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Editor Ned Berke Says Goodbye To Sheepshead Bites

Good night, and good luck. A parting photo I took yesterday that captures a bit of how I feel after seven years..More than seven years after launching Sheepshead Bites, it’s with profound gratitude, excitement and sadness that today I announce I’m handing over the reins and will

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Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest Pays Tribute To The Bizarre, Beachgoers And Ground Zero (Photos)

Photo by Elle SpektorBeachgoers on Saturday were dazzled by dozens of sand sculptors who carved up the shore for the 24th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest. The event, hosted by Astella Development Corporation and Brooklyn Community Services, saw the creation of everything from the amusing and bizarre to touching

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Starbucks Coming To Kings Highway

New Starbucks coming to 1417 Kings Highway. (Photo by Ned Berke)All the jokes made about a new Starbucks opening have probably been told time and time again, but the best one belongs to The Simpsons (as a Simpson, I admit full Simpson bias in this regard). In my short

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Photos: Coney Island’s 2013 Sand Sculpture Contest Brings Out Big Talents

Sea lions and tigers and walruses, oh my! Castles, and ladies and coasters, and even the Predator, too! The sands of Coney Island had it all – nay, became it all – this weekend at the 23rd annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Competition on Saturday. Over the weekend, Sheepshead Bites editor Ned

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Sheepshead Bites Publisher Makes City’s Greatest “40 Under 40” List

Source: City & StateWell, well, well… look who will be feted with an elegant dinner and accolades during City & State’s covetedeliteexclusive Rising Stars “Forty Under Forty [http://www.cityandstateny.com/rising-stars-40-under-40-5/]” award ceremony next week. The vehicle, showcasing New York State’s “most promising young talent,” has selected Sheepshead Bites’

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Video: Andrew Gounardes Makes Case For Marty Golden’s Seat

The above video features Andrew Gounardes – who is expected to officially announce his entry into the race for Marty Golden’s state senate seat tomorrow – telling voters why he should be Brooklyn’s voice in Albany. Feel free to voice your opinions on Gounardes and/or Golden in the comments

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HooRay! Today Is My 1st Birthday!

Usually, when a 1-year-old celebrates his or her first birthday, the parents mark the occasion by a big party with loved ones and a bunch of other kids running around. Everyone gathers around the cake and unfurls the noisemakers by blowing into the birthday kid’s face as she smiles