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A collection of 14 issues

From New York’s Bravest, Finest To The Chess Board

Joe Miccio in his firefighting days. Photo via Butler Associates PR.“The thing about a pawn is that they’re brave. They may be small, but they never run away. They only move forward,” said Joe Miccio. Miccio is a Sheepshead Bay native, a retired firefighter and police officer, and

This Week’s Events: Happy Hour, Ladies Night, Chess, Crafts, And More

Mitre Peak in New Zealand. Photo via Flickr/Jocelyn Kinghorn.Here is our weekly roundup of events and goings on around the neighborhood this week. You can find a complete list in our events calendar. We also encourage everyone to add events to the calendar to help get the word

Take That, Kasparov! PS/MS 282 Students Take Home National Chess Championship

[L-R front:] Toshinori Underwood, Dakota Amar, Eleanor Hamilton, Ben Prelvukaj, Elijah Patterson, Theophilia Meloney. [L-R back:] Coach Juan Tica, Ben Gordon, Gregory J. C. Senat, John Steddin, Jake Van de Kieft, Cameron Anderson, Isaac Cohen, Amelia Hamilton, Raven Marshall, Assistant Coach David Gordon. (Photo Credit: Jeremy Amar)Nashville, Tennessee should

Murrow High Chess Team Wins State Championship, On To National Title

> Brooklyn H.S. chess team heads to nationals after winning state championship https://t.co/bB6ym9ReUq pic.twitter.com/VSSQcxfiNS [https://t.co/VSSQcxfiNS] — NYDN Local (@NYDNLocal) March 14, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYDNLocal/status/709378023984861184] Edward R. Murrow High School’s chess team won their 19th state championship

Play Chess With Your Dad At Brooklyn Game Lab

What better way to spend Father’s Day than a game of chess! The Brooklyn Game Lab [http://brooklyngamelab.com/] on 7th Avenue and 10th Street is hosting a free Father-Child Chess Day on Sunday from 12 to 6pm. You can play in the lab, in the street at the

Photo Finish: Black, White And Grey

Photo by silvinanyc [https://instagram.com/p/0Dwp_aA8My/?modal=true].Seen in Clinton Hill. Keep on sharing 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 [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll

Congratulations To The PS 139 Chess Ninjas!

The PS 139 Chess Ninjas’ rookie team: Maya, Nevin, Emma, Declan, Polly, and Kalsang.A huge congratulations to the PS 139 Chess Ninjas [https://www.facebook.com/Ps139ChessNinjas] for doing an excellent job at at the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship [http://www.gnyscc.com/] last weekend! The Chess

282 Royal Panthers Chess Team Had A Great Weekend At Nationals

Please join us in congratulating the PS/MS 282 [http://282parkslope.com/282/] Royal Panthers chess team [https://www.facebook.com/282chess], which had an amazing weekend at the 2014 National Elementary Championship [http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2014/elem/?page=RESULTS] in Dallas, TX. These kids are incredible [/?s=

The Day: A Brooklyn Bears Baseball Award and Help with Passover Meal

Clearing skies should leave us with more seasonable temperatures today. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Get out and enjoy the sunshine while you can, locals, because rain is expected to move into the area this weekend, according to

Travesty! Obama Refuses To Meet Murrow High’s Chess Champs!

I bet Obama hates this painting, which hangs in an Indian art gallery, as much as he hates our children. (Source: ssquah.blogspot.com)It might be the worst thing President Barack Obama has ever done. The commander-in-chief is neglecting to make time for teenagers from Edward R. Murrow High