The 10th anniversary of Dine in Brooklyn week launches Monday through the 21st, with 200 area restaurants serving prix-fixe dinner for $28, lunch for $20.13 and 2-4-1 deals. Among Brooklyn Heights destinations, the following are on the menu… It is recommended you call and mention “Dine In” to find out specials and make reservations. Bon […]
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Ian McEwan’s heroine in “Sweet Tooth,” Serena Frome, daughter of an (Anglican) bishop who has earned a third class…
March 8, 2013Hill Country Barbecue is slated to open this fall at 345 Adams Street, alongside the Downtown Brooklyn border’s other recently opened eateries: Shake Shack, Potbelly and Panera Bread. Muss Development is converting the former government offices into new retail and condo space. According to developer Joshua L. Muss: “Adding a restaurant of this caliber to […]
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In its continuing series “Problem Solvers” the NY Transit Museum is sponsoring a discussion on March 13th between Ben…
March 4, 2013Listen To Episode 4: New Friends, Old Friends Download From iTunes Here In This Episode: Listen To Your Mother: Katharine’s mother talks about the time she was a teenager and almost kidnapped into white slavery while visiting Marrakesh. Then she shares a short story about when her mother was captured by the Nazi’s during WWII. Wait… […]
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Red Hook’s Fairway Market reopened with a celebration that began at 7:30 a.m. on Friday with a foodie event to remember,” with food and product demos, giveaways and appearances from Miss America Mallory Hytes (who lives in Brooklyn) and Borough Prez Marty Markowitz.
March 3, 2013Concede, cooperate, collaborate. Each of these might be thought of as points on a continuum describing different ways we…
March 1, 2013The New York Observer covers the reaction of the Daily Show to NYS Assemblymember Dov Hickind’s “black basketball player”…
February 27, 2013Michael Simmons has been busy lately. A few days ago he sent me a link to an article claiming Elvis was Jewish. Now he provides a video (best viewed in full screen mode) by Thelma Blitz (aka clairedelune49) “made…without my knowledge or consent” (th…
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Gruesome, cold, windy February is coming to a close, which means… cold, windy March is just around the corner. Yeah, man! So what’s putting the gusto in your sails on this final BHB Open Thread Wednesday of the month? By all means, …
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