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Erasmus Hall Dutchmen Honored at City Hall

On December 4, 2012 the Erasmus Hall Dutchmen won the NY Class PSAL Chamionship game at Yankee Stadium [/blog/sports/erasmus-wins-psal-football-championship-at-yankee-stadium]. The team did not lose a single game leading up to the championship match, and they certainly earned a lot of respect both locally and city-wide. The team was

Plans May Be in the Works for Coney Island Avenue Traffic Issues

There have been talks regarding the traffic situation on Coney Island Avenue [/?s=%22cia+traffic%22] between Cortelyou and Beverley Roads, where double parked cars can sometimes create hazardous situations. A source close to the Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] told us

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Where to Get Kombucha

One of the latest health crazes of the last several years has been kombucha [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha]. To some, this fermented tea is an elixir of life, an essential health supplement for healthful living and a vibrant lifestyle. To others it is an acrid sludge, a stomach

1218 Cortelyou Road

A New Look at a Mysterious Cortelyou Storefront

As Ditmas Park continues to attract people willing to venture past Prospect Park to live, shop, and eat, more companies and entrepreneurs seem to want to open businesses here, particularly on Cortelyou Road (see most recently Brooklyn Industries [/blog/business/brooklyn-industries-is-open-today]). Every empty storefront promises the potential to become something

A New Look at a Mysterious Cortelyou Storefront

As Ditmas Park continues to attract people willing to venture past Prospect Park to live, shop, and eat, more companies and entrepreneurs seem to want to open businesses here, particularly on Cortelyou Road (see most recently Brooklyn Industries [/blog/business/brooklyn-industries-is-open-today]). Every empty storefront promises the potential to become something

Brooklyn School for Medically Fragile Children

CB14 Votes Yes on Plan to Build School for Medically Fragile Children

Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] held their monthly meeting this past Monday, January 14. On the agenda [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/January-2013-Agenda.pdf] were a number of items, the most contentious being a variance to permit the construction of a pre-K school and boarding

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Sculptor Eric Pesso Transforms Fallen Trees Into Works of Art

If you were wandering the neighborhood during the GO open studios [/blog/art-music/the-open-corner-reminder-go-open-studios-this-weekend] in September, you may have found yourself at a studio on Argyle Road belonging to the talented local artist Eric Pesso [http://www.flatbushartists.org/EricPesso.htm]. A mathematician and a computer programmer by trade, Eric

Lucius

Hear Local Band Lucius Perform Live

Lucius [http://ilovelucius.com/], the talented local band who had their van stolen last year [/blog/crime/local-bands-van-and-gear-stolen], were invited to perform for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series [http://www.npr.org/event/music/168632210/lucius-tiny-desk-concert] recently. In a rave review about the band’s performance, NPR’s Bob