$25-and-under gift idea #19: letterpress coasters
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

$25-and-under gift idea #19: letterpress coasters

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Before all you practical types start grousing that junk-mail envelopes and magazines make perfectly good coasters, remember that the whole point of […]

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$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #18: Scarry story book
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #18: Scarry story book

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Every day this month, we’ve been calling out to local merchants for great gift ideas. Today’s selection is from Karen of the […]

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This weekend: Cookie takedown, aerial theater troupe, zoo animals + wrapping paper
Outings

This weekend: Cookie takedown, aerial theater troupe, zoo animals + wrapping paper

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Saturday 12-5pm: The monthly Greenpoint Food Market returns with tons of local artisanal treats, on-site gift wrapping, free raffles, more. Church of […]

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Beat this woman at Boggle and get a free drink!
Outings

Beat this woman at Boggle and get a free drink!

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This is Ann. She’s half of the gracious couple that owns our favorite new Park Slope bar, The Sackett, where we had […]

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$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #17: crazy-cheap board games
Shopping

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #17: crazy-cheap board games

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You already know we love a good board game, so it should be no surprise that at least one would make our […]

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Where to eat while light-gazing in Dyker Heights?
Food & Drink

Where to eat while light-gazing in Dyker Heights?

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You should never enter a jungle without proper provisions. The same goes for an evening of hardcore gawking in Dyker Heights. Every […]

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Eat your way through one frugal foodist’s Brooklyn
Food & Drink

Eat your way through one frugal foodist’s Brooklyn

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As much as we try to bring you everything you need for the low-budget Brooklyn life, we have to admit, we’re not […]

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$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #16: travel bottles
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #16: travel bottles

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There’s nothing a miser hates more than travel-size anything, ie., getting gauged for convenience’s sake. That’s why we dig GoToob, the endlessly […]

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New State-owned cafe in Ditmas Park
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

New State-owned cafe in Ditmas Park

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Every low-budget, office-less blog needs its unofficial home-in-a-cafĂ©. For the past, oh, seven months, Ditmas Park’s Vox Pop has been the place […]

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Big moving sale at Deluxa
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Big moving sale at Deluxa

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This just came in from reader Kristen Stocks, and we’re definitely checking this one out: Love your site and am a big […]

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