There's another new blog on the block! It's called Brokelyn (good name) and it's all about living large on small change. Stop by with the welcome wagon filled with low priced Costco snacks and take a look. The editor, Faye Penn, a columnist for InStyle Magazine
and a contributing editor at WSJ. Magazine, was at Blogfest a few weeks back. She gave me her card and I've been waiting for the opening of the blog ever since.

Well, I'm glad to report that Brokelyn has finally opened its door and I was not disappointed. Brokelyn is a smart, well-designed, very professional-looking blog that has lots to offer including sections on food & drink, outings, sales & deals and more.  All on a budget!

A former features editor
for New York Magazine and The New York Post, Penn lives in Ditmas Park and is calling Brokelyn a blog-o-mag "founded in
celebration of a place we’re endlessly enthusiastic about, no matter
how [synonym for crummy] the [synonym for economy] gets."

We’re not going to dwell on that part around here—we’ll be too busy
finding new ideas for bargain obsessives, stoop-sale sartorialists and
wallet-aware foodies. Or we’ll be calling 100 Brooklyn dentists for the
cheapest teeth whitening
(even though we’re not positive that the cheapest dentist is always the
best one.) If you have ideas, tips, lavish praise, or fully conceived
and photographed articles about budget-friendly Brooklyn, by all means,
please send them our way.

Get out the welcome wagon and bring some frozen margaritas, chips and salsa on over to the new blog on the block:  www.amusingthezillion.com, which went
live over the weekend

Blogger Tricia Vita grew up in the amusement business and has a background in journalism. She works in Coney Island at the History Project and last year began photographing what was happening and sending info to Gowanus Lounge and Curbed. She writes:

Here's a cool new blog straight out of Brooklyn. It's called Truth and Rocket Science and the blogger is a poetic and philosophical guy.  Today he has a music video up it's also on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sENgdnKLrgg&feature=channel_page) and it's worth taking a look at. And here is his description of  the blog:

If you’re interested in old houses—from Brooklyn to Philadephia, the Hudson Valley and elsewhere—you’ll want to check out a new blog called CasaCARA: Old Houses for Fun and Profit. Here’s the note I got from Cara Greenberg, who runs the blog:

When you get a chance, please take a look at my two-week-old blog
for people who love old houses. Its official name is: CasaCARA: Old
Houses for Fun and Profit. 

I
am Brooklyn-based (live in Boerum Hill and own property in Boerum Hill
and Cobble Hill) and a longtime professional journalist. The blog’s
orbit is from  Brooklyn to Philadelphia, the Hudson Valley and beyond
— but there will always be a large dose of Brooklyn content.

Some recent posts:

   * Brownstone myths & mysteries (rosettes in 1850s parlor ceilings, ‘coffin niches,’ finials on newel posts)    

   * 1820s clapboard beauty finally sells in Brooklyn Heights

   * Why I love Philadelphia, Part 1

   * End-of-year bargain$ in Columbia County

   * Prettiest block in Brooklyn?

   * 10 reasons old houses are a great investment in any market

   * Rent a modernist icon

   * ISO the perfect beach house

Just got this email from someone over at the Brooklyn Public Library about their new Blog. It’s called Brooklynology.

I’d like to introduce you to a new blog on the block – Brooklynology.
Created by the Brooklyn Collection, the local history department of the
Brooklyn Public Library, this blog explores Brooklyn through
photographs, maps, manuscripts, ephemera and more.

http://brooklynology.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/

Please check us out and consider adding us to your blog roll, and we’ll
return the favor!

Happy blogging,

A Brooklyn novelist and mother is  finally bringing a long-dreamed-of project to light Please check out her new blog, SPECIAL FOCUS (www.specialfocusblog.blogspot.com).

ABOUT SPECIAL FOCUS:

Twelve-year-old "Sasha" is a gifted reader, writer and artist.  She’s
humorous, messy, and did I mention GORGEOUS? She’s also diagnosed with
Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD.

"Mo" is a darn cuddly and kibbitzy seven-year-old, always
ready with a smile or, more likely, a joke and a "Yo dude, how’s it
goin’?!" Mo has central auditory processing difficulties and, like his
sister, distraction & focus issues and, while I’m confessing, has
difficulty sitting down for more than five seconds.

Sasha and Mo are keeping their parents, "Ozzie" and "Not
Harriet" mighty sleep-deprived. But in that state, I tend to get
philosophical about the intricacies of this, our Special Life.

Here’s how the blogger describes her site:

"The site features my personal, philosophical essays on being a special needs parent. You’ll also find these special sections:

      *  SPECIAL SMARTS – Clever or amusing things my kids say and do.

      *  SPECIAL BOOKS – Book lists on parenting, psychology, special
needs, Asperger’s Syndrome, and a special section for kids’ books.
Book reviews too!

Check out my friends new blog, urbanseashell — a collection. Her blog features small businesses, artists and
independents in addition to upcoming events from cityline to shoreline.

With access to an amazing pool of talent through professional contacts
and friendships, urbanseashell — a collection was created by Lisa di
Liberto, a Brooklyn-based designer. Looking for independent film
makers, computer consultants or interior decorators? Then welcome to
urbanseashell — a collection, your source. Subscribe safely and stay in
touch.