The holiday is nearly upon us! Just in case you’re sticking around this week, here are some fun activity options around the neighborhood. Whatever you do, have a healthy and happy break! Monday, December 23 * See conservatory student Patrick Kyle play a trumpet recital [/blog/art-music/free-cheap-upcoming-events-at-brooklyn-college] at Brooklyn
Avi Shuker
Saturday night was the soft opening of Lea, the new restaurant at 1022 Cortelyou Road [/blog/business/a-first-look-at-the-castello-plan-crews-new-restaurant-in-the-old-vox-pop-space] (corner of Stratford Road, formerly Vox Pop) from Ben Heemskerk and Avi Shuker of The Castello Plan [http://thecastelloplan.com]. Around 60 friends and family joined Avi, Ben, chef Daniel Soskolen, Mimi
293 e 8th street
Following a tragic house fire on E 8th Street [/crime/one-neighbor-killed-three-injured-in-e-8th-street-fire] last week that killed 16-year-old Jasmine Guillaume and left her sisters Jaima and Kareen Jumelle in critical condition, neighbors have been wondering how they can help. The fire, which started on the second floor of 293 E 8th Street
Herbivores of Ditmas Park (and more specifically, the intersection of Cortelyou and Coney Island Avenues [/blog/business/sneak-peek-brooklyn-belly]), your prayers have been answered! We were walking by 1017 Cortelyou Road, site of a soon-to-be West Indian restaurant [/blog/food/west-indian-restaurant-coming-to-1017-cortelyou-road], over the weekend when we noticed a new Hartwell Vegetarian
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Following a tragic house fire on E 8th Street [/blog/crime/woman-killed-sisters-critical-after-early-am-fire-on-e-8th-street] last week that killed 16-year-old Jasmine Guillaume and left her sisters Jaima and Kareen Jumelle in critical condition, neighbors have been wondering how they can help. The fire, which started on the second floor of 293 E 8th
A mural in mood lighting, by flatbushfood [http://instagram.com/p/iHwTBXmMXr/]. What’s your favorite Ditmas Park art? Send photos to us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post
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Some of our smaller neighbors getting into the Christmas spirit at the Church Avenue BID [http://www.churchavenue.org/]‘s tree lighting [/blog/events/the-church-avenue-bid-christmas-concert-tree-lighting-is-tomorrow] tonight. Photo via ditmasparkcorner [http://instagram.com/p/iM9pmDo5zQ/]. Send photos to us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http:
Tomorrow’s Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket] will feature the same yummy produce, wholesome bread, meat and fish and other goodies as usual–and since temperatures will be in the mid-60s, you can shop at your leisure without too much of a chill! And of course, you can
From rock to rallies and tree lightings to train rides, this balmy weekend has a lot to offer. Saturday, December 21 * The Lavender Blues sing along [https://www.facebook.com/LavenderBluesMusic] is at Lark, 10am. * See meerkats open presents [/blog/animals/watch-animals-open-presents-almost-as-wildly-as-kids-do-at-the-prospect-park-zoo] at the Prospect Park Zoo [http://www.prospectparkzoo.
“Traffic was monstrous this morning,” says michaeldibiasio [http://instagram.com/p/iJmLDbCb4O/]. Send photos to us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us
Stuffed Animals
“Traffic was monstrous this morning,” says michaeldibiasio [http://instagram.com/p/iJmLDbCb4O/]. Send photos to us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us