Archive | August, 2008

Cookie Commercial Shoot in Cobble Hill

McBrooklyn reports on a commercial shoot yesterday on Clinton Street:
Cresent Moon Films took over Clinton Street near Verandah Place all day Wednesday to film an ad for Nonnis Biscotti. They set up a table in the street and characters walked down the steps of nearby brownstones as well.

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Cobble Hill Bike Ride

This dispatch from the Cobble Hill Association:
Come join the Cobble Hill Association and Brooklyn Greenway Initiative for the first ever…
COBBLE HILL BIKE RIDE
When: September 14, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Cobble Hill Park
Cost: FREE, simply rsvp to cobblehillbikeride@gmail.com.
The Cobble Hill Association and Brooklyn Greenway Initiative are hosting a 12-mile casual bike ride that [...]

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Van De McCords Spotted in the Wild, Separately by One Josh

A couple of weeks ago, one of the Joshes or “Josh and Josh” seemed to be having a day a being “stalked” by Cobble Hillbilly/Reality TV star Alex McCord and her hubby Simon Van Kempen:

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SNL Cast Rolls Out Short Shot in Cobble Hill

Saturday Night Live regulars Jason Sudeikis and Bill Hader’s film The Line has begun rolling out online via YouTube and other outlets.  Shot last month in front of the Cobble Hill Cinemas on Court Street, the piece follows fans lining up for the opening of a new sci-fi flick 11 days before it opens:
Journalnow.com: Hader [...]

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Complaining About LICH

From Brooklyn Heights Blog, TK Small writes about the current situation at LICH:
Recent trends in government and politics suggests that more decisions are being rendered on a local basis as a result of grassroots involvement. Last week Brooklyn Heights began digesting the announcement that LICH will be closing the OB/GYN department and selling a number [...]

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Play Ball! Court Street and Smith Street to Basebrawl for Charity

The Brooklyn Eagle brings us word that Alex at Fish Tales is putting together a charity softball game:
Alex Ortiz, one of the friendly fish purveyors at Fish Tales (191A Court Street), is a man with a plan. He is busy organizing a softball game at the Red Hook ball fields between the merchants of Court [...]

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September 10 – CHA Potluck Dinner! (Cancelled!!)

From the Cobble Hill Association Blog… mark you calendar! CANCELLED

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New Parking Rules Make People Happy… Really?

Are you as excited about the whole change in PARKING REGULATIONS as we are?  Thought so:

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Doc With Totally Awesome Name Appointed ER Chief at LICH

LICH may be going through a rough patch right now, but the show as it were must go on.  The Brooklyn Eagle reports that a man with possible the coolest doc name ever – Dr. Tucker Woods – has been named chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the hospital.  And ladies, click through [...]

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Druids Spotted in Cobble Hill, No Sign of Derek Smalls

This item from  Lindsayism (via Curbed) has us wondering if this is a Spinal Tap revival trend:
Last night I was walking on Court Street near Union Street with Stephanie (“Stiff”) and there were two ladies walking in front of us wearing long, flowing, huge robes with hoods (though the hoods weren’t up), not unlike the [...]

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