Kids & Family
Photo via The Pop Ups [https://www.facebook.com/thepopups/photos/a.156783870998283.37052.124276210915716/826523730690957/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From a storytime about waiting with a popular author, to a fun live performance that includes a talking
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After being stuck inside on a snow day with your kids bouncing off the wall, it’s a good reminder of what’s to come this summer, when you’ll either need to invent a daily activity or provide your little ones with the opportunity of summer camp. We have
Kids & Family
Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From bedtime stories to puppet-making, from a magic show to enjoying fun in nature and more, there are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in our area: Babies & Books [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/babies-books-central-library-youth-win-111914]
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[/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pre-k_classroom-bicubic.jpg] Sure, public schools open tomorrow. But maybe you’re a last minute kind of person – or one of any number of things got in the way – and you still need to get your kid registered for school, pre-k or free lunch. Fortunately, the
3495 nostrand ave
The following is a paid announcement from the Kings Bay YM-YWHA (3495 Nostrand Avenue): KINGS BAY Y SUMMER CAMPS ARE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY!PROFESSIONAL AND CARING STAFF Our staff is an outstanding group with creative energy and leadership skills. The staff consists of professionals who are a part
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For many children, confidence can be a hard thing to come by. In Acting Out, a Bensonhurst business, children and teenagers are taught to sing, dance, act – and believe in themselves. Up on stage day after day, kids learn to be comfortable in the spotlight. “It’s really important for
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Don’t forget the kids’ mittens if you’re heading out to one of these fun events this week! Story Play [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1009545&searchscope=47&SORT2=R] When: Wednesday, January 8, 1:30pm Where: Park Slope Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/park-slope], 431
99 ave p
Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Seth Low Intermediate School (99 Avenue P) community is bracing itself for tonight’s vote by administrators, determining whether the school will soon co-house a charter school despite vocal opposition from parents and public school officials [/charter-school-mess-grows/]. The State University of New York’s Panel of Education
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Photo courtesy of Vinnie BoombotsIn the hustle and bustle of running Sheepshead Bites and our sister site, Bensonhurst Bean [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com], we forget to remind the readers how wonderful we think you all are [Ed. – No, not all of you.]. Well, the actions of reader Vinnie Boombots, who
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A Navy Walk walkway give locals a view of housing projects and quickly rising luxury residencies that have sprung up in the neighborhood . (Photo by The Nabe) Fort Greene resident, artist and community activist Roberta Kyle, 73, first talked about a demographic shift in Fort Greene in 1984, when, in
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The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Source: jennesy / FlickrGateway National Recreation Area’s Jamaica Bay Unit has lots of family-friendly Spring Break programs going on at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and Fort Tilden. A schedule of events, which starts tomorrow, is below. Schedule Of Events * Have a Hoot with a
candlelight vigil
Park Slope Parents [http://www.parkslopeparents.com/] will be hosting a candlelight vigil this afternoon for the victims of yesterday’s tragic Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. Those interested in attending, should gather in front of the Old Stone House (5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Street) this afternoon at 4pm.
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If you’ve been on Gravesend Neck Road near East 14th Street in the past month, you may have noticed that the area is looking a lot more colorful thanks to some love from locals. Several over-sized flower pots sporting shrubs and flowers debuted on the road in mid-June after
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Steiner (Source: brandonsteiner.com)Daily News’ source for all things Brooklyn, Denis Hamill, has got a heartwarming Father’s Day tale [centersquarejournal.basecamphq.com/projects/8223536-local-independent-online-news-publishers-trade-group/log] for all of us to learn a little kindnessfrom. A Native American teenager, who never knew his biological father, celebrated Father’s Day
Brainy Academy
This is a paid announcement from Brainy Academy, a new educational institution on Sheepshead Bay Road that is holding two open houses this weekend. Brainy Academy offers unique enrichment classes and intensive tutoring for children ages 3 to 16. At Brainy Academy, we teach children to take learning to the
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They say it takes a village to raise a child. Kids on East 14th Street are showing that it takes a child to clean a village. And then it takes a parade of local pols to properly honor those children. State Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, City Councilman Michael Nelson and Borough