Rolling and Bouncing in Coney Island

September 6, 2009
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This past Friday night September 4 th, 2009 I had the opportunity to relive a joy of my youth, roller skating. See, I recently learned that a roller skating rink had opened up in Brooklyn. Though seasonal Lola Staar’s Dreamland Roller Rink located off the boardwalk in Coney Island in my home borough of Brooklyn, NY is a fun excursion that should not be missed.

Friday was the first “Saved in My City” official event night. Preparing to leave my house I packed up my Sketchers skates and my new Sony Webbie MHS-PM1 HD Camcorder (Violet) and purposed to head to Coney Island.

The following video clip and photos chronicle my evening. Though I was a party of one I had a blast. I came home with sore body parts after almost 3 hours of skating; however, energized and encouraged enough to do it again!

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Yummy Sit Down Chinese Restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn

September 1, 2009
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Janelle and Lela

 

On Sunday as I was out and about with my photographer and sister-friend the lovely Janelle Tamara Bennett of Jantamabe Photography; we encountered an actual sit down Chinese restaurant worthy of blogging about in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn.

She had just captured a few shots of me at this cute little coffee shop called Connecticut Muffin when we looked down the block and saw Szechuan Delight’s restaurant front. See both I and Janelle’s stomachs had started to talk. She had spent the last hour or so taking photos of me for Lela Jefferson…the BRAND (stay tuned for more information about that.)

I had really wanted to treat her so when she said what I thought about Chinese and we saw the restaurant just down the block we

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MY SAVED IN THE CITY EVENTS – 7/27 – 8/1/09

July 27, 2009
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MY SAVED IN THE CITY EVENTS

Monday, July 27th – Saturday, August 1st, 2009
This week stands to be an exciting, productive and enjoyable one!

On Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 I will be attending a free webinar called “How to Weave Social Marketing into your Word of Mouth Marketing Programs” from the World of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA)

Time: 9am PST | 11am CST | 12pm EST
Cost: There ain’t none! It’s FREE to attend!
Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/758310922

Speaker: Sarah Hofstetter, Vice President, Emerging Media & Client Strategy @ 360i
About 360i: http://www.360i.com/

The rapid growth of social media has shifted the way marketers approach customer engagement, presenting new challenges, but also new opportunities for reaching customers in deeper and more meaningful ways.

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In the evening I will be attending World Changers Church-New York’s weekly Bible Study service at the Manhattan Center (311 W. 34th Street between  8th and 9th Avenues) in the Grand Ballroom.

Doors open: 6pm EST
Service start: 7pm EST

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On Thursday, July 30th, 2009 I will be attending midday free concert sponsored by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) featuring Ladysmith …

Mint Condition – Minty Fresh

July 26, 2009
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5 / 5
5 / 5

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

– New York, NY

– Sun, Jul 19, 2009

Favorite moment: My favorite moment is always when Stokely has the audience do vocal exercises with him.

Opening act(s): none

Posted 07/21/2009 at Ticketmaster.com

I have been a fan of Mint Condition since they first hit the airwaves in the early 90s. It is almost two decades later and they have yet to disappoint me. Each year I make it my business to head out to BB Kings one of my favorite …