Vines & Voices 017
Fall fest season, vocal locals, the most expensive home ever listed in Cobble Hill and more.
Welcome to Vines & Voices, your weekly look at what’s happening across West Brooklyn. Curated by CSJ, this free newsletter arrives in your inbox each week with news, stories and a few extras worth knowing. Have a tip, a story idea or something you think deserves attention? Write to us at info@courtstreetjournal.com. Your voice helps shape the story.
What I Wrote This Week
I wrote about Under Your Skin, a Scandinavian hair-care brand whose hormone-safe claims are verified by the Research Institutes of Sweden — something nearly unheard of in the beauty industry.
The Roundup
Red Hook Open Studios kicks off today at 1 p.m.
Outline hosts a trunk show with fine jewelry designer Camille Beinhorn tomorrow, Oct. 12 from noon to 6 p.m.
Cardinal Gift Shop, one of my favorite shops in Fort Greene, and textile artist Allison Page are teaching people how to make tiny quilts tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 12 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Van Alen Institute’s Fall Fest returns next Saturday, Oct. 18, at 303 Bond Street in Brooklyn, offering an open house full of treats, music, art workshops and a raffle featuring prizes from local Gowanus businesses. The all-ages event will showcase hands-on activities — weaving, herb bundling, block printing, interactive art installations and more — celebrating creativity and community across NYC.
Brooklyn Grange and City Growers hosts a fall fest with food by Chef Naomi Santos of Cena, hot cider, tarot readings, pet portraits and more next Sunday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Staubitz Market is now serving loaves from Mazzola Bakery on the weekends.
Court Street’s redesign is stirring up strong opinions. I love a vocal local!
The Six Bells Countryside Inn was named a Key Hotel of 2025 by Michelin Guide.
Billie Eilish featured Rue Saint Paul in her Sustainable Fashion Guide.
Echelon Studios, a pair of film and TV production studios totaling 600,000 in square feet and $552 million in construction, is coming to Red Hook and Bushwick.
The most expensive home ever listed in Cobble Hill just hit the market, 10 years after the last record-breaker sold for $15.5 million. Any guesses on this one’s price tag?
In the same week, an affordable housing lottery launched for a new eight-story building in Carroll Gardens near the Gowanus Canal, part of the ongoing Gowanus rezoning effort.
Earlier this week, I saw Via Roma Pizza Bar had suddenly closed. A few days later, a “Sale Pending” sign was up in the window.
Taking over the space once home to Santo Brúklin, a near-perfect brunch and dinner spot known for its fried chicken wings and pão de queijo, is… yet another dispensary. Are dispensaries the new Starbucks?
