DeKalb Avenue Merchants Association has been together a doozy of a list of restaurants, bars, hat shops and general stores that are celebrating Obama’s Inauguration day with sales and deals galore. It’s great to see as this neighborhood has been super supportive of Obama’s campaign, not only the people who live here but the small [...]
Obamanomics hits DeKalb Ave.
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments
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The Sad, Sorry Logo at Pay-O-Matic
January 10th, 2009 · No Comments
This is the check cashing shop on the corner of my block. Already a sad state of affairs, as the place rips off poor people who can’t get a checking account or need to pay late bills fast by charging crazy fees.
If that wasn’t enough, look at the logo on this bad boy.
Is that [...]
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Development in Ft. Greene may not suck
November 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Walking by the enormous hole on Carlton between Willoughby and Dekalb, I was fearful that once again, some ridiculously out of place condo was going to sprout up, with 40-50 “luxury” units featuring all the amenties we never thought we wanted in an apartment: margharita maker, bowling alley, pinball machines and dating service. Not to [...]
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