TRAVEL CHANNEL IN SLOPE

SAMANTA BROWN WHO HOSTS A SHOW ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL CALLED "PASSPORT TO GREAT WEEKENDS" TRAVELS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE,BUT CHOOSES TO LIVE IN A 3-BEDROOM CONDO IN PARK SLOPE. I'M ALSO AN AVID TRAVELER BUT I LOVE TO RETURN TO BROOKLYN WHEN MY TRIP IS OVER.

PARK SLOPE SLEEP IN

ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING WILL BE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY IN PARK SLOPE. THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING 9200 STREET SIGNS. TIME TO BE REDUCED TO 90 MINUTES FOR STREET CLEANING. SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO PARK. I DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY AS THERE ARE NO SPOTS ON EITHER SIDE NOW, IT WILL JUST MEAN PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE TO MOVE CARS FOR STREET CLEANING. ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS.

A BUSY WEEK

TO ALL OF MY READERS,SORRY FOR NOT POSTING FOR A FEW DAYS. IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK WITH TOURS ON MON,TUES AND WED. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETINGS ON TUES AND THUR. A BROOKLYN TOURISM MEETING. NO TIME TO BLOG.

THEN AND NOW

BENNY'S CANDY STORE WAS LOCATED ON 3RD AVE BETWEEN PRESIDENT ST AND UNION ST. IT IS NOW CANAL BAR, A COOL BAR BUT FOR ME IT WILL ALWAYS BE BENNY'S. BENNY WOULD SIT IN THE BACK WITH HIS DIAMOND PINKIE RING WITH THE NUMBER 155 IN DIAMONDS. THAT WAS HIS NUMBER. AS A KID I TOOK NUMBERS AND WOULD DELIVER THEM TO BENNY. YOU CAN CHANGE THE OUTSIDE BUT WHAT'S IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS WILL NEVER CHANGE.

BLOGFEST 08'

TONIGHT I WENT TO THE 2008 BROOKLYN BLOGFEST. IT WAS HELD AT THE BROOKLYN LYCEUM BETTER KNOW TO LOCALS AS THE BATH-HOUSE. NICE EVENT, MANY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND ALSO INFORMATIVE.

BROOKLYN $ BUYS MANHATTAN

ACTRESS JENNIFER CONNELLY IS SELLING HER MANSION ON PROSPECT PARK WEST FOR $8.5 MILLION AND BUYING A $7 MILLION PENTHOUSE IN MANHATTAN. ONCE AGAIN BROOKLYN TRUMPS MANHATTAN.

IKEA HIRES LOCALS

IKEA HOLDS TRUE TO ITS WORD TO HIRE LOCALLY WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW STORE IN RED HOOK. WITH OVER 300 HIRED CITY WIDE 200 ARE FROM THE NABE. ONE GUY SAID OVER 30 PEOPLE IN HIS MOTHER'S HOUSING PROJECT BUILDING HAVE BEEN HIRED. GOOD NEWS FOR RED HOOK AND ITS LONG TIME RESIDENTS.