Events
(Photo by Carly Miller / Fort Greene Focus)The organization Jews for Racial and Economic Justice [http://jfrej.org/] (JFREJ) held a peaceful rally and march on Thursday, July 28 [/blog/2016/07/28/tonight-jews-black-lives-action-vigil-call-police-reform/], to protest police violence against people of color, and demand police accountability through the passage of
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Photo via cipriantoma [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIbbJl7jB2y/?taken-at=142868&hl=en]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 check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus]
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Photo via zacfrank [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFnMyNviFLu/?taken-at=17511976&hl=en]The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings. Local pharmacist retires after 30
Announcements
Courtesy of Aviator Sports and Events CenterThe Rio Olympics 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 development.
Arts & Culture
(Courtesy johannamcmana / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIXiKktBO3h/?taken-at=142868])WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or
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Are you looking for a place for your stuff [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_QkGPCL18]? Just what are you doing in New Jersey [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Am_I_Doing_in_New_Jersey%3F]? Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are the place to be, and we’
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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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Photo via ivanbruce1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIajcyagBJT/?tagged=selfiestick&hl=en] By Sean Egan Instructions for the selfie stick include plugging your smartphone in and clipping it to the top of the stick, but a teen recently discovered the photography tool can also act as a melee
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Photo via Jews for Racial and Economic Justice [https://www.facebook.com/JFREJNYC/photos/a.1215105401856842.1073741868.208955165805209/1215105591856823/?type=3&theater] The organization Jews for Racial and Economic Justice [http://jfrej.org/] (JFREJ) will hold a rally this evening [http://jfrej.org/event/jews4blacklives-brooklyn-728/] (Thursday, July 28) which
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Rendering of 500 Waverly. (Credit: Millarc)A condo in Clinton Hill which is targeted for completion at the end of this year [/blog/2016/03/14/construction-at-500-waverly-almost-complete/] is now accepting applications for 11 inclusionary housing units. Three years after its $9.2 million sale to Orange Management [/blog/2014/07/
Arts & Culture
Greenlight Bookstore (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)Finally, a summer reading list that revolves around ‘the most literary borough’, featuring books that are not only fun to read but can teach us more about the place we call home. This week, the Brooklyn Public Library announced the fiction and nonfiction
Food & Drink
(Courtesy Instagram/MicahJoy [https://www.instagram.com/p/tjB-smC3ww/?tagged=dinofortgreene])Some menus, no matter how strong, have a single item that stands out. It’s what you order every time you go and you always tell your friends about. That’s how I feel about the spaghetti al limone