Original air date: 4/19/2011Cinderella in Red Hook: Young people in this underserved neighborhood, mostly from the Red Hook Houses, have a new center where they ca...
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Original air date: 4/19/2011Cinderella in Red Hook: Young people in this underserved neighborhood, mostly from the Red Hook Houses, have a new center where they can get job training, health services, counseling and more. It’s called the Red Hook Initiative, and National Grid’s Cinderella Program helped turn this once-abandoned warehouse “green.” Abu’s Homestyle Bakery: What turned a schoolteacher into a baker? How has his business managed as his stretch of Fulton Street has undergone big changes? What’s the secret to this bakery’s signature item, the bean pie? Get on line for the answers… Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network: Host Randy Peers talks to Nancy Carin, Executive Director of the BOC Network, about all that this non-profit does for prospective entrepreneurs, start-ups and established small businesses. Two Toms: Talk about not being a slave to fashion: at Two Toms Restaurant, sandwiched between the Gowanus and Park Slope on 3rd Avenue, the same family has been serving family-style Italian for 60 years. What’s kept them going? Just how huge are their pork chops? From Brooklyn Independent Television's Sector B. ;http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit
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Original Air Date: 2/15/2011Roadify: See that car waiting for another car to pull out of a parking spot – the one you’ve spent 30 minutes looking for? What you don...
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Original Air Date: 2/15/2011Roadify: See that car waiting for another car to pull out of a parking spot – the one you’ve spent 30 minutes looking for? What you don’t know is that one driver tipped off the other that the space was about to become available – because they both joined Roadify. Event Planning: Karen Auster, of Auster Agency, Brooklyn’s preeminent event planner, brings host Randy Peers up to date on what her business does, how it’s changing to meet the times, and how she handles the challenge of throwing some of the biggest parties in the borough. De-Cluttering: To get the scoop on the growing business of home organizing, Sector B producer/reporter Fred Brown invites ACE Organizing into his own apartment. And yes, he gets a neater closet out of it, too. Buffalo Boss: A new buffalo wings place lands on Fulton Street, ready to peck its way to profitability. The chicken is organic and Jay-Z is an investor – will that be enough to make it fly?
TLTV Ep 100 - Wave ...
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Welcome to TLTV's 100th episode! I'm glad you are with us and hope that you have enjoyed yourself so far. I've got much, much more of The GTA to cover, so stay tun...
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Welcome to TLTV's 100th episode! I'm glad you are with us and hope that you have enjoyed yourself so far. I've got much, much more of The GTA to cover, so stay tuned!
In this episode we are going to take a look at two new additions to Toronto's waterfront -- The Wave Deck and HtO Park.
Toronto has always had a spectacular view of Lake Ontario, but it's waterfront has historically been neglected. People wishing to spend time by one of the largest lakes in the world instead have found industrial storage lots, refineries, and lots of garbage. All that started to change a few years ago, and the latest additions are helping to bring people back down to the waterfront.
The Wave Deck is one of three planned wave decks for the waterfront. Judging from the smiles on the faces of the kids sliding down the slopes of the Wave Deck, it's a smashing success. Aesthetically, the Wave Deck's design is meant to mirror the waves of the lake as well as the curvatures of the shoreline, but try telling that to the kids in this video! They are simply enjoying themselves, and that's what it is really all about, isn't it?
Also on today's agenda is a visit to another new addition to the waterfront - HtO Park. The park is an "urban beach" and is located just steps from Harbourfront Centre. The park begins with rolling green hills and a few trees, with paths meandering throughout. The paths lead to the park's standout feature -- a large sandpit that holds Muskoka chairs and enormous yellow metal umbrellas. At night the hills of the park are nicely illuminated by lights.
With a spectacular view of Lake Ontario and the Toronto Islands to the south, as well as the CN Tower and Skydome to the north, HtO Park is nicely situated. The only drawback is that swimming is not allowed in the park, but that doesn't seem to matter to the huge number of people enjoying the park on the day I experienced it. There were simply people everywhere -- sunbathing, throwing a frisbee around, or just having a family picnic.
After many years of neglect, Toronto's waterfront is starting to become the kind of place that people want to experience. Let's hope that the city keeps adding new and exciting things to the waterfront for years to come.
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Textile Arts Center: Hand-weaving, screen-printing, embroidery – how two young women are keeping these skills alive, for fun and profit, and getting a new generati...
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Textile Arts Center: Hand-weaving, screen-printing, embroidery – how two young women are keeping these skills alive, for fun and profit, and getting a new generation to try some very old hobbies.Learning the Non-Profit Ropes: Medgar Evers College can teach you all about starting and managing a non-profit organization. Host Randy Peers, who runs a non-profit himself, talks to Jonathan Bissell, Director of Adult & Continuing Education.Freelance Juggling Act: A teacher, a dancer, and a trainer: how tough is it for one person to make her living as all three? Meet someone who can tell you from experience…plus some tips on time management.JoMart Chocolates: Right after WW II, when the world still had a pretty sour taste in its mouth, a family started up a candy business in Brooklyn. It’s still going strong, and sweet.From Brooklyn Independent Television's Sector B: The Business of Brooklyn. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bit