maybe this recession isn't such a bad thing after all

MLB's 125th Street Tower Project Cancelled

less harlem gentrification due to financial concerns? i'll take it!

and i still haven't found what i'm looking for

i am losing interest in blogging, my friends. i am determined to enjoy this spring/summer/fall because last year's were so miserable, and that means spending lots of time outside and very little in. it means walking the streets of central harlem that i love, finding new community gardens, meeting new people, and greeting dogs and babies and toddlers and stray cats. it means drinking wine out of a water bottle with my friend in marcus garvey park. it means drinking tea at the harlem tea room. it means spending time at the gym and then walking down to the harlem meer to work out some more. it means wearing a bikini under my clothes because i look GOOD and i feel GOOD and i'm floridian, which means i can wear a bikini WHENEVER i want with no shame :).

we will see what i have to offer later on. maybe i'll start to pay more attention. but i may not. i may just comb my afro out and walk around happy as a lark because it's almost summer in the city.

enjoy.

i'll be there

ART IN HARLEM: black president

art & performances hosted by bre and damond haynes

Sunday May 18, 2008
12-6pm

12 W 130th Street, #3

bring food and drink!

rvsp, please contact: artinharlem@gmail.com

formally instituted in november 2002, art in harlem is a collaborative effort to showcase the works of upcoming and established fine, graphic, decorative and performing artists. artists and their admirers gather at the space in harlem for
art, performance, music, food and spirits.

the idea behind art in harlem was to offer a comfortable, laid back open space in order to provide a clearinghouse for new artists, as well as established ones.




this event happens in my hood! i went to the last one and really enjoyed it...and my friend jackie lives there!

put it on the calendar...

there goes the freaking neighborhood

a friend called from 126th and 5th the other day to tell me that nubian heritage (boma) was closing down. the doors were open and shit was being moved out, and there were no signs on the windows. i was devastated. big fat sad face.

i was going to write a whole post about the importance boma has had in my life here in new york, how my friend dave's face fell when i told him the news, how i just had a whole conversation with a neighbor the other day about the fabulousness of the business and the owners, and then i found this post over at uptown flavor. they aren't gone for good, they're just moving! that's the good news. the bad news is that the current space is being replaced by an applebees? boo.

there goes the neighborhood.