Celebrating Community
Star-Revue reporter Emily Kluver spoke to the owners and managers of three local business to check out this month: UBreakIFix, an electronics repair shop in Carroll Gardens; Toby’s Public House, a new Columbia Waterfront District Pizzeria; and Verona Wine Bar, which re-opened earlier this year under new management. Read on to get to know these additions to the neighborhood. UBreakIFix […]
When it comes to a low-stress, family-friendly activity that everybody loves, miniature golf has few rivals. Yet finding a mini golf course in New York is about as easy as finding parking on the weekends – and that goes double during the cold months. Four years ago, friends Chris Schneider and Ryan Powers had a harebrained idea. They would […]
Back in 1997, the Atlanta, Georgia-born sculptor and contractor Scott Pfaffman bought the 360 Van Brunt Street storefront — which was a leaky, abandoned dry cleaning place — for $45,000. He originally thought he would build an art studio there. Pfaffman and the storefront, however, would embark on a journey that would survive multiple businesses and Hurricane Sandy, and ultimately, […]
Until the 1970’s, Columbia Street north of Hamilton Avenue was a thriving shopping district. Old-timers remember John’s Bargain Store, the Happy Hour Movie House, Pamasano’s and Sokols Furniture. As the neighborhood deteriorated for a variety of well documented reasons, some stores moved over to Court Street, while others shut. The past 15 years has seen a slow revitalization. While service […]
On September 8th, ten local business owners gathered at Atelier Roquette for a graduation ceremony. They were all members of what all agreed was a tremendous learning experience. For many, it was an emotional experience as well, as they got to know their fellow merchants even better, as well as understanding what made them tick, and how they could further […]