With the unseasonably warm November days we’ve been experiencing this year, who the heck wants to be closed up inside of a crowded store while doing your holiday shopping? The Washington Post published a piece about the sidewalk vendors that line the streets of Harlem, though in smaller numbers over the years. Here is an… [Read more…]
November 27, 2006 by D. Bell
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I found this nice article on Harlemite Shemeka Copeland and wanted to share it. Below is an excerpt: November 23, 2006 Growing up in Harlem in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Shemekia Copeland heard hip-hop up and down the block. Her friends were digging Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J. But the latest… [Read more…]
November 27, 2006 by D. Bell
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After weeks of articles following the alleged harassment by police offices over a parking violation, it seems the tables have turned for the well respected reverend of Harlem. Reverend Calvin O. Butts is being accused of being a slumlord by the New York Post. Read the article below: UNHOLY MESS HEAT ON TOP HARLEM REV.… [Read more…]
November 27, 2006 by D. Bell
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By ALANA NEWTON November 26, 2006 — OCT. 7 – If you’ve ever tasted espresso beans, Sour Patch Kids, cayenne peppers and sugar cubes in the same night, then you were probably at the wedding of Courtney Hall and LaShann DeArcy. The Harlem duo, who met in 2002 through mutual friends, celebrated their favorite African… [Read more…]
November 27, 2006 by D. Bell
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Charles’ Southern Style Kitchen 308 Lenox Ave., nr. 125th St.; 212-722-7727 Charles Gabriel, Harlem’s reigning fried-chicken maestro, makes his second move “downtown” this week, when he and his Rack & Soul partner, Michael Eberstadt, transform a corner of Eberstadt’s Slice of Harlem into a satellite branch of Charles’ Southern Style Kitchen. Gabriel shares the pizzeria’s… [Read more…]
November 27, 2006 by D. Bell
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While browsing through Google Videos I stumbled upon this short piece about Harlem.
I’ve noticed that Sugar Shack on 8th Avenue and Yvonne Yvonne on 135th near 8th Avenue have both been closed up. Does anyone with the inside scoop? Yvonne Yvonne was a steam table Caribbean food take out restaurant with no indoor seating and mediocre to sub-par food. Sugar Shack used to the hottest night spot… [Read more…]
November 27, 2006 by D. Bell
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By MARGARET PUTNAM / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News FORT WORTH – “Look at me! Look at me!” Arthur Mitchell cries. Forty-four heads turn. The angle is perfect, chins raised just so, all eyes peering directly at Mr. Mitchell. Arthur Mitchell, co-founder and artistic director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, teaches… [Read more…]
November 27, 2006 by reefinyateef
29 West 125th St. New York, NY 10027 212-410-2296 Ok, let me say this first – Wimp’s has some of the best pastries around. My family is a big fan of the bread pudding and the sweet potato pie. I go around once a week to pick up my fix … and it’s so worth… [Read more…]
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November 27, 2006 by D. Bell
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