AS SHE EXPLAINS IT, KATHLEEN LEWIS had “no intention of going into the beauty business,” but here she is, eight years later, with an ever-growing stash of soaps, creams, lotions and candles now carried by more than 100 stores across the country. Once upon a time, Lewis, a resident of Park Slope, opened the first..
ONCE A WALL STREET SECURITIES ANALYST, LISA DONNESON has traded in that rigorous and stringent career for a no less intense but much more creative and autonomous role as entrepreneurial wine maker. Bouké (as in “bouquet”) wines just released its first three lines, as fresh and crisp as their name and label — one each..
FLATBUSH-BASED FILMMAKER SHALINI KANTAYYA was recently selected as one of 15 finalists in a competition to discover “inspiring and influential” filmmakers. As a passionate eco-activist and feminist, Kantayya was a natural standout at the Florida-based competition, hosted by The Doorpost Film Project. Her personal motto is “Lights, action, activism!” “As a filmmaker and human rights..
JONATHAN GABRIEL, BORN AND RAISED IN BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN, has been with the Red Cross for nine years in different leadership capacities. He began in Manhattan, but when the opportunity arose, he transferred not too long ago to what is the busiest, most encumbered Red Cross chapter in the country: Brooklyn. This is where fires and..
BISHOP GUY SANSARICQ was born in Jérémie, Haiti, and attended seminary in Canada, but has settled in Brooklyn since joining the local diocese in ’91. In truth, he has done much more than settle here and has achieved many firsts, most notably becoming the first Haitian, Caribbean and black bishop of Brooklyn and Queens —..
FOLK-SINGER AND SONGWRITER LEAH LAWRENCE just put the finishing touches on her second album, Everywhere To Go, Folk by Foulke, Vol. II, which she recorded while pregnant with her now-3-month-old son, Luca. “He was definitely present” for the making of the CD, she says, with a laugh. “He kicked.” She is eagerly awaiting the arrival..
BRIC’s CURRENT THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXHIBIT, CALLED “GROTESQUE HISTORIES,” curated by Director of Visual Arts ELIZABETH FERRER and gallery Manager BASEERA KHAN, addresses the world’s condition through a historical span of iconographies. Three artists with distinct visual style — Enrique Chagoya, Aaron Johnson and Miguel Luciano — all draw attention to the absurdities of history, politics, religion..
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ELIZABETH DABNEY HOCHMAN, a group of kids has been meeting for two years in Brooklyn Heights to talk about “life’s big questions.” Now, they are sharing what they found in a spirituality magazine for youth called KidSpirit, a beautifully designed project that she says is a first of its kind. The..
“I WAS RECENTLY IN BROOKLYN, selling my goods at the Renegade Craft fair and just loved the way [the Domino facory] looked over the bridge and on the water,” said artist NATE DUVAL. “Upon researching the factory, I discovered it had great history as well, and I just felt I needed to draw it. I..
AFTER FIVE YEARS OF DOCUMENTARY FILM-MAKING, PARK SLOPE RESIDENT NATHAN KENSINGER has, with admirable success, added still photography to his repertoire. This new hobby has landed him an exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library, a photo in Brooklyn Museum’s Click! exhibit and several new compadres in the sphere of New York photography. Kensinger’s favorite subject:..