Lifestyle & Culture

Foodies throughout New York City are preparing their palettes for the first ever African Food Festival on August 13 and 14 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

This Friday, August 12, 2016, come drop by Black Bear Bar in Brooklyn for an evening of burlesque.

Last year's Painting It Forward event. (photo credit: ziongallery.blogspot.

Students participate in a beer brewing lesson.

If you haven't really rocked your summer so far, this could be a great weekend to get it poppin'. The weather will be your basic mix of sunshine and thunderstorms, but don't expect a torrential downpour or earth scorching heat.

While a summer in the city is marked by health fairs, community wellness events and summer festivals, it can be hard to find an event that offers a good balance of information and fun.

Keenan "Special" Bristol performs for a crowd at Restoration Plaza Keenan Bristol wasn't due on stage for another hour but already the 38 year old was putting on a show for the crowd gathered at Restoration Plaza .

Photo Credit: https://theoldstonehouse.

Trikes at the ready! It's never too early to learn the rules of the road, at least in the mindset of Carolie Mills, the director of Young Minds Preschool in Clinton Hill.

Healthfirst's Annual Health & Wellness Expo In what has become a yearly meeting of the minds for a greater good, Healthfirst is presenting their annual Health & Wellness Expo at the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza on July 23.