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Women-Owned Business Mother’s Day Gift Guide

It’s Mother’s Day again, and you might be racking your brain over what to get the person who never seems to need anything – your mom. Even though she says she doesn’t want anything other than some time with her kids (or grandkids!), it’s nice to get her a gift she’ll love.  What’s better than […]

Women-Owned Business Series: Tracy Watts Hats in Gowanus

We had the pleasure of speaking with Tracy Watts who owns a hat design and manufacturing business. Victoria also stopped into the studio for a private tour! Read more below to learn more about Tracy Watts Hats, the pop-up they’ll be having in a few weeks, and view the photo gallery of their space!   […]

Brooklyn Collective Event Coming Up.

Artwork Courtesy of Jenny Belin Time for another Brooklyn Collective shopping event! It’s happening in a couple of weeks and, as usual, will include complimentary cocktails and live music. An additional activity they’ve been holding for this yearly Valentine’s Day event is Valentines for Congress. They will have a table set up so that shoppers can […]

Spotlight on Whstl, a Brooklyn-based Professional Bag Designer

We wanted to share not only Whstl’s story and info about their product but also the special promotion they are offering for the new year! See pics and read more from them below! Whstl is an innovative, Brooklyn-based brand creating professional bags that adapt to the diverse daily needs of the modern New Yorker. Whstl’s […]

The Last Days of Holiday Markets.

If you haven’t gotten everyone checked off your list yet there are still some opportunities to do that at Brooklyn’s many holiday markets. It’s the perfect chance to shop locally and support your community makers, designers, and artists. Here are a couple below, via an ExploreBrooklyn guide, that are still going on or approaching! Renegade […]

Brooklyn Collective Gift Fair.

Let the holiday gift fairs begin! Our good friends and neighbors, Brooklyn Collective, are holding a holiday shopping event next week, December 7th from 6pm-9pm at their storefront on 212 Columbia Street. This one is a bit different, not only to past shopping celebrations at Brooklyn Collective, but also to most gift fairs. This will […]

Summer Streets by Shyda Hoque

Photo via NYC DOT Tomorrow is the last weekend of NYC Summer Streets.  The Department of Transportation program turns Park avenue to a car-free zone and there are plenty of activities for kids of all ages to participate in.  This marks the 11th season and every year this program becomes more popular and there were over 300,000 […]

Women-Owned Brooklyn Business Series: Olly Oxen Free Vintage

We are delighted that we had the opportunity to talk with Suzanne Palmer who owns one of our favorite vintage stores in Williamsburg. She is sharing the space now with Swans Nest Yoga, which is set to open tomorrow with an open house event! Read more and see a gallery of photos below! Tell us […]

Recently Opened Piercing Studio on Smith Street.

We couldn’t find out exactly how long this new piercing studio and fine jewelry storefront had been open but walking past it was new to our eyes and their yelp reviews only date back a few months so we imagine they are very new to this space. Ahimsa which if looked up in the dictionary […]

Spotlight on Books Are Magic Events.

We are thrilled to have this independent book store in the neighborhood of Cobble Hill and wanted to spotlight the store itself and remind everyone that they have events happening every week in their store. Tonight is the reading and signing of a memoir called Jello-O Girls by Allie Rowbottom. Also this week will be Korean […]