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We’re almost 1!

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

(by Clara)

On November 13, 2010, skinnyskinny will celebrate our storefront’s one-year anniversary.  Now, we ordinarily don’t need an excuse to have a party, but we’re more than happy to share this celebration with everyone who has supported us throughout the past year. In short, we love you, guys (and gals).  We’ll have great sales, free samples, raffles, and of course, wine (special thanks to Josh) and refreshments.

When: 8-11pm, Saturday, November 13, 2010.

Where: 129b Roebling Street, Brooklyn. (718)366-2201 for more information or email: info@skinnyskinny.com

We hope to see you all there!

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Do You Drink Wine? We Can Help…

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

(by Clara)

For all you folks in Brooklyn, we’re starting a new project (OMG! it’s so hush-hush…) and we’d be oh-so-happy to take your old empties off your hands.  We’ll even give you something awesome in return (we’re intentionally generous negotiators…). So, drop by our store at 129 Roebling Street with your empty wine bottles.  Say ‘hi’ and know that your empties are really truly being recycled.  So, drink up! It’s for a good cause.  

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Adding Color: Favela Painting

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Posted by: Stephanie

I recently stumbled upon this amazing project by the artistic duo Haas&Hahn. Their goal is simple, to bring outrageous works of art to unexpected places, such as the slums (or “favelas”) of Rio De Janeiro.

Their goal is to attract enough funding to return to Rio De Janeiro and paint an entire hillside favela, creating a new monument for the community.

(All images courtesy of favelapainting.com)

You can learn more about this project at www.favelapainting.com or visit their Facebook page.

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A Belated Earth Day Post

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Yesterday, Katie (a phenomenal manager and all-around great person here at skinnyskinny) and I were in Philadelphia, taking part in the GoGreen Festival sponsored by Urban Outfitters (who own terrain and Anthropologie) at the Navy Yard. There were many other vendors there, all of whom were focused on environmental awareness in some way or other. As nice as the festival was, the best part for me was finding this bird’s nest in a tree beside a parking lot. There were actually some little baby birds in the nest, which made this almost too cute for words.

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