Monthly Archives: August 2011
Destination: LIC
As a relative newcomer to Queens I sometimes like to visit a neighborhood pretending I am in a foreign country. I wander the streets and see what I can discover. Today, on my way to Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center, a … Continue reading
Filed under American, Long Island City, Restaurants
Feeding the “Sweet Tooth” of Flushing’s Early Quakers
Long Island, 1645: a group of English families is granted a charter by the Dutch of New Amsterdam to establish a village called Vlissengen, or what is now known as Flushing, in the Borough of Queens. Many of these folks … Continue reading
Filed under Flushing
RURAL ROUTE FILM FESTIVAL comes to Queens this weekend!
How do we define urban? An adjective describing a city? A place where large numbers of diverse people live in close quarters? A breeding ground of innovation, information and new ideas? A place where take-out is available any hour of … Continue reading
Filed under Farms, Food Policy, Uncategorized
