Archive for June, 2010

  • Murder Mystery- The Ryan Case

    Murder Mystery- The Ryan Case

    Posted on June 19, 2010 | No Comments
    I found this gem on goldstar.com. I’ve always liked interactive plays – the accomplice and punch drunk in London were lots of fun. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one at $15 per ticket my expectations were low. The full price is $30...

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  • Star struck

    Star struck

    Posted on June 16, 2010 | No Comments
    It’s not every day you get to meet your secret crush. Most of us are happy with our memories of furtive glances in high school gym class. But never in a million years did I expect to actually get to meet my hopeless crush. Not...

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  • One Bridge Park

    One Bridge Park

    Posted on June 13, 2010 | 1 Comment
    One Bridge Park, a development that’s had a roller coaster ride. It’s monolithic size certainly heralded the development of 85 acres of water front Park space. It’s celebrity tenants often closed multi-million dollar deals, the latest being an un-disclosed buyer who topped the most-expensive-condo-in-Brooklyn list...

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  • Neighborhood: Atlantic Avenue Art

    Neighborhood: Atlantic Avenue Art

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Last weekend was the Atlantic Avenue Art walk. It’s a self curated walk — meaning you get a map and sort of figure it out.  There are art spots throughout Beorum Hill, Downtown, and Cobble Hill. As it happened, most of the action was on...

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  • Neighborhood: Happy Hour Every Hour

    Neighborhood: Happy Hour Every Hour

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Moving to Brooklyn after 15 years of Manhattan is often a daunting thought. But it gets easier when you discover gems like Cobble Hill’s Rotchild’s. Josh and I had just enjoyed a sumptuous meal at Bendoin Tent when walking out we saw the unbelievable $2...

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  • Coming Soon!

    Coming Soon!

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Moving to Downtown Brooklyn has its perks. Near the subway, near great neighborhoods, great value buys, but the Fulton Mall is not one of those perks, at least not to me. From the moment I first beheld it circa 2002 it was an eye sore....

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  • Love is in the Air

    Love is in the Air

    Posted on June 6, 2010 | No Comments
    How better to spend a Sunday afternoon than at a wedding, full of good people, good food, and even better music? With the Brooklyn Botanical Garden as a backdrop it can’t get any lovelier. It was a personal wedding, half of the guests were family...

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  • 80 Dekalb

    80 Dekalb

    Posted on June 5, 2010 | 7 Comments
    80 Dekalb, known confusingly by it’s fill-in-the-blank “Bkln Dklb”. During this past weekend’s sojourn to Brooklyn we checked out the much publicized 80 Dekalb. Forest City’s rental project allegedly in Fort Greene but moonlighting in Downtown Brooklyn. We were passing it on our way from the...

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  • My Life At Toren

    My Life At Toren

    Posted on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Toren, usually positively featured on Curbed, was in for some snide remarks today based on their ground-up marketing campaign on MyLifeAtToren. I heard it mentioned on the on-again-off-again streeteasy Toren thread. This time I actually checked it out. I very nearly didn’t live to tell...

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