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Mixing Fashion and Philanthropy
The Vanity Project creates apparel for nonprofit groups and donates 51 percent of its profits.
Topic: Arts & Culture
Seeking a Phone Booth Facelift
The city is asking designers to come up with smart phone booths for the smartphone age.
via The Local
New Art Rises From Fire’s Ashes
Students who lost work in a recent blaze at Pratt Institute are getting back to creating art.
via The Local
Church Takes on Expanded Role
The Church of St. Joseph is set to become the co-cathedral for the Brooklyn Diocese, sharing duties with the smaller St. James Cathedral Basilica.
via Mott Haven Herald
Lincoln Memorial’s Bronx Link
A retired math teacher wants to make sure the once-famous Piccirilli family, who members fashioned the famed tribute to the 16th president from their Mott Haven studio, is not forgotten.
New Designers Get Runway Shot
Nolcha Fashion Week offers unknowns a chance to display their clothing and jewelry creations.
via The Local
Forgotten Hoop Greats Honored
The Brooklyn Nets recently saluted the legacy of the Smart Set Athletic Club, whose members played basketball in the borough long before the desegregation of the NBA.
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Closing Center Fishes For Funds
Supporters of the Biko Transformation Center held a fish-fry as part of a bid to save the Bushwick community staple.