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Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)Want to check out some of the hottest concerts in Brooklyn, and get paid to do it? The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced [http://www.nycedc.com/press-release/new-amphitheater-and-other-major-coney-island-businesses-hiring-over-800-jobs-april-25?utm_source=NYCEDC%20Newsletters&
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Affordable and delicious: the steak taco and chicken quesadilla at La Casa de las Quesadillas. (Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice)Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park is a veritable smorgasbord of food, flavors, and ingredients from around the world, although with an emphasis on Latin American cuisines. Among these,
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Image via MakerBot [https://www.facebook.com/makerbot/photos/a.10152907102650137.1073741828.202406810136/10152907230105137/?type=3&theater] .Just two weeks after announcing the unloading of over 25 percent of their Industry City office and manufacturing space [http://technical.ly/brooklyn/2016/04/26/makerbot-shutter-industry-city-factory/] , MakerBot — the 3-D printing company
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(Courtesy of St. Lydia’s)The church reaches all aspects of the life cycle, and at St. Lydia’s [http://stlydias.org/], that reach includes co-working and event planning. The progressive Lutheran dinner-church, through foresight and serendipity, found a home [/blog/neighbors/pastor-emily-scott-the-drive-for-communal-connectedness-at-st-lydias-dinner-church/] in 2014 at 304 Bond Street (between
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McGready’s Auto Service, located at 2366 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)After 90 years as a family-owned repair shop, McGready’s Auto Service [http://www.yelp.com/biz/mcgreadys-auto-service-brooklyn] is preparing to shut its doors while the owners negotiate a sale of the property. “We’ve
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Photo: Flatbush Farm CSANow is the time to sign up for a farm share so you can enjoy all of the wonderful produce grown in our region this summer. Here’s information on just two of the CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture) in our area. Flatbush Farm Share CSA Sign-ups
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il Fornetto, located at 2902 Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)It appears the Sheepshead Bay rumor mill has birthed another tall tale about a neighborhood institution closing to make room for condos. The manager at il Fornetto [http://www.ilfornettorestaurant.com/], the seaside Italian restaurant located at 2902
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Miguel, Sara, and Armando Lopez are three of nine siblings who opened Don Paco Lopez Panaderia 25 years ago. (Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice)Pretty much everyone who has spent regular time in Sunset Park has heard of and/or been to Don Paco López Panaderia [http://www.
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Photo by Perry Boon/Carvel Ice CreamBensonhurst is one of the last New York City neighborhoods where Carvel Ice Cream shops don’t just survive, but they thrive [/bath-beach-carvel-owners-richie-and-rosa-stakofsky-honored-by-borough-president/#.VxpRwJMrLos] ! Just ask Sheepshead Bay-native brothers Perry and Evan Boon, 25 and 26, who held a grand opening party for their
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Mary’s (Courtesy Nicholas Mundy/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/7_ZFY-AOvO/].)Mary’s, a neighborhood institution, will be shuttering its doors on Sunday night after five years in business. The South Slope anchor, at 708 5th Ave since 2011, will be having a farewell party at 7pm on
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The Wolf Cave, located at 3099 Emmons Avenue, has closed. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The storefront located at 3099 Emmons Avenue, near Batchelder Street, has claimed another victim. The Wolf Cave, an American barbecue restaurant, shut down after less than two years in business. The location has seen several
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Lark Cafe, Ditmas Park / Photo by Ditmas Park CornerEarly this morning, Kari Browne, proprietor of LARK Cafe [/business-overview/lark-brooklyn-ny-11218/26741320-31b6-4085-bf2b-ea7fd8d24ccd/] in Ditmas Park and ELK Cafe [/business-overview/elk-cafe-brooklyn-ny-11218/706c55af-5fca-4e04-80a9-084df870ee72/] in Windsor Terrace, posted to Facebook to inform her clients that while she’d like to continue running the much loved