Announcements
Join neighbors and come out to savor the flavors and diverse offerings from local businesses on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm Twilight stroll on Cortelyou [https://cortelyoueats.brownpapertickets.com/] includes the following: * Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food Coop [http:
Bay Ridge
No need to worry about the last day to order when you can visit these local Brooklyn businesses for your last minute gifts. Did you forget to get a gift for a family member or office mate? Have you been too busy to shop? Do you prefer the thrill of
Business
(Photo via Brooklyn ARTery)For the fifth season, Vermont couple Melody and Patrick Houle are bringing their organic Christmas trees to Cortelyou Road, thanks to the Brooklyn ARTery and Pilates on Cortelyou. The couple runs a family owned and operated tree farm [http://houlestreefarm.com/] near the Canadian border. Before
Central Brooklyn
This list is in formation. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/events/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] or email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com. Mother’s Day
Arts & Culture
Photo via Sonic Lovebot [https://www.facebook.com/soniclovebots/photos/pb.588324151310737.-2207520000.1449763756./588648977944921/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There’s plenty of great music at Bar Chord, a local art show, skating with Santa, and more! If you have an upcoming
Arts & Culture
Photo via Sonic Lovebot [https://www.facebook.com/soniclovebots/photos/pb.588324151310737.-2207520000.1449763756./588648977944921/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There’s plenty of great music at Bar Chord, a local art show, skating with Santa, and more! If you have an upcoming
Arts & Culture
Umlaut Brooklyn owners, Jocelyn and Roland Kirouac. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)The best greeting cards are the ones that say what you can’t. And Brooklyn ARTery [http://www.brooklynartery.com/]co-owner Jocelyn and her husband Roland Kirouac have been making greeting cards that do just that
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Brooklyn ARTery [http://www.brooklynartery.com/](1021 Cortelyou Road) is our neighborhood’s one-stop-shop for holidays. No matter what your budget, you will find something for everyone — him, her, host, hostess, niece, babysitter. This year they have gone a step further and created gift boxes, from I Love Brooklyn to
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We are convinced you can do all your holiday shopping in Park Slope. Here are some of our favorites: Photo by Park Slope StoopGowanus Souvenir Shop [http://gowanussouvenir.com/]. We just reviewed it earlier today [/blog/art-music/ode-toxic-beloved-canal-gowanus-souvenir-shop-blends-local-whimsy-history-artistry/] , and you should totally check out this little gallery – local vendors, artists,
Brooklyn ARTery
One of Paul Catalanotto’s works. Image courtesy Paul CatalanottoThis weekend, be sure to hop on the ferry and head over to Governor’s Island [http://govisland.com/], where you’ll be able to see neighbor and artist Paul Catalanotto’s [http://paulcatalanotto.com/] exhibit at the Brooklyn ARTery’s
1021 Cortelyou Road
Photo via Tumbador Chocolate [https://www.facebook.com/143858700299/photos/a.10151457669545300.840709.143858700299/10155571007500300/?type=1&theater] What’s better than wine and chocolate? How about free wine and free chocolate? You can get both this Thursday, June 11, from 5-7pm, at the Brooklyn ARTery [https://www.facebook.
1620 Cortelyou Cleaners
Photo via Brooklyn ARTeryFrom discounts on wine and clothes to being able to nab some beer and food for less, there are plenty of reasons to hit Cortelyou Road this coming week. The Flatbush Development Corporation [http://fdconline.org/] let us know what specials will be happening during this week’
Aaron Craig
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breukelen country fair
Happy Thursday, everyone! This weekend, you can explore the history of our neighborhood on a Forgotten New York tour [http://forgotten-ny.com/2014/09/forgottentour-84-ditmas-park-and-flatbush/], go to a beer tasting at Market [http://marketcortelyou.com/], check out the annual Breukelen Country Fair at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum [https://www.facebook.
Brooklyn ARTery
If you believe in bartering, not buying, here are two events coming up in the neighborhood that might strike your fancy: * This Saturday, May 24, Lark [http://larkcafe.com] (1007 Church Avenue between E 10th Street and Stratford Road) will be holding a Shop & Swap [https://www.google.com/
Health
Spring is a great time to take up a new workout regimen, make the best of the plants in your garden, or even just revamp your look. Conveniently enough, health conscious Ditmas Parkers can do any of those in the coming weeks with helpful classes just around the corner. Makeup