Alta Vista, Oak Ridge, Highland Park, Valley View. These may sound like the generic names of neighborhoods and housing communities all across the country, but have you ever thought about what goes into naming these areas, or what their monikers might suggest about the people living there? Whet...
Brooklyn Origin: Place-name from Dutch Meaning: "marshland" Description: It may be the hippest of hispter neighborhoods, but as a baby name Brooklyn is now on the decline: down from a peak of 120 births for boys in 1999, and over 7000 births for girls in 2011. ...
Schermerhorn Street runs through Brooklyn neighborhoods like Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. The Dutch name belonged to a prominent New York family in the 1700s. ‘Mosholu’ Moh-SHOO-loo,MOSH-ah-lu, etc. According to aNew York Times article from 1990, “Mosholu” (as in the Bronx’s Mosholu ...
Some of the bands on this list were inspired by a brief visit to a far-flung location, like A Sunny Day in Glasgow, others found their inspiration from their hometowns, like Chicago and Boston, or neighborhoods in their cities of residence, like Cypress Hill. Still other...
Brooklyn Origin: Place-name from Dutch Meaning: "marshland" Description: It may be the hippest of hispter neighborhoods, but as a baby name Brooklyn is now on the decline: down from a peak of 120 births for boys in 1999, and over 7000 births for girls in 2011. Brooklyn Continued Bif...
ThePearl Districtis one of Portland's most popular neighborhoods. It's home to the iconic Powell Book (another name idea) and Crystal Ballroom. The area was once called the Northwest Industrial Triangle. Then in the 80's Thomas Augustine, a local gallery owner, renamed it and said he chose...
‘next chapter’ with their remarkable Rabbeim, and now a “new place to call home” – boded for an exceptional Makom Harbatzas HaTorah HaRav Yona Yaakov Lapidus, Menahel, explained why the Mesivta years are so important in the life of a bachur, and how a positive Mesivta experience ...
Birds are at the heart of this story - both the elusive ones, the painted and studied ones, and the ones who seem to be all around the NYC neighborhoods where the story takes place。This is a hard book to review - it has some of the most beautiful sentences and descriptions I've eve...
On August 10, Under Armour returned to New York for the first time since 2016 to host its UA Next Elite 24 event in Brooklyn, bringing together 48 of the world’s most elite high school basketball players for an unforgettable competition. Under Armour Announces Eric Liedtke as Executi...
Here’s a list of famous cats. Yes, many cats have become quite the stars around their neighborhoods and around the world. Many of these kitties have made an impact in different walks of lives. Do you have a favorite famous cat?