Email Author Kosiya Shalita

2007 Stories by Kosiya Shalita

• Fine Whine

  published December 18, 2007

  Tori Amos once recalled that fellow musician Al Stewart (the man behind the '70s hit "Year of the Cat") once gave her a valuable piece of advice:... More >>

• New Smith Street Bar Will Mock You Online

  published October 30, 2007

  Readers of food and nightlife websites breathlessly track the openings and closings of restaurants and bars as though they were following... More >>

• Park Slope's Pacific Standard

  published October 16, 2007

  West Coast expats looking for a bit of home in Brooklyn struck gold with the opening of Pacific Standard (82 Fourth Avenue,... More >>

• A Rookie Sports Bar Comes to Fort Greene

  published September 25, 2007

  At first, the idea of a sports bar in Fort Greene seemed slightly odd: In the midst of all the lounges and ethnic eateries, it's clear that one of... More >>

• House of Blues

  published September 18, 2007

  Day one: A balmy Friday evening during the recent heat wave. The after-work crowd at Public House (140 East 41st Street) is... More >>

• Ladies Night at Black Mountain Wine House

  published September 11, 2007

  The viral spread of Smith Street bars and restaurants over the past few years has been quick and relentless. It would seem to include at least one... More >>

• Course(s) for Adventure

  published July 24, 2007

  GREEN LIVING With locations in DUMBO, the East Village, and now Long Island City, Recycle-A-Bicycle offers Free Bicycle Repair... More >>

• Miami Vices

  published July 10, 2007

  Long before Scarface inspired countless rappers' dreams of money and power, Miami—with its balmy weather, checkered history, and touch... More >>

• Well Regulated

  published May 29, 2007

  Some famous dude once said, "Familiarity breeds contempt," but in this fast-changing, trend-chasing city, burnt-out folks desperately cling to the... More >>

• Curriculum Vitae

  published April 3, 2007

  Health/Sport Inspired by the success of NBC's The Biggest Loser, a reality program that offers contes-tants... More >>