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Tag: Thursday Spotlight

Thursday Spotlight: With Artists Short on Showcasing Opportunities, IRL Gives Their Work a Home

by Billy McEntee December 24, 2020January 5, 2021

Considering, drafting, and generating art is the bulk of the creative process, but there’s one other aspect that is just as vibrant, just as exciting: sharing that work with an […]

Thursday Spotlight: Jen Toth Scribbles (and Celebrates) Local Businesses

by Billy McEntee December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Santa loves a stocking stuffer, and Greenpointers love whimsical art depicting their nabe. Jen Toth (@jenscribblesny) has found a way to combine these loves — not that commercial value is […]

Thursday Spotlight: Fripp’s Music Brings South Carolina Lore to Brooklyn

by Billy McEntee November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

You might wonder where you are while listening to Fripp’s lyrical and transportive new EP, “Body Work.” The five enchanting songs paint inviting but distinct topographies: a hilltop for stargazing, a seaside home, […]

Thursday Spotlight: Meet Newtown Creek Alliance’s Newest Horticulturist

by Billy McEntee October 20, 2020October 22, 2020

Horticulturalists don’t get to work from home. The earth needs to be tilled, rain gardens need maintaining and bulbs need to be planted. As much of the world spends more […]

Thursday Spotlight: La Merced, Greenpoint’s New ‘Immigrant-Owned’ Juice Bar

by Billy McEntee September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

La Merced, the delicious new juice bar at 1008 Manhattan Ave., opened two weeks ago, and the smoothies are as rich and colorful as the vibrant colors seen on the […]

Thursday Spotlight: Meet Greenpoint’s ‘Pizza Girl’ Who Delivers Dough in Brooklyn

by Billy McEntee September 7, 2020September 10, 2020

Jenny Olbrich’s Instagram handle is @ThePizzaGirlNYC. The title is simple, but also striking. In the name, you might confront the thought that the pizza industry, like the culinary one at […]

Thursday Spotlight: Meet the Local Teen Celebrating Black Lives Through Murals

by Billy McEntee August 27, 2020September 6, 2020

It’s been another difficult week in the United States, to say the least. Protests rage across the country as activists continue to fight for racial justice and an end to […]

Thursday Spotlight: “A Place to Bowl” Strikes Community and Spares No Detail

by Billy McEntee August 13, 2020August 14, 2020

Greenpoint used to have a bowling alley (other than the Gutter). Like many local businesses that run their course, the bowling alley eventually closed. But Greenpoint Bowl’s departure was not […]

Thursday Spotlight: Floral Designer Maria Christina Nino

by Colleen Blackard June 4, 2020

If you’ve walked along West Street on the way to Transmitter Park, you may have already met Maria Christina Nino of MC. Nino Designs (65 West St.) as she casually […]

Thursday Spotlight: Masks In The Wild Commissions Artists and Promotes Public Health

by Billy McEntee May 28, 2020August 14, 2020

In a time where public health and artists’ careers are at risk, Masks In The Wild boldly and resourcefully looks to uplift each of these vital entities. A grassroots project […]

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