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Remember the classic video game Tetris, where players mix and match different-shaped blocks to fill up space, all to the famous Tchaikovsky soundtrack? The food from Hungryroot, delivered right to your door, helps you eat healthy in a way that’s just as simple (and fun). Combine Hungryroot [http://hungryroot.
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Surviving in New York isn’t easy, especially if you have a career in the arts. Emily Cordes, a 32-year-old resident of Ditmas Park and an actress, can attest to this. Along with auditioning and performing, Cordes also works as a part-time fundraiser and marketer for a performing arts institution
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The Fashion Institute of Technology is perhaps best known as a school for aspiring fashion creatives and entrepreneurs, with a campus located in the heart of Manhattan’s fashion district. But FIT offers so much more to New Yorkers, with courses and programs being offered in Brooklyn, too. FIT shows
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When founding, constructing, and growing a business—any kind of business—you need support from a range of sources, be they wholesalers, distributors, office management platforms, maintenance workers, and perhaps dozens more. In this day and age, internet connectivity and a generally strong tech support foundation are as paramount to
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The Brooklyn Army Terminal is officially fabulous. This spring, the Fashion Institute of Technology [https://www.fitnyc.edu/], New York’s famed school for aspiring fashion-industry workers and entrepreneurs, is offering seven dynamic courses at the Brooklyn Army Terminal that cover everything from couture conception to runway show glory. Plus,
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Last night at the Kings Theatre on Flatbush Avenue, the royalty of Swan Lake took the stage in a gracefully high-octane production of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet by the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa. Making their first trip to the United States, as part of a 50-plus-city North American tour
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Old-timers may lament the death of New York nightlife, however, those reports are, perhaps, just a bit, exaggerated. While Manhattan still dominates the industry, Brooklyn and Queens are growing into destinations of their own, with liquor licenses to prove it. Last week, the Mayor’s Office of Media Entertainment released
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Stepping into the Kings Theatre is an experience of formidable sensory appeal that is difficult to achieve most anywhere else. Try not to be overwhelmed by the auditorium’s golden ceiling, complemented flawlessly by red velvet stage and window curtains and seat upholstery. And before you even arrive inside the
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History and the Kings Theatre continue to go hand-in-hand. For one night only, on January 31, the beloved Brooklyn venue welcomes the world-class performance artists of the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa to its stage, as part of the Ukraine-based company’s inaugural trip through America. The group will proudly
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FLATBUSH / SPONSORED – A most beautiful, upbeat Christmas breeze is about to “blow” into Brooklyn, just as the holiday season reaches its apex. On December 23rd the historic Kings Theatre will proudly serve as the setting of The Hip Hop Nutcracker [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/hip-hop-nutcracker/], the show that puts
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SPONSORED: Beginning November 29th, the historic Kings Theatre in Brooklyn will be electrified by a seasonal spectacular like none other, as the critically acclaimed extravaganza Cirque Dreams Holidaze invades its timeless showroom. Set in a colorful winter wonderland of holiday cheer, audiences meet snowmen, penguins, candles, reindeer, toy soldiers, gingerbread