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Where to Order Last-Minute Mother’s Day Flowers

It’s not been an easy few months. We’ve seen our neighborhoods and our lives change completely, in what feels like the blink of an eye. Now, more than ever, it’s important that we hold onto our traditions, and celebrate at every opportunity, with any excuse. Luckily, Mother’

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For Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts, Turn To Your Local Businesses

Mother’s Day cards from Awesome Brooklyn. Courtesy of Vanessa Raptopoulos.You forgot Mother’s Day. It’s fine – there’s a lot to worry about right now. Happily, however, we live in Brooklyn, rife with some of the city’s coolest independent shops, owned and curated by talented and

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Where to Grab the Best Blooms in Brooklyn

Valentine’s Day is coming and Brooklyn is teeming with flowers. You’ll find daffodils and tulips on the sidewalk, crowding outside of your cornerstone deli. But, if you want something special for the occasion, we have some suggestions. There’s an enchanting world of whimsical, lovingly curated flower shops

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Help Clean Up The Floyd Bennett Field Coastline This Saturday

Photo via Kristine Paulus, Flicker Creative Commons.BARREN ISLAND – Want to celebrate Mother’s Day a day early? Like a clean beach? Help clean up Floyd Bennett Field coastline this Sat. May, 12 between 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Parking and restrooms are available close to the cleanup

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8 Non-Traditional Ways To Celebrate Mother’s Day

Chaka Khan performs a Mother’s Day show at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. Photo via Chaka KhanSunday, May 14 is Mother’s Day. Don’t want to wait in line for brunch? Think a bunch of flowers is too boring? If you’re looking for a different way

Education

Elementary Schoolers Win Essay Contest About Inspiring Women

P.S. 277 4th grader Angelina Vilar, center, holding up her award. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Two elementary schooler’s at P.S. 277 in Gerritsen Beach were honored Monday for their essays about the inspiring women in their lives. Angelina Vilar, 9, and Layla Avery, 10, were handed

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CHiPS Features Italian Pop-Up Restaurant For Homeless, Pregnant Mothers

Photo by Jeremiah Sierra / Park Slope StoopThe 84 diners who shared a Mother’s Day feast this past Sunday did more than honor the women in their families. They raised almost $5,000 for the Frances Residence at Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS). The Residence houses up to eight

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The Wait

Looks like everyone and their mom wanted to be in Ditmas Park this weekend! There was a pretty darn big crowd waiting to have Mother’s Day brunch at The Farm on Adderley this past Sunday, with the line stretching past Qathra and La Nueva Union Bakery, as neighbor Philippa

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Photo Of The Day: Happy Mother’s Day!

Lots of love to all our neighborhood moms! Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post them on the blog. To to keep up with the site

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Mother’s Day Guide To Manicures & Pedicures At Kensington Salons

I imagined that, in the name of researching Mother’s Day gifts, I’d get a manicure and pedicure from all 10 nail salons in Kensington. Most of my time would be spent on Church Ave — the stretch between McDonald and Ocean Parkway might as well be called Nail Salon

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Still Time to Pick Up Plants for Mom at PS 217 Fundraiser

They’re running out of plants at the PS 217 Mother’s Day Plant Sale (no cupcakes, sorry!), so stop by soon to buy something for mom (or yourself). There’s a large variety of plants (I got two snapdragons and a basil), they’re really inexpensive, and your money

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May 10: Happy Mother’s Day

It was a pretty dull day last week when this photo was taken — but this lovely flowering tree seen in front of a Sheepshead Bay home blended in so beautifully with the gray sky that it makes for a beautiful Mother’s Day Greeting post. Have a Happy Mother’s