Coney Island Boobies: The Mermaid Parade 2012
A half million folks crowded Coney Island today for the 30th annual Mermaid Parade. The beloved march of self…
June 24, 2012-
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
Viktor and Liesel Landauer meet and marry in the late 1920s. They live in small city in the newly-formed…
June 22, 2012 -
Dekalb Market Forced To Relocate In Fall As City Center Buildout Burgeons
Fans of the wholly original Dekalb Market are going to have to find a new weekend play date for their urban retail and foodie fix. The landlord of the Downtown Brooklyn space—which opened last year at Flatbush and Willoughby Avenues—has informed its operators that they must vacate the premises by October. In its place will […]
June 21, 2012
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‘Music In The Park’ Summer Series Comes To Cobble Hill Park
Cobble Hill Park will feature its 2012 “Music in the Park” concert series beginning July 5, with weekly free family-friendly performances beginning at 7 p.m. It’s sponsored by Ridgewood Savings Bank, Brooklyn Bridge Realty and park neighbors Ted & Honey. Coming up: Thursday July 5: The Claremont Strings (Classical), July 12: Suzanne Sherman Propp (folk) […]
June 21, 2012
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Passage of Power” by Robert A. Caro
“The Passage of Power” is the fourth volume of Robert Caro’s masterful biography, “The Years of Lyndon Johnson.” Originally…
June 18, 2012 -
Saturday In The Park: Free To Be
Who needs a battalion of tech when an idyllic day in the park with family and the simplicity of a helium balloon can trump the fun of Xbox any day? These folks are enjoying a sunny Saturday at Cobble Hill Park. (Photos: Chuck Taylor)
June 17, 2012 -
Lower Montague Gets Summer Street Vendor
In the decade-plus that I’ve lived in Brooklyn Heights, I never recall seeing a street vendor on the lower side of Montague Street. On Saturday, a licensed vendor had set up shop at the corner of Montague and Montague Terrace, near the Promenade. Said seller tells BHB that if business is brisk, he will be […]
June 17, 2012
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Seattle’s Best Coffee Opens Its First Brooklyn Shop Downtown
Seattle’s Best coffee will open its first standalone store in the borough at 253 Livingston Street & Bond Street (a block over from Junior’s) in Downtown Brooklyn, on Thursday June 21. Brownstoner reports that the retailer will offer breakfast sandwiches and such snacks as cookies, danish & muffins. A soft opening will take place Wednesday […]
June 16, 2012
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Saturday: Atlantic Ave. Extravaganza For Shoppers, Foodies & Families
Coming this Saturday, June 16, is the Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza, 1-5 p.m., from the BQE entrance to Fourth Avenue. The event is designed to draw shoppers, foodies, families and art lovers to the sidewalks of the thoroughfare with a lineup of special events, performances, tastings and games in the name of making all more aware […]
June 14, 2012
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Saturday: Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza For Shoppers, Foodies & Families
Coming this Saturday, June 16, is the Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza, 1-5 p.m., all the way from the BQE entrance to Fourth Avenue. The neighborhood event is designed to draw shoppers, foodies, families and art lovers to the sidewalks of the thoroughfare with a lineup of special events, performances, demonstrations, tastings, tours and games in the […]
June 14, 2012
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