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The Old Crow Medicine Show (and Willie Nelson!) will perform at Celebrate Brooklyn on Wednesday night. Photo via Old Crow Medicine Show [https://www.facebook.com/OldCrowMedicineShow/photos/pb.9279752964.-2207520000.1439242114./10152239602787965/?type=3&theater] Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can go to a free sing-along in
beer club
Honky & Ladytown will perform at Bar Chord on Wednesday night. Photo via Honky & Ladytown [https://www.facebook.com/HonkyandLadytown/photos/a.636319663094518.1073741825.636318709761280/636319669761184/?type=1&theater] Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can get your drink on at Sycamore’s Beer Club [http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.
Photo via the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/pb.10150099384115385.-2207520000.1439214140./10155891916235385/?type=3&theater] If you love Prospect Park and are great with people, you might want to consider applying to be a volunteer leader with our borough’s biggest green space. The
Photo via the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/pb.10150099384115385.-2207520000.1439214140./10155891916235385/?type=3&theater] If you love Prospect Park and are great with people, you might want to consider applying to be a volunteer leader with our borough’s biggest green space. The
Bangladesh
A performer entertains a jubilant crowd. Photo by KensingtonBKThousands of people from throughout our neighborhood, and beyond, celebrated the annual Potho Mela yesterday, when McDonald Avenue was filled with everything from vendors selling gorgeous clothing and delicious food to musicians serenading crowds with dance and song for one of the
break in
A neighbor spotted this car’s smashed window on Albemarle Road. Photo by Kevin We’ve had numerous problems with car vandalism in the community, and, after writing about smashed windows throughout the area [/blog/crime/more-car-vandalism-reported-throughout-the-neighborhood] in July, a couple neighbors reached out to us about recent incidents on
1233 Prospect Avenue
Photo by KensingtonBKGet ready to chow down, neighbors: The Prospector, a new beer and cheese spot, celebrated its soft opening at 1233 Prospect Avenue, by Reeve Place, this past Friday, August 7, and will be open every evening this week from 5:30-8:30pm. As if that wasn’t enough
1407 Foster avenue
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerAfter being closed for months, the Key Food [http://www.yelp.com/biz/key-food-brooklyn-5] at 1407 Foster Avenue, between Rugby and Marlborough Roads, debuted its completely redone space [/blog/food/foster-avenue-key-food-to-celebrate-grand-reopening-tomorrow-friday-august-7] on Friday, August 7. The store, which shuttered last winter [/blog/business/key-food-foster-avenue-undergoing-renovations-expected-reopen-month] , is larger
volunteer leader
Photo via the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/pb.10150099384115385.-2207520000.1439214140./10155891916235385/?type=3&theater] If you love Prospect Park and are great with people, you might want to consider applying to be a volunteer leader with our borough’s biggest green space. The
1119 Newkirk Avenue
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerIt looks like we’ll get to see our neighborhood’s Milk & Honey [http://www.milkandhoneycafeny.com/] in an upcoming episode of CBS’ “Elementary” [http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary/] — the show that stars Lucy Liu and is a modern take on Sherlock Holmes will
This Week
Photo via gallogardens [https://instagram.com/p/6JLCghiaiN/?taken-by=gallogardens]There was much that happened in the neighborhood last week, including a major police raid, a teen being arrested for a Newkirk Avenue murder, a protest outside the Flatbush Junction Target, and more. Here’s a recap of what happened
reopened
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerMonths after it closed for renovations, the completely redone Key Food [/blog/food/foster-avenue-key-food-to-celebrate-grand-reopening-tomorrow-friday-august-7] at 1407 Foster Avenue celebrated its grand reopening on Friday. It definitely looks like our neighborhood is more than a little relieved it’s open again — when we dropped by mid-afternoon, it