Bragman's Delicatessen Drive your car with purpose and by all means don't hit anyone crossing the street. This is the ghetto and there is a stark reality that says be careful. Bragman's is located where Elizabeth and Newark, NJ collide. The streets leading in still carry vague reminders of the glorious past of this neighborhood. Philip Roth grew up not far from here. He got out of town with his parents just as soon as they could. This historic area was once a place of commerce, the surrounding neighborhoods housed middle class Jews, like my father and his parents. Now things are a bit different, so don't stare! That is until you get to Bragman's on Hawthorne Avenue. Here, at Bragman's time has stood still. ... Continue reading →
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Yesterday, after nearly 25 years at the heart of Queen and Spadina’s fashion district, clothing and print designer Kingi Carpenter closed her shop Peach Berserk and left the Queen Street West retail strip. Initially occupying an upstairs space at Queen and John, Carpenter’s exuberant print garments and kicky party dresses later filled the iconic pink-painted building at 507 Queen West (with its broken tile mosaic floors, cacophony of prints and fearless, funky aesthetic) for 19 years. Peach Berserk isn’t gone, however; instead, Carpenter says she will focus on custom orders at a new studio-only location, by appointment, and continue to conduct her popular DIY workshops there. “Once you’re not paying the expense of Queen Street retail, you can do so much!” Carpenter explained Tuesday morning ... Continue reading →
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