Bakery Smells

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Reader question: Everyday I ride my bike through the intersection of Washington and Atlantic and wonder where that wonderful bakery smell is coming from? It can't be that storage area and I reckon that it's not the McDonald's on Vanderbilt -- so where's it coming from? I wonder if you know.

Just curious! It's been on my mind forever.

I'm banking on the Hasidic bakery on Waverly near Atlantic. It's right near the brewery. Houseowax and I were going to stop in that day we hit up the brewery, but we were drunk and it was nearing sundown. I don't think it's the kind of place you can just pop into to pick up some cupcakes -- they probably do baking for kosher restaurants, etc.

Celebrity Stuff

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1. A movie titled 100 Feet is filming this morning on South Oxford just south of DeKalb. Walking past, I saw Bobby Cannavale made up and being filmed inside a car. 2. I've heard some rumors that Keri Russell has moved to the hood. A friend of mine saw her the other day in Fort Greene Park, walking with her husband. His description? "She looks just like herself!"

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Another Poo "Situation"

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Dearest readers, I have reason to believe the neighborhood fecal situation has gotten out of control. Check out this note I received over the weekend: I'm a big fan of the CHB and as such and very aware of the dog crap problem around the neighborhood. This morning my husband Sean and I were walking our pooch up Clermont between Greene and Lafayette (on the east side of the street), and we saw something so disturbing on sidewalk that we immediately knew we had to report it to you...unfortunately we didn't have a camera with us, so there's no shot attached.

It was...a used colostomy bag. EWWW! Of course, our dog found it first, but even she knew it wasn't something to be messed with.

Thank goodness they didn't have a camera! I don't even know what a colostomy bag looks like, and I hope I never have to find out. Anyone else seen one lying around? How did it get out onto the street???? I love that even the dog wouldn't mess with it.

Another Storefront for Rent

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Brownstoner told me the storefront on Greene and Grand was already rented, and hinted that it would become something very cool. But the rental signage is still up, and now the laundromat next door has also closed and is available for rent! I'm surprised this hasn't been jumped on yet. Such an interesting corner (in a good way) for new businesses... dscf0518.jpg

Henna and Brows on Vanderbilt

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Looks like the Rastafarian shop/hangout on Vanderbilt just north of DeKalb has closed its doors for good. I never stopped in, but the friend I was walking with immediately started lamenting the difficulty he will experience finding sugarcane. I'm definitely intrigued. If this place provides good brow threading, it'll be a godsend.

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I just called the phone number, and it sounds like a man's voicemail... weird.

Mirror's on Grand: UPDATE

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*cringe* Every now and then, I check back on my favorite "coming soon" establishment, Mirror's on Grand. Nothing's ever changed. Thankfully, a neighbor noticed something veeeeery intriguing, and sent me this note:

I was walking by "Mirror's on Grand" today and noticed a sign in their window that says they are going before CB2 tonight as part of the process for getting a liquor (beer/wine) license for a bar/restaurant. This place has had me intrigued for the last year or so that it's been "coming soon" but I had noticed a little more activity in there recently. I guess it's not going to be a mirror store though, assuming they get the license! I'm imagining a sort of ghetto-glamorous night spot now, haha. It still seems a little dusty and unfinished in there for now, so who knows how much longer we will be on the edge of our seats in anticipation!

Liquor license! The plot thickens. Maybe I was wrong about the grammatical inaccuracies, and it's going to be a person named Mirror's restaurant/bar.