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Tali Biale

Stuff Your Face At The Cortelyou Greenmarket Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest

Pull on your sweatbands and pop in some Olivia Newton-John, strawberry lovers, because this Sunday, June 9, is the annual Cortelyou Greenmarket Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest [/blog/greenmarket/shortcake-showdown-at-the-greenmarket]! Manager Tali Biale [/blog/greenmarket/this-week-at-the-greenmarket-meet-tali-biale-our-new-market-manager] says the sweet duel should begin around 10:30 or 11am, with at least one

Holidays

Go Nuts For Donuts On National Donut Day June 7

In “Best Food Holiday [/blog/food/celebrate-national-cheese-day-with-gooey-bites-around-the-neighborhood] Week Ever” news, National Donut Day [http://donutdayusa.com/] is this Friday, June 7. The holiday was created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor women who served soldiers donuts during WWI, and now we’re lucky enough to reap the benefits!

Just Floatin’ Along

Wildlife on Cortelyou, as captured by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/8952118681]. Share your Ditmas Park photos by email 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

Just Floatin' Along

Wildlife on Cortelyou, as captured by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/8952118681]. Share your Ditmas Park photos by email 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

Sports

Watch Some Tough Cookies Break Boards At Urban Martial Arts

Adorable alert: we just found this video of Board Breaking Parents’ Night Out at Urban Martial Arts [http://urbandojo.com/], and it is simultaneously terrifying and the best ever. Unwind after work today with these awesome bruisers-in-training: Amazing! Wouldn’t want to run into one of these guys in a

amy stewart

Buy Books, Flowers, And Drinks To Benefit The Flatbush Community Garden This Sunday At Stems

Author Amy Stewart [http://www.amystewart.com/] of Brooklyn Grange [http://www.brooklyngrangefarm.com/] will be reading and signing her fourth New York Times Best-selling book, The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Best Drinks [http://drunkenbotanist.com/about-the-book/], at Stems Flower Shop [https://www.facebook.com/

Councilmember Jumaane Williams To Hold A Landmarking Press Conference This Sunday

This Sunday, June 9, Councilmember Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] will join the newly-formed Landmarks Political Committee [/blog/politics/notes-from-the-cb14-monthly-meeting-5] at a press conference to promote landmarking applications for Beverley Square East, Beverley Square West, Caton Park, Ditmas Park West, West Midwood, and South

Jumaane Williams

Councilmember Jumaane Williams To Hold A Landmarking Press Conference This Sunday

This Sunday, June 9, Councilmember Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] will join the newly-formed Landmarks Political Committee [/blog/politics/notes-from-the-cb14-monthly-meeting-5] at a press conference to promote landmarking applications for Beverley Square East, Beverley Square West, Caton Park, Ditmas Park West, West Midwood, and South

How Do You Keep Your Basement Water-Free?

It’s so beautiful outside today you’d never know about the downpours yesterday–but it looks like more rain is on the way this weekend [http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Brooklyn+NY+11226:4:US]. Neighbor Helayne wonders if anyone has had experience drying out and preventing flooding

prospect park zoo

Visit Incredibly Rare Newts At Prospect Park Zoo

Ever heard of a Kaiser’s spotted newt? What about an Anderson’s crocodile newt? If not, don’t worry–you now have the chance to see and learn about them just a couple of minutes from home. The Prospect Park Zoo [http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/] recently came into possession

national cheese day

Celebrate National Cheese Day With Gooey Bites Around The Neighborhood

If you smelled something special and a little funky in the air this morning, you were right–it’s National Cheese Day [http://www.food.com/food-holidays/cheese-day-0604]! Stock up on Lactaid pills and get ready to celebrate, because here are some cheesy highlights from around Ditmas Park: * Rib Eye

Volunteer At A BPL Branch For Love A Library Day

Free tomorrow evening or Saturday? Volunteers are needed on and in preparation for the second Love A Library Day [http://newyorkcares.org/volunteer/service_days/lovealibrary.php], to take place at 36 public library branches across the city. The actual event, which will be on June 8 from 10am-4pm, will