Damn Digital is an interactive agency based in DUMBO. They have created all sorts of work for clients including a very cool digital children’s book for use on the iPad. If you have a design problem and are looking for someone to help you strategize and execute, Danii is a great person to...
We have farmers! Right here in our neighborhood! Brooklyn Grange is the world’s largest rooftop farm and they create enough on their farm to sustain not only a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) member group, but also to represent and sell their goods at Smorgasburg weekly on Saturdays. Ben and Dave both said they would...
Stephen Burke, the president of the Ithaca Hours local currency recently got in touch to say he’s coming to Brooklyn! If you want to meet him and ask some questions about what it’s like to live and work with alternative currency, get yourself down to Red Hook. Details from Stephen: Hello Brooklyn (Torch, and...
Next up, the makers of the Impossible film which fascinated me enough to write a stipend project proposal based on taking pictures. These Impossible people are so helpful. They hooked me up with a cool frog tongue which helps protect the evolving film from the ever bright sun. (or other light sources) Patrick even...
With my stipend check in hand, I went off to deposit the check at our local Federal Credit Union, The Brooklyn Coop. Samira and Geoff are so great, they introduced me to a host of services they provide for our neighbors. The Brooklyn Coop has all sorts of really wonderful account features for residents....
First up, Macktez, the stipend grantors, local IT consultancy group, are all around good people. When I went by to pickup the stipend check, they were having a feast. Here is Matthew with the feast, my check, my wallet and a Brooklyn Torch voucher. I got my stipend check and shook hands with as...
