Wednesday linkage
Why NYC tap water makes the bagel [WSJ] The best budget calculators for college students [Mint] MTA toll hikes planned…
Author: Jonathan Berk
Escape turkey day with a London home swap
Most of us flock to the gathering of every living relative for a couple of drama-filled days in late November.…
Monday linkage
Columbia St. Waterfront growing in a family way [NY Times] Roll out your complaints with the Rant Van [Ditmas Park…
Local showcase seeking BK-based films for 2011 season
Spend time at a local international film festival, and it's hard to miss the fact that movies are being made…
Brooklyn College, Saturday: a look at BK’s Black renaissance
With CMJ flooding our collective musical consciousness this week, it'd be a shame to overlook (gasp!) all the other music…
Craigslist freebie of the day: long-hair styling in W’burg salon
These guinea-pig-for-the-stylist freebies pop up ever so often on Craigslist, and they always promise more fun than the tv-stand curb…
Literary launches this week in Fort Greene & Bushwick
Maybe you thought Brooklyn's literati would still be regrouping after last month's festivities, but no---the organized reading continues. On top…
Wanted on Craigslist: pet-walkers, sitters, boarders
If you're a deprived animal-lover with a Fido-forbidding landlord, this might be the job posting for you. A Brooklyn pet…
Monday linkage
Bed bugs making their way into real estate fine print [NY Times] Cabbies refusing BK-bound rides because of bridge traffic…
Saturday, a book-swap for your health
It's no secret that we like a good book-swap, and Cobble Hill seems to be where they're happening of late.…