Wednesday 23 May 2012
Brenda & Wilbert Fryson of Chauncey Street - We bought our house on Chauncey Street in 1974. A relative of a close friend lived on the block, and he made it possible for us to meet the owners, who were moving away. We wanted our daughter, Kenya, to grow up in a caring and...
Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Artful Home: When Fedrecia Hartley purchased her property several years ago she fulfilled three dreams: brownstone ownership in her Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood; the establishment of a home for exhibiting artists’ works, including her own; and creation of creative art opportunities for community building and empowerment. Hartley is the Director of Zion Gallery and...
He was a successful university dean; she was a prominent health professional. They both were entrenched in the comfort zone of a Crown Heights brownstone they loved. Their labor of love is the Wellington Herb & Spice Farm “which sits atop a hillside” offering “breathtaking” views of the Catskills’ Schoharie Valley. Annually they have...
Our Time’s effort and intention was to help MXB antiquarians pick up business from the October 1999 “Come On Home to Bedford-Stuyvesant” Brownstone Tour. It did. Ten years ago, Our Time Press christened three blocks on Malcolm X Blvd., between Halsey Street and Decatur Street, “Antiques Row.” Within two years, the corridor had extended...
How many young people have seen the inside of a battleship, toured a utilities plant, met a bridge builder, developed a high-scale project, conferred with top-tier leaders in the energy field – all within the span of 6 weeks? Thanks to a wonderful experiential program developed by the American Association of Blacks in Energy,...
