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Photo courtesy of Boricua Festival [http://www.boricuafestivalny.org/]Time to dust off your dancing shoes, because the salsa-themed Boricua Festival [http://www.boricuafestivalny.org/] is returning to Sunset Park next month. The annual “Salsa on the Waterfront” event, which takes place Saturday, June 25, 12pm- 7pm, will offer an
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Author and journalist Joseph Alexiou. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) “It’s a little pungent today.” On a recent Sunday, author, journalist, and historian Joseph Alexiou was leading a group on a walking tour focused on the history of the Gowanus Canal and the surrounding neighborhood. He paused
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Photo by Courtney SolomineIt’s getting warmer out so put away your winter jackets and get out and socialize with the people in your community! Here are fun events for everyone in the family going on this week. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on
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Photo via NYC Marines [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycmarines/4659079600] via FlickrIt’s getting warmer out so put away your winter jackets and get out and socialize with the people in your community! Here are fun events for everyone in the family going on this week. Send us your
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Photo by José BayonaBelow you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. MONDAY, MAY 23 (Courtesy Flickr/bwise [https://www.flickr.com/photos/
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Fort Greene Park is going to the dogs for “Best In Show”. (Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/21121366093/in/photolist-ybqwhn-6SXS-6SXQ-dhg9dW-64pJDi-6AJbAB-64tTEY-6SXP-7bSSyJ-7bSTNL-64tVJS-64pAZM-7bP6Dv-wJyMay-tc18Ey-ALEo6x-DomThw-AHnXAA-DomA1h-A7GZXd-DE4iPj-Hj5hp-yQMTRF-yQGGtQ-ybh4Kw-yQG7by-z98ti2-z5ZPaW-Aa2AJa-zjCMuC-mN8YPg-6sieKV-3pYEKf-a7iqBZ-6SXY-6SY2-6SXW-6SXZ-6SY8-AHw3A-6SXF-6SXK-q8z8vm-6SY3-qq4u2w-6SXX-AJtZKd-5DCoMr-7A7obu-6SXV] )Fort Greene Park [/?s
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There have been many dramatic Medicare fraud busts [/?s=medicaid+fraud#.V0MY3ZMrJ8c] in our area over the last few years, but few seem more ripe for television than the saga of Bay Medical [/tag/bay-medical/#.V0MOY5MrJ8c]. This week’s episode of CNBC’s “American Greed” [http://www.cnbcprime.com/american-greed/
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Thingtide Show and Tale founder Martie McNabb gives an introduction to Brooklyn Battles at the Old Stone House in Prospect Heights. (Credit: Elizabeth Elizalde) Personal historian Martie McNabb has always been interested in people’s lives and how they chose to live them. It inspired her to start an archival
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(Courtesy Flickr/Christopher Najewicz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiefy/4674606813/in/photolist-885zKc-fuHxy6-fuHy1M-4u8poz-dDCvPq-5T2fxW-ckcjk5-6o2wNf-5SWUFR-UA5fs-fhyA7-6nXb31-nWaAKA-qqsddM-61d8Rz-5xuJuw-9iqTvi-DLskN-7WLqT1-7ZsWmF-7hL3mo-UyRRD-5cGJf-6KexkQ-aaLj4-bVq9Zx-5yAvaT-sdKBUL-4r1NNu-8R3k1g-7KsqHm-4NwZwx-9c1NVp-7RAZ2p-5MpR5W-FJR5o-i1434o-7dEa5-enJxg-4zZLrx-JhYPb-4sivv4-bZF2mG-oLFy9n-7aNJ21-73fT9g-9tqfvx-e9ZDEq-6B4zg-dYmA7s] .)After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of
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Photo by bkgreenmarkets [http://instagram.com/p/pgfFy1gy02].WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or by emailing editor@
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[/blog/news/art-basketball-workshops-dome-playground-sun-thursday/attachment/dome_calendar2016_onepage_web/] Upcycle your used plastic bottles and cardboard boxes into flower bouquets this Sunday May 22nd, from 11am to 2pm, during the Playground Art Workshop at Kensington’s Dome Playground. Dome Playground is located at 38th Street and Dahill Road. What is Upcycling?
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Summer camps are designed for fun, and whether you go the traditional [/camps/brooklyn-adventures-await-at-these-5-traditional-summer-camps/], sports [/camps/stay-fit-and-have-fun-with-these-5-summer-sports-camps/], science [/camps/go-mad-for-steam-with-these-5-summer-science-camps/], or arts [/camps/find-a-little-fine-arts-fun-at-these-3-brooklyn-summer-camps/] route, kids are almost guaranteed an incredible time. But what if your family is looking for something a bit off the beaten path? This