Having lived in Harlem for three years, it’s taken a little longer than I’d like to admit to learn about Sugar Hill Market but one of the perks of this city is that there is always something to discover, usually right around the corner from where you’ve been having your daily coffee or commute home. Thanks… Read More Sugar Hill Market: Handmade, High Quality Goodies in Harlem
Two great coffee shops, one common source, one great neighborhood.… Read More Sippin’ on Filtered Coffee in a Chipped Cup
Local beauty salons abound along Broadway but the ones that draw my eye on my regular commute to work just opened in the past two years and are all between 146th and 147th. Part of the draw is the woman dutifully offering me a info card every time I walk by and the other… Read More Arches, Lashes, and Legs
A few months ago, while stopping to admire this beautiful painting on a leisurely walk around the block, the lovely owner of Asali Yoga, whose entrance is located directly to the left of this mural, stepped out to inform me that it was done by the Audubon Society. I have no shame in admitting that… Read More Street Art for a Cause: Audubon Mural Project
When I first moved, I was lucky to have the convenience of two local supermarkets in addition to the primarily outdoor fruit shops on Broadway. Sure, both of these supermarkets were C-Town but one was at 145th and the other at 150th. While I preferred to walk the twenty plus blocks to Fairway for produce… Read More Supermarket Sweeps: Goodbye Dingy, Hello Organic
When I moved to the west side of Harlem, specifically the part otherwise known as Hamilton Heights, three years ago, I didn’t realize that I would be witnessing it’s transformation. A morphing was taking place from a spacious maze of bodegas, Chinese food spots, and “farmacias” into a burgeoning student friendly hub of hip bars… Read More Hamilton Heights – Journey from Cultured to Hip(ster)
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