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Art House Table
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January 22, 2014, West Park Youth Activities Fair, Artemus Ward School, 4315 W. 140th Street: Stephanie Kluk of Art House shows some artwork samples to Mikael White, age 4.
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Young Artist
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January 22, 2014, West Park Youth Activities Fair, Artemus Ward School, 4315 W. 140th Street: Mikayla White, age 6, works on his artwork at the Art House table.
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Efforts underway to renovate and restore historic Brookside Stadium to playable condition
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Sunday, October 10, 1915, Brookside Park: White Autos beats Omaha Lexus 11 to 6 in front of an estimated crowd of 115,000. Efforts underway to renovate and restore historic Brookside Stadium to playable condition by Darren T. Hamm Plain Press Contributor Similar to many ballparks across North America,…
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Sister Anna Maria Hayes displays scarfs and hats
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, December 7, 2013; Short and Sweet Holiday Shop at Art House, 3119 Denison Avenue: Sister Anna Maria Hayes, an artist from the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood, displays the scarfs and hats she knitted. Gloria Ferris, Christine Stuckey and Sharon Martyn of Brooklyn Centre Naturalists recruited 25 artists to participate in this…
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Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Historic Home Tour
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE STOCKYARD, CLARK-FULTON & BROOKLYN CENTRE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Saturday, August 11, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Historic Home Tour: (L-R) Tour guides, Kelly Anderson and Christine Dunson, demonstrate their enthusiasm for the tour.
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Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Parade: Nother Nature & Friends
PHOTO BY BOBBI REICHTELL Sunday, August 12, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Parade: Mother Nature and Friends, Brooklyn Centre Naturalists (L-R) Sharon Martynowski, David Boyce Jr., and Gloria Ferris.
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Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Celebration: Applewood Center Benefit
PHOTO BY KEN HALL Saturday, August 11, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Celebration, Ugly Broad Bicentennial Burger Bonanza, Ugly Broad, 3908 Denison Avenue: As part of the Bicentennial Celebration, the Ugly Broad bar hosts a burger bonanza to benefit Applewood Centers. Sherry Perry, owner of the Ugly Broad, greets guests arriving at the fundraiser.
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Brooklyn Centre celebrates 200th anniversary of first settlers to arrive in Broooklyn Township
Brooklyn Centre celebrates 200th anniversary of first settlers to arrive in Broooklyn Township (Plain Press, September 2012) This year, the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood (which lies between the Tremont and Clark Fulton neighborhoods on the North and the Big Creek valley and the Metro Parks Zoo on the South, Fulton Road on the West and the…
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World Ward II Veteran says use Memorial Day to remember those who have sacrificed lives
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2011) World War II Veteran Theodore “Ted” E. Sliwa, age 89, of the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood, has a message for Americans: “Memorial Day is a day to commemorate, not celebrate.” For years, Sliwa, served as Chairman of the Memorial Day Committee at the now closed St. Barbara’s Church at…