Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up” by Kaitlin Bell Barnett
People diagnosed with ADHD, depression, or anxiety as children or young teenagers, and treated with medication, may take those…
July 6, 2012-
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Carroll Gardens’ Mama Maria’s All New Following Gordon Ramsay Makeover
Mama, mia! Since chef Gordon Ramsay made over Carroll Gardens restaurant Mama Maria’s for the filming of his Fox television series “Kitchen Nightmares,” the eatery at 305 Court Street, has supplanted its traditional Italian vibe for a more Brooklyn feel. It also now features a shorter menu, shiny new paint and new decor. The TV […]
July 6, 2012
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BBP’s 2012 ‘Movies With A View’ Launches Thursday July 5
The 13th annual “Movies With A View” series, sponsored by Syfy, begins its 2012 season this Thursday, July 5, with “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.” DJ Ayres from Brooklyn Radio will kick off the evening at 6 p.m., with the FREE flick beginning at sunset. The location for “Movies” is the Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn. A […]
July 4, 2012
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Pool Opens Friday, July 6
We’ve received word from the office of State Senator Daniel Squadron that the “pop-up-pool” near Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park will open Friday morning, July 6, at 9:45 a.m. The Senator will be there, along with Park President Regina Myer, Park Conservancy Executive Director Nancy Webster, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, City Council Member Steve Levin […]
July 4, 2012
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Update: ‘Sanitary Inspection Grades’ For 11201 Dining Establishments
Back in March, BHB took a look at New York City’s Health Code Ratings for all public dining establishments in 11201, which revealed three restaurants deemed with a grade as low as “C”: Great Wall Kitchen Chinese at 60 Henry Street, One Way Deli at 26 Court Street, and Park Plaza Diner at 220 Cadman […]
July 3, 2012
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Collegiate Housing At The St. George: Deluxe Living
If you’ve walked past the St. George Hotel outside the 2/3 subway stop on Clark or Henry streets and been curious about what the EHS collegiate residences there offer today’s poor, starving, overworked college students, I’ve got two words to describe it: luxe living. “You’ll have the time of your life,” EHS suggests. “Our all-inclusive […]
July 3, 2012
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Carroll Gardens Building Partially Collapses On Carroll Street
Despite the collapse of about half of a three-story brownstone building in Carroll Gardens early Monday morning, miraculously, no residents were injured. Much of the eastern wall of 241 Carroll Street (between Court and Smith streets) came down, exposing the interior of the regal brownstone. A gash extended from roof-to-ground, and included much of the […]
July 2, 2012
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Dekalb Market’s Grumpy Bert Launches ‘Plush’ Exhibition
Smiles, everyone! Over the weekend, BHB pal/BH resident Grumpy Bert in Brooklyn launched the new art exhibition “Plush Stories: These Plush of Mine.” The showcase of personal stories & photos of plush toys includes 50+ exhibits from the likes of Scotland, Trinidad & Tobogo, the U.K. and Australia. Stories run the gamut, from heartbreaks to […]
July 2, 2012
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B&B Empire Bagels Slapped With Health Violation—For Poppy Seeds On The Floor
Holy Sesame! A Health Department inspector has slapped B&B Empire Bagel Cafe in Brooklyn Heights with a $1,650 fine… because sesame and poppy seeds fell to the floor while bagels were being prepared during working hours. Owner Alex Gormakh appealed the decision and lost at two separate hearings. “It is impossible to clean up after […]
July 2, 2012
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Boerum Hill’s Episcopal Church of the Redeemer To Be Demolished
The 150-year-old Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, a gothic revival building in Boerum Hill at Fourth Avenue and Pacific Street in a severe state of disrepair, is slated to be demolished in the next year, according to Rev. Christopher Ballard of the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, who is in charge of the […]
July 2, 2012
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