Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/15529359070] takes us back to sunnier times. Share photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the site. Also,
900 fulton street
SISTERS Restaurant [/blog/2014/10/01/a-glimpse-inside-sisters-restaurant/], the Flatbush Farm [http://www.flatbushfarm.com/] offshoot in the former Sister’s Community Hardware [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/05/sisters-hardware-no-more-on-fulton-street/] space at 900 Fulton Street (between Washington and Waverly Avenues), is set to open to the public this Saturday, November
amazon
Amazon Fresh has expanded its Brooklyn reach to include Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, according to Gizmodo [http://gizmodo.com/amazon-freshs-same-day-deliveries-to-lazies-continues-n-1654949967] . Following a launch in Park Slope last month [/blog/business/amazon-is-delivering-groceries-only-to-park-slope], the online retail giant’s grocery delivery service is now available in zip codes including 11201, 11205, 11217,
expansions
Good news for your friends in Manhattan–area restaurants Madiba [http://www.madibarestaurant.com] (195 Dekalb Avenue between Carlton Avenue and Adelphi Street) and Speedy Romeo [http://www.speedyromeo.com] (376 Classon Avenue at Greene Avenue) are bringing their goods across the river with offshoot locations in Harlem and on
bric house
For two weeks beginning this Thursday, November 6, Ronald K. Brown [http://www.evidencedance.com/M2_RONKBROWN.htm]‘s Evidence, A Dance Company [http://www.evidencedance.com/] will bring choreographed multimedia performance One Shot [http://bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/2014-fall-season-at-bric-house/ronald-k-brown-evidence-a-dance-company-one-shot] to the BRIC House Ballroom (647 Fulton Street at Rockwell
Some stunning shots from Sunday’s marathon, snapped by bikershots [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikershots/15703189672] and thoth1618 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/thoth1618/15073565294]. Share photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus
found cats
Does this squishy face look familiar to you? After finding a long-haired kitten on Washington Park last night, neighbor Kyle is looking for its owner. Kyle says the cat is very sweet, but is lacking a collar. [https://www.facebook.com/kyle.landman/posts/10102714313505824] If this cutie is your
blue wolf capital partners
With the closure of Long Island College Hospital [http://www.downstate.edu/lich/], the precarious existence of Interfaith Medical Center [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140326/HEALTH_CARE/140329916/interfaith-medical-center-files-plan-to-exit-bankruptcy] , and the overall 50% drop in number of borough hospitals [http://nycitylens.com/2014/10/who-should-mourn-for-long-island-college-hospital/] since the 1980s, much
reopenings
The past several months, we’ve been regularly passing Salva Vida [http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/salva-vida/] (291 Greene Avenue between Grand and Classon Avenues), thinking much the same thoughts you probably have: Where can they be? Why does it look like they just pulled the benches in last night?
Photo via fortgreenefocus [http://instagram.com/p/u8kaBtN60y/?modal=true]. Share photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us on Facebook [https:
BRIC Arts
Below you’ll find events in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this Monday through Thursday. Check back Friday to see what’s on this weekend. “The People’s Poetry” Open Mic Night [https://www.facebook.com/events/1561665184052454/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular] When: Monday, November 3, 7pm Where: Five
1008 fulton street
The former Fairhaven Funeral Chapel [/blog/2014/07/16/work-starts-at-535-classon-resumes-at-1035-fulton-following-stop-work-order-new-renderings-more-nearby/] at 1041-1047 Fulton Street is officially a thing of the past, we learned last week, as workers have completely cleared away the three buildings that once stood on the lot. The parcel between Downing Street and Irving Place, which contained