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Credit: Justin BeremanWe love lists. We love categories. And Shakespeare’s canon is no different. One often sees the Bard’s plays in clean columns of genres [http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/plays.php]; “comedies,” “tragedies,” and “history plays.” The term “problem play” comes up as well [http://whatsitallaboutshakespeare.
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South Brooklyn Shakespeare’s production of Twelfth Night performs Saturday, July 23 on 5th Avenue between 17th and 18th Streets at 6:30pm (Courtesy of South Brooklyn Shakespeare.)Weekend events are varied and intriguing. A Mezcal and yoga combo, Twelfth Night, a Jonah’s Just Begun fundraiser, and more. Balancing
Business
[L-R] Restaurateurs John Bush, Dale Talde, and David Massoni own Thistle Hill Tavern, Pork Slope, and Talde. (Via BlackBook)Two well-known local restaurants are up for sale, owned by the trilogy behind Talde Brooklyn [http://www.taldebrooklyn.com/] (369 7th Avenue at 11th Street). Both Pork Slope [http://www.porkslopebrooklyn.
Food & Drink
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopA bright, sun-splashed afternoon calls for a bright, sun-splashed meal. So today’s destination choice was easy: the brand spankin’ new HENRI’s Backyard [http://henrisbackyard.com/] (256 4th Avenue between President and Carroll Streets). Owner Binh Douglas had a soft opening last weekend
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Images released of suspects in three different incidents” [L-R]: May 22, June 26, and July 2. A suspect photo has been released from the July 12 incident. (Via NYPD)Police say they are investigating the possibility of single ‘suspect connection’ in four attempted rape incidents which have taken place in
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613 Baltic Street on July 18, 2016. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)An ongoing project at the corner of Baltic Street and 4th Avenue has been sprouting up fast. The 11-story condo-to-be at 613 Baltic Street has topped out at its planned height of 119 feet, YIMBY reported
Business
Sign outside of Venticinque Cafe on July 18, 2016. (Photo by Alex Benn)An unwelcome sign has appeared in the window of the normally welcoming Venticinque [https://www.facebook.com/Venticinque-229957760468001/] (162 5th Avenue near Degraw Street). The pleasant, petit, and unassuming cafe “will be closed for the foreseeable future,
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Phase II Expansion of Park Slope Historic District. (Via Park Slope Civic Council)Nearly 300 buildings have been added to the Park Slope Historic District [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/historic-district/] (PSHD) as of last Thursday when the New York City Council voted to approve the second expansion since the district’s
Events
Check out the insect, arachnid, and reptile “petting zoo” Monday, July 18 at 7pm ay Morbid Anatomy Museum. (Photo via lisalex_ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIASAs3hi1S/?tagged=tarantula&hl=en])Weekday events heat up with the thermometer. Check out cool insects, Avengers in the Park, theatre a-plenty, and
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Poster design by Eric Adams. (Courtesy of South Brooklyn Shakespeare.)Have you passed by the old Aaron’s at the corner of 5th Avenue and 18th Street lately? It may seem quiet on the outside, but you’d be surprised at what’s going on behind those walls. Illyria, of