Vines & Voices 009
BSE's youth basketball training center, a summer solstice sound bath, free(ish) surf and turf sliders and more.
Welcome to Vines & Voices, your weekly dose of the latest buzz in South Brooklyn. Curated by CSJ, this free newsletter will land in your inbox each week with everything you need to know — and a little more. Got a tip? Some juicy news to share? An idea you think we should cover? Hit us up at info@courtstreetjournal.com. Your voice is part of the story.
My Need to Talk About is my series of non-sponsored m*sings. (Sorry – I know you’re not supposed to say the m-word on Substack!) This week, I wrote about the Red Hook minimalist duplex that multi-million-dollar dreams are made of.
The Roundup
Brooklyn Paper put together this helpful guide on the 2025 Primary Election. Election Day is this Tuesday, June 24.
Anne Burrell, Food Network star and Carroll Gardens local, passed away in her home earlier this week. Her death is being investigated as a possible overdose, according to The NYTimes.
BSE Global, which owns the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty, is opening an 18,600-square-foot youth basketball training center this fall.
Henry Julier’s “Woven Structures” collaboration with USM is on display at the brand’s SoHo showroom. Read about the collab in our Q&A with Julier.
Brooklyn Granary & Mill, a stone flour mill, opened yesterday in Gowanus.
Liz’s Book Bar is celebrating its one-year anniversary today from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with games, a raffle, live music and more. They’re also hosting a block carving and card-making event tomorrow, June 22.
Public Records is hosting a sound bath and spiritual live performance in honor of the summer solstice tomorrow, June 22.
Take Me With You, the Ace Hotel Brooklyn’s boutique gift shop, is throwing a block party next Saturday, June 28. Free and open to the public, the party will have live music and DJ sets; ice cream; live screen printing; and more.
Untapped Journal is bringing back The New York Architecture + Design Book Club. Taking place Monday, June 30, the gathering centers around an updated and expanded version of “A Book of Things” by Jasper Morrison and will feature a conversation between Knoll’s SVP of design and the president of Kasmin Gallery.
Two food-related things: flan parisien by Brooklyn French Bakers and (free, with a catch!) surf and turf sliders by 6 NYC.
Happy weekend!