Need a break from watching the news on Hurricane Sandy? Here’s an option. Lenox Avenue, a new Harlem-based television series, is premiering exclusively online now at http://www.LenoxAveSeries.com.
The series, created by ValDean Entertainment and award-winning producer, writer and actor Al Thompson (Comedy Central, SYFY) follows the fast-paced lives of three men as they navigate dating, sex and love in Harlem, NY.
Check it out tonight and tell us what you think!
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Tagged Al Thompson, comedy central, dating sex, Entertainment, Harlem, Lenox Avene, Lenox Avenue, Lenox Avenue web series, Lifestyle & Entertainment, Sandy. Hurricane Sandy, The Huffington Post, the web series, tv, web series
Mark your calendar! Lenox Avenue, the web series mentioned about a month ago here and that stars Harlem, will be premiering a week from today, October 29. Lenox Avenue is centered on three friends as they navigate through the challenging dating scene in Harlem.
To view the online series, book mark Lenox Avenue’s website and then click on episodes. The first show for Fall will be viewed there.
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Tagged Al Thompson, Entertainment, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, Lenox Avenue web series, Lifestyle & Entertainment, The Huffington Post, web series
A reader tipped off HarlemGal Inc this afternoon with info that confirms Whole Foods Market will be opening a store on Lenox Avenue and
125th Street. They announced this news less than an hour ago on their Facebook page!
This is good news that Whole Foods has decided to open in Central Harlem, which is accessible from the East and West side, and right there by the 2/3 subway line, which is express. What do you think? Do you like the location? What do you think about Whole Foods opening in Harlem?
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Tagged 125th street, groceries, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, whole foods market
The 2012 Harlem International Film Festival starts tomorrow Wednesday, September 19 at 7pm at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, located at 515 Lenox Ave (at West 135 Street). Opening night begins with the World Premiere Showcase of Theodore Collatos’ film MOVE and the New York Premiere of HERMAN’S HOUSE.
The Harlem International Film Festival runs from September 19-23, 2012. For more details visit www.HarlemFilmFestival.com.
The Huffington Post reports today that actor and filmmaker Al Thompson is working on a digital series “that showcases Harlem’s influential culture” in Lenox Avenue. According to the article, Lenox Avenue is centered on three friends as they navigate through the challenging dating scene in Harlem, which is a lot of territory to cover when it comes to “looking for the one.” And Mr. Thompson is from Harlem (born and raised), so he’s been witnessing its change and felt it was time for Harlem to be depicted in a positive light on the web other than the stereotypical TV series or films we have seen in the past, such as New Jack City or New York Undercover.
To read the entire article with Al Thompson, go here, or go to LenoxAvenueSeries.com to learn more about the web series.
This evening, Harlem lost a legend. Sylvia Woods, who earned the grand title: the Queen of Soul Food, has gone on to a better place. The Wood’s Family announced on Facebook tonight that the women who founded and created one of the most famous soul food restaurants in Harlem and in New York City, Sylvia’s Restaurant, succumbed to Alzheimer’s. In their statement, the Wood’s Family said before she left, Sylvia was surrounded by the same environment she created at her Lenox Avenue restaurant: “a host of family and loved ones.”
As one person said on Twitter this evening, “they’re eating collards, fried chicken, and cornbread in heaven tonight…” Amen. 😦
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Tagged 10027, 328 Lenox Avenue, Food, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, Photo by The Woods Family, restaurants, Soul Food, Sylvia Woods, Sylvia's Restaurant, travel, vacation
Reader and fellow blogger FromTheFifthFloor.com has tipped off HarlemGal Inc. about a new bar and lounge opening in Harlem, specifically on Lenox Avenue between 132nd and 133rd Street. Julisa’s is the name of the upcoming Harlem joint and apparently it’s owned by a couple team! I guess they’re following in the footsteps of Harlem Tavern, 5 and Diamond Harlem, and Ristorante Settepani, which I understand are all owned and managed by couples.
According to our reader, Julisa’s is shaping up to be sharp-looking new bar and lounge, which will focus on live music and poetry night-type events. The place has a built-in DJ booth/loft in the back, an indicator that live music will be available. So stay tuned. As soon as we know more, we will pass along.
And a special shout out to FromTheFifthFloor.com for providing the story tip and photos! Muchas Gracias!
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Tagged 10027, Bars in Harlem, dj booth, drinking, Harlem, julisa, Lenox Avenue, new bar, poetry night, travel, vacation
New York Magazine reports in their “Your New Favorite Bar” section there are two spots in Harlem they recommend to “wet your whistle.” They are: Ginny’s Supper Club, aka the lower level of Red Rooster, and Lenox Social, the new establishment getting picked on by Lenox Lounge!
NY Mag says Ginny’s is a place where “the young and old can wet their beaks…and you’ll be able to see Asian and French influences.” The weekly magazine calls Lenox Social a place where “there’s something for nearly everyone, with a sturdy comfort-food menu, friendly scattershot decor, and a multipurpose space that simultaneously qualifies as sports bar, group-meeting ground, and quiet dinner destination in Harlem.”
So there you have it! Two places to check out in Harlem-and on Lenox Avenue-this weekend if you need some ideas on where to go!
Posted in 125th Street, Bars, drinks, food, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, Lenox Lounge, Lenox Social, Red Rooster Harlem, restaurants
Tagged Bars, dining out, eating out, Ginny's Supper Club, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, Lenox Social, New York Magazine, restaurants
I am so disappointed right now by Lenox Lounge in Harlem if this article in Crain’s New York proves true. Crain’s reported April 8 that “Harlem’s Lenox Lounge sent “representatives” to the bar [Lenox Social] to inform the newcomers that using the name Lenox Social “constituted trademark infringement.”
Get outta here! Can you believe this? This just smells of pure desperation and greed on one side. Why is Lenox Lounge going after Lenox Social when they can’t even pay their rent, according to a recent article in the Daily News? Shouldn’t the owners of Lenox Lounge worry about saving their own home before going after someone else’s? And why can’t there be a Lenox Lounge and Lenox Social on Lenox Avenue in Harlem? There’s room for everyone to play in the restaurant sand box and who ultimately has the rights to the name “Lenox?”.
This is just sad and making me want to sort of retract my earlier blog post on Lenox Lounge. I really hope this article proves to be wrong or I hope Lenox Social doesn’t end up caving to this potential nonsense and change their name.
This story is clearly not over. Stay tuned.
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Tagged business, Corner Social, Crain's New York, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, Lenox Lounge, Lenox Social, real estate, trademark infringement
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Tagged abc television, ABC TV, Christina Ricci, Harlem, Lenox Avenue, Pan Am, Photos by Bauer-Griffen Online, uptown manhattan, West Harlem
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