Author Archives: Lisa M. Collins
Bien Cuit Opens in Boerum Hill
New bread bakery on Smith at Dean St.
Opera in the Park
Tonight: Brooklyn Bridge Park
“My Korean Deli” : Boerum Hill
Great read by former Paris Review editor.
Free Organic Face Wash
With purchase at Shen Beauty on Court.
Macbeth: Carroll Park
July shows. Free.
Bastille Day Smith Street
Petanque Tournament and sand in the street. Music. Food. French immersion. See our photo show from last year's festival.
Restaurant Openings/Closings
Shelsky's upscale Jewish appetizing shop.
Brooklyn Terror Case
Marine Park kid convicted.
Fire Sale: Organic Bodega
50 percent off vitamins, shampoos, etc.
Brooks Waxes on Charter Schools and Ravitch
David Brooks of the New York Times writes an interesting opinion piece on charter schools and Diane Ravitch, a national education leader/speaker/author.
Cobble Hillian Kicked Off Flight for Cursing
A lifelong Cobble Hill resident and book author, on his way home from a wedding in Kansas, was kicked off a plane while laid over
Dean Street Art
A blue orb by Avant Yarde.
Summer Camp Listing NYC
Some interesting camps can be found here at Camp Page.
Teacher Layoffs Averted
Was Bloomberg bluffing?