A Dream Summer Job for Digital Content Creators!
Soul Society 101 Family! Here’s a dope opportunity to start your week. Would you or someone you know love to live downtown NYC for FREE this summer and get paid to create digital content by being an official Explorer In Chief? It sounds like an unreal opportunity but it's very real. The Alliance for Downtown New York is accepting video submissions from content creators for the Lower Manhattan Explorer In Chief Dream Job contest, a chance to spend a summer of adventure-filled
KWANZAA CRAWL 2016
When my childhood friend and Brooklyn-native, Kerry Coddett, informed me that she was setting up a Brooklyn Kwanzaa Crawl - I knew without a doubt that it would create a splash bigger than Brooklyn has seen in a while. A much needed big ass group hug for black people, like the first time you experienced Solange's A Seat At The Table. I wasn't able to participate in this year's Kwanzaa Crawl since I was on my way to the beautiful island of Grenada, but that didn't stop me from
Traveling Beauty: Ivy Coco
Hi Ivy! Thank you so much for speaking with us today! So for those who don't know you, can you give a brief background of what you do? Well, I’m Ivy! A lot of people know me as Coco. I’m a fashion blogger, model, and I also work for a fashion-consulting firm in Los Angeles. I have my life style blog that I run. It’s very important to me because it talks about my sense of style and illustrates how our style is reflective of things that we have gone through in our life. My blog
I DON'T DO CLUBS: BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANT MONTH
You ever see an idea and think to yourself, "this is exactly what we needed!"? Well, for me being an avid foodie and supporter of black businesses that's the feeling when I saw that idontdoclubs.com launched the first black-owned restaurant month after the success of their black owned owned restaurants listings for New York, DC and Atlanta. Most foodies in New York City have indulged in NY Restaurant Week which launched in 1992. The food experiences are amazing, but more time
BROOKLYN BRUNCH: PEACHES HOT HOUSE
One of my favorite brunch spots in Brooklyn is super low key. Peaches Hot House, sister restaurant to Peaches (both in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn) offers a unique take on southern, country breakfast in NYC. And is VERY affordable.
As if Peaches main wasn't small enough, the Hot House is even smaller with an amazing rustic vibe that makes it feel more cozy and exclusive than small. My favorite is the granola crusted French toast with maple bourbon peaches. (Peaches are fruits, so th
Duane Park NYC - Burlesque Show and Great Eats
There are a few moments in life where you need to celebrate something and a simple dinner and/or drinks won't do. You want an experience - something to write home about, something that will be a time stamp for life and remind you of the high. Recently my girlfriend got promoted to Director at Viacom, one of the very few Black women to do so. At the age of 30. That's cause for such a celebration of there ever was one.
Queue up Duane Park on Bowery St in NYC. From the outside
Brunch Fever In Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
I had one of the best brunches I've had in a long time this weekend. If you're in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, you've got to check out this spot called Sweet Chick. It's one of the best fried chicken and waffles in NYC (if not THEEE best,) my favorite shrimp and grits in NYC and bacon bacon bacon everywhere! I also tried a special - The Rosemary and Bacon Biscuit - rosemary and bacon baked into an amazing buttery biscuit, with egg and cheese on the sandwich. YES WE CAN! My cousin
BEST ICE CREAM AND GELATO IN NEW YORK CITY
Even though labor day marks the unofficial end of summer, the weather on the east coast says differently. So why not treat your self to some delicious ice cream? And let it be a cheat day for all you fitness folks out there! Here are some great places to get some Ice Cream from in NYC! Ample Hills Creamery Standout flavors: Ooey Gooey, Sweet as Honey and The Munchies Prices: Kids scoop $2.75/Single $4.35/Double $5.75/Pint $8.25 http://www.amplehills.com Oddfellows Ice Cream S
Recap: Afropunk Festival 2014 - Brooklyn, NY
For those of you who have never been or heard of Afropunk Festival before, think of it as the culmination of all that is epic in cool-kid underground music, whether by nature or my choice, in the seam that locks soul, funk, punk and electric music together. And what better place than Brooklyn, NY, which has for as long as I can remember been the epicenter of underground coolness, and more recently than not with the migration of too-cool for school gentrifiers, making it the r
1/2 Sushi 1/2 Sandwich - NYC
Healthy meets tasty at one of New York City's latest restaurant crazes - The Little Beet in midtown Manhattan. I'm constantly on the search for healthy food that tastes good. There are but so many salads I'm willing to eat, and half of them don't even taste good, honestly. Maybe my palette is just skewed from years of what I consider great tasting food, but it is what it is. With my office in midtown Manhattan, I often feel stifled by the buttoned up, over-polished restaurant
