Uptown Collective Holiday Party Shout: 55
BTW, the almighty 55 Movement will be in the house at Negroclaro on Thursday, December 29th. Click here for more info. Check out: Uptown Collective Holiday Party Shout: 40 Oz Van We invite you to like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, or e-mail us at UptownCollective@gmail.com. Your email:
Uptown Collective Holiday Party Shout: 40 Oz Van
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Harlem World Blog Profiles The Uptown Collective’s Led Black
Much love goes out to the Harlem World blog for their awesome Q&A with our Editor-in-Chief Led Black. The good folks at Harlem World asked some really interesting questions and in turn received some well-thought out answers. Click here to read this pretty cool Q&A.
The Little Red Lighthouse Will Be Open To The Public This Sunday
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Like many of Uptown’s residents, both past and present, the Little Red Lighthouse is actually a transplant from other shores, Sandy Hook, New Jersey to be exact. That’s right; our iconic lighthouse is actually the top half of a lighthouse that was originally from Sandy Hook and has been in its [...]
Uptown Artist – Emil Baez
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. What are some of the things you love about living Uptown? A: The feeling of being family is what I love about living Uptown. Everyone looks out for one another. Even if they are strangers, they consider themselves family. It is a blessing to be Dominican and living in Washington [...]
Dear Summer 2011 – The UC Bids Farewell To A Summer To Remember
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I have said on many occasions that there is nothing in the world that compares to an Uptown summer. Uptown summers are magical, memorable and magnificent creatures. A summer Uptown is its own entity, embodied with self-generating electricity, noise and presence. Certain Uptown summers leave an indelible imprint on your memory. [...]
Palo & Fresthetic's What Does FRESH Mean To You? Contest
The good folks at Palo and Brooklyn-based boutique, Fresthetic, are offering 4 lucky fans the chance to score $25 gift certificates and a FREE case of tea. To enter just go to Palo’s Facebook Page Facebook.com/DRINKPALO and answer: “What does FRESH mean to you?” The 4 best answers win! Winners will be announced September 6th. [...]
The 2010 Post-DR Parade Party Uptown Revisited
Photography by Briana E. Heard Since this year’s Post-DR Parade festivities didn’t go down as usual on the streets of Washington Heights due to the rain, we thought it was only right that we share some of last year’s pics by the one and only Briana E. Heard. Enjoy! Click here & here for more pics.
The Premiere of the GWB Trailer to Take Place At An Undisclosed Location In the Heights on Saturday, July 16th
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Okay, here is the latest: GWB, the Uptown Collective, Genius Group Productions Inc and Dominican USA are putting together a little shindig to celebrate the world-wide premiere of the GWB trailer on Saturday, July 16th at 10pm. Here’s the deal though, we can’t divulge the actual location just yet. What we [...]
Uptown Residents Celebrate Historic New York Same Sex Marriage Victory
Photography by Briana E. Heard
Win Tickets to See Rita Indiana @ SOB’s on July 9th Courtesy of Palo Vitality Tea
The good folks at Palo have decided to once again bless the Uptown Collective audience with a chance to win tickets to see a trailblazing artist. This time around it is, the one and only, Rita Indiana at SOB’s on July 9th. Rita Indiana (@RitaIndiana) is coming to @SOB’S for a live performance that has [...]
Vibe Magazine’s Summer Celebs Photo Shoot @ Apt 78
Once again a big shout out is in order to the one and only Briana E. Heard, not only for showing the Uptown Collective so much love for so long but for always looking to highlight Uptown whenever possible. Even though it was photographer extraordinaire Danny Hastings who was behind the camera, it was Briana [...]
From the Page to the Stage Goes Down Tomorrow
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) It all goes down tomorrow. The Uptown Collective, the Bago Bunch and the People’s Theatre Project have come together like Voltron to put together an entire day of fantastic events at different venues throughout Uptown. From the Page to the Stage, a walking tour/literary extravaganza begins at Apt 78 (4447 Broadway) [...]
From the Page to the Stage: A Literary Walking Tour of Northern Manhattan
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) From the Page to the Stage: A Literary Walking Tour of Northern Manhattan Saturday, June 11, 2011 The winds of change are blowing. If you listen carefully, you will here them. This year’s Uptown Arts Stroll has been rejuvenated by them. The Uptown Collective, the Bago Bunch and the People’s Theatre [...]
Led Black Takes Part in ONANYC’s Hyper-Local Panel @ NYU
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) I had the distinct pleasure of taking part in a panel on the significance and future of Hyper-Local sponsored by ONA-NYC at NYU this past Wednesday. The panel included Warren Webster, President of Patch; Jeff Yang, Project Director of OurChinatown.org, Mary Giordano, Metro Editor, New York [...]
Juan Bago & Crew Featured on Telemundo
Congrats go out to members of the extended Uptown Collective family, Juan Bago and Crew, for being featured on Telemundo. The Uptown Renaissance is in full effect. Can you dig it? Check it out: http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/videos?uuid=05ae849d-b6e5-4fb2-baef-faae83c779d0 [vodpod id=Video.7041261&w=425&h=350&fv=]
The Voices of Uptown Online Radio Show Tonight @ 9PM
The topics on tonight’s episode of the Voices of Uptown online radio show will be the rat infestation problem in Washington Heights, the 168th and 181st train station elevator issues, traffic on 181st Street as well as a chat with actor Elvis Nolasco. [gigya src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http://www.blogtalkradio.com%2Fheightsinwoodradioshow%2Fplay_list.xml%3Fitemcount%3D5&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" ATTRIBUTE1="VALUE" ATTRIBUTE2="VALUE" ETC. ]
Uptown Artist – Johnny Rodriguez
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Johnnyrdg What are some of the things you love about Uptown? Being Dominican, I love the strong Hispanic presence among the many other nationalities and cultures blended together.
The Voices of Uptown Online Radio Show Tonight @ 9 PM
On tonight’s show, Claudio E. Cabrera and Carolina Pichardo will talk to journalists in the neighborhood on what it’s like to cover Washington Heights and Inwood; and if this is a neighborhood with many untold, fresh stories. Tune in at 9PM on Blogtalkradio by clicking the link below. You should also sign up to join [...]
Vibe’s Sexy St. Patrick’s Day Shoot @ Piper’s Kilt
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) A big shout out is in order to the one and only Briana E. Heard, not only for showing the Uptown Collective so much love for so long (Briana is our first contributor) but for always looking to highlight Uptown whenever possible. Briana was the person that orchestrated Vibe Magazine’s Valentine [...]
Op-Led: Inwood, NAM’s, SWPL, Twitter and Bigotry
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Chk out this weird, disturbing and slightly bigoted profile of Inwood: http://bit.ly/hj0bnr #Inwood, #WaHi #NYC March 13, 2011 10:10 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite @Led_Black Led Black It all began with a tweet yesterday, the one you see above. The tweet contained a link to a post on Inwood on a blog that [...]
Pics From the People – No Coro
you know you’re in washington heights when…. http://yfrog.com/h3bq1ynj March 4, 2011 12:02 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite @johanny0613 Johanny
