Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “A Possible Life” by Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks gives his new novel “A Possible Life” the subtitle “A Novel in Five Love Stories.” These are…
March 7, 2014-
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Shirky Gives the Word at BHA Annual Meeting: the Internet Will Not Destroy Culture
A lot went on at Thursday night’s Brooklyn Heights Association Annual Meeting, much of which is touched on in our “Tale of the Tweets” coverage. I have a few points about the business side of the meeting to expand on. In addition to the awards for “best diner” to Clark Restaurant and to Patricia and […]
March 4, 2014
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Tell the Bartender – Episode 27: The Extra Files
Listen to Episode 27: The Extra Files Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Corey talks about receiving communion in a church AND getting a Bar Mitzvah in a van, Libby introduces a new boyfriend to an eccentric family member, and the bartender herself tells the story about reuniting with her kindergarten sweetheart. PLUS, news about […]
February 17, 2014
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St. Francis’ Martin, White Arrested; Jones, Santavenere and Mystery Player Status Unclear
On Friday, Mark Morales of the Daily News reported that St. Francis Brooklyn men’s basketball player Anthony White was arrested recently by the New York Police Department in response to domestic violence charges. White, 19, a sophomore guard for the small college located in Brooklyn Heights, was alleged on February 3 to have choked his […]
February 16, 2014
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Valentine’s Day Missed Connections Party at NY Transit Museum
Love the subway system? A particular bus line? Looking for that missed connection? On Valentine’s Day the NY Transit…
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Theater 2020 to Present Candide
Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights’ own professional theater company, will present a fortieth anniversary revival of the Hal Prince version of Leonard Bernstein’s (photo) musical comedy Candide, based on the novel by the same title by Voltaire. The show will run for four successive weekends: February 14, 15, and 16; 21, 22, and 23; 28, March […]
January 26, 2014
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Receives Award for Excellence in Urban Design
Brooklyn Bridge Park announced today that it has been named winner of the 2014 National Planning Excellence Award for Urban Design by the American Planning Association. The APA’s statement announcing the award says: Brooklyn Bridge Park has successfully integrated the Brooklyn waterfront into the fabric of the neighborhood by creating urban nodes at the park’s […]
January 23, 2014
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The Impressions Rock Plymouth
The Impressions’ gospel-rooted rhythm ‘n’ blues, prominent on the pop charts during the struggle to end Jim Crow’s dominion, has been called the soundtrack of the civil rights movement. They have a rich history. Founded in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1958–Sam Gooden, at left in the photo above, was a founding member–they later moved to Chicago […]
January 12, 2014
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#Forkgate You: deBlasio Eats Pizza With A Fork, Twitter Goes INSANE
Mayor Park Slope eats pizza with a fork and the Internets goes wild. The Tale of the Tweets after the jump.
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Tale of the Tweets: #Hercules Comes To Brooklyn, deBlasio Shovels
Brooklyn loves a snow storm and now with a shovelin’ mayor the sky is the limit.. err sumthin’. The Tale of the Tweets:
January 4, 2014