Kyle Jean Baptiste
Photo via Playbill.The Broadway and Clinton Hill-Bed-Stuy communities are in mourning at the loss of Kyle Jean Baptiste in a tragic accident at his Greene Avenue apartment this weekend. According to news reports [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/LES-MISERABLES-Cast-Member-Kyle-Jean-Baptiste-Dies-at-21-20150829] , Baptiste, 21, was on the fire escape balcony at his
Photo by Matthew Humm [https://instagram.com/p/6k5QgWyitU/?taken-by=hummdinger101].Missed some of this week’s news? Here’s a recap: * Add your events [/blog/2015/05/12/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] to our new Brooklyn-wide calendar! * Here’s our Kids Calendar [/blog/2015/08/25/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-september-1-block-parties-summer-science-club-sun-prints-and-egg-carton-goggles/] through September 1. * Moving to
Meow Mixer
Photo courtesy of Who’s Your Doggy.August 26 may have been National Dog Day, but this weekend is going to be all about loving on cats and kittens! Tonight (Friday, August 28) is the first annual Meow Mixer, a joint event by local boutique Jill Lindsey [http://www.jilllindsey.
Tired of the commute, or need a little something on the side? Here’s a roundup of some of the latest available gigs around the neighborhood. * Men’s Best Haircut (499 Franklin Avenue) is looking for PT and FT barbers and stylists [http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/spa/5192868178.html]
City Point Tower One
Were you considering applying for one of the affordable apartments [/blog/2015/08/05/apply-now-for-affordable-units-in-7-dekalb-avenue-aka-city-point-tower-one/] in City Point Tower One, at 7 DeKalb Avenue? Then consider attending one of five upcoming workshops being held for local residents to learn about the lottery process and building amenities. As mentioned earlier this
community garden
Nicholas Arnold and Laila Palmer with the latest PS 20 harvest. (Photo via Augusta Palmer [https://www.facebook.com/PS20kidsrock/photos/a.614790951917181.1073741836.115612408501707/962384073824532/?type=3&permPage=1] .Kudos to the PS 20 kids on their continued summer harvest! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@
378 Myrtle Avenue
Photo courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.Bonjour to Gentleman Farmer Fort Greene [http://gentlemanfarmernyc.com/], now open for dinner service at 378 Myrtle Avenue! The much-anticipated sister restaurant to the flagship Lower East Side location opened “quietly” this past Monday, August 24 after eight months of renovations [/blog/2015/
GED
Image via jmiltenberg [http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/872871].If you or someone you know is looking to take the High School Equivalency (aka GED) exam, but needs some practice and preparation, then good news: part-time and full-time classes are coming through the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL). Upcoming registration
BRIC Arts Media
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (center) joins Aaron Zimmerman, the founder and executive director of the NY Writers Coalition and Nancy Weber, the program director for the Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival.Even more funds are coming down the pipeline to local after-school arts programs and cultural institutions, courtesy of
Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday for next week’s events! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through September 1) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/08/25/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-september-1-block-parties-summer-science-club-sun-prints-and-egg-carton-goggles/] . Submit your event listing [/calendar/
bookshelves
Photo by Kip Davis Myers [https://instagram.com/p/61IrIOkeWY/?taken-by=kipdavismyers].Libraries at Pratt Institute and elsewhere open minds and imaginations. Keep reading! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus
Aretha Singleton
Aretha Singleton shows off some of her garden-grown produce. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)Welcome to the inaugural recipe of our series: Recipes From The Garden Of Eatin. We’re beginning this with recipes and other food stories from the seniors and residents of Ingersoll House’s award-winning Garden Of