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Beyond the PSL: Six Fall Treats to Celebrate the Season

Ah, fall. Leaves changing, light golden, air crisp. Pumpkin everywhere. Literally, everywhere. In everything. The amount of pumpkin on the market can sometimes be overwhelming, but never fear. We’ve rounded up the best fall treats the Borough has to offer—we even snuck two alcoholic drinks in there just

Arts & Culture

John Cleese Live at Kings Theatre

via Kings TheaterLiving comedy legend, JOHN CLEESE, is heading in your general direction for a live and truly unforgettable evening of conversation and audience Q&A on July 22 at Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/john-cleese-with-monty-python-the-holy-grail/] . Absurd and/or ridiculous questions only, please. A limited number of VIP

Nonsponsored

Glamorous Pads: Brooklyn’s Cultural District

Last year’s rollout of Culture Forward [/new-plan-aims-move-brooklyns-culture-forward-retaining-artistic-character-fortgreene/] has blossomed into this year’s Culture Forward Festival [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-forward-festival-kick-off-party-tickets-37390237206] . With Jimmy Kimmel coming to town next week just as events [/weekend-art-events-october-12-15-bric-jazzfest-brooklyn-horror-festival-park-slope-comedy-festival/] like Jazzfest, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and the Pa

Announcements

Come out to Brooklyn’s International Day of Friendship this Sunday, August 6th!

Via The Office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric AdamsOn Sunday, August 6th, Borough President Adams [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/] will host an “International Day of Friendship [http://onebrooklynfund.org/international-day-of-friendship]” celebration in Brooklyn, his fourth annual festival recognizing the hundreds of cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an unparalleled center

News

On Stage At Kingsborough Releases This Season’s Schedule

Photo via Facebook/On Stage at Kingsborough. [https://www.facebook.com/OnStageAtKingsborough/photos/a.418807574833035.81980.204863736227421/1033311030049350/?type=3&theater] On Stage at Kingsborough is a performing arts center that brings world-class shows of all types, such as dance, theater, and music, to Kingsborough Community College. They just recently

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The Week That Was: Brunch, Experts, Comfort Food, And More

The chicken shish kebab entree at Deniz is only a menace to those with tiny appetites. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and

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‘We Know Who Did It’: Cops Pursue Suspect In Spate Of Business Break-Ins

Surveillance footage of burglary at Acme Wines & Spirits (Photo courtesy of Acme Wines & Spirits)Police believe they have identified the suspect responsible for at least six March break-ins in the Park Slope neighborhood. At the 78th Precinct Community Council Meeting that took place Wednesday night, 78th Precinct Captain Frank DiGiacomo

Business

Three More Business Break-ins, Precinct Meeting Tonight

Postmark Cafe is one of at least five businesses recently burglarized in the Park Slope neighborhood. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)At least five small businesses have been victim to a spate of recent burglaries that have taken place throughout the neighborhood in March. Aji Fusion Sushi [http://www.ajifusionsushi.

Announcements

Don’t Miss The Party…Buy Your Tickets To Taste of Fifth Avenue (Sponsored)

This is the last week to get your A Taste of Fifth tickets. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to taste your way down Fifth all under one roof! 40+ eateries and watering holes feeding you their unique food and drinks while you meet with neighbors, local merchants, dance

Announcements

Time To Get Your Taste Of Fifth Tickets! (Sponsored)

Two weeks until you get to try Fifth Avenue’s acclaimed restaurants and watering holes, have a bottomless glass, dance, enjoy the beautiful Grand Prospect Hall while raising money for local charities. Wednesday April 6, from 6:30pm-9:30pm The Grand Prospect Hall A ticket allows you to sample all

Announcements

Save the Date: A Taste of Fifth Avenue (Sponsored)

Just four weeks away; A Taste of Fifth brings together your favorite local restaurants and bars under one roof and new ones you haven’t managed to try yet. Fifth Avenue’s acclaimed restaurants and watering holes are showing off their delights for you to enjoy while raising money for

Audubon nature center

From Park Slope To The Georgia Swamp And Back: Sanctuary By Photographer Amy Williams At 440 Gallery

Dream, 2015 by Amy Williams. C-print. 20 x 20 inches. (Courtesy of Amy Williams) For those of you who have lived or spent time in the deep south of the United States, you’re aware of the how fascinating nature and the environment can be. The woods, the swamps, and

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Cool Park Slope Treats For The Summer Heat

Photo by Park Slope StoopThe summer heat is here and if you are looking for a sweet treat to help you cool down, have we got the roundup for you. Here are some of our favorite places to grab a cold snack in the 90 degree heat! Thai Ice Cream

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Celebrate Zakafest With Food, Music & More At The Cortelyou Greenmarket

Image courtesy the Cortelyou GreenmarketThis Sunday, May 10, bring your mom, your friends, your neighbors — bring anyone you want! — and head over to the Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/cortelyou] for a celebration of Zakafest, a Haitian festival of agriculture and springtime. The greenmarket, located on Cortelyou

Bangla

Bangladesh Institute Of Performing Arts To Hold Free Spring Concert At PS 230 This Saturday, March 21

A dance routine from the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts. Photo courtesy Annie FerdousWhat do you have planned for Saturday night? How about watching some amazing dance and music performances by our incredibly talented neighbors? The Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2223192714/?fref=ts] will

crafts

Make Valentines At Culture On Saturday

This Saturday, February 8 from 12-2pm, bring the kids to Culture [http://www.cultureny.com/] (331 5th Avenue), where Good Eggs [http://www.goodeggs.com/nyc] is hosting a free”crafternoon” party. Craft-loving kids of all ages and their parents are invited to make Valentines, and the best crafter will

Amy Aronoff

Local Advocacy Group Fields Responses to “Invisible Child”

Most are now familiar with journalist Andrea Elliott [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/e/andrea_elliott/]’s story, which depicts the trials of 11-year-old Dasani, daughter of unemployed parents who are in and out of drug rehab programs. The homeless shelter where she lives is overrun with

Bite of the Week

Seasonal Bites: Pumpkin Pie Frozen Yogurt At Culture

Sure, there may be a fair bit of frozen yogurt fatigue [/blog/business/down-one-fro-yo-shop-forever-yogurt-gets-eviction-notice], and the weather might make some shy away from a chilly treat, but when the limited number of flavors change regularly at Culture [http://www.cultureny.com/] (331 Fifth Avenue), you may come across a new

cariBBeing

Meet Shelley Worrell, Founder Of CaribBEING & The Flatbush Film Festival

Last week we introduced you [/blog/art-music/learn-about-caribbeing-the-flatbush-film-festival] to neighbor Shelley Worrell’s non-profit arts organization caribBEING [http://caribbeing.com/] and the Flatbush Film Festival [http://www.caribbeing.com/flatbush-film-festival/]. We met Shelley over tea to learn more about her heritage, her life in Ditmas Park, and how she’s

culture

Kids Say the Darndest Things: A Guide to the Slope’s Kid-Friendly Restaurants

Endearing conversations and childish laughter are part of the background music in Park Slope, a town populated with happy families. Like little kangaroos, bunny-eared babies smile (or bawl) from Mommy’s front pouch, while teenagers converge at the local pizza joint to grab a slice and the latest gossip after

culture

Let’s All Celebrate National Frozen Yogurt Day

photo credit: Zack Buchman via Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150262843176765&set=o.217396471634373&type=3&theater] It’s National Frozen Yogurt Day (I know, it wasn’t on my free ASPCA calendar, either), and to celebrate, Culture [http://www.cultureny.com/] is giving you one extra

culture

NYC Has Largest Russian-Jewish Population In The World, But How Many Are There?

It might seem obvious to those of us that live in Brooklyn’s southern stretches, but research has confirmed it: New York is populated by more Russian Jews than any other place in the world. But putting a number on that population – here and in the country as a whole

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“Steps To Nowhere” – In Vibrant Technicolor

Lisanne Anderson, “knowledgeable of the city’s miscellanea as she is [/morning-mug-our-little-stonehenge/],” and frequent photo contributor to Sheepshead Bites, submitted this Technicolor gem of the fabled “Steps to Nowhere” outside the Neck Road and East 16 thStreet station. The “Steps to Nowhere,” while just that — a no longer operational facet

culture

What’s Wrong With This Picture? (Hint: It’s December)

Sheepshead Bay Road Holiday Season December 2009If your answer was “light” you were only partially right. If you said, “There are no holiday decorations hanging above”, you get first prize. The picture was taken during the height of the Christmas and Hannukah season (yesterday), but you would never know it