Tossed & Found is going to be holding its third annual Barn Sale on Saturday, May 25. This is the event where one of N. Monroe’s most popular vintage stores closes off its parking lot and opens up its barn. It will run from 9am until 5pm and will be held in the rear parking lot of the building [map]. For the past two years, the Barn Sale has been a cornucopia of all things distressed, vintage, antique, and retro….
[Update July 18: A lot has changed since we first posted this back in May. For starters, we had to seek a new location. So please consider what you read below to be history. The dedicated Emerson-Garfield Farmer’s Market page with all up-to-date info is here.] With kind assistance from Melissa McNabb, the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council has just arranged use of the parking lot in front of the Adult Education Center (part of the Institute for Extended Learning) on N….
Petunia’s Marketplace will be hosting another one of its popular wine dinners on Saturday, April 27. What’s on the menu this time? Halibut Provencal with Bridgepress Cellars Pinot Blanc Olive bruschetta and truffle mac & cheese with Domaine Serene 08 Pinot Noir Warm mushroom, arugula and prosciutto salad with undecided red Chinese five-spice baby back ribs with Robert Ramsay 2010 Syrah Chocolate dessert with Hestia Cellars 08 Merlot The wine dinner starts at 5pm. Seats are $45 each — and…
A reminder that this Saturday, April 20 is Record Store Day. RSD has been going since 2007 and has grown into a global event. It’s a chance to show some love to your local record store, where, unlike iTunes and other digital marketplaces, there’s usually some boffin in a faded band T-shirt on hand who knows where to source the complete discography of your favorite artist — including split 7-inches and tour-only EPs. Here’s what the organizers say about the…
The next Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Meeting will take place tomorrow (Wednesday), April 10. It will start at 7pm and be held at the Corbin Senior Center. Please keep in mind that this month we’re encouraging people to attend the STA Moving Forward open house directly before the EGNC meeting. The info at the open house will probably create some topics for discussion, because the STA’s proposed changes will impact our neighborhood in various ways. Meeting materials (agenda, minutes for approval)…