The very talented and uplifting duo of Tyrone Birkett and his wife Paula Ralph Birkett were a featured music act at the Harlem Book Fair. In their newsletter they share their experience. Listen to a sample of their work as you continue to read : Perseverance 2000
An Exclusive Runway Presentation featuring designs from Harlem boutiques… B. OYAMA DENIM LIBRARY MONTGOMERY PIECES Thursday, August 16 @ The River Room in Riverside Park West 145 St. & Riverside Dr. 8pm Attire: Harlem Chic With after party featuring DJ Danja Mouf Advance tix $20 At door $30 * Proceeds will benefit The Brotherhood/Sister Sol… [Read more…]
Harlem and Bronx come together to protest Randall’s Island redevelopment plan [FoxNY] Hip Hop in Harlem: Beats Breaks and more [NYCParks] The Sun observes the resident market in Harlem surging [Miller Samuel] Sun article [NYS] Harlem Week activities [CitySearch] NYPress along Harlem’s 5th Avenue [NYP] 7Online offers a passing glimpse at the Harlem gentrification… [Read more…]
Harlem now has a 700-square foot cigar store and lounge with more than a hundred varieties of premium cigars, including several labels hand-rolled on the premises. “We have relationships with factories in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua that make rare blends for Renaissance,” observes Johnny Drake. Displaying big screen TV’s, leather furnishings, chess boards, reading… [Read more…]
Send a writing sample and a note telling us why you’d like to join our team. If you’re in the know about what’s happenin’ in Harlem and you can commit to writing about it on a regular basis we’d love to have you. Just think how fly it would be to have a U.F. email… [Read more…]
August 2, 2007 by D. Bell
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