View our slideshow for gift ideas along Atlantic Avenue

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Kimera Design

 

Kimera’s holiday windows

Kimera’s holiday window

http://www.kimeradesign.com/index.html

366 Atlantic Avenue (bet. Hoyt & Bond)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel. 718-422-1147
kimerades@yahoo.com

Kimera  culturally blended…by design

 From the Kimera website:

The vibrant Moroccan-inspired interior serves as a colorful showcase for owner/designer Yvonne Chu’s signature collection of elegant wedding gowns and silk shantung dresses. The shop also carries a well-edited selection of jewelry, handbags, and accessories by various local designers and artisans from around the world.

In addition, the shop offers a lower level with an ever-changing inventory of furniture, home accents, and gifts. Featured are Kimera’s exclusive line of silk shantung and brocade pillows, bedding, and table linens. Also, be sure to visit Iris Lingerie where Iris offers expert bra fittings and a full selection of lingerie.

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Nunu Chocolates make great holiday gifts

The very popular chocolate covered graham crackers are featured above.

 http://www.nunuchocolates.com/

529 Atlantic Avenue, between Fourth & Third Avenues, Brooklyn, NY

718-834-1818

What a wonderful holiday gift! Boxes of sophisticated, unique, and oh so delicious chocolates in charming assorted giftboxes. Nunu Chocolates feature such flavors as Salt Caramel, Earl Grey, Double Dark, Raspberry, Prosecco, Espresso, Soft Golden Caramel, Peanut Caramel Crush, Hazelnut, and Cashew Caramel.

And, so trendy — as Brooklyn becomes a hotspot for its own beers — you can enjoy your beer from the inside of Nunu Chocolates in their Beer Box! Beers “on tap” are Barrier Hoplantic Pale Ale, Two Brothers Outlaw IPA, Goose Island Bourbon County Stout.

Another great holiday gift is the Nunu Chocolate Booze Box made up of booze-infused ganaches that include Absinthe, Moonshine, Sake, Rye, Mezcal-Chili, and Amarula.

More details on their gift boxes at http://www.nunuchocolates.com/shop_our_products/assortment.html

Speciality gift baskets can be viewed at http://www.nunuchocolates.com/shop_our_products/gift_boxes.html

 

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Sponsored by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation

Check back daily through the holidays for info on stores along Atlantic Avenue from the river to the arena! Shop local! Support our neighborhood businesses!

The winners of the 2012 Atlantic Avenue Holiday Windows Competition are Sterling Place, at 363 Atlantic Avenue, for Best Overall; Collier West, at 377a Atlantic Avenue, for Most Elegant; GUMBO, at 493 Atlantic Avenue, for Spirit of the Season; and Dig, at 479 Atlantic Avenue, and Jonathan Adler, at 378 Atlantic Avenue, each won an honorable mention. 

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Read our press release to learn about the success of this year’s Atlantic Avenue Tree Lighting event, the judges, the window winners, the guests, the performers and sponsors, the local schools who performed, the toy/book drive, the yummy food donated by local businesses. The Tree Lighting event was a whole lot of fun! Thanks Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corp.!

https://atlanticavenuebrooklyn.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/a-success-and-fun-the-atlantic-avenue-tree-lighting-event/

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Sterling Place wins for Most Elegant window on the avenue

Sterling Place at 363 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill wins for Best Overall in the 2012 Atlantic Avenue Annual Holiday Windows Competition

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Dig wins Honorable Mention

Dig at 479 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill wins an Honorable Mention. Check out the trees, pinecones and tinsel. Truly a magical forest scene on Atlantic Avenue.

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Collier West wins for the Most Elegant window!

Collier West at 377a Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill wins for Most Elegant in the 2012 Atlantic Avenue Annual Holiday Windows Competition

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Jonathan Adler wins Honorable Mention for fun window

Jonathan Adler at 378 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill wins Honorable Mention in the 2012 Atlantic Avenue Annual Holiday Windows Competition.

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Children from Public School 38 and 261 perform at Tree Lighting event

Public School 38 sings and dances at the Atlantic Avenue LDC Tree Lighting Event. Public School 261 also performed.

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New 84th Precinct Commanding Officer, Captain Maximo Tolentino, attends Atlantic Avenue Tree Lighting

The new Commanding Officer of the 84th Precinct, Captain Maximo Tolentino, addressed the crowd and shared that he has met wonderful people in all corners of the 84th Precinct district and is pleased to be serving our community.

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