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Taryn Hughes works as a mind-body therapist and and brings nearly 20 years of experience to her gender-specific work. After several years in Berlin, Germany, Hughes is bringing her practice to Ditmas Park with a new women’s group at Kettle & Thread, called Women Living Brightly. “I wanted to
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Photo via Molly Tigre [https://www.facebook.com/MollyTigre/photos/pb.222755771126506.-2207520000.1452195711./895334400535303/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There’s plenty of great music at Bar Chord, Q Train at Sycamore, Mulchfest in Prospect Park, and more! If you have an
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Photo by johnpmcd [http://websta.me/p/1035932249465744256_21039537]Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor Andrew
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Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThis curious ice formation showed up along Dorchester Road this week. We are not sure how it came to be, but we think it looks kind of cool. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.
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Councilman Mathieu Eugene. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Council Member Mathieu Eugene [http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml] is being protected by police after a homeless man the council member has helped before began threatening him and his staff, according to the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.
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Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park CornerWe love a good bagel and lox and recently Coffee Z, the newish coffee shop in Newkirk Plaza [/blog/food/newkirk-plazas-coffee-z-celebrates-opening-with-fresh-fruit-smoothies-cold-brews-pastries-more/] , has started serving up Lox Sandwiches, as well as adding other breakfast and lunch options to their menu. We stopped by this week
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Photo via ImprovEverywhere.com [http://improveverywhere.com/]What is it with January and stripping down? The cold weather must bring out the exhibitionist in all of us. Just a few days ago, the Coney Island Polar Bears took the plunge [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/heres-what-it-feels-like-to-take-the-new-years-day-polar-bear-plunge/] in their annual
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Photo by Ditmas Park CornerWe noticed this sign up in 781 Coney Island Avenue, between Cortelyou and Dorchester roads, recently in the former Amazing Saver Discount & Grocery [/blog/food/amazing-saver-discount-grocery-is-now-open-at-781-coney-island-avenue/] spot. We haven’t heard too much about the space yet, but we are looking forward to having more
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Photo by itsderry [https://www.instagram.com/itsderry/]What a beautiful shot! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us
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More children’s programming like this will be coming to the Clinton Hill Library. (Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynPublicLibrary/photos/a.114735745249.130234.8544515249/114738595249/?type=3&theater] .Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot
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Photo by walnutwordsalad [https://www.instagram.com/walnutwordsalad/]If you’ve walked around the neighborhood recently you may have noticed green posters in several shop windows saying, “Refugees Are Welcome Here.” The posters are part of a campaign by the organization Jews Against Islamophobia, which is a collaboration between Jewish