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French Immersion Preschool and Camp Open House this Weekend.

We recently wrote a blog about women-owned Elite Minds Montessori, which is opening up in the Columbia Waterfront District starting this summer, and we’d like to follow up by sharing the latest info about this brand new neighborhood preschool.  They will be holding an open house this Saturday from 2pm-4pm at their space, 117 Union Street. […]

New Spot for Coffee on South Smith Street.

Residents of this southern area of Smith Street in Carroll Gardens are excited to welcome Brooklyn Habit, a new coffee spot that just opened at 405 Smith Street on the corner of 4th Street. It was very busy when we rode by yesterday! It hasn’t been around very long so only has a handful of […]

Make Music NY Festival Coming to Cobble Hill.

With spring weather on the way it brings the memories of strolling down our neighborhood streets during all of the wonderful street festivals that happen in and around our area over the next several months. We can expect a new one in Cobble Hill this June. Make Music New York, the largest music festival in […]

Easter Egg Hunts in the Area.

With so many adorable little parks and community gardens in the neighborhood it’s no surprise that Carroll Gardens and the surrounding neighborhoods have tons of options for Easter egg hunting. The Easter bunny is definitely going to be busy April 1st hiding eggs in Urban Meadow, Carroll Park and Coffey Park in Red Hook along […]

Movie at Carroll Gardens Library

Every once in a while we check out the goings on at Carroll Gardens Library because they always host such sweet kids events.  Today at 3:30pm the library, at Union Street and Clinton, will be showing A Charlie Brown Christmas.  This movie is a wonderful classic for all ages and a great way to get […]

Carrol Gardens and Cobble Hill: Solar Powered-Brunch

Here’s a delightful and unique way to learn about solar power in Brooklyn. Tomorrow, from 12pm-3pm you can register for a free workshop (brunch not included) with Brooklyn SolarWorks. This event will take place at Leyenda at 221 Smith Street. Go solar with your neighbors. Join the group. Get brunch with an award-winning mixologist and […]

Carroll Gardens Tree Lighting and Toy Drive.

It is officially December and we are in full-fledged holiday preparation mode! The holiday markets have already commenced, Hanukkah is only a couple of weeks away, outdoor Christmas tree vendors are in place, and more festivities are popping up here and there. There is one a week from today that is a combination of celebratory […]

Brooklyn Collective Holiday Gift Fair.

The delightful shop across from our Columbia Street office will be having a holiday gift fair on December 1st from 6pm-9pm so mark your calendar and save some spots on your holiday shopping list.  They’ll have clothing, jewelry, accessories, ceramics, art, kids items and more.  And of course complimentary drinks while you shop! We couldn’t […]

Volunteer for District 39!

In the wake of election day, where in some Brooklyn areas turnout exceeded expectations, many of you may be feeling energized and ready to get involved in local politics.  Attending your community board meetings is definitely a good place to start and we encourage all who can to do that.  Here is another way to […]

Spotlight on Za-Ya Ramen on Court Street.

Often times on Court and Smith Streets we wonder if a restaurant that we see is new or if we just failed to notice it until now.  So when we passed by  Za-Ya Ramen noodle restaurant at far south side of Court Street (545 Court) we definitely thought to ourselves “Is this new?”.  The outside […]