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(Courtesy: johannamcmana / Instagram)With the whole weekend ahead, now’s a great chance to catch up on what’s happening outside our neighborhood. So grab a seat and catch the best stories from our sister sites this week.Local pharmacist retires after 30 years to teach in his native Guyana.
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Photo by Christine of Mid-Life Croissant [http://www.midlifecroissant.com/] food blogBy Christine of Mid-Life Croissant food blog [http://www.midlifecroissant.com]. You can also find her on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/midlifecroissant/], Twitter [http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XX43Mq982VfD3B88rByZMW1qMCsg56dF8-f6JZ3Md02?t=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmidlifecroissnt&
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Courtesy of Aviator Sports and Events CenterThe Rio Olympics is on the horizon, and with Team USA poised for success again, there is a lot of buzz about gymnastics. At Aviator Sports and Events Center, we are excited too! Gymnastics can be a wonderful part of a child’s athletic
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Family of Light Holistic Yoga on Cortelyou Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The weekend is finally here, and we’d like to help you have a great one blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking to rock out outside, watch indie films, or skate to 90s pop — this
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Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz recently presented a $3 million check to Maimonides Medical Center [https://www.maimonidesmed.org/] to offset the cost of a new linear accelerator, a piece of equipment provides targeted radiation treatment for many forms of cancer and has saves countless
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(Courtesy Zillow/Dave Lewin of Halstead Property [http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Kings-County-NY/house,condo,apartment_duplex,mobile,townhouse_type/2097761721_zpid/581_rid/7_days/featured_sort/40.64684,-73.956989,40.636517,-73.971795_rect/15_zm/] )Do you want a new apartment? Give in to
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Street Rats: Rattata hanging out with rock idol David Bowie on Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Donny Levit)It’s hard to walk down the street without bumping into someone with one foot (and two hands) in augmented reality, trying to catch ’em all. Pokemon Go, the digital game that
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Kensington, Midwood and Boro Park: Mark your calendars — Tuesday, August 2 is the 66th Precinct’s National Night Out, [https://natw.org] an annual meet and greet fête with community members, cops and local officials. The event will be from 5pm to 8pm at the 66th Precinct station house, 5822
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Photo via sean casey animal rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153848767781483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Sasha has soulful eyes and so much love to give! > Sean Casey says: > “Sasha is a 3-year-old beautiful, brindle pitmix with soulful
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Korner Pizza on Church Avenue and East 3rd StreetThere are few topics that can drag otherwise amicable neighbors into fisticuffs, throwdowns [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/food/which-slope-slice-should-represent-in-upcoming-pizza-throwdown-with-fort-greene/] , and sometimes — all out war. And pizza is definitely at the top of that list. Food experts love to wedge their way into
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560 Coney Island Avenue at the corner of Beverley Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The national chain 7-Eleven is hauling two Brooklyn convenience stores to court for trademark infringement, reports the NY Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/7-eleven-sues-knock-off-stores-brooklyn-called-z-11-11-7-article-1.2726776] , claiming their signs are too-close-for-comfort to the
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Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte. Photo by Ditmas Park CornerOn Tuesday, August 2, from 6:30 to 9:00pm you can join your neighbors at the 70th Precinct’s [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_070.shtml] 33rd annual National Night Out Against Crime event at the Parade Grounds