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Shauna Sorensen shows off her newly inked “Blackstar” tattoo from Leathernecks. (Courtesy of Shauna Sorensen)Shauna Sorensen is the Development Director at Open Source Gallery [http://open-source-gallery.org/] — and a major David Bowie fan. Sorensen stopped by Leathernecks Tattoo [http://leatherneckstattoo.blogspot.com/] (667 5th Avenue) to get
Animals
Photo by Jeff ZethNeighbor Jeff Zeth sent in this photo of a red tail hawk he says has been visiting him on East 8th Street for the last couple of weeks. “I named him Attila; the well-known barbarian was said to have the same steely, fearless gaze,” he says.
Business
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGreenlight Bookstore [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/], the favorite Fort Greene independent bookstore, announced back in November that they were planning to open a second location along Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens [/blog/business/greenlight-bookstore-is-opening-second-location-in-prospect-lefferts-gardens/] , where one
Education
Photo courtesy of Del Scorcho [https://www.flickr.com/photos/delscorchosauce/136584515].Success Academy Fort Greene and its sister branches face an investigation by the state board that licenses charter schools, after a scandal last fall that saw the school and its umbrella organization face renewed scrutiny for allegedly pressuring
Kids & Family
We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily, those of us living in NYC don’t have to
Bensonhurst
Courtesy Airbnb [https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3989564?s=wwPnKRwz] We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily,
Arts & Culture
Stormy Weather, 2014 by Fred Bendheim. (Courtesy of the artist)“Water is so important. When we got rain, it was a big deal. I remember the dried gullies turning into raging rivers.” Artist Fred Bendheim [http://www.fredbendheim.com/] is recalling his childhood growing up in Arizona. The arrival of
Bensonhurst
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanPizzaPizza lovers will be saddened to learn that a neighborhood staple will temporarily close its doors this week — though not for long! Zio Nino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/zio-ninos-brooklyn] (7203 18th Avenue), a no-frills spot famous for
Central Brooklyn
We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily, those of us living in NYC don’t have to
fort greene
We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily, those of us living in NYC don’t have to
City Kid Corner
We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily, those of us living in NYC don’t have to