Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Famous Writers I Have Known” a novel by James Magnuson
Frankie Abondonato, the narrator of James Magnuson’s hilarious new novel “Famous Writers I Have Known” is an orphan. He…
May 30, 2014-
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Tell the Bartender Episode 35: Caught In The Act
Listen to Episode 35: Caught In The Act Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Brokedown Dorm Room: Dylan Marron tells us about the time he was caught in a pretty serious drug bust, unbeknownst to him. UCBanned: Jake Hart was banned from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater for a year. He’ll explain why. PLUS listener shout […]
May 26, 2014
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The Monuments on Battle Hill, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Last week my wife and I, along with a friend, took a tour of some of the more impressive mausoleums in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Following the guided tour, about which I’ll be blogging more in the near future, the three of us went to Battle Hill,…
May 22, 2014
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ReBar Owner Jason Stevens Has His Day in Court Surrounded by Angry Brides, Hecklers and Media
An angry mob of customers who had planned events and wedding at the now defunct ReBar greeted its owner…
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Hot Bird Bans Children, Reigniting the Kids in Bars Debate in Brooklyn, But It’s Really About Something Else
The New York Post reported today that Clinton Hill’s Hot Bird has “banned” children from the bar. The paper…
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Some Steps to Learning About Wine, Brooklyn Style
When I first decided to learn about wine, someone recommended that I read “The Wine Bible” by Karen MacNeil.…
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Planxty: "Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair dom do lámh"
This is great stuff. I’ve loved Planxty (about whom I’ve posted before) since I got a copy of The Planxty Collection at a little shop, no doubt long gone, somewhere on Bleecker Street between Sixth Avenue and Christopher Street, in the late 1970s. I es…
May 20, 2014
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Theater 2020 Presents King Lear
Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights’ own professional stage company, will present Shakespeare’s King Lear starting next weekend (video after the jump). There will be performances on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 starting at 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday, May 25 starting at 3:00 p.m. The play will run through the following two weekends (May […]
May 20, 2014
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#UnaffordableHousing : One Brooklyn Bridge Park Penthouse on the Block for $32 Million
The latest “record breaking” home in Brooklyn hit this market this week – the penthouse at One Brooklyn Bridge…
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Tickets Available Now for Saturday’s (5/24) Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour
BHB publisher/ LICENSED NYC tour guide Homer Fink is brushing off his walking tour shoes and hosting another edition of his Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour on Saturday (5/24).
May 20, 2014
Buy tickets here.
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)