“Planet Under Pressure: Climate Change and Mass Transit” panel discussion at the Transit Museum March 28
When Hurricane Irene swept through New York City last August, fear and speculation about its strength – and potential…
March 16, 2012-
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CBS New York Posts Bids For The Five Best Bars In Cobble Hill
CBS New York has posted on its website bids for the five best watering holes in Cobble Hill. Sounds like a good reason for a bar crawl, huh? The list—which you can see with full descriptors here—was compiled by Jonathan Pogash, a.k.a. The Cocktail Guru, a beverage consultant, writer and educator. He notes, “Cobble Hill, […]
March 16, 2012
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration” by Isabel Wilkerson
From about 1915 through about 1970 more than six million former slaves and descendants of slaves left the Jim…
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Light &Sound: An Evening Chamber Music Series at Old Stone House
Light and Sound Concerts presents two Spring 2012 concerts at the Old Stone House. Join us for two evenings…
March 15, 2012 -
Bach in the Heights Returns Sunday, March 18
Bach in the Heights, a group of professional musicians assembled and conducted by Brooklyn Heights resident Edward Houser, will…
March 12, 2012 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Cat’s Table” by Michael Ondaatje
For much of the 20th century, long sea voyages were the only way to travel from one continent to…
March 9, 2012 -
Proteus Gowanus Workshop: Mapping Migration
Proteus Gowanus will hold a workshop about mapping migrations, Saturday, March 10, 8 pm, as part of its year-long…
March 6, 2012 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach
Despite what I must admit is a rather dim memory of the New Yorker review suggesting that “The Art…
March 5, 2012 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Hav” by Jan Morris
The noted travel writer Jan Morris has published very few novels, but I found one of them at the…
March 2, 2012 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Four of a Kind” by Valerie Frankel
As Valerie Frankel’s new novel, set in and around a private school in Brooklyn Heights opens, Bess, mother of…
February 24, 2012