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Aperture is a new Italian restaurant in Carroll Gardens.

Featuring brick oven pizza (picture below of that very pretty oven) and much more, this traditional Italian restaurant has only been open a couple of months.  We hadn’t been that far down on Court Street (its at 552 Court between Garnet and W 9th) in a little while which is why we didn’t blog about […]

Widow Jane Distillery 2nd anniversary party is tonight in Red Hook.

Tonight the celebration of Widow Jane’s 2nd anniversary will begin at 7pm.  The fest will be held at the distillery, 214 Conover, and will have food, live music, and drinks of course.  More info about what to expect is below.  They will also have a “secret stash” available for pre-sale tonight that is expected to […]

New Barber on Atlantic and Clinton

Drove past this place early this week and snapped a shot.  First we saw the tell tale flags outside and then the giant “grand opening” sign.  Looks like a good old fashioned barber shop.  It’s got a cute name too, Mr. Right Barber Shop.   They weren’t busy at the time but have a very good […]

Sprout children’s boutique grand opening event is this Saturday.

For a while we had seen a sign outside saying that Sprout, an organic children’s boutique, would be coming to 376 Court Street.  They are now open and we stopped by to take some pictures to share.  The place looks really nice and we were surprised by how large the space was and also that […]

New corner store on Henry and Union in Carroll Gardens.

You may remember that months ago Francesco’s Pizza was taking up the entire space at the corner of Henry and Union then they split it into two spaces.  Francesco’s has moved into the space at 531 Henry and the corner spot was for lease.  Well, there are new tenants.  It’s not open yet but is […]

Raaka Chocolate in Red Hook

This four year old Chocolate manufacturer has moved into Red Hook recently at 64 Seabring.  They are called Raaka and they produce delicious organic chocolate and also do tours! We’ve been meaning to take this tour and will definitely get pics when we do but for now we wanted to share something we just saw […]

Columbia Waterfront Fall Merchant Mixer

Hello friends and neighbors of the Columbia Waterfront District.  The Fall mixer hosted by the Columbia Waterfront Merchant Association is next Tuesday night.  Come gather with your community members at House of Pizza and Calzone and share your input and ideas and learn upcoming promotions and programs.  It’s at 5pm.  For any questions email bfgoogins@carrollgardensassociation.com

Upcoming free workshops through Carroll Gardens Association.

Here is a schedule of the upcoming business workshops at the Carroll Gardens Association, 201 Columbia Street.  These very helpful workshops are always free and if you are interested you should definitely take advantage of them.  The first coming up is next Thursday and is called “How to Write a Business Plan” and another at […]

Restoration Rocks Music Fest this Saturday.

Summer may be over but that doesn’t mean free outdoor concerts are.  Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration holds this annual music festival and the line-up for this years is posted on their website.  Put this on your calendar for this Saturday, October 11th between 12pm and 5pm. Save the Date for our premier presenting event, Restoration Rocks […]

Gowanus Open Studios is right around the corner.

It’s Open Studios season.  These are weekend long events where artists invite the public into their studios.  Different neighborhoods host different weekends.  It’s a great way to get a feel for a neighborhood and just a fun and unique event all around.  Greenpoint kicked off the season last weekend, October 3rd and Gowanus will be […]