposals, has been pushed back until early September. We’ve been reading a lot about the goings on and plans for this neighborhood and though we were expecting and interested to hear more about it this spring […]
We added a Pinterest board over the winter entitled “Greenwood Cemetery” and were very happy to add some spring time pictures to it yesterday. We only have a handful of weeks left to see the blossoming trees and spring flowers and Greenwood Cemetery is a lovely place to visit before the season has passed. We’ve […]
Our lovely Mary Gaglio snapped this shot at 289 Van Brunt Street (at the corner of Pioneer). It’s a book store opened by our already established and loved neighbor Pioneer Works. Definitely a welcome addition to Red Hook. It looks so quaint too! A while back the space housed both a hair salon and small […]
The wonderful Red Hook organization RHAP, a tutoring and mentoring program, has joined Amazon Smile. If you’ve never heard of this version of Amazon before we’ll explain. Buy something through Amazon and a percentage of proceeds will go towards the project of your choice. More info below on how to do this. Simply go to www.smile.amazon.com instead […]
