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A version of this story first appeared in the Star-Revue’s August 2017 print edition. A burnt out bulb. A busted car. A broken knee. Future biographers might note a theme laced through Vander Carter’s culinary career: things keep breaking. But Carter — a Carroll Gardens entrepreneur behind the food startup JestGreen — only sees crisis as a chance for growth. […]
It had only been light out for a few minutes on the sub-freezing early morning of Monday, March 13 when the black rented van pulled away from the curb in the Columbia Waterfront District. The van was bound for Albany, for the Carroll Gardens Association’s annual lobbying trip on behalf of itself and the statewide Neighborhood Preservation Program. The Carroll […]
On February 1, 2017, 8 year-old Bledina Cunaku and 5 year-old Erina Terstena from Kosovo were given a second chance to live when they received life-saving surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center on Long Island. Through the love and generosity of the Van Westerhout Molese Club and the Club Dei Carinesi, $10.000 was raised for the girls to receive […]
Girl Scouts Troop 2339 will be using a big portion of their cookie proceeds to create care packages for the 100 residents of the Park Slope Women’s Shelter. Christine Brower and Alexandra Carroll are the Girl Scout Troop leaders for his group of “Brownies” (11 girls ages 7-9). According to Brower, the troop sold a “whopping” 1,700 boxes of cookies. […]
If you hate Valentine’s Day, the experience can mean anything from a simple headache to salt in the wound of recent heart break. Those lucky in love tend to spend the day with their significant others, with displays of love ranging from low-key affirmations to grand extravagant gestures. And then there are the happy singles, who might spend the day […]
From her birthplace in Michoacán, Mexico to her current home in Brooklyn, artist Maria de Los Angeles brings a fascinating life story – and with it, a mural for Carroll Gardens families. In December, the Carroll Gardens Library unveiled De Los Angeles’ new mural: a colorful composite of drawings by local kids who were inspired by books like Charlotte’s Web, […]
Whenever I get an e-mail from Vito Parente, president of the Van Westerhout Molesi Cultural Club on Court Street, informing me of an event he is going to hold at the club, I know it will not just be contagiously congenial, it is sure to be a big success as well. Saturday, September 10, 2016 was bore that out. The members of […]
Buddy Scotto and Joe Chirico are the new Bob Hope and Bing Crosby of Carroll Gardens. You’ve got to watch this great show that aired tonight on the NYC TV channel (25). Watch it online by clicking right here!
Friends of the Carroll Garden’s Library has been raising funds and sponsoring activities in support of the library for the past since they were formed in 2011. A highlight has been their annual book fair, with thousands of quality books donated by the community raising a tidy sum to enhance the service of the library to the community. The Friends […]
