In 1961, we got a new chain store for Christmas.
Tag: holidays
Posted inEat & Drink
Missed Connection: Miracle on Grand Street
Do birds of a feather really flock together? Time will tell.
Posted inCulture
Donner & Blitzen’s Reindeer Lounge comes to The Springs!
Has The Springs frozen over? Nope, it’s just been Christmasified! Donner & Blitzen’s Reindeer Lounge can be found this holiday season at The Springs, a local bar in Greenpoint (224 Franklin Street). Don […]
Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, Events
How to Make Mulled Hungarian Wine the Easy Peasy Way
I don’t remember the point at which the simple days of working on a wishlist of gifts in the days leading up the the holidays were over. All I know […]
Posted inShopping
Try on a Beautiful Leather Throne Watch at the Duke’s Annex Pop-up
If you don’t live on Franklin Street, you may not have noticed the great series of pop-up stores that have begun to occupy Duke’s Annex, the small space next to […]
Posted inGreenpoint Gift Guide, Shopping
Make it Through the Holidays Looking, Feeling & Doing Good with Deals at Sparrow Salon
(sponsored) That time of year is upon us, when we are supposed to be thinking about family and friends and happiness and cheer, while trying to deflect all the stress […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Recipes
Easy Like Sunday Morning Coconut Macaroons!
When a friend invites you to a party and you ask, “Can I bring anything?” be prepared for “How about dessert?” And if you don’t want to take the easiest […]
Posted inHoliday Gift Guide 2013
Gift Guide: Cafe Grumpy Gift Box Makes BEST Last Minute Gift
Well folks there are only 2 days until the big Christmas Day and many of us are scrambling. Maybe we forgot about our sister-in-law or that weird cousin no one […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Recipes
Coquito – That Funny Feeling Christmas Drink Popular Among the Puerto Ricans
When I was a kid my Titi Pat, whom my Dad called “the Irish woman,” (her real name was Patria) would drop off a big bottle of Coquito during Christmas. […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Holiday Gift Guide 2013, Shopping
Kale Pies Are Back at Paulie Gee’s: Gift Guide
Do your parents ask you, “What do you want for Christmas?” and you never have any idea? Why not ask them for a gift certificate to one of your favorite […]