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Maplewood's Dickens Village is back again this year! The festivities begin this Saturday, 12/5 at 1 PM. Don't miss Santa and the Mayor light the tree at 5 PM on 12/5. The Menorah Lighting is scheduled for Tuesday 12/15 at 6:15 PM. Check out the complete schedule of events at ...
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Well, the holiday season is already in full gear! The signs are all around!Last night I watched the lighting of the world famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and this Saturday is the lighting of the much-less famous (but just as fun) Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID's Holiday Tree in Washington ...
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Washington
The Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District, which 3r Living is a part of, recently published a list of the Top Ten Reasons to Shop Locally on their blog All About Fifth. In this recession-influenced holiday season, I thought it would be appropriate to link to list here:Top Ten ...
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Okay, it only took me two months of experimenting but I think I finally have a solid, useful version of 3r Linux to offer the public. What I have created, using Novell's excellent SUSE Studio tool, is a lightweight operating system that can be easily loaded and used on an old computer using a CD ...
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Okay, so I have pretty much completed the updates to 3rliving.com. Lots of eco-friendly/Fair Trade/organic holiday items are available on the new Holiday page (with a bit more to come). Don't forget to check out the goods in person in our Brooklyn and Maplewood stores, if you are able to.
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Wow, that was fast, wasn't it?I'm still working on setting up all of our holiday goods on 3rliving.com but keep checking back over the next week to see what we featuring. Both of our stores are fully stocked, though, so if you are in the area, drop by!Our holiday goods can be found here.
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-from everyone at 3r LivingPhoto via Fox News. This is a photo of the President pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving, as is traditional. Of course, Fox picked the photo that looked like Obama was going to rip the turkey's head off and eat it.
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If you have visited 3r Living's Brooklyn store, you know that Park Slope's Fifth Avenue is an amazing, vibrant shopping district with lots of great stores, bars and restaurants. The avenue's merchants, though, have only recently gotten organized as a Business Improvement District (BID), to help ...
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NBC's Green Week is ridiculous. This, however, was pretty funny. Thanks to Tracy for letting me know about this video. I completely missed SNL this week.
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Al Gore
Wow, the month of November is nearly over. Can you believe it? Still, there's plenty of time to help our friends over at Green Map raise some much needed funds. Using the internet power of Global Giving, and a match from their Board of Directors, Green Map is seeking to raise funds this month ...
Environment
Green Grid
Patagonia
Last night at Brooklyn Green Drinks I met a representative of Tap It, a network of cafe's that provide free access to clean sustainable water on the go. Café owners sign up as ‘partners’ to provide tap water to those who carry a reusable bottle. You can find the nearest participant in the ...
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New York
I'm a little late posting today because we had a good, late, busy night last night with Brooklyn Green Drinks. Thanks to everyone who attended and shopped! Oh, and I've decided after last night that Bar Reis is my favorite local bar! Very cool!
Environment
Green Grid
TONIGHT!What: Brooklyn Green DrinksWhen: Wednesday, November 18th, 7:00-9:00 PMWhere: Two places! Stop by 3r Living for an organic drink and get some early holiday shopping done with a 15% off discount! Also, our neighbors Bar Reis will be hosting green drinkers from 7:00 -9:00 PMWe hope to see ...
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Green Grid
GIRL'S NIGHT OUTAn exclusive shopping night in Maplewood Village to benefit South Orange Middle SchoolTuesday, November 17th5-8 PM10% of all sales at the following businesses will be donated to the school:3r Living No. 165 Perch Home Shed Village BelleHopscotchRevolution HomeTenth MuseTic Tac ...
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Well, it really isn't that new. Tracy read this book a couple of months ago and liked it so much, we started selling it in both of our stores.I know, the title sounds like some sort of green pornography but actually, this is the true story of Vanessa Farquharson, a reporter for the National Post ...
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Green Grid
Canada
3r Living, or rather Tracy and her home along with some of 3r Living's products, are featured in the latest Millburn Magazine. The photos can't be shared but you can look at the shoot online starting here.It's a "green holiday" shoot so, you know what that means. Tis almost the season!
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I found this in our Brooklyn recycling bin yesterday. We've never had one of these recycled in our stores!Can you guess what it is? It kind of looks like something you might buy from our neighbor Babeland, but it isn't.Give up? Click here to find out.
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Recycling
Alright, honestly this has little to do with the environment. Sure, buying an older car reduces the demand for raw materials from around the world. Frankly, though, this Onion video just made me laugh. Maybe it's because I remember the 1993 Taurus. I hope it makes you laugh too!Ford Unveils New ...
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Ford
It has been quite a while but finally, Brooklyn Green Drinks will be returning to 3r Living this month.Save The Date!What: Brooklyn Green DrinksWhen: Wednesday, November 18th, 7:00-9:00 PMWhere: Two places! Stop by 3r Living for an organic drink and get some early holiday shopping done with a ...
Environment
Green Grid
Yeah, it's an old idea, we know. Still, with the economy sputtering and credit card companies and banks tightening their belts, we thought that offering layaway at our stores to our online customers (by phone) would be helpful. Are you interested in something that that we offer that is just a ...