A BHB tipster shares that the space at 93 Court Street—formerly Evergreen Deli—is soon to be opening as Boneheads Restaurant. The chain originated with chefs from South Africa and Atlanta, and specializes in grilled seafood dishes “in a casual, but fast setting.” It currently has locations in Atlanta, Memphis, Charlotte and Lake Forest. This is […]
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Walking down Third Avenue in Gowanus to The Pines restaurant is not what you’d call taking the scenic route.…
December 27, 2012Results are in from the Montague Street Business Improvement District‘s May 2012 Survey regarding local programs and services, asking the likes of: What business would you like to see on Montague Street? What do you shop for on Montague? What are the most important services? Nearly 450 folks responded to the online questionnaire, comprising Brooklyn […]
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In about 1641 the Mayfields and a few other families left the proscriptive Massachusetts Bay Colony near Boston and,…
December 21, 2012Back in 2009, when we had a pretty good time at Santacon. It was a silly and fun way to spend a few hours with friends celebrating the holiday season. Now it seems that most sane folks are not finding any humor in the massive street gang that then event has become. Or at least that’s what the Twitter is telling us.
December 16, 2012“Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and Its Place in Western Civilization by Paul S. Kindstedt, a professor…
December 14, 2012The Smashing Pumpkins were supposed to play Barclays Center on Halloween, but Hurricane Sandy caused the show to be rescheduled to last night. As usual, folks tweeted photos and added their own commentary. Fans of Post Modern music got to take in the latest version of the band – leader Billy Corgan is the only remaining original member – and had mixed reviews.
Eric Sunderman writes in the Village Voice:
December 11, 2012Monday evening, December 10, in celebration of Chanukah, Brooklyn Borough Prez Marty Markowitz joined Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin of Congregation B’nai Avraham and Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, along with Paul Amit, a parent from Kiddie Korner, and other officials to light Brooklyn’s 29-foot menorah in front of the Supreme Court building in Columbus Park/Borough Hall Plaza. […]
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Brooklyn Heights’ resident and actor, director, executive producer, writer and creator of HBO’s “Girls” Lena Dunham sold her narrative “Not That Kind Of Girl,” in October to Random House for $3.7 million based on the strength of an illustrated 66-page proposal. The book, packed with “frank and funny advice on everything from sex to eating […]
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The most talked about Twitter account Monday is @SeinfeldToday which is a non-stop stream of new episode ideas for…
December 10, 2012