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Photo via Prospect Park [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/pb.10150099384115385.-2207520000.1428337394./10155428628260385/?type=3&theater] The temperature, if not the precipitation, is starting to agree with us, and if, like us, you’re itching to shed some layers and get outside, Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.
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There will be sing-alongs around the fireplace at ELK. Photo courtesy Kari BrowneELK, the newest coffee shop from Kari Browne [/blog/food/lark-cafe-owner-kari-browne-open-new-coffee-shop-154-prospect-park-southwest] , who owns Lark Café [http://www.larkcafe.com/] (1007 Church Avenue), is opening at 154 Prospect Park Southwest this Friday, January 23 – and Kari let us know
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Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can address concerns about crime at tonight’s Community Board 14 Public Safety Committee meeting [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/public-safety-committee-meeting-6/]or Wednesday’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_070.shtml], learn more about PS 217
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Happy weekend, everyone! There’s a ton going on this weekend, from learning how to make your own terrarium (while drinking cocktails, of course) at Stems [/blog/events/stems-to-offer-a-diy-terrarium-workshop-with-cocktails-this-sunday] to Sustainable Flatbush offering a free workshop on depression [/blog/health/sustainable-flatbush-offers-free-workshop-on-depression-this-saturday] and the sidewalk sales event on Church & Flatbush
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Ready to Bike the Branches [http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/] this year? Now in its second year, the borough-wide bike ride lets you discover parts of Brooklyn you may not have seen before, while supporting the Brooklyn Public Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/]. The ride takes place on Saturday, May
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A new genealogical research program at Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] could help Brooklynites and beyond discover a few extra branches on their family tree. Named Green-ealogy [http://www.green-wood.com/2012/green-ealogy-genealogical-research-at-green-wood/] , the program makes Green-Wood’s institutional records, historical documents, and photographs available to the public, providing
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If you have a board or card game fan in your life, you won’t want to miss the new Brooklyn Game Lab [http://brooklyngamelab.com/], opening on February 1 at 353 7th Avenue (near the corner of 10th Street). Owner Bob Hewitt tells us that the after school program
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Neighbor Deb sent in the following question on Thursday afternoon: > We’re looking for a space for a kid birthday party (mostly adults though) for about 60 people, and would love to stay in the hood! Any suggestions? Must already have tables and chairs, etc. Maybe a restaurant with
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If you’re in the neighborhood this weekend, be sure to come out to 17th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue) on Saturday, August 10, to cheer on our local racers as they compete in the 2013 Open Source Gallery [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Source-Gallery/151345038486] Soap Box Derby.
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The kids over at PS 10 can shake a mean groove thing [/blog/education/ps-10-rocks-students-let-loose-after-2-weeks-of-testing], and will be at it again this evening when the school presents their annual PS 10 Rocks [http://www.ps10.org] benefit concert. The music kicks of at 5:30pm in the schoolyard, and moves
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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
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The horrific elementary school shooting in Connecticut [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/nyregion/shooting-reported-at-connecticut-elementary-school.html?hp] this morning is enough to shake even the toughest of souls, and as parents and neighbors, we send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those families affected by the tragedy. If you’