Straddling the precarious border between Spanish Harlem and the Upper East Side, Food seems to blend the flavors of the neighborhood into a harmonious pot of simply…good food. New York Magazine says: Food, like its precursor in the same spot, Dinerbar, is part diner, part bistro, and part bar, with a spare if comfortable setting,… [Read more…]
Harlem based businesswoman Stacie Jones, better known as model and former “Apprentice” contestant Stacie J, has launched her own perfume that will be sold nationwide. The fragrance is described as “Swiss chocolate cream and juicy red fruits” scents. That is an interesting combination. We hope Stacie does better with this venture than she did with… [Read more…]
The New York Daily News had been publishing a special pull out series about Harlem called “2006 Harlem Week”. If you aren’t a Daily News reader you can read it on the web. Daily News [website]
August 11, 2006 by D. Bell
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Here is our list of the best events that this weekend has to offer (updated 8/2/06): -Get in touch with your artistic side by going to the Harlem Renaissance Jazz, Film and Art in the Park [details] -Get in touch with nature by participating in the Harlem River Row [details] -Dance with glee as 152nd… [Read more…]
August 11, 2006 by D. Bell
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The revolutionary life of the man whose death was recently prematurely celebrated in Miami will be the object of celebration in downtown Harlem on Monday. To mark Fidel Castro’s 80th birthday “a cake with 80 candles, and more, to make it known that what is loved never dies” is being prepared, said Father Luis Barrios,… [Read more…]
The New York Times published a light piece on the cart trend in Harlem. The author described the different varieties and features of the “granny” shopping carts that people use to haul groceries and laundry. He interviewed a number of Harlemites about their shopping carts and what they like best about them. My first shopping… [Read more…]
August 10, 2006 by D. Bell
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As an addendum to yesterday’s post about the Harlem real estate market, there were some interesting figures quoted in the New York Sun article titled “Apartment Rental Market Sizzles”. Here’s an excerpt of the article about the trends that are quickly creeping uptown:
August 10, 2006 by D. Bell
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Back in June we published a post about ImageNation and its plan to open an independent movie house in Harlem next year. The cinema will feature the films of artists who reflect the Harlem community and will be housed in the new Kalahari Condominium complex on 116th Street. As readers pointed out in the previous… [Read more…]
As promised back in July here is a somewhat short list of media coverage concerning the uptown real estate market: Updated 8/12/06: -City College opens their first on-campus dorm. -The abundance of empty buildings in Harlem are ripe property for the tight affordable housing market. However there are still apartments in Harlem for around $1,000… [Read more…]
Welcome to the new home of UPTOWN flavor. Hopefully this will be our last move before obtaining our own domain. If you want to help us reach that goal please make an online purchase or donation. Thanks for your support!
August 4, 2006 by D. Bell
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Sending a heartfelt thanks to all the readers who took the time to vote in our recent poll. It is great to know that there are so many Harlemites using our site as the premier source for up-to-date information about the uptown community. As we noted before we want to provide our readers with a… [Read more…]
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August 14, 2006 by D. Bell
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